working with Shakespeare concordances.

1. What thematic strands have you located?

-pains

-room

-house

-hell

-pangs

-misery

-darkness

-sport

-suffering

2. Where is the data you retrieved found? What is happening in context when Shakespeare employs this particular theme or image?

-pains:

Act I, Scene 2

Act I, Scene 5

Act 2, Scene 2

Act 2, Scene 4

Act 3, Scene 3

In these examples there are two meanings of the word "pains". In one mention of the word, it is referring to the character's suffering such as " taking great pains" to do something. Another is referring to "saving" someone the pain of doing something.

-room:

Act 3, Scene 4

In this mention of "room" it is referred to as being dark.

- house:

Act I, Scene 5

Act 2, Scene 3

Act 2, Scene 4

Act 3, Scene 1

Act 3, Scene 4

Act 4, Scene 1

Act 4, Scene 2

Act 4, Scene 3

Act 5, Scene 1

Throughout these Acts, "house" is always described as being dark. It is also said that the house was "dark as ignorance". In the play, it is Olivia's house that is being described.

-hell:

Act I, Scene 5

Act 3, Scene 4

Act 4, Scene 2

There are a few different meanings when hell is mentioned throughout the play. There was "soul is in hell", "soul to hell", "devils of hell", and " ignorance were as dark as hell".

-pangs:

Act I, Scene 5

Act 2, Scene 4

Act 3, Scene 4

Pangs was used in the play as "pangs of death" and "sweet pangs of it".

-misery:

Act 3 Scene 4

It was used to say "tempt my misery".

-darkness:

Act 4, Scene 2

Act 5, Scene 1

In the play there is a lot of mention of darkness and the dark when describing Olivia's house. Also, it is used to say "hideous darkness" and "keep me in darkness".

-sport:

Act 2, Scene 1

Act 2, Scene 3

Act 2, Scene 5

Act 4, Scene 2

There is a few different meanings when sport is mentioned such as: " danger shall seem sport", "sport royal" and "fruits of the sport".

-suffer, suffers, suffering

Act 2, Scene 4

Act 2, Scene 5

Act 1, Scene 5

These three tenses are used by saying "with such a suffering", "never suffers matter of the world", and "that suffer surfeit".

3. How does the data you retrieved support your first thoughts on Shakespeare's obsessive use a particular image? What can you argue about Shakespeare's figuration?

- I felt that Shakespeare focuses a lot on love in his plays and I figured that when love is involved it would be a joyous play, but I was proved wrong. When discussing such matters as love, Shakespeare uses dramatic and "dark" themed words. It gives the play an aura of misery. There is a lot of mentioning of pain and suffering and hunting for someone to love. Shakespeare's use of words such as:darkness, pains, and suffering could be a subtle message describing his view on love.

4. My group's strand consisted of the theme: downfall of Malvolio. We connected the words pains,hunting, and suffering to searching for the "hart". Throughout the play, Malvolio is begging for Olivia's love and he can see that the love is not returned. He is hunting for love and going through the suffering and pain of trying to find a mate. This can be compared to the hunting of prey. In another sense, Malvolio can be referred to as the prey as well because he is played a joke on. He is the prey because he is being hunted in order to destroy him.

confusion..

Malvolio: "...and yet to crush it a little, it would bow to me.." (II.v.143-145)

- In this scene, Malvolio has just found the letter that was purposely placed for him to find. He believes that it is from his love, Olivia, but in reality it was a counterfeit. Maria has created this counterfeit letter to play a joke on Malvolio to give him a reality check. Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew observe Malvolio while he finds the letter. They find this as a type of amusement and are ecstatic that he fell for it. Malvolio believes this letter to be sincere because he thinks that the handwriting is indeed Olivia's and because it has the wax seal that Olivia uses. The letter had been addressed to "To the unknown beloved". In the letter, it contained her confession of love to an unknown person and foolish tasks for Malvolio to complete, such as wearing yellow stockings. Olivia happens to despise yellow stocks, which was why Maria included that into the letter. In this quote Malvolio is reading the letter aloud. He gets to the part where there are the letters " M.O.A.I". After looking over it a few times, Malvolio decides that it most definitely has to stand for his name. He says "to crush it a little" meaning if he put the letters together, they are each featured in his name. Malvolio branded into his mind that this letter had to be written for him.

"I am the man."

Twelfth Night, Act II and beginning of Act III:

FFW on the lunacy, instability, and delirious musings in Illyria

Viola: "I am the man." (II.ii.25)

- This quote is ironic because it is said by Viola, a woman. Viola says this after Malvio gives her the ring that Olivia claims that she left behind. She didn't actually leave a ring behind, Olivia just wanted a reason for Viola to come back so she could see her again. This is said aside in the play and Viola is speaking to herself, but aloud, about how she has realized that Olivia is in love with her. In the play, "the man" translates to " the one she loves", which is describing the love Olivia shows for Viola. When Malvolio was returning the ring to Viola, he was very unhappy about doing so. Malvolio truly cares about Olivia and can see that she has feelings for Cesario (Viola). He holds a grudge against Viola because he has been the messenger for some stages of this love situation. Olivia has been sending Malvolio to fetch Viola or tell her to return. Viola is stuck in a hard position because she has had someone fall for her because of the fact that she thinks Viola is a man. Viola, in this quote, is beginning to understand how deep she has gotten herself into.

ironic ?

