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)
Friday, November 7, 2008
He's Not a Good Talker
I agree with what Shanon and Neal said. I also see how the Joker is capitalizing on Batman's emotions in the same way Sicinius and Brutus manipulated Coriolanus' humoral temperment. Throughout the entire clip, the Joker is baiting Batman. Though it appears Batman is in control, he is not. The Joker isn't physically harming him, but he retains control over Batman because of his ability to speak and manipulate words. Batman doesn't have this ability the same way Coriolanus doesn't have it. The tribunes are able to out-talk him and make him angry without Coriolanus realizing what they're doing. The Joker is able to talk circles around Batman and this provokes him. I haven't seen this movie yet, but I really want someone in it to say something about Batman's lack of eloquence the same way Menenius was trying to show that Coriolanus couldn't be expected to speak as well as everyone else.
