Quote: "He takes her by the palm. Ay, well said, whisper! With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio. Ay, smile upon her, do, I will gyve thee in thine own courtship. You say true, 'Tis so, indeed. If such tricks as these strip you out of your lieutenantry."(2.1.166-170)
Significance: This quote is significant because it is showing us how conniving Iago and naive Roderigo are. Iago is still using his evil plan and being very backstabbing. I do still believe that this is foreshadowing something that is going to happen and it is going to be very bad. There is going to be a lot of backstabbing and lying in this play just by the way Iago is. If he is planning something to upset Cassio and Othello there is going to be more lying and backstabbing and maybe some fights.
Question: Will Iago's plan back fire in his face?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Othello Act 1 Scene 2,3
Quote: "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse; For I mine own gained knowledge should profane If I would time expend with such snipe But for my sport and profit."(1.3.320-322)
Significance: This quote is significant because I think it is foreshadowing that there will be a lot of backstabbing and lying to each other. Iago tells his friend Roderigo he will be there for him and then talks behind his back saying that he is going to take his money. Brabantio says his daughter is backstabbing him and lying to him because she married a moor without telling him. I have a feeling that this quote is foreshadowing that other people might back stab some of there friends and loved ones. It all just might end up with deaths and killings.
Question: Will Iago or anyone else be this backstabbing throughout the play?
Significance: This quote is significant because I think it is foreshadowing that there will be a lot of backstabbing and lying to each other. Iago tells his friend Roderigo he will be there for him and then talks behind his back saying that he is going to take his money. Brabantio says his daughter is backstabbing him and lying to him because she married a moor without telling him. I have a feeling that this quote is foreshadowing that other people might back stab some of there friends and loved ones. It all just might end up with deaths and killings.
Question: Will Iago or anyone else be this backstabbing throughout the play?
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Civitarese, 1
Nicole Civitarese
English 10 Honors/ Mr. George
12/14/08
Essay on a Separate Peace
Who is Gene’s true enemy and did he defeat him?
In our society today, people notice the jealousy and hatred others have toward each other. For example, when people are jealous their friend does well in school or does well sports. People see it everyday in society and in this novel A Separate Peace people see the jealousy and hatred Gene has toward his best friend, Phineas. Gene makes impulsive decisions based out of jealousy. He improperly identifies his enemy, and soon comes to realize that his war is internal. Gene must learn to conquer his true enemy, himself, and his disapproval of his envious nature
In A Separate Peace, Gene improperly identifies his enemy as Finny. Gene feels that his friendship with Finny is a competition and believes he must be better then Finny. “You and Phineas are even already. You are even in enmity. You are both coldly driving ahead of yourselves alone. You did hate him for breaking the schools swimming record, but so what? He hated you for getting an A in every course but one last term” (Knowles 53). This is Gene’s biggest mistake. He forgets that Finny is too unusual for rivalry, “To keep silent about this amazing happening deepened the shock for me. It made Finny seems too unusual for-not friendship, but too unusual rivalry”(45). Gene believes that Finny is in competition with him, to justify his personal envy toward Finny. This was Gene's tragic flaw. He never was in war with Finny; he was at war with himself. In this way, Gene was improperly identifying the enemy.
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Built up resentment and hatred Gene had toward Finny caused him to make an impulsive decision.
Gene built up resentment and jealousy inside of him and it caused him to make an impulsive decision toward Finny. It just got worse each day, until one day they were both in a tree. Gene jounced the limb, shook it, and knocked Finny off the branch, “Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb”(60) The impulsive decision caused him to severely hurt Finny because of his uncontrolled jealousy. He did not realize what he did to Finny until the next morning, “That night I slept easily, and it was only on waking up that this illusion was gone, and I was confronted with myself and what I had done to Finny” (62). Gene did not want to intentionally hurt Finny. However, at the time, he had so much hatred built up toward him; he just had the urge to hurt him. His initial reaction was to knock Finny off the branch, but when Gene realized what he did he felt guilty and the need to do something for Finny.
