So you may be wondering why my blog is titled this...well there isn't one specific reason why. First, I think it's a great quote from the movie Forrest Gump. Also, I like the message it teaches. Life is unexpected, and no one knows what lies before them. We have to take the chance and go see for ourselves if we ever want to accomplish something. This is also a lot like reading. We start out reading a book not knowing where it will take us. The ending is unknown until we reach it; sometimes it ends good and sometimes it ends bad. However, we will never know how it turns out in the end if we do not keep going.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Reflective Analysis

As Act I of Othello begins, various characters are introduced as the plot begins to develop. One character who seems to have a fairly minor part is Brabantio. However, his character seems to be an interesting part to get the plot moving. His daughter, Desdemona, sneaks off in the night to marry Othello. This sparks the rest of the story. However, I found Brabantio's varied actions to be a bit odd. His initial reaction to Othello's marriage to Desdemona is that Othello forced her into it with fear, magic, or some form against her will. However, he then switches from believing his daughter to be a loyal and respectable woman to questioning her intentions. After speaking to the Duke, Brabantio gives some advice to Othello, "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee" (I.ii.288-290). This may also be foreshadowing future events in the story.
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