Othello "Othello"

Act III Scene iii

In this act Desdemona desperately tries to help Cassio regain his position. Meanwhile Emilia, Iago's wife finds the lost handkerchief of Desdemona but hands it over to Iago (I would do the same he seems like a wife beater) who says he has better use for it. Iago wants to make Othello jealous of Cassio by implying that Desdemona is having an affair with him. First he makes Desdemona and Cassio meet when Othello is around and then he wants to place the handkerchief in Cassio's lodgings so it would seem that Desdemona was there. Iago and Othello talk about Cassio and Desdemona and about her honesty and chastity which offends Othello but also plants a seed of suspicion in him.

Iago "Othello"

Act II Scene iii

In this scene Iago, we see Iago as he really is a conniving and manipulating man. He purposely gets Cassio drunk  by inviting soldiers to drink with them and pressure Cassio into drinking. After Iago sings alehouse songs a fight ensues between Cassio and the soldiers, leading to Othello finding Cassio completely drunk and fighting. Othello then fires Cassio and Iago gains Othello's trust.

Jonti The Lion

Jonti is a shoebox sized lion, with smooth beige fur and a scraggly light brown mane. His mane looks like pile of straw thrown on his head and his fur feels like a new carpet. He has small beige/white ears sticking out of his mane, big caramel colored eyes and a large half white colored snout peppered with white whiskers. Even though Jonti has a small frame he has large and strong paws and a long tail with a wisp of brown hair at the very end. When you look at Jonti’s face you see kind eyes and the cutest little pink nose but behind this façade one can see pain disguised behind the mask of a proud lion. For Jonti has been kept against his will by an English Teacher, for who knows how many days. No one can expect to be happy after that ordeal.

Poetry Plagiarization Part 2: The Scam

Robert The Posh Fox

Robert the posh fox had a tea party

In the middle of the forest is where it was

He invited the lark, the moose and the monkey

And they had a wonderful time juggling saws

When they were done they couldn't stop giggling

For the lark had fallen to the ground

His friends so bemused couldn't stop chuckling

For the lark was now tumbling around

Tumbling around

Tumbling around

For the lark was now tumbling around

The lark was so dizzy from tumbling down the hill

That the moose and the monkey decided to help

By making the lark laugh, pretending to be an elephant

But suddenly they heard a loud yelp

Now they heard what they never before had, had

Robert the posh fox was laughing like mad

Twas such a frightfully funny sight

That the lark, the moose and the monkey joined

They joined

Oh yes, they joined

The lark, the moose and the monkey joined

The four friends decided to go to the stream

And swing from the weeping willow tree

The monkey and the moose were splashing around

The fox and the lark discussed his dream

Then they all sat down and ate crumpets and scones

They talked and talked so out came the moon

To make the day perfect they split a wishbone

And the monkey wished for a tune

He wished for a tune

He wished for a tune

So Robert played it on his didgeridoo

Poetry Plagiarization Part 1: The Original

The Owl and The Pussycat (Edward Lear)

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, 'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are! What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl! How charmingly sweet you sing! O let us be married! too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?' They sailed away, for a year and a day, To the land where the Bong-tree grows And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose, His nose, With a ring at the end of his nose.

'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.' So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.

“Roselily” Alice Walker

1) Describe the story’s point of view. How does the point of view affect your understanding of Roselily’s character and her circumstances?

Because the story is narrated in third person, we get to experience the emotions and thoughts going through Roselily’s mind while standing in front of the altar. Even though we get to hear what she is thinking the story is still very fragmented because we don’t get to read how, when and where certain events happened. This ambiguity makes the seemingly ordinary wedding, interesting; as we try to fill in the blanks with our own perceptions.

2) How does the first paragraph announce the nature of the story’s conflict?

The first paragraph gives us an introduction to the overall theme of the story, which is being lost. Roselily throughout the story tries to retrace her steps to figure how she came to marry this man. She remembers the main events in her life, her men, her work, her children, but she fails to recognize why she never felt grounded or safe. While she is standing in front of the altar she realizes all the things she regrets; being promiscuous, having children, not being knowledgeable and being impatient and impulsive. While the wedding vows are being read to her, we feel that if she weren’t so desperate to get away from her life in Mississippi, she would call out, when the preacher said “If there’s anyone here who knows a reason why these two should not be joined together, let him speak or forever hold his peace.” But because she regrets so many things in her life and she feels so very lost she holds her peace and marries the groom.

3) What do you think Roselily’s reflections about her fourth child reveal about her character?

Roselily regrets having children, but her giving away of her son to his father is not because she doesn’t want to deal with him. Her motive is more maternal because she wants her son to have a better life, even if it means parting from him which is dreadfully hard for any mother to do. This shows that Roselily even though she might be immature in how she lives her life, does have maturity when it comes to the decision she takes for her children.

4)Describe the groom. What kind of man is he? What sort of life is Roselily likely to have with him?

Roselily’s husband seems like an honest and hard working man, who feels alienated by his choice of religion. Roselily will have a stable and very mundane marriage with him, it will be the life she always yearned for but never will really want.

5) Write a paragraph in Walker’s style written from the point of view of the groom. You may place it in the story wherever it best fits and serves to reveal something essential about his character.

He turns his head towards her and looks her in the eye, for a fleeting moment he sees something worrisome in her eyes. He looks back down to his feet, trying to rid himself from the thoughts that have crossed his mind ever since they were together. But like flies they buzz around him with relentless zeal trying to infiltrate his mind and cause suspicion. He had been warned by many people about marrying Roselily, they never told him personally why, but from what he had heard being said around town it needn’t be mentioned again. He didn’t let the town’s talk get to him, after all he couldn’t be well thought of either being a Muslim. But remembering these things stirred suspicion again and this time the flies wouldn’t be swatted away. What if the things they said are true? Is she only marrying me to get away from here? Does she really love me? He looked up again and into her eyes, trying to find the answers to the questions that were festering within him. But he couldn’t find them, not within her eyes nor within himself. “If there’s anyone here who knows a reason why these two should not be joined together, let him speak or forever hold his peace” the voice of the priest echoes in his ear. At this moment he wished someone would stand up and state their reasons, but no one did. He looks back up and sees Roselily smiling, he cannot help but smile as well; he realizes that this is why he wants to be with her. He returns his attention to the priest, like a child he eagerly awaits for the priest to finish his speech so he can passionately kiss his wife Roselily.