Autobiography of william shakespeare
William Shakespeare
2010.04.20 07:39 jirachiex William Shakespeare
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2008.07.11 17:40 Britain
"This sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea." ― William Shakespeare
2020.12.17 23:50 AndyRooAggyCheck YearOfShakespeare
Each month, we'll be reading one of Shakespeare's works together and discussing it here. Once we go through all the plays, we'll loop around once more.
2024.05.16 10:02 xXsimonsXx What would people in the future think about Senku?
I thought about this just now and realized there's endless amounts of theorization you can do with this topic.
Let's start with something simple; think about people 200 years after the events of the manga, a time long enough for the people that lived through that period to all be long dead (let's assume nobody from that time abused the medusa to live a ridiculous amount of time). The new world can already be described as civilization, with working education, finantial and even political systems. From this setting i can think of a few interesting topics to discuss
-History: How and what would people learn about Senku? He's arguably one of the most important people to have ever lived, so how important would he be in a future human's education to learn about him?
-Religion: Would Senku be considered by some as some sort of a messiah or a savior? After all, it's kind of thanks to him that humanity survived total extinction. His tale is almost one of myth, and i wouldn't be suprised if cults or religions in his name would form in the future.
-Existence: Would people even believed he existed? It would be kind of crazy in such a short amount of time, but what about 500 years after? Or a thousand? It's not so farfetched to think some would question his existence; it happens in real life. There are, for instance, people who question the existence of William Shakespeare as one single human, even though there is a fair amount of evidence of his life. And yes, our methods and means of archiving information are much better than 500 years ago, but perhaps they would also look archaic in another 500 years. Also, all records of his life from before the petrification (and anyone's for that matter) are completely gone, so there's already data missing.
This isn't really something that affects the story in any way, i just thought it was a fun thought experiment, and would love to see what people here think about the questions i had, plus what others could also be pondered. It's all just for fun.
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Let's start with something simple; think about people 200 years after the events of the manga, a time long enough for the people that lived through that period to all be long dead (let's assume nobody from that time abused the medusa to live a ridiculous amount of time). The new world can already be described as civilization, with working education, finantial and even political systems. From this setting i can think of a few interesting topics to discuss
-History: How and what would people learn about Senku? He's arguably one of the most important people to have ever lived, so how important would he be in a future human's education to learn about him?
-Religion: Would Senku be considered by some as some sort of a messiah or a savior? After all, it's kind of thanks to him that humanity survived total extinction. His tale is almost one of myth, and i wouldn't be suprised if cults or religions in his name would form in the future.
-Existence: Would people even believed he existed? It would be kind of crazy in such a short amount of time, but what about 500 years after? Or a thousand? It's not so farfetched to think some would question his existence; it happens in real life. There are, for instance, people who question the existence of William Shakespeare as one single human, even though there is a fair amount of evidence of his life. And yes, our methods and means of archiving information are much better than 500 years ago, but perhaps they would also look archaic in another 500 years. Also, all records of his life from before the petrification (and anyone's for that matter) are completely gone, so there's already data missing.
This isn't really something that affects the story in any way, i just thought it was a fun thought experiment, and would love to see what people here think about the questions i had, plus what others could also be pondered. It's all just for fun.
2024.05.15 18:34 AgentComfortable7003 A poetry to share...
When I got enough confidence, the stage was gone. When I was sure of losing, I won. When I needed people the most, they left me. When I learnt to dry my tears, I found a shoulder to cry on. And when I mastered the art of hating, somebody started loving me.
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-WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
2024.05.15 15:44 Saspurillah Non-religious talking to a Catholic Professor about his faith.
Hi all,
First, this is a long post, and for that I apologize. I have a lot on my mind I’m trying to process right now. I’m also a creative writing minor, so I realize this will come across as a story.
I attend a fairly conservative college where most of the students being Christian. I myself am not religious, and due to the environment I try to keep that fact to myself so as not to be rude or disruptive. Some people do know about my lack of belief, and I’ve had mixed responses from them when they learn. Some want to convert me, others are rather nonchalant about it.
The reason I am writing is because I recently had a conversation with one of my literature professors that has left me wondering how I should respond. The conversation started after I asked him a follow up question to something he mentioned about the Bible: “That it’s the greatest story about the human condition humanity ever told.” For context, he’s been a Catholic his entire life.
