28 Matching Annotations
  1. May 2021
    1. Destroy those lives that God saw good to make, Making their stomachs graves, which full they fill With murthered bodies, which in sport they kill.              100 Yet man doth think himself so gentle, mild,

      It was pretty interesting that the poem follows both the prey and hunter. I like that you can understand the fear of the hunters and wat's desire to live, which I feel the reader can relate to the same passion. But when the reader writes from the hunter's perception, it shows the hunter negatively as people who have no respect for life or God who created life.

  2. Apr 2021
    1. That your great wisedome would vouchsafe t’omit All faults; and pardon if my spirits retire, Leauing to ayme at what they cannot hit: To write your worth, which no pen can expresse, Were but t’ecclipse your Fame, and make it lesse.

      In this reading, the writer apologizes to the queen for his lack of skill because he feels that even though he's been talking about her and such a positive way, he still can't explain how wonderful she is. It's almost like the writer is worshipping the queen for being what he believes is Holy.

    2. This holy habite still to take upon her, Still to remaine the same, and still her owne: And what our fortunes doe enforce us to, She of Deuotion and meere Zeale doth do. Which makes me thinke our heauy burden light, When such a one as she will help to beare it: Treading the paths that make our way go right, What garment is so faire but she may weare it; Especially for her that entertaines A Glorious Queene, in whome all woorth remains.

      This passage is very much comparing the Queen's actions to her being a type of saint. A lot of it is them comparing her sacrifices or her duty to the one that Jesus had, which where she's doing everything that is morally right.

    3. Whose grieued eyes no pleasure euer view’th: But in Christs suffrings, such sweet taste they haue, As makes me praise pale Sorrow and the Graue.

      It seems it's comparing Queen Elizabeth’s experience with the same with Jesus Christ with the suffering that he went through.

  3. Mar 2021
    1. But this rough magic I here abjure; and, when I have requir’d Some heavenly music,—which even now I do,— To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I’ll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I’ll drown my book.

      I think this is a significant moment where he's finally releasing his anger towards the man who did him wrong. He’s willing to relinquish his power, which I find very important to you in this story because it shows the steps of Prospero forgiving his brother and everyone else and realizing that magic won't undo the wrong that was done to him.

    2. I enjoyed this reading because the theme of forgiveness was the main focus. But what really causes me to admire the story was that it showed true to how we forgive, which is not automatically when something causes us pain but takes time. This was shown when Ariel plays tricks on them to cause them to fear, but in the end, Prospero chose to forgive his enemies. Best reading shows a lot of Christian values of forgiving those who harm you. It is somewhat of a Jacob and Esau situation where a brother tricks another to gain the power position he wants.

    1. found his last moments very interesting because in the same breath where he asked Lucifer to have mercy on him for his own decision. He also quotes this book in the Bible where he talks about a mountain fall on him to hide him from God's Wrath when really, in this case, it's not God that's coming out after him but the result of his decision of selling his soul.

    2. This story’s Viewpoint was of a sinner who decided he wanted to live his life on his terms. This is very different from the past stories like the Green Knight, where it was a question of honor and loyalty to his own beliefs. In this story, you see Faustus pursue the wrong path on purpose because of the pleasure he gets, but it also shows that the short-term pleasure will always catch up with you. And there are so many examples in this story where his actions caught up with him and one of them was when he said “One drop would save my soul, half a drop: ah, my Christ!– Ah, rend not my heart for naming of my Christ!” this really shows main focus of the story was to show the greatest part of being disobedient to God in religion during this time but also show the consequences and what you're going to have to face at the end which is very different from the but also show the consequences and what you're going to have to face at the end.

    3. Yet will I call on him: O, spare me, Lucifer!– Where is it now? ’tis gone: and see, where God Stretcheth out his arm, and bends his ireful brows! Mountains and hills, come, come, and fall on me, And hide me from the heavy wrath of God! No, no!

      I found the story was very interesting because it didn't show a man who was trying to be righteous but a man who was after his self-interest and who would have to live with his decisions.

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    1. I found everyman different from the other reading because death in other read was seen as evil. But in this story, you get to see that death is doing the will of God as a servant. I will say that it interesting seeing the conversation between death and everyman because the reaction everyman gives is so similar to the way people would act by trying to pay off death to have a longer life. I feel this story is a fantastic interpretation of life and how we all enjoy things that won’t last and never think about what is coming next and how we sometimes unconsidered to others when they go throw hard times.

    2. Death. Everyman, it may not be by no way; I set not by gold, silver, nor riches, Ne by pope, emperor, king, duke, ne princes. For and I would receive gifts great, All the world I might get; But my custom is clean contrary. I give thee no respite: come hence, and not tarry.

