Keep in mind that the literature, starting with Othello, that we study is considered difficult reading; that’s why we will look closely at the text each day. To help you along the way, I ask that you write a series of blog posts reflecting your thoughts as you read each section assigned from our schedule. In your posts, you might simply paraphrase what went on in those lines. Or you might discuss what you are confused about. Address what is the most significant aspect of these lines. Keep in mind our interest in Evil’s presence, motives, strategies and goals. Be sure to comment on the poetry out authors use to accomplish there goals in the respective works, keeping in mind that the are working from certain classic traditions as tragedy and epic poetry.
Also, your blogs may consider any response you have regarding questions or comments presented in our study guides or in your critical readings.
I wanted to compare Satan and Iago. Both are incredibly selfish, and both incredibly coy. Both go after innocent people for their own vengeful purposes. Neither really have a good reason, they mostly just go after them to obtain a perverted sense of enjoyment. I noticed that like Iago, Satan takes the good in people and twists it to form something bad. Adam and Eve are the epitome of the perfect human being. Satan even acknowledges and admires this. However, despite them having done nothing wrong, he still goes after them and uses their innocence and vulnerability to enact revenge on God. In the same way, Iago uses Desdemona's good natured spirit and kindness to form a scenario in which she is unfaithful to her husband. Although sad, both villains are successful in their endeavours. That frustrates me, I don't think that it should be so easy to be evil, and it horrifies me that rather than use someone who already has a cold heart, they go after those that a purely good and corrupt them. Then again, that could be where they get their kicks-from watching the best fall. Kind of like the Joker in Batman when he corrupted Harvey Dent. He wanted to prove that even the most good could be corrupted to be bad.
ReplyDelete"The way is ready and not long" to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Why is evil so easy? Remember your Harvey Dent reference to the character of Krutz in Heart of Darkness.
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