The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a comedy, yet a tragedy at the same time where many themes are put to place. You could say each character has their own role and story to them that connects each other in a certain. Although, Romeo's say of true love can be questioned. His love with Juliet can just be a placebo for his heart break and betrayal from his break up with Rosaline, his former fair maiden. I believe that Romeo isn't truly in love with Juliet, but rather is acting out of rashness in order to forget Rosaline.
Romeo truly isn't in love, but is forcing himself to think and feel like he's in love as an act to get over Rosalind without knowing it. "One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun," (1.3.99-100) In other words Romeo is saying that there's no match or anyone greater than Rosaline who can match up to what she was. He believes that he will never again fall in love, that is until he sees Juliet. He stays in astonishment and quickly falls for her. In (2.3.48-49) it states, "with Rosaline? No. I have forgot that name and that names woe." This shows how he's practically tricking himself into believing he's over Rosaline. But also his rashness towards Juliet since he's falling for her for her looks rather than her personality and is rushing into a relationship I think both of them are not ready for.
In addition, Frair Lawrence states, "Wisely and slow. They stumble those that run fast." (2.4.101) This shows his doubt about Romeo's decisions and is worrying about what's going to happen next. This gives off a type of dark mood foreshadowing a tragedy that's going to upraise. And Romeo states,"O let us hence. I stand on sudden haste." (2.3.100) This shows how he's not thinking about the consequences or what could happen, but rather is rushing into a marriage I think no one's ready for. This is another example about his rashness and not being true love.
Overall, Romeo isn't truly in love with Rosaline, but rather is caught in a placebo in order to get over Rosaline. He falls head over heels for Juliet's beauty rather than for her personality and then wants to rush into marriage. In my opinion that's a rash teenage decision brought upon the feeling of not wanting to be alone or heart broken again. And he's just using Juliet as a rebound to Rosaline without noticing it or questioning his actions towards his decisions. So, I strongly stand in saying that Romeo isn't truly in love, but rather his love being an act of his youthful rash behavior towards his real feelings.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Zeitoun by:Dave Eggers
" Zeitoun," by Dave Eggers is a true story based on a family caught between America's worst disaster and response to post 9/11. Zeitoun coming from Syrian descendant is targeted and labeled as a menace to society and a threat to the community. Although his family and him are penetrated by Katrina his hopes are never gone. He faces many crucial racial discrimination's not only on him, but on his company, Zeitoun A.Painting Contractor LLC. "Zeitoun" averts the message on ones ethnicity is unappreciated by society because of the actions done.
Society can be very harsh at times and be very crucial on ones color. For example, "They would call for an estimate and ask Kathy, 'Zeitoun, where's that name come from? Where is he from? And Kathy would say, 'Oh he's Syrian.' Then after a long pause or a shorter one, they would say, 'oh, okay, never mind.' It was rare, but not rare enough."(pg.37) This shows how society isn't valuing the great skills Zeitoun has just because of his race. But also just because of being Syrian descendant he's depicted as a worthless supremacist person. This is also showing how a certain ethnicity of one will determine the kind of opportunities they will face.
Further more, society can be very biased towards a certain race. For example, "I don't like these men, she said, 'What's wrong with'em?' Kathy asked. 'They're swarthy,' she said. 'I only want white people working on my house. She said it like she was choosing a kind of dressing for her salad."(pg. 36) This is showing society's unappreciative towards a certain ethnicity with the mind set of one being superior and better than the other. Sometimes one race will receive greater benefits or pay based on their color.
Moreover, Zeitoun involves more than one social action within it. But a major one can be expressed throughout some hardships of Zeitoun's everyday life. Racism. Society can be looked upon an ignorance built upon the ideal of racism. With Zeitoun you can experience all the heartfelt challenges one felt with the impact of Katrina and post 9/11.
Society can be very harsh at times and be very crucial on ones color. For example, "They would call for an estimate and ask Kathy, 'Zeitoun, where's that name come from? Where is he from? And Kathy would say, 'Oh he's Syrian.' Then after a long pause or a shorter one, they would say, 'oh, okay, never mind.' It was rare, but not rare enough."(pg.37) This shows how society isn't valuing the great skills Zeitoun has just because of his race. But also just because of being Syrian descendant he's depicted as a worthless supremacist person. This is also showing how a certain ethnicity of one will determine the kind of opportunities they will face.
Further more, society can be very biased towards a certain race. For example, "I don't like these men, she said, 'What's wrong with'em?' Kathy asked. 'They're swarthy,' she said. 'I only want white people working on my house. She said it like she was choosing a kind of dressing for her salad."(pg. 36) This is showing society's unappreciative towards a certain ethnicity with the mind set of one being superior and better than the other. Sometimes one race will receive greater benefits or pay based on their color.
Moreover, Zeitoun involves more than one social action within it. But a major one can be expressed throughout some hardships of Zeitoun's everyday life. Racism. Society can be looked upon an ignorance built upon the ideal of racism. With Zeitoun you can experience all the heartfelt challenges one felt with the impact of Katrina and post 9/11.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Are Drones The Innovative Success To The Future?
"Invasion of the Drones", by Patricia Smith talks about the good and the bad being brought to light on drones. Not only the nation, but society is questioning how helpful these innovative advancements actually are. So far drones have arisen questions about the loss of privacy with them being used as spy cams, as well as questioning the violation against the Fourth Amendment. People have also been questioning the real safety behind their usage and software whether being a bother to society or a help to this nation. But not only the privacy and safety of people have been questioned, but warfare too is becoming a big conflict the nation is tackling. Smith is presenting this idea of loss of privacy as a key purpose.
Patricia Smith uses a variety of crafts to make her article come to life. She uses short stories within her article to make it more authoritative and easier to relate to. For example she states, "In fact, it was a drone, hired by a real estate agent to take aerial photos of the property next door to her house. Lingard was later horrified to discover a picture the drone had taken showing her mostly naked body in billboard real estate ads." She retells this short story to get her point clearly across the article and to show the loss of privacy these drones are causing. In my opinion these are problems we as a society can face in the future which is why she included it.
In response to what I read this makes me think about new ways the NSA could be watching and intervening with our everyday lives. Or ways it can cause harms to our nation such as, terrorists planning out an attack plan. Or what if the programming system malfunctions causing major chaos putting people's safety at risk. But overall, I think that with every new advancement there are these flaws that come along with it. Though, drones are an innovative way to help our society such as, law enforcement's with search and rescue situations, yet experts worry about other possibilities. Yet, I believe that technology isn't always the most reliable source.
Patricia Smith uses a variety of crafts to make her article come to life. She uses short stories within her article to make it more authoritative and easier to relate to. For example she states, "In fact, it was a drone, hired by a real estate agent to take aerial photos of the property next door to her house. Lingard was later horrified to discover a picture the drone had taken showing her mostly naked body in billboard real estate ads." She retells this short story to get her point clearly across the article and to show the loss of privacy these drones are causing. In my opinion these are problems we as a society can face in the future which is why she included it.
In response to what I read this makes me think about new ways the NSA could be watching and intervening with our everyday lives. Or ways it can cause harms to our nation such as, terrorists planning out an attack plan. Or what if the programming system malfunctions causing major chaos putting people's safety at risk. But overall, I think that with every new advancement there are these flaws that come along with it. Though, drones are an innovative way to help our society such as, law enforcement's with search and rescue situations, yet experts worry about other possibilities. Yet, I believe that technology isn't always the most reliable source.
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