Blog Entry 18: Quote-Response

Quote:
Roderigo: “What a full fortune does the thick-lips owe
If he can carry ‘t this!”
Iago: “Call up her father.
Rouse him, make after him, poison his delight,
Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen,
And, though he in a fertile climate dwell,
Plague him with flies. Though that his joy be joy,
Yet throw such changes of vexation on ‘t
As it may lose some color.”
Roderigo: “Here is her father’s house. I’ll call aloud.”
Iago: “Do, with like timorous accent and dire yell
As when, by night and negligence, the fire
Is spied in populous cities.”
Roderigo: “What ho, Brabantio! Signor Brabantio, ho!”
(Othello By: William Shakespeare Edited by: David Bevington, Pg. 941)

Response:
Um…yeah! Well as we have all discussed on the DB this is a very hard play to read. I liked this little quote though because it has a certain cruelty in it that was amusing to me. I found this play to me a lot more cruel than I expected. I think that is just seems harsher though because they are back in “the old days” where there really wasn’t such a thing as “sugar coating.” Even their candor in how they handle situations is different. When I first started reading this play I had a really hard time getting into the reading at all. I also noticed a closeness between these two characters that is different than it would be if it was based out of today. People are close today but due to their domineer there is a true closeness and connection between these character’s that you don’t really see today. I think it is the lack of manipulation in that time as there is a lot in our time today. I didn't think that I would enjoy this reading as much as I did. It was difficult at first but after just letting it flow it was actually enjoyable.