Viola: "Then think you right. I am not what I am."

Olivia: " I would you were as I would have you be." (III.i.148-9)

- Viola is attempting to leave Olivia's home in this scene, but Olivia is attempting to make her stay. Olivia asks Viola what she thinks of her and Viola responds by saying that Olivia is denying what she really is. Olivia then goes on to say that if that was true then she believed that Viola was doing the same.Next is where this quote comes into play. Viola is saying that Olivia is right when she says that she thinks Viola is not what she seems to be. Olivia then tells Viola that she wishes Viola was what she wanted her to be. Viola responds by asking if it would be better if she was what Olivia wanted her to be. She states that right now she is a big fool. Olivia is pretty much begging for Viola's love at this point, but what she doesn't know is that Viola is really a woman. This is what makes this quote so ironic. Olivia is saying that she thinks Viola is denying who she really is meaning denying her love for Olivia. When Viola admits that she is not what she seems to be, Olivia does not realize the context of this statement. Viola is pretty much admitting that she is not a man in this quote, but in a very subtle way. At the end of the scene, Viola says that she will never love a woman, pretty much crushing Olivia's hopes of them every being together. Olivia thinks that she is being denied because Viola doesn't love her, but in reality she is being denied by Viola because she isn't actually a man.

freewriting for shakspeare

In Act II, Scene 3, line 170, Maria calls her scheme to manipulate and embarass Malvolio "sport royal..". What do you make of this?

Maria is expecting great entertainment to come from this scheme. She is very anxious to watch Malvolio make a complete fool out of himself while trying to obey what the letter said to do. She knows that he will definitely go through with it because he would do anything to win over Olivia. This scheme could be considered Maria's revenge on Malvolio for treating her so poorly and acting so cocky. Maria is conducting this scheme to put him in his place. Maria calls her scheme "sport royal" which can mean an event which is worthy enough for even the privileged to want to watch. She is very impressed with what she has come up with for this scheme and cannot wait to watch it play out.

reaction to paper one.

For me, writing the small object/large subject essay was interesting. I wasn't sure if I was approaching it at the right angle but I think I know where to go when correcting my first draft. I went to the writing center with my ideas and I found it very helpful. The woman I worked with helped to organize my ideas and show me where the strong points of my essay were. On my rewrite I realize now that I must include more of an argument rather than just stating facts about my product. I chose the topics of laptops because I found it the easiest to relate to. I, myself, own a laptop and use it every day. As a student, I feel that it is mandatory to have access to one so it wasn't too hard to find an approach to this paper. I will admit that it was hard to write 5 pages about laptops because there is only so much you can say without becoming repetitive. I don't feel that this was my best work, but then again that is what first drafts are for right? I've never written anything like this before so it was new to me. I think it is an interesting concept because one is taking a simple product and expanding so much on it. I didn't realize how many ideas could be derived some such an ordinary product. The most intriguing point I found was that it has become pretty much required to own a laptop computer in college, but in reality not everyone can afford one. Students that have access to a laptop and can bring it back and forth to class with them can be said to have an unfair advantage over the students that do not possess one. I think that this is a very strong argument and I an amazed by how impacting an ordinary product, such as a laptop, has become in our everyday life.

inkshedding activity!

The quote that I have been assigned is spoken by Malvolio. He states, " I may command where I adore. Why, she may command me; I serve her, she is my lady. Why, this is evident to any formal capacity. There is no obstruction in this. And the end--what should that alphabetical position portend? If I could make that resemble something in me! Softly! M.O.A.I." This is found in Act II, Scene 5, lines 119-124. This quote describes Malvolio's reaction while reading the letter he found.He believes that this letter has been written by Olivia, but is unaware that it has actually been written by Maria as a joke. Maria attempted to make the letter seem to be from Olivia and has prepared it as authentic as possible. The letter reveals that Olivia is in love with someone and wants this person to know, but she cannot confess her love for this person to the world. Malvolio is completely fooled by this letter and sincerely believes it to be from Olivia. In this quote, Malvolio is stating that he will be her servant, which is ironic because he pretty much already is. He adores Olivia and is willing to do anything for her. He thinks very highly of Olivia and expresses that he will be nothing but loyal to her. Malvolio is saying that it is obvious that this letter was intended for him and that they will be in love. Malvolio is also convinced that the letters at the end of the letter represent his name, however, I don't see how those letters correspond to his name.

shakespeare act one ?'s

question one: What is Viola's social status and how is she so convincingly disguised as a man?

question two: Why is Olivia in love with Viola if she had only just met her(him)?

question three: On page 21, is Andrew and Toby's discussion of dancing a pun for sex?

question four: On page 17, is Maria's reference to Andrew "quickly have the gift of a grave" if he was in a quarrel foreshadowing something that may happen later in the play?

question five: Does Olivia unveil herself in order to seem more appealing to Viola?

question six: Does Andrew truly have feelings toward Olivia or is Toby just encouraging this interaction to get entertainment from it?

small tree, BIG PROBLEM!

