Othello (Act I sc iii) - Iago

Othello (Act I sc iii) - Iago

Summary: In this section of the play, the villain Iago is motivating Rodrigo to act upon his feelings for Desdemona and even though she is committed to Othello ('the Moor'). Iago wants to take down Othello without actually doing it himself.


Highlight where the following persuasive techniques are used:

• repetition
• alliteration
• extended metaphor

Answer the following questions using quotes where applicable:

• What extended metaphor is used in this speech? Is this metaphor positive or negative towards women? Explain.
  
  The extended metaphor is; " Make all the money thou canst: if sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian not too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell, thou shalt enjoy her; therefore make money. A pox of drowning thyself! it is clean out of the way: seek thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy than to be drowned and go without her." it is negative towards women as it is stating that he should get rid of the other man and take her as his prize, refering to woman as a prize/object rather than a person.
• How does the metaphor related to Rodrigo becoming more proactive in his pursuit of Desdemona?
  
  The metaphor becomes more proactive as it makes him see that his feelings for her are stronger than he first thought, as a result pushing him to fight more for her.
  
• How does Othello characterise Othello ('the moor')?
  
  The moor is characterized by Othello  as a untrustworthy and weak coward 
  
• How does Iago describe Rodrigo being passive? What will he do to himself if he doesn't act?
  
  Lago describes Rodrigo as being passive as he is just standing idly by while Othello takes Desdemona. He will drown himself if he doesn't act

IAGO

It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of
the will. Come, be a man. Drown thyself! drown
cats and blind puppies. I have professed me thy
friend and I confess me knit to thy deserving with
cables of perdurable toughness; I could never
better stead thee than now. Put money in thy
purse; follow thou the wars; defeat thy favour with
an usurped beard; I say, put money in thy purse. It
cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her
love to the Moor,-- put money in thy purse,--nor he
his to her: it was a violent commencement, and thou
shalt see an answerable sequestration:--put but
money in thy purse. These Moors are changeable in
their wills: fill thy purse with money:--the food
that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be
to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida. She must
change for youth: when she is sated with his body,
she will find the error of her choice: she must
have change, she must: therefore put money in thy
purse. If thou wilt needs damn thyself, do it a
more delicate way than drowning. Make all the money
thou canst: if sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt
an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian not
too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell, thou
shalt enjoy her; therefore make money. A pox of
drowning thyself! it is clean out of the way: seek
thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy than
to be drowned and go without her.

NAPLAN Writing Prompt

It is cruel to keep animals in cages.

Over the years there have been many different topics debated among many people. Many of these have been decided upon and an agreement arranged, but one topic that has been around for along time, and that is still a reasonably heated debate is the topic of weather animals should be kept in cages. My opinion on this particular topic is what many people are pushing for, and that is that caging and imprisonment of these innocent animals whom are unwilling and have no greater justice and no voice to fight for basic rights is wrong.

Many animals and sometimes basically whole species are kept in cages for the vast majority of their lives. Birds in particular are caged their whole lives once in captivity. Their wings are clipped so they can't do the most basic instinct they have which is to fly. They have no choice, they have no voice against this, one false turn and their in the unmerciful hands of human kind. We as a race see birds as stereotypically in cages. every pet shop you walk into you hear the tweets from all directions we turn and we see ten of them in these tiny cages. They have no room to be able to spread their wings and move around freely, because they have no freedom. Caging these animals is basically imprisonment, we are imprisoning these defenseless animals as if they were criminals, as if they have done something wrong, but in all truth they have done nothing wrong, they are not vilions or criminlas, and these animals shouldn't be jailed as if they were.

Cages aren't neccaseraly what you may think they are. Many zoos keep their sea-life in fairly small tanks for the size of the animal enclosed in them. Most of the time it is for a good reason, such as recovery and healing from and injury or illness, but in a majority of places they keep their show animals in these significantly small tanks. Zoos are usually significantly better with keeping their animals than other places, and are always licensed to hold these animals as some other places are even registered. Zoos have many animals in cages which isn't good, but the way they store there larger animals is usually vastly better than the way they store their frogs, crocodiles, birds ect. In places like Melbourne they have zoos which keep their animals in wide open habitats which are basically fence-less. Places like these fence-less zoos are setting a good example on the rest of the world, and more places should be taking the same protocols to let their animals have some sense of freedom.

In conclusion I believe that animals shouldn't be held in cages. To many pets and wildlife are caged in for the majority of their lives, with their basic instincts and rights literary torn away from them. These animals have done nothing wrong, they should not be treated as another victim of our species justice system and kept as prisoners for our own amusement. All animals like us should have their own right to be free, and to live their lives how they want. It's wrong to imprison animals.

The Merchant of Venice: Act IV sc i - Portia PORTIA

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew,
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That, in the course of justice, none of us
Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea;
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.

Summary: In this scene Portia is pleading to Shylock for the life of Antonio. Antonio is responsible for the debt that Bassanio owes Shylock. Bassanio is Portia's partner and needed money to be with Portia. When Bassanio borrowed the money the punishment for failure to pay back the money on time was 'a pound of flesh' which would cause certain death. Bassanio didn't pay the debt back in time and now Shylock wants his 'pound of flesh' from Antonio. Portia is trying to get Shylock to change his mind and see the virtue of being merciful.


Find and highlight these techniques in the speech:
metaphor
alliteration
repetition

Answer the following questions using quotes where applicable:
How does Portia describe mercy? How important and powerful is it?

-   Portia describes mercy like a drop of rain form heaven, that mercy is easy and nice and that it is mighty. 
What can one achieve through mercy? One can achieve justice through mercy.
How is religion part of this speech? (You need to do some thinking on this one.)  

-   Religion is apart of this speech in the way that he refers everything to God and heaven and says that mercy is what God would want, because he states that the rain is from heaven.