Thinking about social codes and how to challenge them, it is evident that Hero was put in a situation where she was powerless. In this situation, (whether intended or unintended by Shakespeare) Friar Francis challenges the social codes of expectations and reactions towards men and women. Claudio refused to marry Hero because he believed she was unfaithful (against social expectations of women) and Hero was unable to defend herself because she was a woman (and nobody believed her). In these lines, Friar Francis stands up for Hero, saying that she appears innocent despite what Claudio, Don Pedro, and Don John claimed of her. This challenges the social codes because it gives a little bit of power back to Hero when he says that he believes Hero(a woman) over Claudio (a man).

Beatrice is fully aware that she is not meeting the expectations of a woman or a wife. SHe is deliberately being a difficult woman to be around. She is pushing the expectations of women so that her family has low expectations of her. She even says later in the scene that she hopes God doesn't give her a husband. This, in addition to her attitude, contribute to the way that she doesn't want to adhere to gender expectations and perpetuates the way that she is telling everyone else that she doesn't want to follow those expectations.

The wording of "arise" in this context means to get up and to grow. However, Shakespeare enjoyed writing crude slang into his plays that could have more than one meaning. So, thinking about the context that Shakespeare was writing in it also means having an erection. Titania fell in love with Bottom (and his donkey head) and is now having her fairies help her to have sex with him. This use of wording is really common in Shakespeare's plays. And especially the use of "arise" is very common because it is so easy to make it have more than one meaning (as seen in this example).

In this scene, King Lear is faced with the realization that he has made several mistakes. He was given the chance to recognize his mistakes while they were happening (like when Kent told him not to banish Cordelia) but he continued to test fate until the consequences of his actions meet him face to face. Lear is pushed into learning that Regan and Goneril are not faithful to him and he wants to repent his actions toward Cordelia. This action seems to come from self-reflection, but in reality, it is influenced by Regan and Goneril showing him who they truly are.

Earlier, we talked about how the main social systems present in King Lear are family and kingship. We can also see economic status contribute to the opinions that characters have. The Fool is scared of Edgar because of the way that he is dressed(lack of clothes). This somewhat connects to kingship in the way that royalty has more economic power than others. Edgar is playing a role that he believes a poor, drifter would present, and in turn, the Fool reacts the way he would if Edgar was actually poor and homeless. This fear of poverty is obvious in those with extreme wealth, but this reaction from the Fool shows that even people with limited wealth should still be wary of those that have less wealth and possessions.

Gloucester has been in a place of privilege for his entire life, but once he was thrust into oppression he doesn't know how to handle it. He has suddenly been disabled (by becoming blind) and he has never felt the way that social systems oppress those in lower standings. The oppression is so abrasive and difficult to handle, that he has no idea of how to reclaim the power that was taken from him. Since he doesn't know how to deal with this new situation he decides that the only thing that he can do is kill himself.

Cordelia was given the choice between telling a lie (but say what her father wants to hear) by exaggeratingly describing her love toward her father or telling the truth (as she did) and truthfully express her love. Even after telling the truth, which is part of her duties as a daughter, she is punished for being disobedient. It seems like the only punishment that is given to Cordelia is that she is banished from the kingdom and is disowned by Lear. Not only does Lear enforce the social norm of punishing his daughter for disobedience, but Shakespeare is also keeping her silent throughout the entirety of the play.

Throughout the play, Iago is very vocal about how he doesn't like Othello simply because he is a "Moor" and is an outsider. We can see the post-colonial criticism coming through in this context. Iago is fearful of Othello's power and success, but most of all, that he is an outsider. We can see the racist inclinations and tense interactions between the Venetians, specifically Iago (colonizers) and Othello (people they control). The quote highlighted also shows the internal conflict that Iago has with Othello's financial success. This contributes to the postcolonial criticism, but it could also contribute to a Marxism perspective due to the conflict that is occurring due to Othello earning more money and Othello having more authority than Iago.

This interaction between Othello and Desdemona is the point where it becomes obvious that nothing is going to end well. This confrontation between whether or not Desdemona has been unfaithful was the confirmation for Othello that Desdemona was a liar. This is where the tragedy of the play becomes fully apparent. We don't fully know what all is going to happen, but this scene is where everything starts going down for Othello and Desdemona. The play before this point was fun and slightly light-hearted at the beginning and became tenser as we entered into Act 4. The multiple killings didn't happen until later in Act 5, further in Act 4 and early Act 5 was tense and we could start to see the ending coming.