When Finny came back to Devon after his accident, he was forced sometimes to depend on Gene, but he really did not want help from anyone. Gene felt that he was obligated to help Finny because he was guilty of his actions. Finny had a great amount of loyalty toward Gene, “Phineas, you wouldn’t be any good in the war, even if nothing had happened to your leg” (190). Finny was always loyal to people and never saw any bad in them. Even if it was an enemy, for example, someone Finny could have fought in the war, he would still view them as a loyal person. Finny’s ideas had rubbed off on Gene because he now felt loyal to Finny, and he felt obligated to take responsibility and to allow Finny to be dependent on him. When Finny finally
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let Gene help, he wanted Gene to play sports for him, “Listen, pal, if I can’t play sports, you’re playing them for me,’ and I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas” (85). Gene did not mind getting closer to Finny because Finny was his best friend. Gene wanted to become a part of him because he wanted to be just like Finny. He then begins to realize who is true enemy was all along.
When Finny passes away, Gene goes to the funeral. He felt like he was at his own. Gene’s jealousy and resentment was his true enemy. This enemy had died with Finny. Finny had taken away the enemy and left Gene with some of his good qualities, “My fury was gone, I felt it gone, dried up at the source, withered and lifeless. Phineas had absorbed it and taken it with him, and I was rid of it forever” (203). Finny was doing Gene a favor; he helped him defeat his true enemy. Gene was influenced by Finny’s love for life. Gene and Finny switched qualities at the end. Finny helped defeat Gene’s enemy by taking it away. Gene saw Finny’s loving and caring qualities and took them as his own, “I never killed anybody and I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war was ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there” (204). He understands he was his own true enemy, and that it was not Finny.
We see Gene label Finny as his enemy and we come to learn that Gene's internal struggle with himself is where his “true enemy” lies. Finny's enemy is his resentfulness of his jealousy, and when Finny dies, Gene’s qualities die along with him. With the death of Gene’s bad qualities, there is room for new ones. Gene forms a new identity that is not exactly like Finny’s,
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but instead, is largely influenced by Finny. He matured and evolved from a boy to a man with the help of Finny. He defeated his childhood enemy and grew up to be a successful human being. We see these kinds of things happening in our lives everyday, but we just need to realize the good qualities in life to be successful and defeat the bad ones to become more mature.
Nicole Civitarese
English 10 Honors/ Mr. George
12/14/08
Essay on a Separate Peace
Who is Gene’s true enemy and did he defeat him?
In our society today, people notice the jealousy and hatred others have toward each other. For example, when people are jealous their friend does well in school or does well sports. People see it everyday in society and in this novel A Separate Peace people see the jealousy and hatred Gene has toward his best friend, Phineas. Gene makes impulsive decisions based out of jealousy. He improperly identifies his enemy, and soon comes to realize that his war is internal. Gene must learn to conquer his true enemy, himself, and his disapproval of his envious nature
In A Separate Peace, Gene improperly identifies his enemy as Finny. Gene feels that his friendship with Finny is a competition and believes he must be better then Finny. “You and Phineas are even already. You are even in enmity. You are both coldly driving ahead of yourselves alone. You did hate him for breaking the schools swimming record, but so what? He hated you for getting an A in every course but one last term” (Knowles 53). This is Gene’s biggest mistake. He forgets that Finny is too unusual for rivalry, “To keep silent about this amazing happening deepened the shock for me. It made Finny seems too unusual for-not friendship, but too unusual rivalry”(45). Gene believes that Finny is in competition with him, to justify his personal envy toward Finny. This was Gene's tragic flaw. He never was in war with Finny; he was at war with himself. In this way, Gene was improperly identifying the enemy.
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Built up resentment and hatred Gene had toward Finny caused him to make an impulsive decision.
