Blog # 3

"Iago, as Harold Goddard finely remarked, is always at war; he is a moral pyromaniac setting fire to all of reality.......In Iago, what was the religion of war, when he worshiped Othello as its god, has now become the game of war, to be played everywhere except upon the battlefield."
--Harold Bloom
To respond to this passage, one should mostly focus on the shift from a religion to a game. How would you prove that this insightful comment is true? Of course, in order to prove this idea is true, do not fail to incorporate the excellent idea of "a moral pyromaniac" in this shift.

Iago burns all things moral and good alive. He is crazed about the fire that comes from his actions and utterly fascinated by the power that he has over mankind. For them to do just as he wishes without question or suspicion drives him absolutely insane with lust over his own creativity. His desire to kill and destroy everything that Othello cared about started off as a religion. It was carefully planned and he followed his plans like a ritual, but the more he burned and watched his fire decimate the more his mind turned over the thought of utter war with Othello. Iago started to think of all the things that Othello had supposedly done to him and all that he could gain from Othello's death and destruction. His mind started to fill with lust for his own creativity and the war was started. The careful planning of the religion was gone in his mind; he started to think on whim and as a result Cassio was not killed, but Roderigo was. He had missed a small detail of Roderigo not being completely and totally willing to kill Cassio. There was some doubt in Roderigo's mind, for if there had not been any doubt the plan would have carried out just as the religion had planned. Something held Roderigo back. Iago had let the pyromaniac side take over and had let all religion go. It was the RISK and he was determined to take over all morality.

I Love Paris

"Ella Fitzgerald-I Love Paris lyrics"

Every time I look down on this timeless town,
Whether blue or gray be her skies,
Whether loud be her cheers,
Or whether soft be her tears,
More and more do I realize that...

I love Paris in the spring time,
I love Paris in the fall,
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles,
I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles,

I love Paris every moment
Every moment of the year
I love Paris, why oh why do I love Paris
Because my love is near.

Blog Post Two- FATE

After I read Oedipus Rex, I came out with a new understanding of fate. I always thought that no responsibility came with your fate, but after reading and discussing the story I now understand that responsibility comes with any action that you do. Even if it is predetermined by fate. No matter what you do you must take responsibility for your actions. Fate has a way of always circling back to haunt you no matter what you do to avoid it. If it is destined to happen it will. Like anything that you do, your fate must be taken into account as one of your actions too.
Oedipus shows this noble quality in Oedipus Rex by gouging out his eyes and banishing himself at the end of the play. He finds out that his prophecy had come true and followed the rules that he had given for his fathers murderer. He banished himself from the city to die in the wilderness a blind man by his own will. If Oedipus had not been as noble a character would he have taken care of his responsibility of his fate?