Ha! Ha, I say! HA!
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wordinistaRe my earlier post on my Othello geekdom and apparent arrogance in the classroom...
OTHELLO:
That's a fault. That handkerchief
Did an Egyptian to my mother give,
She was a charmer and could almost read
The thoughts of people. She told her, while she kept
it
'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father
Entirely to her love; but if she lost it
Or made a gift of it, my father's eye
Should hold her loathed and his spirits should hunt
After new fancies. She, dying, gave it me
And bid me, when my fate would have me wive,
To give it her. I did so, and -- take heed on't!
Make it a darling, like your precious eye! --
To lose't or give't away were such perdition
As nothing else could match.
Act III, scene iv, lines 56-69
OTHELLO:
'Tis pitiful; but yet Iago knows
That she with Cassio hath the act of shame
A thousand times committed. Cassio confessed it,
And she did gratify his amorous works
WIth that recognizance and pledge of love
Which I first gave her: I saw it in his hand,
It was a handkerchief, an antique token
My father gave my mother.
Act V, scene ii, lines 208-215
Emphasis in the text is mine. :)
Personally, I don't see how difficult it would be to imagine that Othello would try and scare Desdemona into telling him the truth. If he believes her to be dishonest, and believes Iago to be honest...
Ah well.
I wonder if it would be overkill to email the selection to my Ren prof. ;)
*goes back to working on paper*
OTHELLO:
That's a fault. That handkerchief
Did an Egyptian to my mother give,
She was a charmer and could almost read
The thoughts of people. She told her, while she kept
it
'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father
Entirely to her love; but if she lost it
Or made a gift of it, my father's eye
Should hold her loathed and his spirits should hunt
After new fancies. She, dying, gave it me
And bid me, when my fate would have me wive,
To give it her. I did so, and -- take heed on't!
Make it a darling, like your precious eye! --
To lose't or give't away were such perdition
As nothing else could match.
Act III, scene iv, lines 56-69
OTHELLO:
'Tis pitiful; but yet Iago knows
That she with Cassio hath the act of shame
A thousand times committed. Cassio confessed it,
And she did gratify his amorous works
WIth that recognizance and pledge of love
Which I first gave her: I saw it in his hand,
It was a handkerchief, an antique token
My father gave my mother.
Act V, scene ii, lines 208-215
Emphasis in the text is mine. :)
Personally, I don't see how difficult it would be to imagine that Othello would try and scare Desdemona into telling him the truth. If he believes her to be dishonest, and believes Iago to be honest...
Ah well.
I wonder if it would be overkill to email the selection to my Ren prof. ;)
*goes back to working on paper*
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Re: You big lit-geek. <3 ^^
Date: 2005-04-11 03:38 pm (UTC)Maybe I left out the part where I assigned roles to students and made them read it out loud in class. Or the part where I paused throughout class to translate from "Elizabethan" to "Student." Having a basic grasp of the language makes it WAY more enjoyable, I've found.
In fact, at the end of the school year, one of my final exam essay questions asks students which of the texts covered in class was one they didn't THINK they'd like, but wound up enjoying. The two most common answers: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest. (Because Bill and Oscar RAWK.)
As for my paper: the notes are 90% transcribed, and I have ... probably just under two pages written. I wrote until I realized I hadn't transcribed yet, and stopped to do that.
*makes kissing noises* XD
LOL -- I probably wouldn't have bothered if I didn't like the prof. He's awesome. I'm thinking about auditing one of his classes in the fall. Heck, he does a Shakespeare Studies course I'd like to audit too -- especially since I've already TAKEN Shakespeare Studies (and therefore couldn't take it again for a grade).
Eeeeeeee! Randomly ADORABLE kitty! XD
Date: 2005-04-11 04:09 pm (UTC)Maybe I left out the part where I assigned roles to students and made them read it out loud in class. Or the part where I paused throughout class to translate from "Elizabethan" to "Student."
XD I'm not saying you aren't an awesome teacher who does a great job. I've just found that
allnearly allall first-time college students are morons about Shakespeare. Even English majors.Having a basic grasp of the language makes it WAY more enjoyable, I've found.
I mean, /I/ love it. But I end up thinking in Elizabethan English after I read it and love that, too, so. XD
The two most common answers: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Awww. <3
Who CAN'T love Earnest?
(Because Bill and Oscar RAWK.)
XD Bill.
As for my paper: the notes are 90% transcribed, and I have ... probably just under two pages written. I wrote until I realized I hadn't transcribed yet, and stopped to do that.
^^ Anality pays off, I'm sure.
I have notes, um. Kind of. Get to research bible passages over lunch today. YEE-HAW!
LOL -- I probably wouldn't have bothered if I didn't like the prof.
Except that you just love to share, anyway. XD I know you weren't brown-nosing.
He's awesome. I'm thinking about auditing one of his classes in the fall.
Good Shakespeare teachers are hard to find. Sadly.
Heck, he does a Shakespeare Studies course I'd like to audit too -- especially since I've already TAKEN Shakespeare Studies (and therefore couldn't take it again for a grade).
XD Don't forget to make money in between taking classes and running your teashop, Niamh.