no puedo pensar en ingles.

y yo no sé porque. pero, pienso que debo continuar en ingles o no voy a sacar buenas notas. si mi maestro no puede leerlo, él no puede darme buenas notas, sí? uf. continuamos:

p. 1119 number 2
okay, I'm not sure how qualified I am to answer this question, but I'm going to anyway. from what I know, Othello is a tragedy (and a short visit with the Google machine has confirmed this knowledge). this knowledge alone is starting to ruin the play for me, but it's really unavoidable. the final question on number 2 is actually really closely tied to that statement: "how important to experiencing the drama is the audience's awareness of the classification of the play?"

and actually, I was going to address that anyway. raad!

SO, like I said, knowing that this is a tragedy (a Shakespearean tragedy, no less), I know things aren't going to work out well. but for who!? I mean, justice says that the lying scumsucker Iago gets it in the end, but will he? I mean, he has to, right? RIGHT? but probably not. in fact, the two that don't really deserve it probably get it in the end. but I'm just anticipating so many things, and it's kinda preventing me from fully enjoying the work as a whole, I think.

oh well. *another note in regards to my spanish use... I used the term "Shakespearean comedy" multiple times in discussion this past summer in my literature class. imagine that: pronouncing the word "Shakespearean" in Spanish. it's a monster.

since I don't entirely understand

"Ranas" oh, wait, "Toads" (it might as well have been in Spanish), I figured I'd blog about it and hope that someone comments it along the line and makes me feel better about myself. or worse. whichever.

The first "toad" is obviously work. the speaker states that right off the bat. I love the diction and imagery that the author uses here too. In the first two lines alone we have "Why should I let the toad work/Squat on my life?" then it begins to get more gruesome in the ways that the speaker wants this toad gone. it's a plague to society, he seems to feel. however, it's a necessary evil. the speaker realizes that without work, life just wouldn't function the same way. he also comments though that people complain all the time about the work they do and how their kids would "starve" if they were to stop working, "and yet/[n]o one actually starves.

the other toad I think is reality. just in general. the two are always there. they go hand in hand, but there's a balance. one can't put all of his time and energy into work, or he loses touch with reality. but at the same time, work exists as a part of this reality. it's a delicate balance that must be maintained. and while these two prevent one from "getting/[t]he fame and the girl and the money/[a]ll at one sitting," (lines 30-32), the two are intertwined, but not connected. I feel the speaker sums up the relationship nicely in the last stanza, particularly the last two lines: "But I do say it's hard to lose either,/[w]hen you have both."

bienvenidos a España! - TSAR

"The first meal in Spain was always a shock with the hors d'oeuvres, an egg course, two meat courses, vegetables, salad, and dessert and fruit. You have to drink plenty of wine to get it all down."

p. 100

okay, SO not the case. sure, they eat a lot in Spain, but it's not THAT much. it's more like: bread, first plate (usually salad or pasta), second plate (meat and/or eggs plus veggies), postre (dessert OR fruit), and café, if you're so inclined. this is only at "lunchtime", which is around two. dinner is basically nothing... it's more like what we would usually eat for an appetizer before dinner here. for the whole meal. now that you've had your lesson in Spanish cuisine...

there's an issue with some of the guys and Cohn's being Jewish. I don't think it's a real issue, I think it just covers up the bigger issue that they think he's pig-headed. which I understand, a little. he seems like a big baby... probably an only child. he argues (and bets) with Bill on whether or not Brett and Michael will arrive the same night or not. Bill was drunk, okay, fine, but Robert wasn't. there's no real reason for this. I'm starting to not like Robert very much.

ah-ha! dos cosas... -TSAR

ah-ha! numero uno:

"I say, is Robert Cohn going on this trip?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Don't you think it will be a bit rough on him?"
"Why should it?"
"Who do you think I went down to San Sebastian with?"
"Congratulations."

p. 89
so Cohn and Brett DID have a thing! ha! and I'm sensing some sarcasm in the "Congratulations" from Jake. it's sort of like, "congratulations, you get around even more than I had initially thought!"

so the group has decided to go to Spain. I'm not exactly sure why other than to see a bull fight and fish. (I was in Spain all summer, they fish ALL the time). I want to go with them! on the train there's no room, Jake charms his way on. there's a bunch of "Goddam Puritans", and Bill gets hungry and...

ah-ha! numero dos: refers to his frustration at not having food as being "enough to make a man join the Klan." (p. 93)(which also attracts the attention of a priest. *awkwardturtle*) helloooooooo allusion. apparently his hunger is enough to make him burn crosses, kill black people, Jews, Catholics, and basically be completely intolerant of varying beliefs...or so it's suggested. a little harsh there, but an allusion nonetheless.

commence drinking.