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"I am glad I have found this napkin.
This was her first remembrance from the Moor.
My wayward husband hath a hundred times
Wooed me to steal it, but she so loves the token-
For he conjured her she should ever keep it-
That she reserves it evermore about her
To kiss and talk to. I'll have the work ta'en out,
And give't Iago. What he will do with it
Heaven knows, not I;
I nothing but to please his fantasy."
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I found this to be a very interesting quote. Not really sure exactly why, but you can really see the play though this quote and it is very easy to read. I wasn't struggling understanding what she was saying or anything. I could read it right though without having to stop a lot of times to figure out what was being said. I can also really see the line "What he will do with it Heaven knows, not I." I can really see this line being said and it is often said these days, perhaps not in those exact words but it got the point across and it is very easy to understand what they wanted you to get from it.

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When reading the play Othello, if there had not be a translation at the bottom of the page, I would have gotten nothing out of it. It was extremely hard for me, and others in the class, to understand everything that is going on. I find it extremely amazing how different our language really is compared to them. This is practically a different language, just as spanish is a different language to english. This play should have been given to us in spanish with the translation at the bottom because that is how I felt the whole time while reading it. "What are they talking about?" I find myself looking down below after every sentence if not almost every word. I think that at the bottom there should have to be a translation of a summary of what is exactly going on rather than just trying to substitute the translated word into the rest of the sentence that I still don't understand. Just really struggled with this play.

Scene-Response-Blog 21

After watching three YouTube clips from Othello, I thought I would respond on the 'Strangle her in her bed' clip. I found this clip to be very interesting in the fact that, when reading this play I had a hard time figuring out what was going on and what the expressions were that were involved. After seeing this clip, it really helped put in perspective what this play is all about and sometimes its hard for me to see the passion in the play because I get so tangled up in the words. So this really helped clear up the play and make it more realistic to me and more interesting.

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A common theme throughout Shakespeare’s writings is the decent of one of his characters from hero like qualities to absolute destruction. This theme reigns true in the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” “O.” The main character Odin, is a huge basketball star in his private school who quickly descends into the depths of murder with the help of his antagonist Hugo.

A particular scene that showed the beginning of his descent occurred in the gymnasium during one of their games. In an earlier scene, one of the star players, Mike, got into a fight so he was not allowed to play in the rest of the games. Hugo decided to use this as an opportunity to help destroy Odin. The scene begins with the game already in progress. Odin is playing well as expected and the team is winning. Hugo sees Mike in the stands and encourages to go hang out with Odin’s girlfriend Dessi. Odin does not seem bothered by this at all, but as the game ends, he sees Dessi celebrating with Mike. Earlier, Hugo had put thoughts in Odin’s head that Dessi was cheating on Odin with Mike. During that conversation, Odin blew off Hugo and basically told him that he didn’t know what he was talking about. But when Odin saw Mike with Dessi at the game he became jealous. Now the best part about this scene is there was no interaction between Mike and Odin or Dessi and Odin, but you could see the look on Odin’s face when he saw them celebrating as the jealousy swept over his eyes. The non interaction between these characters are vital for the audience to believe that Odin is beginning to believe what Hugo has been whispering in his ear. In that close up shot of Odin, the audience is pulled into Odin’s jealousy.

I really like this scene because it is the turning point in Odin’s character. Before this scene, Odin was strong and a superstar. He had no doubt in his mind that he was in love with his girlfriend and she was faithful to him. But at that single moment, all the doubt Hugo put into his head became a reality and the descent began. Ultimately, Odin would continue to believe Hugo and make bigger and bigger mistakes. Finally in the end, Odin let Hugo’s lies completely upend his life and he committed murder-suicide.

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I have recently just watched the play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." This play was very interesting, and I thought it was even more interesting because this week we were also reading plays. I am currently in a theater lighting class, and so I have been studying the techniques of different lightings on different scenes. When reading these plays, I find myself thinking about what kind of lighting and what the scene would look like. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was a very interesting play. It had dreams thoughout it and so the lighting crew had to figure out had to make it seem like it was a dream without tell the audience straight out that it was. The technique we used was, to use a GOGO light, which makes it look like bubbles are flowing around in a circle giving the dream look. Also, when the actor was tell us his dream, he did not move or open his mouth, giving the audience the outlook that he isn't talking meaning it isn't real. I thought this was very important because it is very hard to show something like that without telling someone straight out and without having to do something extreme. Reading these plays has really made my mind wander and I'm really enjoying it.

