Reflection

I think my posts are actually really funny. In my first one, I can sense the anger I had toward Shakespeare- something that I think I'm basically getting over. In my first post, I reflect upon the humor portrayed through The Merchant of Venice's Gobbo and Launcelot and how I thought it was annoying that Launcelot turns to the audience, instead of his father, and thinks it's clever not to reveal that he is Gobbo's son to Gobbo. I know that in reality it works for the audience for participation and keeping the story alive – but for some reason it just really bothered me. Regardless, I enjoyed the humor that was presented especially through Launcelot's character. However, in this specific post, I definitely was not strong on textual evidence and wasn't able to fully support my points.

I had more fun writing my second post about Isabella and the Duke in Measure for Measure. In this post, I took more time in thinking about what I really wanted to say and had a lot of different points to make about Isabella and the Duke. I truly believed that they were acting very selfishly with Claudio and thought my point was supported well with textual evidence. I also find it extremely interesting now after finishing the play and seeing how everything turns out, with almost everyone having a somewhat happy ending, even though these characters seemed cruel at the time of my post.

My third post basically just expressed my love for Falstaff in King Henry IV. I think he's an extremely important character to have in the play(s), keeping the action and humor alive in the history plays. Although Falstaff was a fat old drunk who stole and committed crimes, he was still Harry's mentor and good friend. It's even more interesting to look at where we are in King Henry V and everything that's turned out with Falstaff (being banished, now dead).

These posts are extremely beneficial for my further learning and reflecting with Shakspearean plays. Although they may be tedious, I do believe they are necessary for a bigger picture sort of understanding with his plays.