M4M Quizlets

Progress on Final Project

My final project is coming together, I'd have to admit, fairly slowly but good thought has been put into it. At this moment, I have finished putting the box together but that's about it. The decorations to add onto the box and such will be done over the weekend. The pyrotechnics part of my presentation I think you be done with isopropyl alcohol and fire. The drawing of the clothes, I have had a few thoughts in mind but haven't yet put it onto paper. 

The largest struggle of this project for me might be getting swatches of material. I don't necessarily know any place nearby that will freely allow one to do that. Also I'll have to go to Michael's Arts and Crafts and maybe some other places and see what materials I could put on the box there. 

Moral Dilemmas and Hypocrisy

In the past portion of Measure for Measure we have read in class, the audience now fully understands the moral dilemma within Angelo. In his previous encounter with Isabella, he suddenly finds himself attracted to her pureness and virginity. As the head of the law (for now), he is supposed to be enforcing good and holding onto high standards and high morals, and yet, he is corrupt. He originally held that nothing could possibly free Isabella's brother from prison, but yet now he says that is she loves him, his brother will be freed. Isabella can also be somewhat hypocritical previously when Angelo asks her the "what if" scenario.  Isabella says of course to that but when the situation comes up from to her, she surely says no to it.

Comparing Merchant's Portia with Isabella

Both Portia from The Merchant of Venice and Isabella from Measure for Measure are complex characters Shakespeare has created. One significant trait that both have is power - power through speech. Since I have completed reading The Merchant of Venice, I understand that Portia is an extremely dominant character and also somewhat sly and deceptive - her and Narissa played mind games with Antonio and Bassanio. Isabella, however, I have not read so far into Measure for Measure but from the conversation with Angelo, her words, in a way, seduce him into having second thoughts abut condemning Claudio to death. When Isabella is scolding Angelo about his tyrannous nature, she puts Angelo into a complex situation where he has feelings for her not emotionally, but sexually, although she is a nun-to-be. Being able to capture other characters in this sort of matter is quite otherworldly and a unique talent of these women.

Comic Relief and its Function

In Act II, comic relief lightens the scene after Angelo condemns Claudio to be executed. In enters a character named elbow, whose dialogue in itself is humorous and somewhat ironic. Elbow states, "If it please your honor, I am the poor duke's constable, and my name is Elbow: I do lean upon justice, sir, and do bring in here before your good honor two notorious benefactors." First off, it is just funny how he makes an allusion to his name by saying he "leans" upon justice. Next, he makes an oxymoron by stating "notorious benefactor," which really don't make sense when used in conjunction with one another. Other parts of the conversation are similarly entertaining, despite what they are talking about.

Quizlets

The Infamous 14 year gap

The reason for the absence of 14 years within the play of Pericles is unknown. What happened between those 14 years that made it so Pericles was unable to come back for his daughter Marina? Shakespeare, and whoever else wrote this play along with him, I suppose lets the audience decide for themselves what exactly happened.

If I were to write in a portion or scene of the play dealing with the 14 year gap, I would, out of the blue, probably include something about the Greek gods in that scene. Doing this would be an extreme curve-ball to the Elizabethan Age where Greek mythology was hardly recognized as an appropriate worship compared to Christianity and the such. In this scene, I would write of how the gods look upon Pericles and see his future and stuff and must save and rescue his daughter for a certain purpose. I haven't read further into the play to know what exactly happens later, but if if I did, I would tie that in to the reason why the Greek gods would interfere with mortal affairs. This scene is certainly something out of the blue, but I think it would make an interesting story twist considering nothing referring to the Greek gods have come up prior in the play.