Quote-Response-Blog 18

Iago: I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.
Brabantio: Thou art a villain.
Iago: You are- a senator.
Brabantio: This thou shalt answer. I know thee, Roderigo.

I really like this line. Even though this play is extremely hard to follow and extremely hard to read, this line helps the reader connect to the story. When Iago first makes a rude remark, Brabantio says "Thou art a villain," which was sounds like an insult but also a quick reaction to what Iago first said to him. Then Iago comes back with "You are- a senator," which I find to be extremely funny. Just looking at this without looking below to see what it means, the reader should have already understood what was meant by this. These days, it means the same thing as it did back then. I found this to just be very funny and made me understand the play that much more since I was struggling thoughout it to understand it. I had to look below after almost every line to understand the jargon.

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"'Then why can't I see him?' I asked her, out of patience. ' 'Cause he's dead,' says she. 'Dead?' says I. She just nodded her head, not getting a bit excited, but rockin' back and forth. 'Why-where is he?' says I, not knowing what to say. She just pointed upstairs-like that [Himself pointing to the room above.] I got up, with the idea of going up there. I walked from there to here- then I says, 'Why, what did he die of?' 'He died of a rope round his neck,' says she, and just went on pleatin' at her apron. Well, I went out and called Harry. I thought I might-need help. We went upstairs and there he was lyin'-."

I thought this quote was very interesting. It really gets the reader involved and get your mind wandering. Why isn't the woman upset at all? Did she do it? Who did this? The dashes, -, really explain a lot also. They make it more realistic and makes the mind of the reader to start thinking even more. When he says, "I thought I might- need help." This part makes me wander if he is lying to the police, or if he is changing the story some. The way this whole thing is written makes the readers mind wander and I think it is very strong in that aspect because that is what should be happening when reading a mystery.

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I am also in Writing 131 right now. We are talking about Comic Strips and I found it very interesting that we are reading this book at the same time that we are talking about Comics in that class. We actually talked about this book also; I guess they might be making a movie about this book; I'm not quite sure but that is what I heard. We watched the trailer on the movie for Persepolis and I found it to be very interesting in how they are going to make this movie. It is actually going to be a lot like the book in the fact that it is going to look like a Comic Strip and not just an animated movie. I think by doing this, they will get a certain point across. I think it will grab the attention of a very broad group of people and will have a different kind of response compared to another typical movie. But overall, I just found this book to be interesting to read. I have never read a comic book, only comic strips. So I saw a different kind of reading and I can now see why so many people enjoy comic books. They don't have to explain in words how the characters feel, they show you with a simple picture. Pictures are worth a thousand words, and how better to explain a feeling then to show it rather than trying to put it in just the right words.

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On page 32, Marjane's parents and Grandmother are talking. They are talking about a widow who's husband died from cancer, and they thought he was a martyr. Then, the widow joined in saying the king is a killer even though her husband died of cancer. Marjane starts thinking, because she doesn't understand what is happening. Why are they laughing. She thinks, "Something escaped me. Cadaver, cancer, death, murderer. Laughter?" And then she starts laughing, and it is obvious that it is after the moment of laughter. "HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!" "I realized that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could" ( Satrapi, 32) I found this interesting because even though she is in Iran, everyone can relate to her at this moment. She is trying to fit in, so since everyone else is laughing, she laughs. After this, she realizes that she needs to figure out why they were laughing, so she goes straight to books. Tries to learn as much as she can so she can understand what these adults are talking about. The pictures really help the reader understand this too. In the first frame, you can tell she is confused. But the second frame really shows the awkwardness of her laughter. All the adults are looking at her like, "why are you laughing?" And then in the third frame, she is all business. You can see it on her face, how determined she is to learn more. Seems that she was embarassed about her laughter, and wants to get back at them with even more knowledge.

I feel like I can relate with her, because when I was a kid, I grew up with eight siblings. If you said something and it wasn't right, the older siblings would just make fun of you. I found myself wanting to learn more so I could prove them wrong. I feel like Marjane is trying to do the same thing here.