Shakespeare says that her eye must be fed. In reality, eyes can't eat anything, so he is using this as a way for the audience to intensely understand her desire for Othello. This line and this speech also used to take away power from Desdemona in a similar (yet different)way that Shakespeare took power away from the Dark Mistress in his sonnets. He knows that Rodrigo is in love with her, so he makes it seem like Desdemona is seeing Othello the way she is and loving him because Othello is tricking her into loving him. Shakespeare puts the "blame" of the relationship on Othello and says that he has sexual desires, while in the dark mistress sonnets Shakespeare puts the blame on the mistress and says that she is a slut for loving other men.

Henry is telling the soldiers that the men that live after this war will remember the battle with pride, even when people forget about it. The soldiers will remember the battle, but others won't know who they are. People will remember the King and the noblemen. This shows Henry's acknowledgment of the division between himself and the soldiers. We looked at how this speech could be interpreted differently and I think this section shows that really well. This can be viewed as a positive where the actions of the soldiers will be remembered forever and they should be prideful of their actions. Or it could be viewed as the opposite where Henry is telling the soldiers to fight as hard as they can because it is unlikely that they will be remembered or respected when they get back home.

This interaction that Henry has with Williams and Bates gives a great example of how Henry is experiencing two truths. In this scene we see Henry pretending to not be king, as if he is just another soldier. He is conflicted throughout this scene because he wants to listen to how the other soldiers are actually experiencing the war, but he is also the king. This entire scene shows the conflict he has in himself by him caring about the common people and remaining a powerful, respected king.

This entire speech is Henry trying to inspire his troops to go to battle. This is the start of Henry's success in battle and it is the crossing of the threshold in his "Hero's Journey". Henry has jumped into the unknown and there is uncertainty of how the rest of the journey will go. The outcome of this first battle and the next few will decide his fate in the rest of the Hero's Journey. We discussed in class whether or not Henry could be considered a hero. This is the start of where we can see that Henry is becoming a hero and a great king.

It's kind of ironic that the current king of France holds his throne due to female succession, but the french are denying Henry's legitimacy due to only being related through a female. This seems to be very common for the time due to conflicts that have ensued. The Wars on Roses is a good example of how English royalty was constantly in conflict and just about anybody wanted to claim the crown. This conflict seems to have been brought to France during the 100 years war.

Using the Chorus character, Shakespeare is making fun of storytelling in plays. The Chorus is meant to be like a narrator, so it makes sense that this would be the time for Shakespeare to comment on the intricacies of play writing. The passage calls on the reader to imagine the scene before them rather than show the events on the stage: "Thus with imagines wing out swift scene flies in motion of no less celerity than that or thought." and "Still be kind and eke out our performance with your mind." Interesting choice in order to keep the time moving in the play and make a statement on plays in general.

This sonnet uses mostly masculine end rhyming throughout the piece, which is correct in English sonnet writing. However there are a couple of instances were there are Feminine end rhymes; with spacious and gracious. It is strange for these to not be in the last 6 lines because Shakespeare likes to influence the volta in the last 6 lines of his sonnets. There is obvious heroic couplets at the ending. There is an obvious anaphora of "Will" throughout the entire piece. There is only one instance of an enjambment in this sonnet with "So thou, being rich in 'Will,' add to thy 'Will' (line) One will of mine.." This sonnet follows the rules of being a sonnet; each line is 10 syllables, there are 14 lines (8+6) with ending couplets. With the requirments of Formalism, this would qualify as a well written sonnet because it follows the rules of being a sonnet and follows the english structure rules. There are also many poetic devices that were added to strengthen it. The issue would be the enjambment that is present. Although enjambments were not commonly used with Formalism, it was popular for Shakespeare to use them, so this would still quilify as a well written sonnet.

the poet is having a conversation with himself, asking himself why he is so focused on trivial things when he should be focused on more important things.

