My choice of a condescending, self-congratulatory tone was driven by the fact that Casio is playing into his hands. By acting in this way, Casio has just given validity to Iago's later words to Othelo, enabling him to manipulate him into suicide. I learned that Iago based his plans on possibilities, and that if they did not succeed, he would have been greatly disappointed. I also learned that if these possibilities did not occur, the outcome of the play would be different, or at least accomplished in a varied manner. This soliloquy aided in the characterization of Iago as a self-congratulatory, egotistical, intelligent figure.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Dramitc Reading
My choice of a condescending, self-congratulatory tone was driven by the fact that Casio is playing into his hands. By acting in this way, Casio has just given validity to Iago's later words to Othelo, enabling him to manipulate him into suicide. I learned that Iago based his plans on possibilities, and that if they did not succeed, he would have been greatly disappointed. I also learned that if these possibilities did not occur, the outcome of the play would be different, or at least accomplished in a varied manner. This soliloquy aided in the characterization of Iago as a self-congratulatory, egotistical, intelligent figure.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Socratic Seminar Reflection #3
The while the seminar did not directly influence my thoughts on any topic, it did provide context of a modern understanding of women and their roles that I had not considered. I continue to view the play from the perspective of an observing third party, one that does not wish to influence or draw conclusions from one's own experience, and rather that of the characters. The discussion into the role of women made me pause to consider what had been displayed in the text, and my own life experience.
During the discussion of the role of women, and how everyone focused on the belief that Emilia was how "women really are," I would have mentioned that everything she said the would be willing to do would be for her husband, thus implying that a wife's duty is to server and better her husband, and by extension, herself through indirect means.
The seminar worked well because everyone engaged in the discussion with little to no prompting, and this is most likely due to the fact that the discussion hinged around a polarizing issue - the role of women.
The topics of discussion could be improved. The majority of the seminar was around a topic discussed in class, which demonstrates a significant lack of creativity and forethought, or, at the very least, quick thinking rebuttals and progression within the seminar. Overall, it felt dry, useless, unenthusiastic, and a chance for people to repeat "I agree" in many different words.
During the discussion of the role of women, and how everyone focused on the belief that Emilia was how "women really are," I would have mentioned that everything she said the would be willing to do would be for her husband, thus implying that a wife's duty is to server and better her husband, and by extension, herself through indirect means.
The seminar worked well because everyone engaged in the discussion with little to no prompting, and this is most likely due to the fact that the discussion hinged around a polarizing issue - the role of women.
The topics of discussion could be improved. The majority of the seminar was around a topic discussed in class, which demonstrates a significant lack of creativity and forethought, or, at the very least, quick thinking rebuttals and progression within the seminar. Overall, it felt dry, useless, unenthusiastic, and a chance for people to repeat "I agree" in many different words.
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