My follow up question to him after class was this: “But if it’s just a story, why should we believe it, especially when there seem to be so many contradictions within it?” This tends to be my first question when someone makes a claim about the Bible, and it is born partly out of curiosity (I genuinely want to know why, as no Christian I’ve talked with has given me a good answer to it) and partly as a challenge, as I don’t want to see him wasting his life worshipping something that isn’t true. Perhaps this is not the best motivation, but it is what sparked my question.
He didn’t answer right away, but when he did this is (roughly) what he said: “My favorite story is William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. I think it, while being fictitious, presents a deep understanding of human nature. I read it to understand the characters, and, by understanding them, hopefully learn a little bit more about myself and others in the process. Does it matter if it is true? Depends on what you mean by true. If you mean it in the sense of “this actually happened,” then you will be disappointed by a lot of literature. But if you mean it as “this reveals an important quality of human condition,” then I think it is very true.” He then chuckled and added, “Your question reminds me of a quote one of my professors told me when I was a student: ‘Everything in the Bible is true; some of it actually happened.”
This surprised me, as this is the first time I had really talked with someone who didn’t take the Bible (specifically the creation story) literally. I clarified with him to make sure I understood him correctly, and he affirmed what I said.
I probed him a bit more about that, asking if the fact that it was written by humans makes it less trustworthy. Why should we place so much faith in something that was written by mere men? I figured he would say something like “God wrote the Bible,” as that is what people I know have said.
He paused again and thought. His eventual response was this (if I recall correctly): “I have two reasons for why I believe in the Bible, one reason for believing in God, and one additional reason for why I am Catholic. The first reason for why I believe in the word of the Bible is because I think it is written by God. Unfortunately, that isn’t the most convincing reason even for myself, as why should I believe it is written by God? This leads to my second reason, which is that I simply find the story of the Bible presents to be the most beautiful and brilliant work to ever exist. I have spent years studying the intricacies of the Bible simply because I find its underlying themes and its story of human failure and promise for redemption to be gripping and compelling. Shakespeare doesn’t even come close, in my opinion. If it’s not written by God with human hands, then I don’t know what is. But this still is built upon believing that God exists, so let’s go to why I think that.
"The way I see it, faith is a natural part of human life. It is impossible to find a functional person who doesn’t trust something, and trust is one of the pillars of faith, so similar in fact that I view it as faith. If everything in the world is man-made and artificial, without divine influence, I think at the very least I would still choose to believe in the word of the Bible because I find it the most beautiful thing in the world. A large part of the reason I believe in God is because I think it is natural to have faith in something. If I am going to have faith in something no matter what, I want my faith to be in something beautiful, intellectually rigorous, and good for humanity.
“This leads into my reason for being Catholic, which is in large part it is because I think it presents the most holistic, beautiful, and practical theory for human success. Everything it teaches is geared toward human success, both individually and socially. People might disagree with what the Catholic Church defines as “human success,” but I think the Catholic Church is onto something.”
I asked him to elaborate, and he explained how the Catholic Church (if I understand correctly) places great emphasis on God’s first two commands to Adam and Eve: “Be fruitful and multiply.” “Multiply,” he explains, “sounds like what it says: make more humans.” This is not to say every male and female should hook up, but rather that we as a society should be concerned about the “continuation of our species.”
This command is to be taken hand in hand with the next one: “Be fruitful.” Making lots of babies isn’t the point--the point is to make lots of “good” humans. What does he mean by ‘good?’ “That,” he shrugs, “is where a lot of people disagree. I myself am not entirely sure how to describe ‘good’ humans, but I’ll try. I could say ‘love’ is the measure of a 'good' human, but even there people disagree with what ‘love’ is. I think love, however, is fundamentally about willing the best for the other, to the point of being willing to lay down your life for that person. An enduring society that produces those types of people is one that I would say is a good society, and I think people who take the ideals of Catholicism seriously and live them out as intended are the most likely to do that.”