Gene built up resentment and jealousy inside of him and it caused him to make an impulsive decision toward Finny. It just got worse each day, until one day they were both in a tree. Gene jounced the limb, shook it, and knocked Finny off the branch, “Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb”(60) The impulsive decision caused him to severely hurt Finny because of his uncontrolled jealousy. He did not realize what he did to Finny until the next morning, “That night I slept easily, and it was only on waking up that this illusion was gone, and I was confronted with myself and what I had done to Finny” (62). Gene did not want to intentionally hurt Finny. However, at the time, he had so much hatred built up toward him; he just had the urge to hurt him. His initial reaction was to knock Finny off the branch, but when Gene realized what he did he felt guilty and the need to do something for Finny.
When Finny came back to Devon after his accident, he was forced sometimes to depend on Gene, but he really did not want help from anyone. Gene felt that he was obligated to help Finny because he was guilty of his actions. Finny had a great amount of loyalty toward Gene, “Phineas, you wouldn’t be any good in the war, even if nothing had happened to your leg” (190). Finny was always loyal to people and never saw any bad in them. Even if it was an enemy, for example, someone Finny could have fought in the war, he would still view them as a loyal person. Finny’s ideas had rubbed off on Gene because he now felt loyal to Finny, and he felt obligated to take responsibility and to allow Finny to be dependent on him. When Finny finally
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let Gene help, he wanted Gene to play sports for him, “Listen, pal, if I can’t play sports, you’re playing them for me,’ and I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas” (85). Gene did not mind getting closer to Finny because Finny was his best friend. Gene wanted to become a part of him because he wanted to be just like Finny. He then begins to realize who is true enemy was all along.
When Finny passes away, Gene goes to the funeral. He felt like he was at his own. Gene’s jealousy and resentment was his true enemy. This enemy had died with Finny. Finny had taken away the enemy and left Gene with some of his good qualities, “My fury was gone, I felt it gone, dried up at the source, withered and lifeless. Phineas had absorbed it and taken it with him, and I was rid of it forever” (203). Finny was doing Gene a favor; he helped him defeat his true enemy. Gene was influenced by Finny’s love for life. Gene and Finny switched qualities at the end. Finny helped defeat Gene’s enemy by taking it away. Gene saw Finny’s loving and caring qualities and took them as his own, “I never killed anybody and I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war was ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there” (204). He understands he was his own true enemy, and that it was not Finny.
We see Gene label Finny as his enemy and we come to learn that Gene's internal struggle with himself is where his “true enemy” lies. Finny's enemy is his resentfulness of his jealousy, and when Finny dies, Gene’s qualities die along with him. With the death of Gene’s bad qualities, there is room for new ones. Gene forms a new identity that is not exactly like Finny’s,
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but instead, is largely influenced by Finny. He matured and evolved from a boy to a man with the help of Finny. He defeated his childhood enemy and grew up to be a successful human being. We see these kinds of things happening in our lives everyday, but we just need to realize the good qualities in life to be successful and defeat the bad ones to become more mature.
Friday, December 5, 2008
ASP Quote Significance Ch. 13
Quote: "I never killed anybody and I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there."(204)
Significance: I don't believe that Gene was ever really Finny's best friend because he seriously just called him his enemy when Finny never did anything bad to him. He is pretty much saying that because Finny is gone now his war ended meaning his troubles and worries went away because he died, before he put on the uniform to go to the actual war. He is always that he never hated any enemy in the actual war and never wantedto kill them, but that he killed the enemy he wanted to and hated at school. What Gene is saying is so messed up. What happened to Finny is a part of me and that he is my best friend?! Like i don't understand did he really hate Finny that much to hurt him and then be happy he is gone? I just think Gene is a backstabbing liar and a VERY VERY VERY bad friend. BUT this was a great book. :)
Question: Was Gene ever truly Finny's "best friend"?
