Yet another biblical parallel to Mary, except I wonder if Miranda is more like Mary (Jesus' mother) or Mary Magdalene. She could be similar to Mary Magdalene because when Jesus first encounters Mary Magdalene, she is possessed by 7 demons, and essentially rescued, this follows the chivalric pattern of a damsel in distress. I think perhaps Prospero and Caliban could be the "demons" that Miranda is possessed by before being "rescued" by Ferdinand. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-mary-magdalene/

This doesn't have anything really to do with the development of the play, but according to Sparknotes and the Webster dfictionary, Lime is a type of adhesive or glue, and I've heard that expression before, but I never knew what lime actually meant.

This exchange reminds me of the new Logan**Italic Movie that just came out. I see the mutant Caliban as a man who is getting used and abused by men in power, blatantly against his will. Caliban's story origins start when Callisto finds him and 'takes him in' due to his tracking abilities to find other mutants (which could also parallel to European powers during colonial and imperialistic times; and how they would take native peoples that they counted as "others" and turned them against their own people either forcefully or for money and stature). Anyway, Callisto actually named Caliban after the Caliban in the *Tempest** due to his decrepit appearance. He is a definite outsider that is constantly wronged, but does his master's will typically out of fear. Speaking of masters, back to whether prospero is or isn't a "good" character: Logan personifies the righteous side, where he does care for his daughter (as Prospero cares for Miranda), and he has been wronged and is seeking to get his strength/power back. We see the story through his lense primarily, and are 100% routing for Logan (even though Logan kills and mutilates a significant amount of people). The other argument, that Prospero is a manipulative dick (yes he kinda is), is personified by Donald Pierce (the dude with the really cool Skywalker-style arm, or, Cyborg). He basically maniupulates the whole scene, especially Caliban. The web of character personifications can be complex and very much dynamic, and the different characters from Logan can be assigned a multitude of roles from the Tempest. http://marvel.com/universe/Caliban

Sycorax is rumored to stem from Medea (or the priestess from Jason and the Argonauts. She is a magical being who, with heartbreak from Jason, kills all of her children. It is interesting that in the Tempest, Sycorax is made to be an older witch, but still suffers the loss of her child, Caliban, because of man's quest for power.

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Medea/medea.html

The irony of this scene hits home. it's incredibly relateable because I have experienced a similar scenario. I defintiely made fun of many people (mainly my sister) for losing her head over guys while we were growing up. I guess I didnt understand until it happened to me. Also I like how he mentioned "failing" instead of "falling." He is almost making fun of love, and emphasizing the chaos and the overturns that it brings.

"Antipodes" means 'direct opposite.' (Commonly referring New Zealand and Australia) But for our purposes I would say that 'opposite' could also apply to Beatrice and Benedick because they are on opposite spectrums of each other and the social scale as well.

Reference to Satan meaning deception. It is ironic because as I mentioned in a previous annotation, the language is deceiving. The entire play is a deception, making us think that there is true Love, when really it is all about love. I don't think Shakespeare intended that meaning, because it seems to be a stretch, but I do appreciate the irony.

This is more of a ribbon. As we discussed in class the play is wrapped up in a way where they explicitly have to tell us that the play is ending on a positive note. The first time I read through this passage in particular, I honestly did not think much of it because the language is positive and misleading. The second time through, it caused me to question if everything was indeed "wrapped up."

I think it's interesting that although this is a comedy, Shakespeare can still insert some really unique truths that really hit home. I also think it's important to note that he mentions a poet, maybe referencing himself here. He draws parallels saying that love is insane, and so is the writing of poetry because there's an inspirational torment in there somewhere. I think again he captures the essence of love (note the lowercase 'L') herein.

The rhyme scheme here adds an element of playfulness to the play itself. In the tragedies there were also rhyme schemes, but they were for higher ranked characters, whereas in this comedy we see the rhyming was intended for a different purpose; more for the audience's entertainment.

Going back to our previous discussions about why Shakespeare's works are still in popular culture, it's because they are so relateable. (It seems like a stretch but bear with me) As a woman, there are two responses to flattery: acceptance or disbelief. Obviously she was used to being rejected by Demetreus so she has right to be confused, but I think there's also an element of humanity that is expressed here. I cannot count the times when I assumed a guy or family member was just joking when they paid me a compliment. Or if a guy showed interest, I automatically assumed he was mocking me. I think Shakespeare illustrates that small detail very well. Which brings me to my conclusion that he was gifted at capturing people as they are, including women.

This bothers me because it takes ALL this time for King Lear to finally realize that Cordelia is not his enemy, and that she's actually quite pure. He thinks she'll offer him poison earlier on, which demonstrates his lack of knowledge to her true character. So finally we see his realization that she is truly innocent. It's fulfilling to say the least, because the audience has known her character from the start. It's part of that catharsis we mentioned in class on Wednesday.

Means Devil. The prince of Darkness (night) is already alluded to, however Edgar's reference also connects to current events of the time. Samuel Harsnett is said to have some contribution to this writing. This link is an essay on Harsnett's possible effect on Shakespeare's theatre.

https://academic.oup.com/res/article-abstract/II/5/11/1583885/SAMUEL-HARSNETT-AND-KING-LEAR?redirectedFrom=PDF

Shakespeare continues to parallel nature, religion, and the evils of man. It is interesting that he says "...love night" because to the original audience, this would mean the mst evil of the evil. Almost as if he were writing, "the mistress of Satan" This is a reoccurring theme throughout the play.

It is interesting that only tge heros of the story become self-aware of their position(good/evil). Of course that's part of the hero's journey, but here Goneril and Regan are never going to take responsibility, and instead they push that on Lear.

It is strange (in my opinion) that Othello would hardly reconsider his position after Emilia, a woman closest to Desdemona, is telling him exactly the truth. It is mostly due to the fact that women still have an inferior say in matters. It is also noteworthy to parallel that yet another woman is virtuous and truthful, when their male counterpart is either led astray or deceitful by nature.

Here we start to see Othello changing his mind, of course his first reaction to his wife being accused of infidelity was to rebuke the notion, but now the doubt that is starting to take hold, his ideal of Love is starting to wither away to be replaced with an opposite ideal such as distrust and even hate. This is basically the turning point for Othello.

The situational irony is meant to make the audience even further stressed about the tragedy that they know at this point is inevitable. Also the character of Iago is furthering in development, as we see that he is a "great deceiver," a religious parallel can easily be drawn, especially in Shakespeare's time

The rhyme scheme that Brabantio and the Duke of Venice use are 'aa, bb, etc.' This is used to demonstrate their higher status within the play and within the society itself. It is also important to note that even though Desdemona is supposed to be in a higher social class, she does not have a rhyme scheme in her speech; most likely demonstrating that her status is still inferior due to her gender.