I asked him about the abuse that the LGBTQ community has had to endure at the hands of Christians, and how the Catholic Church does not recognize same-sex marriage and calls those people sinners. I also asked about how denying abortion access to women is loving to them. He winces at this, and says this in reply: “A lot of people say and do terrible things in the name of Jesus and 'love.' The Catholic Church’s official teachings do not say we should be cruel to LGBTQ members or to women who have had or want an abortion. Unfortunately, people are people and people are often hypocrites, many without realizing it. When it comes to the LGBTQ community, the Catholic Church does not say ‘being homosexual is a sin,’ it says that homosexuality is a disordered desire. The ‘sin’ comes from acting on that desire, as the Catholic Church holds that all sexual acts should be reserved for the opposite sex as a unitive and potentially procreative act within the security of monogamous marriage between a man and a woman. This goes back to “be fruitful and multiply:” Sex is so very pleasurable because it is extremely important for reproduction, which is what all life, in general, tries to do. Since the sexual act has been shown scientifically to significantly rewire the human brain, shouldn’t we try to be as careful as we possibly can be with it and make sure it is used for its intended purpose: to make babies? That is part of the Church’s practical reasoning for why homosexual acts (and extramarital and non-unitive sex) are not to be encouraged or endorsed by the Catholic Church.
"Many Christians, unfortunately, forget the lessons of the Gospel stories of the woman about to stoned and the woman at the well: those two woman were isolated and outcast from their homes for their sexual acts; one of them was about to be killed it. What happens to these women is intended to be viewed as unloving. Jesus, however, befriends them despite them ‘objectively’ sinning. He never endorsed their behavior, but he still treated them with respect and love. Even if people today might argue those women did nothing wrong, the point of those stories is that Jesus considered them ‘sinners’ and yet he loved and befriended them anyway. That is literally what Jesus was doing in every city he went to: Spending time with the people who were considered terrible sinners, not because he agreed with their actions but because they are human and thus deserve to be loved. I think Christians today too often forget that is the core message of the Jesus' teachings: to love one another.
“As for abortion, the Catholic Church’s position on that rests upon our emphasis on the inherent dignity of human life. The Catholic Church believes human life begins at conception. Operating under that view, abortion is murder and should thus be strongly discouraged and/or condemned. Personally, I think it should still remain a decision between a woman and her doctor, as the doctor is the only one with the medical expertise necessary to accurately say when an abortion is actually necessary to save the woman’s life. That, however, is a tragedy, and it is one the Catholic Church acknowledges is an unfortunate situation of ‘abortion is necessary to save a life that would be otherwise lost.’ Doctors need the confidence and ability to make difficult decisions without fear of being punished for it. That means there is a risk of abuse and malpractice, but that is the nature of trust.”
We were running out of time before he had to get to his next class, so I asked him one last question that was on my mind: “Can the existence of God be proved?”
He chuckled at this. “Some of my colleagues will likely disagree with me on this, but I personally don’t put a lot of stock in ‘proofs for God.’ I haven’t found one that convinces me, and I believe in God. I think they do a good job of suggesting God exists, but proving He exists? I don’t think so. I don’t think it’s possible to prove God’s existence to someone who doesn’t already believe in God. I think the most we can do is show is why belief in God is not illogical—that’s the role of apologetics. But I can’t say, with absolute certainty, that I am right. That’s part of why it is faith: We might be wrong. If we are wrong, then ‘we are of all people the most pitiable.’” (I had to look this up afterward, as he made it sound like a quote. He was quoting Paul’s letter (1 Cor:15-19) talking about what it means if Christians are wrong about their faith. It seems he was applying this quote to all people of faith who are wrong.)
He gave me an example of what he means by ‘impossible to prove:’ “Think of your paper for this class. You, hopefully, are writing about something that you think is true. You are speculating at what the author meant, at how the author thought, why the author wrote the book or scene the way he or she did, or any works or events that likely influenced the work you are studying. Can you know for certain that you are correct?”
My answer: “No. But I can find evidence for it that shows I probably am.”
His reply: “Exactly. It is the same way with God. I don’t think we can prove God definitely exists the same way you can’t prove, with 100% confidence, that your paper’s thesis is correct. I think there is a lot of evidence that suggests God does exist, but I can’t prove it. Belief in God is inductive, and therefore inherently uncertain. This is how the Catholic Church also understands “Natural Law” and “Moral Law.” We can’t really prove either of them exist, we just have a lot of evidence gathered from observing the world and humanity that we think strongly suggests a natural and moral law. Apologists are the ones in charge of showing how our teachings and beliefs on these subjects are not inconsistent and intellectually bankrupt to hold.
“One last thing, to explain what I mean by ‘lots of evidence for God’s existence.’ Imagine we were to find Van Gogh’s The Starry Night out in the woods. I can’t prove that someone painted it, but I think a strong case can be made that someone did paint it. I might go so far as to argue it is obvious. That’s how I tend to view the world and the universe: one giant painting made by God by means of scientific laws and evolution.”