Michelle Nijhuis uses a small Torreya taxifolia tree as her main focus to prove a big point, ironically. This Torreya taxifolia is a representation of the problem of extinction. One main issue I had with this article was that in one instance she discusses an option of ending the extinction issue, "pick up the plants and animals and carry them to better habitat"(183), meanwhile this article is focusing on plants. I feel that if she wanted to make a strong case she should have kept her focus on the plants and show how relocating them, roots and all, would save them from becoming extinct. I guess this is what you would consider the big picture, the destroying of plants habitats and animals surroundings. The idea of relocated the organisms that were in danger was given the name, "assisted migration" (183) thanks to a graduate student by the name of Brian Keel. Nijhuis tells of the suggestions that some other people have come up with. Conservationists, for instance, suggest:" Bigger nature reserves. More protected corridors for wildlife migration and movement. More regulation incentives, and ingenuity in service of greenhouse-gas reductions"(182). Nijhuis argues that even though this is a good suggestion, some species would still not be able to be rescued, such as the before mentioned Torreya taxifolia because of the climate. Printiss, the manager of the Nature Conservancy Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, thinks that it is better to consider the big picture rather than the little object. He doesn't focus his attention on the single Torreya taxifolia species, but instead the land surrounding it. He feels that if that is restored first, then it will be easier to regrow the former plants and acquire sunlight to help them to grow. I think that this is a more suitable way to look at this issue. It is almost moronic to believe that someone could possibly relocate all of the plants and animals that are in danger to a location that suits them better. It has to be taken into consideration how much money,time, and labor would go into that project. Another problem is that Nijhuis assumes that the public is willing to change their ways in order to restore the surrounding environments. I will end this abstract with a quote that sums up this issue in my opinion: " This is the longstanding conservation credo: with enough space, money, and knowledge, we can protect natural places and, in many cases, restore them by stitching them back together"(185).

where my bloggers at?where my bloggers at?where they at where they at where they at.

I am not sure what the other category was since our paper was collected, but I posted what I remembered.

Sue Halpern formatted this article successfully in a way that allowed the readers to connect with the characters in the article and fully understand the purpose of the article.

active verbs:

"...rooting out insurgents and sleeping on the floors of abandoned houses,where they'd often have to remove dead bodies in order to lay out their bedrolls"(116).

"His mind raced"(117).

"...nearly 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are suffering from PTSD or major depression" (118).

"...therapists have been slow to adopt exposure therapy because they worry that it might be cruel to immerse a patient in a drowning pool of painful memories"(119).

"Because numbing and avoidance are symptoms of PTSD, you're asking the person to do in treatment the very thing their mind is avoiding doing"(120).

figurative language:

"...and a nose that looks like it has met a boot or two"(121).

"I felt like the weight of the world had been lifted"(128).

"...they worry it might be cruel to immerse a patient in a drowning pool of painful memories"(119).

quote explaining main theme:

"It showed me that they were motivated to do game tasks and that the more they did them the better they got, and it hit me that there could be a link between cognitive rehabilitation and virtual reality"(123).

the effects of the war on soldiers

In Sue Halpern's article, "Virtual Iraq", she argues how positive of a recovery this new virtual Iraq therapy program can bring to former soldiers. This type of therapy has seemed to help victims of PTSD a lot better than verbal therapy. Victims disliked just talking about their experiences because it didn't help them to get over the post-war depression.This article included a story about a man by the name of Travis Boyd who was a marine. He told of his experiences and things he went through such as " sleeping on floors of abandoned houses, where they'd often have to remove dead bodies in order to lay out their bedrolls"(116). He also told of the worst day when the team leader was shot dead. These such experiences contributed to the development of Boyd's PTSD. Boyd was barely able to continue doing his job and even when he returned home he couldn't complete regular tasks that a individual normally would such as:driving, going out at night, or being in contact with crowds(117). Virtual Iraq was a program in which "patients worked through their combat trauma in a computer-simulated environment"(117). This program involved a head-mounted display, earphones, a scent-producing machine, and a modified version of Full Spectrum Warrior to simulate the feeling of actually being back in combat. A critique of this program was that it would make the victims of PTSD more upset because they would be reliving the fear and emotions all over again but it actually ended up having the reverse effect. Because the victims were experiencing this repeatedly, they were becoming used to this and moving towards the steps of recovery. In one instance, " of the five subjects who had completed treatment, four no longer met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD" (124). The warrant for this article is that this virtual reality form of therapy will work for everyone that is suffering from PTSD when that is not necessarily the case.