UM Actions

The Underground Man’s actions can be described in many ways. For one, he is extremely creepy and focused on getting revenge on anyone who he feels has wronged him. He is also very self-conscious making sure that people also think of him the way that he feels he should be thought of as. An example of this is when an officer moves him out the way. The Underground Man finds this very unpleasing and disrespectful. He shows the officer he shouldn’t be messed with by dressing in different clothes and making sure he bumps into him again. His plan works but the officer doesn’t even notice him. He fails at his awkward and creepy attempt in making a statement with this officer. The story then goes on to tell of a dinner party that the Underground Man is going to attend with some school friends. He never liked these people but decided to meet up with them anyways. The Underground Man never gets the memo that the time has been moved forward an hour. He shows up and waits and once the party arrives he begins to yell at them and show how unjust their actions were. He really enjoys others discomfort to make a point. The Underground Man also finds his one love, which is a prostitute. This also shows how twisted the man is. He feels he’s much more intelligent than the soldier and his high school “friend” Zverkov and it seems he needs to ensure this by kicking them down a few notches. He always tries to prove things to himself and I think this is a great example of that.

Rooster

Rooster is a perfect example of an anti-hero. An anti-hero is someone who has the potential to be a hero but isn't or a person who is a hero but doesn't show the stereotypical heroic values. Rooster seems to be the type of anti-hero who is a hero but just doesn’t show the heroic traits that are expected. He has an eye patch and is infamous for being a killer. An eye patch is something that most villains would normally have. Rooster, however, still possesses this eye patch and is still the man who protects the towns people from harm. He is also well known for being a scary killer. This is another trait that you wouldn’t normally expect from a hero. Still, he is saving the town. Him killing these people prevent them from doing anymore harm to the town. It’s sort of like Spiderman killing villains that destroy the town, except Spiderman is more known for saving the people rather than how he saved these people. Rooster is also rude to Matty when she first tries to meet with him. He ends up ignoring her call for help and later slamming the door in her face. This shows that he doesn’t care about anyone else but himself. He’s just doing the job sort of because he feels he’s destined to. He feels a need to catch these criminals, which sort of seems like his heroic call to action. He really is a hero but simply doesn’t possess the traits that most people think heroes would possess.

chapters 1 and 2 underground man

The underground man seems like such a depressing person. He has a lot of doubt in himself and the first thing he says in chapter two is that he wishes to become an insect but that he's not even good enough for that. The underground man believes that he is worthless and can do nothing to improve the way he is. He lives in Petersburg and feels that everyone who lives there is very unlucky and that it's the worst place in the world to live. The underground man seems to feel that everything in his life doesn't go his way. For some reason he believes that consciousness is a disease and that it's better to not have it at all. He also seems to go against his beliefs a lot. During the part where he talked about his liver disease he said that he wouldn't go to the doctors and that he was superstitious; but for some reason, he still greatly supports the use doctors and medicines. He did later say that people pride themselves on diseases and that he most certainly did so maybe that’s the reason that he won’t get his liver disease fixed. Maybe it’s this liver disease that he feels makes him have some kind of meaning and allows him to gain some acknowledgement from those around him. He did previously talk about how he was in the government and that he used to be rude to everyone around him for his own self-amusement. Maybe he doesn’t care about what others think at all. He’s such an odd complex man that it’s hard to tell what kind of person he really is.

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