At this point he had to leave for his next class. He thanked me for the conversation and asked if I was still able to make it to cigars this Friday to celebrate the end of the term. I told him yes, and that I will probably have more questions and that I hope he didn’t mind if I asked him. He said he did not mind.
So that leads me to here: I have never had a conversation with a person of faith like this before. Almost every response he had appealed to an intuition that he seemed fine with not everyone sharing. He's also the first Christian I've met who says he doesn't think God can be proved and doesn't seem bothered by that. I suppose my question for you is: What should I ask him? What should he clarify?
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First, this is a long post, and for that I apologize. I have a lot on my mind I’m trying to process right now. I’m also a creative writing minor, so I realize this will come across as a story.
I attend a fairly conservative college where most of the students being Christian. I myself am not religious, and due to the environment I try to keep that fact to myself so as not to be rude or disruptive. Some people do know about my lack of belief, and I’ve had mixed responses from them when they learn. Some want to convert me, others are rather nonchalant about it.
The reason I am writing is because I recently had a conversation with one of my literature professors that has left me wondering how I should respond. The conversation started after I asked him a follow up question to something he mentioned about the Bible: “That it’s the greatest story about the human condition humanity ever told.” For context, he’s been a Catholic his entire life.
My follow up question to him after class was this: “But if it’s just a story, why should we believe it, especially when there seem to be so many contradictions within it?” This tends to be my first question when someone makes a claim about the Bible, and it is born partly out of curiosity (I genuinely want to know why, as no Christian I’ve talked with has given me a good answer to it) and partly as a challenge, as I don’t want to see him wasting his life worshipping something that isn’t true. Perhaps this is not the best motivation, but it is what sparked my question.
He didn’t answer right away, but when he did this is (roughly) what he said: “My favorite story is William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. I think it, while being fictitious, presents a deep understanding of human nature. I read it to understand the characters, and, by understanding them, hopefully learn a little bit more about myself and others in the process. Does it matter if it is true? Depends on what you mean by true. If you mean it in the sense of “this actually happened,” then you will be disappointed by a lot of literature. But if you mean it as “this reveals an important quality of human condition,” then I think it is very true.” He then chuckled and added, “Your question reminds me of a quote one of my professors told me when I was a student: ‘Everything in the Bible is true; some of it actually happened.”
This surprised me, as this is the first time I had really talked with someone who didn’t take the Bible (specifically the creation story) literally. I clarified with him to make sure I understood him correctly, and he affirmed what I said.
I probed him a bit more about that, asking if the fact that it was written by humans makes it less trustworthy. Why should we place so much faith in something that was written by mere men? I figured he would say something like “God wrote the Bible,” as that is what people I know have said.
He paused again and thought. His eventual response was this (if I recall correctly): “I have two reasons for why I believe in the Bible, one reason for believing in God, and one additional reason for why I am Catholic. The first reason for why I believe in the word of the Bible is because I think it is written by God. Unfortunately, that isn’t the most convincing reason even for myself, as why should I believe it is written by God? This leads to my second reason, which is that I simply find the story of the Bible presents to be the most beautiful and brilliant work to ever exist. I have spent years studying the intricacies of the Bible simply because I find its underlying themes and its story of human failure and promise for redemption to be gripping and compelling. Shakespeare doesn’t even come close, in my opinion. If it’s not written by God with human hands, then I don’t know what is. But this still is built upon believing that God exists, so let’s go to why I think that.
"The way I see it, faith is a natural part of human life. It is impossible to find a functional person who doesn’t trust something, and trust is one of the pillars of faith, so similar in fact that I view it as faith. If everything in the world is man-made and artificial, without divine influence, I think at the very least I would still choose to believe in the word of the Bible because I find it the most beautiful thing in the world. A large part of the reason I believe in God is because I think it is natural to have faith in something. If I am going to have faith in something no matter what, I want my faith to be in something beautiful, intellectually rigorous, and good for humanity.
“This leads into my reason for being Catholic, which is in large part it is because I think it presents the most holistic, beautiful, and practical theory for human success. Everything it teaches is geared toward human success, both individually and socially. People might disagree with what the Catholic Church defines as “human success,” but I think the Catholic Church is onto something.”
