Othello 2 U

Act IV:
1.) Desdemona's/ Othello's handkerchief
2.)Uh, very plausible. The handkerchief plays a major role in the play, being a symbol for infidelity and purity.
3.) He truly believes that Desdemona's cheating
5.) Desdemona really is as pure as people in the play say and Emilia is like Iago, but good not bad.
6.) The scene out (3) where Desdemona and Emilia are taking about cheaters

Act V:
1.) Iago directs Rodrigo in the final stages of his plan, blood spills, Iago outs Rodrigo, Rodrigo mad, Othello kills Desdemona, Emilia mad, Othello explains, everything about Iago begins to come to light through Emilia
4.) Othello's fear of not fitting in when he thought he did in some way drives him to kill Desdemona
5.) Othello was all too ready to see any and all good in people, even if it was fake as food nowadays
6.) Yeah, sort of, he is great.of heart, but it doesn't make him seem any less dumb

DONE!!!!

Othello

Iago needs help. He's running around, messing with other people's business, creating problems...and for what? The reason changes so much, I don't think he even knows what he wants. But he knows what he's doing, that's for sure. In my book, Iago is an unstable sociopath. People like him do the things they do for their benefit without batting an eye for any other person's feelings and goals. But unlike other sociopaths, his reasons for all the trouble he's causing switch around and get farther from what he said he ultimately wants, to be Othello's lieutenent. He could've stopped with Cassio. But then his goals changed. He wants to break up Othello's marriage because...he belives he's sleeping with his with Emilia? And notice that he gives no proof, just states what he feels. Maybe like Maugrette said, Iago is gay, and he just doesn't know what to do about his feelings for Othello. But I think the problem may be different. Iago may be the real victim in this play; not Othello, Desdemona, whoever else. Of course, most characters are still a victim but not as much as Iago. The other characters at least have a true purpose; Iago just sort of floats around, stirring up trouble, and he's not even sure why.

Response to "On Misunderstanding Oedipus"

First of all E.R. Dodds, the author of this, disagrees with Sigmund Freud (to a point), which I FULLY back him up on. Freud only saw the specifics that the play MIGHT have been addressing while Dodd goes for a more broader interpretation that, I feel, can be more easily accepted by most. Second, Dodds was comprehensive while being concise. Dodds calls Oedipus a symbol of human intelligence,which I feel casts Oedipus in a good light. And did I already mention that Freud's interpretation seems so far out to meand that he doesn't even include girls in his interpretation, which excludes him from my idea of a correct interpretation?( I mean, he couldn't possibly be saying girls want to get with their mothers and kill their fathers, right?)

Oedipus the King Quaestiones

Quaestiones:
1. Tiresias is not very explicit for revealing Oedipus's guilt beyond the "you don't want to know" and "you'll regret it" statements. And it should be blamed on Oedipus's stupidity due to his pride that it takes so long for him to recognize his guilt and admit it.

3. I partially agree. Oedipus's ignorance does play a part in his punishment, but it can also be charged to his curiosity. So many people warned him to leave it alobe and he didn't listen. This fact also plays a part in determining his punishment.

5. Jocasta is an individual with distinctive traits of personality. When she talks to Oedipus she gives him needed advice-like a mother- yet becomes so secretive when it came to the "pass along baby" part of the play.

6. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something th character doesn't that will be their downfall. An instance of this could be how Oedipus accused Creon of conspiracy. This scene shows that fate was not the only factor for his punishment.

7. This is a disadvantage because it reduces pathos for the play.

8. Oedipus figures that he was blind to everything before, why not make it true? And also because he thought it was the best way to escape the pain. Maybe the use of Jocasta's clothing pin to blind himself is his way of saying that Jocasta caused his death the most.

9. Woe really is him now and he might be better off dead.

11. The gods I think were just. The people of Thebes came to him like he was on the same level as them and Jocasta was all like "forget the gods" and stuff.

12. No; the people of Thebes have been rid of their plight.

A noticable theme is that the truth will not always set you free in a positice,way.

Oedipus Rex: The Ultimate Mistake

Can you guess the hamartia for Oedipus? Yup, you guessed it, hubris. Like in most other early plays, its the main character's pride that really bring them down, though they are most usually in a horrible predicament already in the play. Oedipus Rex most relates to that Julius Caesar play by shakespheare and Antigone, which it is close to. Some character in these plays who is seen regularly has a horrible case of excessive pride that either causes or accelerates their downfall. There also tends to be alot of pathos- you know, woe is me and all that jazz- like how there is an appeal to your pity for Oedipus and his...uncommon predicament. As far as i've read of Oedipus Rex, catharsis doesn't have a role in the story yet, but i'm as sure it will at the end. It just wouldn't be an early play if there wasn't some form of catharsis at the end of the play that the troubled characters commit.