Gender Unit- To His Importunate Mistress

The poem of To His Importunate Mistress by Peter De Vries is a mock of the previous poem blogged, To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell. De Vries mocks everything that Marvell says. It is so much to the extent that he copies word for word his first line. "Had we but world enough, and time..." (De Vries, Line 1). The difference with the two is that De Vries is being mocking and taking everything to an extreme. He is worshiping his mistress while Marvell wants to sex up his mistress. De Vries makes fun of Marvell by using his lines and changing them up. He tries to bring about a new story, a satire to the original one. It was as if De Vries had a rivalry but really he was just expressing his enjoyment of the poem. He seems to just say that he liked it but wish there was some changes he could have made to it. De Vries goes on to point out that he does not have enough money to sustain his mistress, just as Marvell did not have enough time to "sex-up" his mistress. Again, mocking.

Gender Unit- To His Coy Mistress

In To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell, we see a side of men that is very typical. I am not simply being sexist but I am indeed being stereotypical. It is said that all men want sex and pleasure. This poem shows exactly that and also shows the sneaky way that a man tries to convince a woman to have sex with him. "Now therefore, while the youthful hue sits on thy skin like morning dew, and while thy willing soul transpires at every pore with instant fires, now let us sport us while we may" (Marvell, 804). We are young, so let's have sex.... Typical guy who just wants some pleasure. The guy of course, begins by sweet talking the girl. That was easy to guess. It was as if the men of then and the men of now have not changed! Oh wait, they haven't! (Just kidding...) Obviously, this guy does not really love the girl but he wanted more than to be with her because he loved her.

Gender Unit- A Jury of Her Peers

In A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, we find out that the peers of Mrs. Wright are Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters understand Mrs Wright. They stand up for her and they make sure that the two of them stick together whenever the men talk bad about Mrs. Wright. "The two women had drawn nearer..." They were sort of a little gang standing up for a member. They were making sure that the men were not going to do Mrs. Wright any wrong. Even so, the men made a comment about how women worry too much about insignificant things. Of course, after seeing the two woman close together they tried to make it better by saying that men would be nothing without these woman. It was incredible how fast they changed their mind just by seeing these two together. The effect of them together and one of them being the sheriff's wife helped Mrs. Wright have more of a voice through the two woman. It was as if they were defending her. It was a Jury. A jury of her peer Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters.

Gender Unit- Hunters in the Snow

In Hunters in the Snow by Tobias Wolff, we get a closer look to three very rude and ill-mannered characters. Three so-called "friends" treat each other with such horrible manner that causes a near-death experience for one of them, Kenny. It is clear from the beginning that the three men have a strange relationship. "'You almost ran me down,' Tub said. 'You could've killed me'" (Wolff, 187). As Tub waits for his two friends, he stands in the cold for an hour and when he does finally get picked up, they nearly run over him. It is in this strange friendship that we get a sense of the insecurities of the three men. Tub loves food and eats in enormous amounts when he is alone. In front of others he puts on a front of being a diet freak. It shows how submissive and self-conscious he really is. Kenny is a real jerk, but when he kills the dog, we learn that he did it for compassion for the old man. It is Frank who has great potential to be a back-stabber. He follows who ever seems to be the leader at the time and is also a pedophile. He wants to be with a 15 year old, like what?!

Othello - Blog 8

In the last Act of Othello by Shakespeare, the tragedies and deaths of several imporant characters impact the stroy greatly. As Roderigo dies, Iago is able to be left alone about his love for Desdemona and he has time to think only of his hate for Othello. Iago is able to more successfully focus all of his attention on his goal and not on Roderigo's. It is a great relief to Iago. As Cassio cries for help, Iago begins to act compassionate. In reality, he wants Cassio dead as well. Iago says, "Oh, me, Lieutenant! What villains have done this! Give me some help" (V.i.56). It is as if Iago wants to act like a great friend to Cassio even though he was the one who inflicted pain and sorrow on him. Iago was the greatest villain of all. He was truly fake even until the death of two men who were completely innocent. Iago deserved to die.

Othello- Blog 7

In Othello by Shakespeare, Lodovico has come to tell Othello that he has to leave for Venice. Lodovico sees the way that Othello has become and is concerned. "Is this the noble Moor whom our full senate call all-in-all sufficient?" (IV.i.249-253) Lodovico is told that Othello has changed from what he has been through. Iago mentions to Lodovico that he should observe Othello. I believe that this is Iago's plan to completely destroy Othello. He is ready to demolish Othello and he has already done so with his close friend, Cassio. He has also destroyed his marriage and Othello has only his position in war that he holds. It seems that Iago is driving him insane enough to cause Othello to do horrible in his duty. Lodovico will be sure to see this and it will cause Othello's only thriving possession, his job.