She begins to say I hate... but stops based on his reaction to those words alone

the woman finally saw how upset he was with their relationship, so she stopped tormenting him and showed him that she felt sorry for him

the author still thinks that the woman has so many men that she is interested in so he thinks that he wouldn’t add too much and would be a good addition

the poet wants to assure the woman the she would be happy with him

this woman seems to be interested in a lot of men, and their e poet doesn’t understand why she isn’t interested in him

the poet is jealous of the men that the woman is interested in

In connection with the line above, "for thou art covetous, and he is kind". He thinks that this woman is greedy which is slowly killing this man (his friend). the poet has lost his friend for telling him these things about the woman

he accepts that this woman wants to be with another man and doesn't love him. So he is willing to let go of her and find comfort with the other women that he loves

in comparison with sonnet 132 the poet describes the woman as feeling sorry for him because she will never love him, however in this sonnet she seems to be described as purposefully hurting the author.

his friend also feels trapped with the relationship

the poet is going through a lot of pain because although he knows that she does not love him, she goes after the poets friend

the poet know that this woman does not love them. he knows this because the way that she looks at the poet is obvious that she knows the poet is in pain

This person is not conventionally beautiful, so socially people think she is ugly. However the poet doesn't follow these social norms and believes she is beautiful.

the most beautiful people are also the meanest

The poet says negative things about this woman throughout the rest of the sonnet, but at the end they say that despite these things I still love them

throughout this sonnet the poet compares this person that he loves to negative things. "my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun..." he doesn't think that she is conventionally beautiful.

the poet is saying that beauty should not be a social construct and is based on individuals opinions

the poet is talking about specific people were not considered beautiful

He is explaining that it is better to do bad deeds than to condone them. It seems to mean that people are able to regret the actions that the take, but they are less likely to regret the opinions that they have. He explains further in the sonnet that he upset with mens actions. He thinks that men are purely bad based on these actions and if they don't regret and change their actions, they will forever be viewed as bad.

He is upset by the actions that both he has made and other men. He has made these actions but regrets them, but the other men feel no remorse.

he wants to be remembered when he dies

theme: death

changing of the leaves, changing of the seasons, shifting from autumn to winter

he believes that the things he has done in the past are shameful and should not be forgiven

people will ask his love why they loved him. he wants them to forget him so that they wont lie about his virtues. he doesn't speak highly of himself

he doesnt want this person to remember him when he is dead. he appreciates the love that they gave him, but he wants them to move on with their life

He says that this person that he loves won't outlive monuments, marble, or even kings. But the memory of this person will live forever with him

Two people love another person and the author is upset that the other person does not love him back.

theme:love triangle he loves someone, but they don't love him. The person that he loves loves a different person.

This person is no longer in love with him, but he still thinks that they are beautiful and he loves them.

He gave all his love to this person, but they did not love him back. They hate him now, but he still wants to be friends

comparing his friend to his poems

this person that he is in love with reminds him of all the other people that he has loved

he lacks empathy and care for other people, so he assumes that other people also lack these things

theme: loss, sorrow, death he is remembering things in the past that seem to have gone away and is feeling the loss of the. When he thinks of the person that he lost his grief goes away.

he doesnt have to be like other people to have a successful life. All he needs is the memory of the person that he loves to be "wealthy"

he wishes that he could be like other men

Even if time makes his love grow old, and show it, he will still love them, and still view them as young.

He tells the earth and time that he understands that the world grows old and changes, but he never wants to see the one that he loves grow old.

This person is more beautiful than flowers, the sun, plants, water, etc.(summer). This is a huge compliment, as it was well know that the summer is the most conventionally beautiful, fun time of the year.

He describes this person as great as he possibly can. He asks if people will accept the way that he writes this person if he adds everything bad that they have done. He knows that those things only make up half of the person and he chooses to focus on all of the beautiful things that this person has.

It is impossible for people to tell when relationships will be bad (thunder, rain, and wind) or good

Saying that when one grows old, it will be hard for them to recognizes themselves, since they still relate to themselves when they were youthful. People should be prepared for when they grow old and are unable to do the same things that they could when they were young.

Mirroring the lines above: "And sable curls, all silvered o'er with white; When lofty trees I see barren of leaves". Compares the aging of a person to the aging of nature and seasons changing.

Since beautiful things are a social construct. The idea of beauty should go away, since they are essentially a waste of time.

The raising of children gives beauty more power as you get older. The way that the child acts shows beauty in their heart/personality. This in turn shows that the parents are also beautiful.

An individual still sees beauty in themselves even when they have grown old.