1. Explain Iago’s plan as it stands at the end of Act I. After reading the beginning of Act II, do you believe he will be successful? What is leading you to your conclusion?
Iago’s plan is to have Othello to fail at his position. Iago was demoted to Lieutenant and Othello was held to at a higher position than him. Also, it doesn’t hurt to mention that Iago secretly loves Desdemona. His plan was to destroy Othello’s marriage to Desdemona. Desdemona’s father, Brabanzio, who is the Venetian senator holds high ranks with the officials. Iago thinks that if he can turn her father away from Othello, then he can be ranked higher than Othello.
Iago tells Brabanzio that his daughter, Desdemona, and Othello are having sex. Her father gets very mad. Othello and Desdemona do not know this is going on. Brabanzio searches madly for his daughter and claims that she has been stolen from him by magic “charms.”
I believe that Iago’s plan of destroying Desdemona and Othello’s marriage will be true. I think that Othello and Desdemona will try and stay together because their love for each other is true, but Desdemona’s father, Brabanzio, will not tolerate it because Othello is a Moor and he is on ends with him after what he had heard form Iago.
What leads to this conclusion is that at the end of Act II Scene ii, Iago wants to make Othello and Desdemona enemies. Iago lusts after Desdemona and is very obsessive. He suspects that Othello slept with Emilia so he plans on telling Desdemona this. Also, Iago plans to turn Othello away from Desdemona by telling him that he slept with her. If this does not work, then Iago plans on telling Othello that she is having relations with Cassio.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Luke Skywalker and Beowulf
Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are two great heroes. Luke Skywalker is the hero that is like an everyday person. He is someone whom you wouldn’t expect to be a hero. Unlike Luke Skywalker, Beowulf is the type of hero whom you automatically assume will kick butt. While both of these men come from different backgrounds, they both share a few common characteristics such as, bravery, strength, and compassion.
In perspective, both Luke Skywalker and Beowulf live in a place or a time period that is completely different that what people are used to today, but Luke Skywalker vastly different than Beowulf in many ways. An example is during the movie Star Wars, Luke Skywalker goes out to look for R2D2 because he “ran” away. During his mission, he gets his butt kicked by the “Sand People.” Where as Beowulf fights and conquers. In the epic of Beowulf, Beowulf is the only person to fight the monster and not flee.
Although Luke Skywalker and Beowulf have many differences, they shared some common characteristics that a true hero should display. When R2D2 leaves, Luke Skywalker goes on a hunt for him with the underlying thought in his mind that the “Sand People” are out there and are dangerous. He still searches for R2D2 and when the “Sand People” appear, he does not run from them he attempts to fight them off, but instead he becomes defeated. Much like this, Beowulf fights off the monster while the other seamen run away because they are too scared. The most important characteristic that these two hero’s share is: compassion. In both stories, Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are very similar because they both have a goal. Luke Skywalker’s goal was to rescue R2D2 and Beowulf’s goal was to fight the monster and kill the dragon. Both of these characters display compassion because they are fighting to save something that they care about.
Both Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are heroic because they display all the traits that a true hero should display. Even when situations don’t go their way or they are put in unpleasant conditions, both characters step up and perform their duty as a hero.
In perspective, both Luke Skywalker and Beowulf live in a place or a time period that is completely different that what people are used to today, but Luke Skywalker vastly different than Beowulf in many ways. An example is during the movie Star Wars, Luke Skywalker goes out to look for R2D2 because he “ran” away. During his mission, he gets his butt kicked by the “Sand People.” Where as Beowulf fights and conquers. In the epic of Beowulf, Beowulf is the only person to fight the monster and not flee.
Although Luke Skywalker and Beowulf have many differences, they shared some common characteristics that a true hero should display. When R2D2 leaves, Luke Skywalker goes on a hunt for him with the underlying thought in his mind that the “Sand People” are out there and are dangerous. He still searches for R2D2 and when the “Sand People” appear, he does not run from them he attempts to fight them off, but instead he becomes defeated. Much like this, Beowulf fights off the monster while the other seamen run away because they are too scared. The most important characteristic that these two hero’s share is: compassion. In both stories, Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are very similar because they both have a goal. Luke Skywalker’s goal was to rescue R2D2 and Beowulf’s goal was to fight the monster and kill the dragon. Both of these characters display compassion because they are fighting to save something that they care about.