Othello- Blog 6

When Bianca comes in the room where Iago and Cassio are speaking, Bianca becomes angry. This happens in the play Othello by Shakespeare. Bianca becomes angry because the handkerchief that Cassio has given her is one that was found in his room. She believes that Cassio is sleeping with another woman. Again this is just another sign to Othello that Cassio is with Desdemona. This is especially true since the handkerchief is one that Othello gave to Desdemona. "What did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me even now? I was a fine fool to take it" (IV.i. 141-142). At this point Bianca is somewhat jelous and Cassio keeps referring to her as a whore, another time he seems to degrade a woman. He is now sounding like a real jerk to Othello.

Othello- Blog 5

In Othello by Shakespeare, Bianca is a character which is rarely seen. She is quite an important character for she is the reason that Othello believes that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair. How, you may ask? It is Iago who does this. Iago is clever enough to bring Cassio in to a room speaking of Bianca and making Othello believe that Cassio is speaking about Desdemona. "I marr her! What a customer! I prithee bear some charity to my wit. Do not think its so unwholesome. Ha, ha, ha!" (IV.i.117-118). Cassio has called Bianca a whore, but Othello thinks that Cassio is calling Desdemona a whore. It is only a more horrible implantation of a false idea into Othello's mind. Othello has already heard enough lies and being fooled in this way is causing him to doubt to the max in Desdemona. It has gotten to the point that Othello has hit Desdemona.

Othello-blog 4

In Act III of Othello by William Shakespeare, happens to be my favorite so far. In scene 3 if this act, we see how Iago begins to plant a seed of doubt in Othello's head. It is doubt if Desdemona being unfaithful to him to what Othello thought was an honest man, Cassio. Iago begins to tell Othello that he sees something in the way that Desdemona and Cassio treat each other. He begins to act as if he is really concerned, then he speaks as if he cares about Cassio and cares about Othello. He makes Othello wonder and then tells him. "Look at your wife. Observe her well with Cassio. Wear your eye this, not jealous nor secure" (III.iii.198-199). It is then that Othello calmly refuses to the idea but also seems to believe Iago. Iago's plans are being successful and as time progresses, he begins to add more and more suspension into his plans. Will he get what he wants in the end, or will othello find out before he has a chance?

Othello- Blog 3

As the play, Othello by Shakespeare, goes on it is evident that Iago has atrocious plans behind him. He wants Roderigo to anger Cassio and after Cassio is fired, wants him to grow close to Desdemonia to help restore Othello's faith in Cassio. Because Iago wants Cassio's reputation to go down the drain, he orders Roderigo to anger Cassio. Cassio is drunked by Iago and when confronted by Roderigo, he attacks. It all works just as Iago plans and it causes Cassio to get fired by Othello. Later, Iago tells Cassio to, "Confess yourself freely to her, importunate her help to put you in your place again" (II.iii.288-281). He wants to make him seem as if Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair. It is part of his evil plan to cause Othello to hate Cassio even more and make himself seem like the good guy. Cassio would open himself to Desdemona and cause Othello to get the wrong impression. It is only going to work because Cassio has such a kind and flirtatious way with woman.

Othello (Blog 2)

In Act II of Othello by Shakespeare, we see more of Iago's horrible manners and views of woman when he speaks to Desdemona, Othello's wife. It is evident in his speech that Iago has a sexist view towards woman and degrades them. After Desdemona talks to Iago about different types of woman, she asks what the ideal woman to him is and he responds by saying, "To suckle fools and chronicle small beer" (II.i.158). In other words he only cares that they clean and cook and no more. In his opinion, woman who are smart and beautiful are smart enough to use their beauty to what they want. Woman who are smart but ugly are intelligent enough to find a guy who is as ugly as her. Woman who are dumb and beautiful will cause men to fall in love with her because men like dumb girls. For those woman who are both dumb and ugly, Iago says that they play the same game that woman who are smart and beautiful. Iago had no charming words for woman and seemed to only degrade their existence.

Othello- Shakespeare

In the Act I of Othello by Shakespeare, we see that Iago changes his way of addressing people by switching from prose to poetry. This reveals the change in character that Iago presents to the audience. The other characters are not aware of this. Iago uses prose when he speaks to the characters, showing to all his fake side. He seems to genuinely care about everyone and addresses everyone honestly. The reality is that he hates every person he has contact with and is using everyone to his advantages. "I hate the Moor, And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets He's done my office" (I.iii.366-367) It is in this poetry soliloquy that Iago reveals his hatred for Othello. He seems to reveal himself and his evil plans only when he is by himself and only when he is speaking of his evil plans. He is a rather twister character who shows his double self through prose and poetry. He appears to be one way and is really another to someone different each time.