Significance: I don't believe that Gene was ever really Finny's best friend because he seriously just called him his enemy when Finny never did anything bad to him. He is pretty much saying that because Finny is gone now his war ended meaning his troubles and worries went away because he died, before he put on the uniform to go to the actual war. He is always that he never hated any enemy in the actual war and never wantedto kill them, but that he killed the enemy he wanted to and hated at school. What Gene is saying is so messed up. What happened to Finny is a part of me and that he is my best friend?! Like i don't understand did he really hate Finny that much to hurt him and then be happy he is gone? I just think Gene is a backstabbing liar and a VERY VERY VERY bad friend. BUT this was a great book. :)
Question: Was Gene ever truly Finny's "best friend"?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
ASP Quote Significance Ch. 12
Quote: "I did not cry then or ever about Finny. I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family's strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston. I could not escape a feeling that this was was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case."(194)
Significance: In this quote Gene sounds like an ass and a bad friend. It makes him sound like he just does not care at all about what happened. I'm sure he does, but it sure does not seem like it. Maybe he feels as if it was his fault Finny died so he might feel guilty and not want to cry, but im not sure. When Gene was talking about having no point in living and there was nothing left for him in this world and when he said I can't escape the feeling that it was his own funeral. He might be imaging it was him died and being buried that is why he did not cry at Finny's funeral, becuase you don't cry at your own funeral.
Question: What will Gene do now?
Significance: In this quote Gene sounds like an ass and a bad friend. It makes him sound like he just does not care at all about what happened. I'm sure he does, but it sure does not seem like it. Maybe he feels as if it was his fault Finny died so he might feel guilty and not want to cry, but im not sure. When Gene was talking about having no point in living and there was nothing left for him in this world and when he said I can't escape the feeling that it was his own funeral. He might be imaging it was him died and being buried that is why he did not cry at Finny's funeral, becuase you don't cry at your own funeral.
Question: What will Gene do now?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
ASP Quote Significance Ch. 11
Quote: "I had been studying very carefully the way my hands wrinkled when tightly clenched, but I was able to bring my head up and return his inquiring look. 'Down at the bottom, yes'."(170)
Significance: Gene is a liar, he is being very selfish and all about himself. This quote is significant because it shows how bad of a friend Gene really is. He is lying to his best friends face about being at the bottom of the tree when he really was right next to him when he fell. He is only trying to save himself rather then be a man and tell the truth. Gene is becoming more nervous as more and more information gets out about what really happened. The more nervous he gets the more lies he tells, so he's just digging himself a very big hole.
Question: How would you look at your best friend during this trial if he acted very defensive like Gene did?
Significance: Gene is a liar, he is being very selfish and all about himself. This quote is significant because it shows how bad of a friend Gene really is. He is lying to his best friends face about being at the bottom of the tree when he really was right next to him when he fell. He is only trying to save himself rather then be a man and tell the truth. Gene is becoming more nervous as more and more information gets out about what really happened. The more nervous he gets the more lies he tells, so he's just digging himself a very big hole.
Question: How would you look at your best friend during this trial if he acted very defensive like Gene did?
Monday, December 1, 2008
ASP Quote Significance Ch. 10
Quote: "Well never mind about that now. It's you we happen to be talking about now. Like a savage underneath. Like...like that time you knocked Finny out of the tree."(145)
Significance: I found this quote to be significant because at first Gene thought he was the only one who knew about him purposely knocking Finny out of the tree. Then he told Finny he had pushed him and Finny did not believe him. Now there is someone who knows that Gene knocked him out of the tree purposely, but Gene tries to deny it and gets all defensive. It is just showing us that Gene is being a liar so Finny really doesn't find out. He is not being a good friend and i think their friendship will end soon because of all the lying.
Question: What is going to happen to their friendship?
Significance: I found this quote to be significant because at first Gene thought he was the only one who knew about him purposely knocking Finny out of the tree. Then he told Finny he had pushed him and Finny did not believe him. Now there is someone who knows that Gene knocked him out of the tree purposely, but Gene tries to deny it and gets all defensive. It is just showing us that Gene is being a liar so Finny really doesn't find out. He is not being a good friend and i think their friendship will end soon because of all the lying.
Question: What is going to happen to their friendship?
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