Both Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are heroic because they display all the traits that a true hero should display. Even when situations don’t go their way or they are put in unpleasant conditions, both characters step up and perform their duty as a hero.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wiglaf's Character
1. Comment on Wiglaf’s character throughout the end of the book. Is he honorable or heroic like Beowulf or does he display an additional set of values?
Wiglaf was a longtime servant to Beowulf. At the end of the novel, Wiglaf is the only one of Beowulf’s kinsman to stand by his side and fight the dragon. Not only is Wiglaf honorable and heroic like Beowulf, but he also displays his own heroic characteristics.
While in the process of trying to sleigh the dragon, Beowulf gets hurt. Beowulf sticks his sword into the dragon and the dragon sinks its’ teeth into Beowulf. Beowulf’s entire kinsman fled the scene, but Wiglaf. He stood strong to his morals and did what he was set out to do. Kill the dragon. On page 181, starting at line 2690, it says, “He caught the hero in a rush of flame and clamped sharp fangs into his neck…[he] saw the king in danger at his side and displayed his inborn bravery and strength…he lunged at the enemy lower down so that his decorated sword sank into his belly and the flames grew weaker.” This short excerpt displays that Beowulf must have been a pretty fantastic king because Wiglaf was so loyal to him. Wiglaf was on a mission with Beowulf to sleigh the dragon. When the dragon killed Beowulf, Wiglaf knew it was his duty to honor Beowulf and finish the dragon off for good.
Also, Wiglaf displays his own heroic characteristics that set him apart from Beowulf. One, Wiglaf is brave, trustworthy and loyal. Before Beowulf dies, he thinks back on his life. He tells Wiglaf not to worry and gives him a list of things to do. He wants him to enter the dragon’s barrow and return home with treasure. Wiglaf enters the barrow and comes out with treasure hoping to find Beowulf alive so he can show him his goods. Beowulf is on his deathbed and commissions Wiglaf to construct a barrow in remembrance of him. Wiglaf follows through and Beowulf will always be remembered as a hero.
Beowulf and Wiglaf are alike in many ways. They are both heroes who fight to keep their people safe. They are brave, loyal to their people and themselves and very trustworthy. Just knowing the Wiglaf didn’t leave Beowulf’s side while he was sleighing the dragon is a true side of a hero. Wiglaf is a hero because he sticks with the situation no matter how bad it gets.
Wiglaf was a longtime servant to Beowulf. At the end of the novel, Wiglaf is the only one of Beowulf’s kinsman to stand by his side and fight the dragon. Not only is Wiglaf honorable and heroic like Beowulf, but he also displays his own heroic characteristics.
While in the process of trying to sleigh the dragon, Beowulf gets hurt. Beowulf sticks his sword into the dragon and the dragon sinks its’ teeth into Beowulf. Beowulf’s entire kinsman fled the scene, but Wiglaf. He stood strong to his morals and did what he was set out to do. Kill the dragon. On page 181, starting at line 2690, it says, “He caught the hero in a rush of flame and clamped sharp fangs into his neck…[he] saw the king in danger at his side and displayed his inborn bravery and strength…he lunged at the enemy lower down so that his decorated sword sank into his belly and the flames grew weaker.” This short excerpt displays that Beowulf must have been a pretty fantastic king because Wiglaf was so loyal to him. Wiglaf was on a mission with Beowulf to sleigh the dragon. When the dragon killed Beowulf, Wiglaf knew it was his duty to honor Beowulf and finish the dragon off for good.
Also, Wiglaf displays his own heroic characteristics that set him apart from Beowulf. One, Wiglaf is brave, trustworthy and loyal. Before Beowulf dies, he thinks back on his life. He tells Wiglaf not to worry and gives him a list of things to do. He wants him to enter the dragon’s barrow and return home with treasure. Wiglaf enters the barrow and comes out with treasure hoping to find Beowulf alive so he can show him his goods. Beowulf is on his deathbed and commissions Wiglaf to construct a barrow in remembrance of him. Wiglaf follows through and Beowulf will always be remembered as a hero.
Beowulf and Wiglaf are alike in many ways. They are both heroes who fight to keep their people safe. They are brave, loyal to their people and themselves and very trustworthy. Just knowing the Wiglaf didn’t leave Beowulf’s side while he was sleighing the dragon is a true side of a hero. Wiglaf is a hero because he sticks with the situation no matter how bad it gets.
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