At several moments in Paradise lost, Adam and Eve lament the amount of work they have to accomplish in the Garden. They mention how it would be easier if they had others to help them, potentially alluding to a desire for children. for much their work outgrew / The hands’ dispatch of two gard’ning so… Read more Question for Nov. 17
Dan Harrison
Reflection for Nov. 15
In my daily question for book 4 of Paradise Lost, I discussed Satan’s brief passage of self -reflection. It appears that Allie Gillis raised similar questions in her blog post, quote “Why did Milton decide to paint him like this?” Our class discussion broached this topic, and I was particularly fascinated by the ways that… Read more Reflection for Nov. 15
Casting Paradise Lost, collab
Milton Books 2-3 Collab
Satan’s Self-Doubt
In book four of Paradise Lost, we are given a more human picture of Satan, contrasting with the self-assured and powerful Satan in Pandaemonium. Here, Satan seems to allude to a sense of self-doubt, as if he isn’t sure that his path if the right one. He is torn and emotionally conflicted, and I wonder… Read more Satan’s Self-Doubt
Pandemonium, Milton Collab book 1
Donne, Batter My Heart collab
American Moor, part 1 padlet collab
Question for Nov. 3
Throughout Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor, the lines between the Actor, the Director, and the audience are often blurred. It’s as if the Actor is in two distinct rooms, one in which he addresses the Director and another in which he addresses the audience. I wonder if Cobb has also ventured to do the same… Read more Question for Nov. 3
American Moor, day 1
In Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor, the Director asks the Actor to recite from Othello’s speech to the senate, and I wonder why Cobb chose this specific passage. How does that change the action or the meaning of the play? The parallels between the Actor auditioning to a white director and Othello petitioning the Senate… Read more American Moor, day 1