Othello Character

I was the narrator in my group but I had original plans to be Othello. I feel like Othello's character should be blinded, basis really. And I thought he would be young and very rash. In the scene that we have Othello smothers Desdemona because he is blinded by lies from Iago.

Othello Post

One thing I notice while reading Othello is that when the women are talking to the men they have only one or two sentences. They do not speak as much when they are with each other. And I think it shows that men are suppose to have a higher authority in Othello. Another thing I've noticed is when there is a conversation going between two characters, one character is usually ranting about something and the other character is just saying little spotters for main character to keep going. Another thing I've noticed that is Shakespeare's vocabulary isn't the best in this book, he uses lots of bad words, and I just wouldn't think that he would use such words.

Othello Quote

"It is not honesty in me to speak what I have seen and known. You shall observe him, and his own courses will denote him so that i may save my speech. Do but go after and mark how he continues" (105).
I chose this quote because it shows how Iago plan really is working to its full ability. I think that because you usually he has to tell Othello or whom ever what this person is doing but know all he has to do is say go watch his actions and then you can see how this person really is.

Madison Said...
"I think this quote is also important throughout the book because its sums up the jealousy Othello gets and how Desdemona is treated."

Casting Othello

If I was going to a produce Othello in to a movie these are the people I would put as the characters:

Othello: "Send for the lady to the Sagittary And let her speak of me before her father. If you do find me fol in her report...Not only take away, but let your sentence even fall upon my life" (20) "My life upon her faith - Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee." (27) The actor I would cast for this role would be Taye Diggs, I think he would portray this character very well and he has strong facial feature that's I imagined Othello would.

Iago: "I am one, sir, that co mes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are making the beast with two backs"(8) "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse; For I mine own gained knowledge should profane If I would time expend with such a snipe"(30) I think the actor I would choose to play Iago would be Adam Pascal because he can play a sorta of bad boy, and he has a soft face but can seem very hard at times.

Desdemona: "I am hitherto your daughter. But here's my husband" (23) "That I did love the Moor to live with him," (26) The actress I would choose to play Desdemona would be Emma Watson because she has a very pure face and I think she could play her very well.

Emilia: "I will bestow you where you shall have time To speak your bosom freely." (62) "I am glad I have found this napkin; This was her first remembrance form the Moor." (75) I think the actress I would have play Emilia would be Keira Knightley because she has strong features and she can look deceiving.

Othello #2

While I was reading Act 2 Scene 1 the plot was reminding me of the one in Eclipse. In Eclipse Victoria uses a person to hide behind while she is coming up with her plan. It is the same thing that Iago is doing with Roderigo. While I was also reading it kind of seemed like this book was like high school little bit. It's like high school because you have all the different emotions and so many people trying to get what they want. One thing that stood out to me in the scene was when Iago was talking and said that if the grapes and wine had been blessed she wouldn't have married the moor, I just thought that was interesting. I got a little confused on the plot and I'm not quite sure if Iago works for Othello or do they both work the Duke?

Cyprus

Cyprus is said to be a island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is South of Turkey. In the Middles Ages when the Roman Empires spilt into West and East, Cyprus became a piece of the East Roman, Byzantine Empire. After the next couple hundred years had passed Cypriants were getting attacked for the Levant. In Othello Cyprus is where the Montano senator is.

Madison Said:
On Moors. "I think its interesting that moor meant dark and was used to refer to more then just black people."

On Epilepsy.  "I think its interesting that they said a blessed metal ring to help with such a severe sickness. "

On Turks. "I wonder why the other countries went to war with the Turks?"

Othello

First off it took me while to find the start of Act 1, Scene 1. There was a lot of notes and the introduction was very long. I am very excited to start reading and getting into Othello I have only read one other Shakespeare play and that was Romeo and Juliet, and I can already tell the I'm comparing them when I read. I think Roderigo is going to be a very strong character and it looks like he really knows how to stir things up. It seems like a fairly easy book to read just that there will be  a lot of analyzing. One thing I did that help me read it was for fun and i tried reading it backward, and some of it actually made some sense. I really like how quick the plot is getting started. I think that's a pro to reading plays is that they have to start interesting to keep the watcher or reader involved.

Piano Lesson Body Paragraph

In The Piano Lesson Boy Willie really wants Berniece to give him the piano and he wants the piano because he is thinking ahead. Boy Willie is thinking that if he buys Sutter’s land then he can make lots of money and live a nice simple life, but he can only do that if Berniece gives him the piano but she won’t because she is holding on to the past. August Wilson describes this theme when Boy Willie and Berniece are talking about selling it, “Get something under your feet. Land the only thing God ain’t making no more of. You can always get another piano (50).” I chose this quote because it shows that something’s that are in your past you have to get rid of, if you want to prosper in the future. Boy Willie explains that when he tells us that “Land the only thing God ain’t making no more of.” Another reason why you need to get rid of things in your past is  because they usually just sit there and cause problems: like the piano. The piano just sits there and does not prophet anyone or any money, unlike the money it would get if Berniece let Boy Willie sell it for land. The piano also hold bad memories and possibly why Sutter’s ghost there. If you get rid of the piano, take away your past, life can be easier to live and you won’t have to look at the past everyday and be reminded of what was and what happened.