Three Person'd God

In the poem Batter my Heart Three Person's God by John Donne, it has many themes. One of the themes I saw in the poem was about the Holy Trinity and God. It talks about how the speaker needs God to be there for him. He also talks about wanting to be on a good relationship with God. He compares God to being his enemy because of their current relationship. "But am betroth'd unto your enemie" (Donne, 10). The poem also has another theme of unworthiness. The previous quote also goes along with this idea of remorse. One could interpret this quote saying that  he is betroth'd to God's enemy: the devil. Since he is betrothed to him, he is unworthy to come back to God and have a good relationship with him.  

To Autumn

There are many things that are described in the poem To Autumn by John Keats. As the poem goes on, it describes the different times throughout a day. At the beginning of the poem, its talks about the early morning sun rise. "Close bosom-friend of the maturing son" (Keats, 2). After talking about the day, the poem goes on to discuss the progression through the season of Autumn. In the first stanza, its talks about the beginning of autumn when the trees change colors and fruits and vegetables are all around. "To fill all fruit with ripeness to the core" (Keats, 5). Just the poem goes on, the season of autumn goes on to. The poem talks about the part of Autumn where all the fruit is gathered and made into food and drinks. The poem talks about a cider-press used in the second stanza. The final stanza talks about autumn coming to an end. The end of the poem talks about Spring.

Sorting Laundry

The poem Sorting Laundry by Elisavietta Ritchie uses a lot of personification. Throughout the course of the poem, different pieces of clothing are personified. The clothing in the poems are not only personified, but they are also used to recreate memories for the speaker. The poem talked about both wrinkled and smooth clothing. I think that both the wrinkled and smooth clothing have meanings into parts in their lives. I think that the wrinkled clothing are things in the speakers life that they have left to the side or not taken care off. "All those wrinkles to be smoothed, or else ignored" (Rithchie, 19-20). I think that the smooth pieces of clothing discussed in the poem are the things in the speakers life that they have taken the time to work through. The wrinkles and the smoothness also can symbolize the amount of time that the speaker spends on those part of their lives. The wrinkled shirts show the things in their lives that they have put to side or spent very little time on. The smooth shirts represent the things in their lives that are important to them and they spend a lot of time worrying about.

The Convergence of the Twain

In the poem The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy, one of the themes is fate. Throughout the course of the poem, it talks about the fate that occurred in the sinking of the Titanic. It talks about how it was fate that the iceberg was unseen by the captain of the Titanic. In fact, the poem talks about how icebergs, before the Titanic, seemed to go unnoticed by all people. "Alien they seemed to be" (Hardy, 25). The poem talks about how it was no coincidence that the ship ran into the ice burg, but that it was fate. The first half of the poem implies the idea that Titanic was invincible. The poem describes a ship that was so strong that it could withhold anything that came its way. "Steel chamber, late the pyres of her salamandrine fires" (Hardy, 4-5). The steel chamber leads the reader to infer that the boat was made so that physically nothing could destroy it. The salamandrine fires implies the fact that the ship could even hold and fight off a fire on the ship. Even though the ship seemed invincible, according to the poem, fate brought the ship to the iceberg and lead to its demise.

Othello IV & V

Othello by William Shakespeare turned out a lot different than I expected it to. Usually Shakesperean novels are hard to comprehend, but Othello was easier than most to understand. For example, "Poor Desdemona! I am glad thy father's dead" (Shakespeare, V.ii.203-204). Also, it was very surprising how no one died until the final act of the play. Usually, in tragedies many people die throughout the course of the play. In "Othello", they basically just waited until the final scene of the play to kill off everyone. Othello was also very shocking in the fact that Iago got away with everything until the end of the novel. I expected someone to figure out his plot of revenge at least halfway through the story. It was not until the very end, when Emilia begins to put all of the pieces together that her husband was a villain. Overall, I really liked "Othello". It was a very suspenseful and engaging read.

Othello IV & V

Emilia turns outs to be a dynamic character in "Othello" by William Shakespeare. At the beginning of the novel, Emilia is very soft-spoken. When Iago is around, she never stands up for herself. Especially when Iago is talking badly about her and degrading her, she never defends herself. Actually, Desdemona defends her to Iago and Othello. The men even comment on this by saying, "She puts her tongue a little in her heart" (Shakespeare, II.i.110). By Act V, Emilia has completely changed. She now speaks up for herself. When Othello murders Desdemona, Emilia enters into the bedroom and interrupts the scene. Well first off, at the beginning of the novel, she would have never entered into the room when she heard something. Also, once she figured out what was going on, she began to ask questions as to who killed Desdemona. She even does some investigating past when she gets her first answer to find out the truth. Finally at the end of the novel, she speaks up around Grantiano, Iago, and Montano. Iago tells her to be quiet when she is defending Othello, but she stands up to him. Emilia says, "I will not charm my tongue, I am bound to speak" (Shakespeare, V.ii.182). Emilia transforms from a quiet girl, to a girl that speaks her mind.

Othello IV & V

I think the ending of "Othello" by William Shakespeare is ironic. I think its ironic how Desdemona was accused of being unfaithful to Othello, even though all she ever was was faithful. Throughout the course of the story, Desdemona was faithful to Othello even when she was tempted by others not to be faithful. Her true faithfulness is shown at the end of the story. When Othello is about to murder her, he accuses her of being unfaithful and having an affair with Desdemona. Desdemona denies the affair until she has passed away. But even until her death, she remains faithful to him. When she is dying, she even tries to protect Othello by telling Emilia that she had tried to kill herself. Desdemona says "Nobody. I myself. Farewell" (V.ii.123-124) to Emilia when asked who injured her. She did not want Othello to suffer and be punished for killing her. She only wanted what was best for him, not for herself. She also knew that by saying that she tried to commit suicide, that she would not die with dignity. She loved him and remained faithful to him, even though he killed her. It truly showed her love for him to her death.

Othello IV & V

I think a crucial scene in act IV of "Othello" by William Shakespeare is the exchange of the handkerchief between Bianca and Cassio. The scene showed that Cassio was having an affair with someone, but Bionca did not know who. When talking to Cassio, Bianca refers to Desdemona's handkerchief as "some minx's token" (Shakespeare, IV.i.145). When Othello heard this, he knew that the affair had been occurring. Even though it did not go according to Iago's plan, it provided "ocular proof" needed by Othello. It made the "confession" from Cassio look even more realistic. I think the scene was so crucial because it was the final selling point in breaking the marriage between Othello. Before this scene, Othello was skeptical of the idea of an affair occurring between Desdemona and Cassio. But after this scene, Othello was making plans to get this revenge on Cassio, as well as murdering Desdemona. Othello says "Aye, let her rot, and perish, and be damned tonight, for she shall not live" (Shakespeare, IV.i.169-170).