"When the mind's free,

The body's delicate. This tempest in my mind

Doth from my senses take all feeling else

Save what beats there." (3.4.13-17)

I think the lines are about worries and when the mind is free from worry it is easily broken, but when it is overcome with a worry, it is so consumed with that that it becomes bold. And that boldness creates the person. This passage relates to the play because different characters are overcome with differing troubles and worries and we see the true character come out when they are dealing with them. I personally, agree with this statement because a person becomes fully transparent when they are weak and when they are delicate we see the beauty of the mind because it isn't being taken over by worries and fears. 

Motifs! Journal #3

I am tracking the relationships between those of different social groups and how those of different social groups treat others/each other.


1) Fool: "Then, I prithee, be merry; thy wit shall not go slipshod." Lear: "Ha Ha Ha!"


This shows the relationship between the Fool and Lear. Even thought the Fool is of a lower class, he is able to joke in a harsh manner and the King just laughs, rather than getting angry.


2) Lear: "Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal?" [Lear strikes him]
Oswald: "I'll not be strucken, my lord."


This shows the relationship between the King and someone of a lower social group. The King does not have trouble striking him which shows what he thinks of the lower group, yet Oswald stands up for himself, showing his pride.


I am doing alright tracking this, yet I am not finding true evidence over my topic and how the different social groups treat each other. I guess I will continue searching and analyzing.

Character Of The Fool..Journal #2

The fool is a very smart-alic character. He is extremely sarcastic and makes jokes with/about the King. He is witty and his attitude shows that he is very comfortable with himself. He doesn't really care what the King thinks of him, as the others do, and for that the King has a sort of respect towards him. He's always around to put his two cents into every situation. None of the other characters pay much attention to him because they don't always understand what he is talking about. However, he seems to get a laugh out of his strange analogies and poems.

King Lear-Journal 1

Prompt two


In Act I Scene I of King Lear, we witness Lear's power to an extreme when he asks his daughters to express their love for him. This shows that he is in demand to be loved and it means so much to him, he is willing to ask for it. King Lear needs to know how much he is loved because he has self doubt. When two of his daughters go over the top to flatter their father, the King is perfectly content. But once Cordelia steps up and tells her absolute true feelings, the King could not be more angry or embarrassed. A King should be shown full respect, and to some people (as it did, his daughters) respect means giving him what he wanted to hear. Since the King has such control over his people, he covers his insecurity with power, and banishes Kent while disowning his own truthful daughter, Cordelia. This shows that power overrides love because as King Lear disowned his daughter out of power and authority, his own daughter was truly showing her love for him when she spoke the truth, rather than flattering him. 

"What is drama but life with the dull parts cut out?"

In the 'Wild Duck', Ibsen proves this statement true when he uses realism to create drama. Throughout 'Wild Duck', nothing to spectacular happens. The Ekdals go through day to day life but somehow it never becomes dull. The family has dysfunction, the grandfather goes hunting, and then one day Hedvig kills herself. "It's reached the heart. Internal hemorrhage. She died on the spot,"(Ibsen 215). This shows that this statement is applicable because Wild Duck is realistic while at the same time never dull.

In Blood Wedding, something dramatic is happening at all times. From an argument, to a married man riding to his ex-lovers house, to two married people running away together. So much spice and nothing nice. There is nothing dull about this play but at the same time, it is totally realistic (well, maybe not the talking moon). "They ran away! They ran away! She and Leonardo! On the horse! They rode off into each others arms, like a bolt of lightning!" (Lorca 76). This is a perfect example that drama is life with the dull parts cut out. It shows very realistic things but instead of being boring or dull, it is exciting and crazy.

Blood Wedding journal

In the play 'Blood Wedding' by Lorca, we witness many different themes and ideas. When pondering over the play a big theme became apparent, the theme of dysfunctional families. We explore this theme throughout the play, beginning with Leonardo's family. Leonardo, his wife, and mother in law are talking when the topic of Leonardo and his wifes cousin comes up. It is made known that Leonardo and the cousin were once a couple and his wife does not respond well. "Are you going to cry now? Stop it!" Leonardo demands, (Lorca 23). Leonardo replies very sternly and also violently which we notice in the footnotes. This is only the beginning of the dysfunction. We also see dysfunction broiling in the argument between Leonardo and his wife on page 25. We hear rude words such as "get away," "leave me alone," and the equivalent of "shut up." These few quotations foreshadow the despair to come later in the play. "They ran away! They ran away! She and Leonardo! On the horse! They rode off in each others arms, like a bolt of lightning!" (Lorca 76). In this passage, we come to the climax of family dysfunction. Leonardo and his wifes cousin have ran away together as the previous argument foreshadowed. The family of Leonardo and his wife and her cousin and her husband are brought to the point of major family dysfunction which creates this theme in 'Blood Wedding'.

Reaction to Leonardo at the Bride's window (guess)

Maid: Look-out there! Was it him?
Bride: It was him.
...
Maid: Do you have any idea why Leonardo would be at your window!?
Bride: Uhhh
Maid: What! Give me a complete answer, my dear! (Grabs at Bride's dress)
Bride: Stop! Get away! (Grabs her dress and yanks it out of Maid's hand)
Maid: (Furious)You idiot! Why the heck is Leonardo at your window! He is a married man! And you are a soon to be wife! Does your bridegroom know about this!
Bride: No! But it's not what you think!
Maid: (Sarcastically) Oh really? hm.
Bride: (Matter of fact) Yes. Really. (Turns her back to maid and starts to walk away)
Maid: You get over here and tell me why Leonardo is here! If he is not here for you, i'll send him away myself.
(pause)
Bride: Leonardo.
Maid: Yes'm
Bride: He is here because-
Maid: Spit it out already!
Bride: Leonardo is here because he wants me back.
Maid: What?
Bride: I had him, oh, it was awhile ago. A long while ago. Before mama passed.
Maid: Does he not know you are to get married thursday?
Bride: I told him.
Maid: And his wife! Oh his poor wife, and his baby!
Bride: I know, i shoo him away every time he comes. But he never fails to come back night after night.
Maid: You never thought to tell me of this! And why did you deny seeing a horse!
Bride: I didn't want any problematic events that anyone had to deal with. You and daddy are too dear for me to have you get caught up in this. This is my problem. I'll fix it.
Maid: You cannot do this alone, sweetie. He isn't going to stop coming. You know how persistent men can be. Look at your father!
Bride: But, Maid! (Grabs for her arm and she runs toward the door)
Maid: You cannot stop me, i'm going to talk to Leonardo's wife.
(Maid runs out the door and Bride runs after. Leonardo hears chaos and confusion overcomes him until he finally realizes what going on and races his horse to catch up).