Harry Sullivan

Iago delivers a soliloquy at the end of act 1 where he says that he suspects Emilia has cheated on him with Othello, and that he will get back at Othello “wife for wife”. This seems unlikely because it just doesn’t fit Othello’s character, who is honest and very much in love with Desdemona. Othello… Read more Othello Act 2 Reflection

I wanted to talk about the gullibility of Roderigo. Iago’s true motive is unclear, it’s clear that he has a deep hatred for Othello, he tells Roderigo this is because Othello didn’t promote him to Lieutenant, and he says he suspects his wife Emilia and Othello had an affair in his soliloquy at the end… Read more Othello Act 1 Reflection

I wanted to talk about Iago’s soliloquy toward the end of act 2 that we talked about in class, and whether or not Iago has planned everything out, or is just thinking on the fly and taking advantage of things as they come to him. I think it’s more fitting that Iago is acting spontaneously,… Read more Othello Act 2 Question

In the beginning of act 1 Iago tells Roderigo that he puts on an act, hides his true intentions, and that he’s really out for himself while working under lords and lining his own pockets. Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago:In following him, I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not… Read more Othello Act 1 Question

While reading Hoccleve’s complaint, I found it hard not to see his feelings of depression and anxiety reflect a very human experience, that can be reflected in what some people go through even in our time. It also seems like there are similar common themes in some texts that we read, where someone has these… Read more Hoccleve Reflection

I’m a big fan of The Lord of the Rings, both the books and the movies, but I had never really read about the real life influences of the different races and characters. So it really came as a surprise that the evil enemy in a landmark achievement for fantasy is a racial stereotype, considering… Read more Hode Reflection

Reading Hodes’ article was really surprising. I wouldn’t have thought that a story like Lord of the Rings, that had as big an impact as it did on pop culture and fantasy, to have these kinds of racist and stereotypical roots. What really upset me while reading the article was that the Mongols embraced other… Read more Hode Question

I wanted to talk about the idea you said in class that the Red Cross and the dragon could have Pagan ties. The dragon is described as a large, red and black creature with fire in his eyes. “His body monstrous, horrible, and vast, which to increase his wondrous greatness more.” It’s a symbol of… Read more The Faerie Queene Canto 11 Reflection

By reading the poem as a Christian allegory, we see Despair as another character that has religious symbolism. Despair is what happens when you lose hope in saving your soul, or the loss of God. Red Cross almost joins the other knights that have taken their own life, but is saved by Una, who symbolizes… Read more The Faerie Queene Canto 9 Reflection