Sympathy

I honestly feel no sympathy for Othello. Even if Desmona would have actually cheated on him, it still gives him no right to take her life. I sort of felt bad for him until he actually did kill her. He didn't really have enough evidence to make such a large decision either. I also feel enraged at Iago. Everyones lives were perfect before he came along. It was only his sad twisted life that wasn't going the way he wanted. I sort of relate him to Grendal because she reacted to her horrible life by ruining everyone’s wonderful life. Desmona should also get no sympathy. She should know her man enough to see that something is bothering him and that she needs to try to fix it. She should also have been smart enough to not talk about other men in front of her man. She’s just clueless about what a real girlfriend should be. Cassio I do feel sympathy for though. Cassio really did nothing wrong. Sure he got wasted and messed up everyone has those days. Othello shouldn’t have fired him because he was drunk (even though he stabbed a man). He still was a great leader worthy of his title. His journey does seem like something I could relate to, however. Kids are always making up lies to hate people and most of them believe it. There are even more rumors now than in Othello, though these rumors don’t seem to stay as long as Iago made his to be. That’s probably why we don’t end up killing people over rumors. These rumors just don’t last which is why is doesn’t matter in these times.

what plannith thee Iago

Iago's basic plan is to get Othello to fire Cassio by framing Cassio and saying that he's trying to get with Othello's girl. During this framing process, Iago has managed to manipulate Rodrigo into thinking that he could get Desmona to like him in exchange for all of his money. Iago is excellent at manipulated people and is going to focus on his goal and doesn't really care about Desmona liking Rodrigo in the end. Iago also gets Rodrigo to follow Othello to Cypress in order to get his plan going.
I really think that this plan will work because Othello has no idea that Iago has done anything to him. Othello even thinks that Iago is on his side because he even ends up warning him when Brabanzio is coming to get him. Iago is a brilliant man who can easily manipulate people and fool people into thinking he's on their side. His plan to get Othello to think Cassio is trying to steal Desmona from him is also just a great plan. Desmona won't stop worrying about her man and keeps turning to Cassio for answers. Cassio tries to calm her down and even end up holding her hand. This is the perfect story for Iago to turn around and make it look like Cassio is trying to swoop in and take her. Othello has also decided to have a celebration for Cypress's victory over the Turks. This gathering will most likely have drinking and I'm sure that Iago would love nothing more than to fool the drunk, gullible Othello. Cassio could also be impaired on this night, which would make it even harder for him to defend himself. Not only these things but it's also the celebration of Othello's marriage to Desmona. This is showing that their relationship is about to take a big step and hearing that Cassio is about to ruin it all would make Othello furious.

Beowulf vs Luke

Luke Skywalker and Beowulf have a lot of similarities and differences when it comes to relating them to being heros. For one, Beowulf was born into royalty, while Luke was not. They were both basically born to be heros. Luke's father was a fighter so it's only likely that his child follow in his footsteps. Beowulf was born to fight because he's basically the best fighter around. He felt he was destined to fight and it seems that Luke will start to realize this too as the plot goes on.
They both also have similar calls to actions, however. Beowulf must fight because a neighboring area is in need of help and he feels it's his duty to save them. Luke is called to fight because Obi Wan needs his help delivering a message in order to save the area. Though Luke doesn't accept the challenge right away it's still similar to Beowulf's because it's being the hero to a certain area in the world (or galaxy). We later find out that he mainly fights because his parents were killed by opposing forces.
A difference between the two would be their mystic weapons. Beowulf's mystic weapon would be the sword he received to fight Grendal's mother. Luke's weapon would be the force that he begins to discover as the movie progresses.
In the end of Star Wars, Luke really hasn't mastered two worlds yet. We sort of get a sense that in time he will be able to master two worlds, but not yet. Beowulf, on the other hand, ended with Beowulf being the master of both Denmark and Geatland.

