Conversation Piece - Monday, December 8, 2008
"Oh, come not near me, sir; I shall defile you.
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Feminism?
When reading the quote, there is a glimmer of hope for "good" in the story. Shakespeare portrays Marcus, as Lauren says, as a "voice of the people." He deduces the rape of Lavinia and is able to figure out exactly what the criminal did to cover his tracks. On a different note, the removal of Lavinia's tongue and hands seems to be a metaphor for how women were silenced and had no control over their lives. Marcus becomes "the man" that talks for her and that interprets her actions. Although he may be helping to discover the perpetrators, Marcus still has a power over the weaker and silenced female, Lavinia.