      It seen like this story makes death to be a pure

    3. Death. On thee thou must take a long journey: Therefore thy book of count with thee thou bring; For turn again thou can not by no way, And look thou be sure of thy reckoning: For before God thou shalt answer, and show Thy many bad deeds and good but a few; How thou hast spent thy life, and in what wise, Before the chief lord of paradise. Have ado that we were in that way, For, wete thou well, thou shalt make none attournay.9

      Is Death saying that every man is going to die in a painful way? or is the reckoning everyman going to a place of punishment like hell?

    1. f this bone shall be washed in any well, Then if a cow, calf, sheep, or ox should swell That’s eaten snake, or been by serpent stung, 70 Take water of that well and wash its tongue, And ’twill be well anon; and furthermore, Of pox and scab and every other sore Shall every sheep be healed that of this well Drinks but one draught; take heed of what I tell.

      They're selling indulgences and saying that just because it was a Hebrew quote-unquote holy possession can heal anything very wrong because it's pretty much-tricking people into buying this bone which they believe will save their cattle or prevent sickness in their livestock. This part bothered me because these people have already been through a lot during these time periods with famine, so giving them some false hope bothers me.

    2. And ring it out as roundly as a bell, For I know all by heart the thing I tell

      It seems like he is worried that there would be some type of judgment?

    3. I walked from here to Ind, Either in town or country who’ll engage To give his youth in barter for my age; And therefore must I keep my old age still, 440 As long a time as it shall be God’s will. Not even Death, alas! my life will take;

      It seem like the old man is death because he wait to for God to tell him to die

    1. In this story, I like how it shows the knight's oath and very chivalrous actions where the Duke takes pity upon these widows and seeks revenge for them. Even though he just got home, he goes right back out to another battle on someone else's behalf, which is very chivalrous. Helping out the weaker is a huge part of the knight's code.

    2. Minotaur

      a minotaur is mythical creature

    1. He had but one fault, since of love he took no care. There was neither dame nor maiden beneath the sky, however dainty and kind, to whom he gave thought or heed, though had he required her love of any damsel, very willingly would she have granted his desire. Many there were who prayed him for his love, but might have no kiss in return. So seeing that he refrained his heart in this fashion, men deemed him a strange man, and one fallen into a perilous case.

      I find it interesting that they Labeled Gugemar as a strange man because he wasn't after love or interested in pursuing it. It shows a lot about the society's Norms when pursuing passion was a huge part of the culture and how the people's expectations at that time.

    1. I really like how you can see the knight honor play a role in this story where the knight give his worked that he would allow the green knight to do the same to him.

    2. When none would come to his call he coughed full high, and cleared his throat full richly, ready to speak: ‘What, is this Arthur’s house,’ quoth the horseman then, ‘that all the rumour runs of, through realms so many? Where now your superiority and your conquests, your grinding down and your anger, your great

      I like how the Green knight is call Author knight out to try to get them to fight. Even though he was descried and an unstoppable force.

    3. But Arthur would not eat till all were served,

      I believe this tells a lot about the king character by being someone who care to make sure every on eats first.

    4. mirth
    5. But of all that here built, of Britain the kings, ever was Arthur highest, as I have heard tell. And so of earnest adventure I aim to show, that astonishes sight as some men do hold it, an outstanding action of Arthur’s wonders

      the person talk about king Author as is he was talking about him self and

    6.  Britain the kings, ever was Arthur highest, as I have heard tell. And so of earnest adventure I aim to show, that astonishes sight as some men do hold it, an outstanding action of Arthur’s wonders.

      The person is talk about king Author very highly as if he was proud of the king. even though he using a story he heard.

    7. Romulus to Rome 

      Romulus was the founder of Rome and was believe to be the so of mars.

  5. Feb 2021
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    1. quoth

      Quoth:said (used only in first and third person singular before the subject).

    2. At the shrines of their idols often they promised Gifts and offerings, earnestly prayed they The devil from hell would help them to lighten Their people’s oppression. Such practice they used then, Hope of the heathen; hell they remembered 65 In innermost spirit, God they knew not, Judge of their actions, All-wielding Ruler, No praise could they give the Guardian of Heaven, The true God they do not know. The Wielder of Glory. Woe will be his who Through furious hatred his spirit shall drive to 70 The clutch of the fire, no comfort shall look for, Wax no wiser; well for the man who, Living his life-days, his Lord may face And find defence in his Father’s embrace!

      I think this part is very interesting because it is almost like the narrator is saying that because the people worship other gods and don’t know God, which created everything they are stuck dealing with Grendel? If that is the case then I think it's more ironic because all the people have to do is worship God and then their problems with Grendel would go away.

    1. Forsaken I sought a shielder and protector; Far and near I found none to greet the wanderer, No master to make him welcome in his wine-hall; None to cheer the cheerless, or the friendless to befriend

      He talks about the difficulty of been alone in new land and not have the support that he use to have. I had the same experience of been in a new place because I use to move about a lot and not have the support or help which mad it hard.