WIGLAF

Wiglaf in many ways is similar to Beowulf. They both possess the courageous, strong, and loyal traits but each one uses these in different ways. Beowulf uses his powers because he knows he's the best. Beowulf knows that it's his destiny to do what he does. Wiglaf on the other hand uses his powers mainly to help Beowulf. He feels a need to assist Beowulf in his journey and with them working together he feels they can conquer anything. Both do have some notable differences though. For one, Beowulf is more independent. He feels that he knows everything and that he doesn't need anyone. Sadly, he's proved wrong when he gets a deadly wound from the beast. If he had decided to focus more on teamwork he might've not gotten this wound. Wiglaf focuses more on teamwork and planning everything around that. His heroism is displayed when he goes up against the beast even when Beowulf is down. He has great persistence even when the odds are against him. Wiglaf doesn't feel he's the only one who can defeat the monster but he feels he must at least attempt to fight in order to show loyalty to his leader. As Wiglaf said, "I would rather my body were robed in the same burning blaze as my gold- giver’s body than go back home bearing arms." This quite shows just how loyal he is to Beowulf and how he’d rather die trying to prove this than simply run away to safety

Beowulf

I believe Unferth was trying to do this to get everyone to realize that all Beowulf wants is to be known for his accomplishments. He feels Beowulf is only helping people for popularity and not for the mere fact of using your gift for the greater good of the people. Unferth probably did this because he wants people to realize him as the real hero. He wants to be known as the fighter who’s better than Beowulf so he’s trying to point out everything that he thinks Beowulf is infamous for. This is to get him known as the hero, rather than a lesser version of Beowulf. Beowulf first replies by saying that Unferth's accusations were caused by his drinking. He then went on to talk about how they both boasted when they were young hinting that if Becca were to win he would have done the same thing. Following that, Beowulf tells of how he's the best and that Becca would never have been able to beat him. This shows he's a hero because he doesn't think he's the best, he knows it. This is a real characteristic in a hero because they have no doubt that anything they attempt to do they will succeed in. Beowulf also never really disagreed with the comments that Unferth was saying. He knows that he will always brag about his accomplishments but the real deal is that Beowulf just knows that he’ll be good at everything. He doesn’t do it for bragging rights but more to prove to himself that he’s the best at everything he attempts.

letter from the color purple

In the beginning of the story i got a sense that the letter was going to feel angry. The woman writing it sounded disappointed the way her life was and was blaming God for this problem that she had. Her anger, caused by disappointment, lead way for the rest of the letter to be the same way, yet it wasn't. The person that the Celie was talking to changed her views on God. She got her to realize that God was really a good man who looked out for her best interests. The mood of the story changes from angry to peaceful through this other character explaining to Celie why she shouldn't hate God. Her views towards her the evil people in her life, such as her husband, still remain the same, but she comes into realization that these problems were not caused by God. She sees now that God doesn’t want these things to happen just as much as she does, but now she realizes that some things in her life, he just can’t fix.

Da vid... again

I really just feel annoyed, as said in the other blog, mostly because it’s so hard choosing a side in this situation. It’s just terrible that race was involved in this accident because if it wasn’t people still would’ve have been pissed but at least this war wouldn’t have started between the two groups of people. It’s apparent that people would’ve reacted in a terrible way towards the killer, but if he were black killing a black person the race wouldn’t go against itself. I like what one of the last characters said about how Hispanics don’t try to kill people, whites don’t try to kill people, blacks don’t try and kill people and so on. It’s completely true though when you think about it. What that Jewish man did was an accident; he didn’t intentionally try to kill this man. I think that Anna Deacere Smith was trying to show was how hard it is to choose a side when you listen to both of them. Throughout the movie my ideas on what happened changed because of the character’s views bringing up new points. I think what she’s trying to tell everyone is that it’s impossible to choose a side because there really isn’t enough information. Each side doesn’t understand each other enough to feel what they’re feeling. Since they feel the other side doesn’t understand them they try and force them to by reacting the way that they do. All I think she’s trying to do is show you that this whole war between the Jewish people and Black people is just pointless.