I asked him to elaborate, and he explained how the Catholic Church (if I understand correctly) places great emphasis on God’s first two commands to Adam and Eve: “Be fruitful and multiply.” “Multiply,” he explains, “sounds like what it says: make more humans.” This is not to say every male and female should hook up, but rather that we as a society should be concerned about the “continuation of our species.”
This command is to be taken hand in hand with the next one: “Be fruitful.” Making lots of babies isn’t the point--the point is to make lots of “good” humans. What does he mean by ‘good?’ “That,” he shrugs, “is where a lot of people disagree. I myself am not entirely sure how to describe ‘good’ humans, but I’ll try. I could say ‘love’ is the measure of a 'good' human, but even there people disagree with what ‘love’ is. I think love, however, is fundamentally about willing the best for the other, to the point of being willing to lay down your life for that person. An enduring society that produces those types of people is one that I would say is a good society, and I think people who take the ideals of Catholicism seriously and live them out as intended are the most likely to do that.”
I asked him about the abuse that the LGBTQ community has had to endure at the hands of Christians, and how the Catholic Church does not recognize same-sex marriage and calls those people sinners. I also asked about how denying abortion access to women is loving to them. He winces at this, and says this in reply: “A lot of people say and do terrible things in the name of Jesus and 'love.' The Catholic Church’s official teachings do not say we should be cruel to LGBTQ members or to women who have had or want an abortion. Unfortunately, people are people and people are often hypocrites, many without realizing it. When it comes to the LGBTQ community, the Catholic Church does not say ‘being homosexual is a sin,’ it says that homosexuality is a disordered desire. The ‘sin’ comes from acting on that desire, as the Catholic Church holds that all sexual acts should be reserved for the opposite sex as a unitive and potentially procreative act within the security of monogamous marriage between a man and a woman. This goes back to “be fruitful and multiply:” Sex is so very pleasurable because it is extremely important for reproduction, which is what all life, in general, tries to do. Since the sexual act has been shown scientifically to significantly rewire the human brain, shouldn’t we try to be as careful as we possibly can be with it and make sure it is used for its intended purpose: to make babies? That is part of the Church’s practical reasoning for why homosexual acts (and extramarital and non-unitive sex) are not to be encouraged or endorsed by the Catholic Church.
"Many Christians, unfortunately, forget the lessons of the Gospel stories of the woman about to stoned and the woman at the well: those two woman were isolated and outcast from their homes for their sexual acts; one of them was about to be killed it. What happens to these women is intended to be viewed as unloving. Jesus, however, befriends them despite them ‘objectively’ sinning. He never endorsed their behavior, but he still treated them with respect and love. Even if people today might argue those women did nothing wrong, the point of those stories is that Jesus considered them ‘sinners’ and yet he loved and befriended them anyway. That is literally what Jesus was doing in every city he went to: Spending time with the people who were considered terrible sinners, not because he agreed with their actions but because they are human and thus deserve to be loved. I think Christians today too often forget that is the core message of the Jesus' teachings: to love one another.
“As for abortion, the Catholic Church’s position on that rests upon our emphasis on the inherent dignity of human life. The Catholic Church believes human life begins at conception. Operating under that view, abortion is murder and should thus be strongly discouraged and/or condemned. Personally, I think it should still remain a decision between a woman and her doctor, as the doctor is the only one with the medical expertise necessary to accurately say when an abortion is actually necessary to save the woman’s life. That, however, is a tragedy, and it is one the Catholic Church acknowledges is an unfortunate situation of ‘abortion is necessary to save a life that would be otherwise lost.’ Doctors need the confidence and ability to make difficult decisions without fear of being punished for it. That means there is a risk of abuse and malpractice, but that is the nature of trust.”
We were running out of time before he had to get to his next class, so I asked him one last question that was on my mind: “Can the existence of God be proved?”
He chuckled at this. “Some of my colleagues will likely disagree with me on this, but I personally don’t put a lot of stock in ‘proofs for God.’ I haven’t found one that convinces me, and I believe in God. I think they do a good job of suggesting God exists, but proving He exists? I don’t think so. I don’t think it’s possible to prove God’s existence to someone who doesn’t already believe in God. I think the most we can do is show is why belief in God is not illogical—that’s the role of apologetics. But I can’t say, with absolute certainty, that I am right. That’s part of why it is faith: We might be wrong. If we are wrong, then ‘we are of all people the most pitiable.’” (I had to look this up afterward, as he made it sound like a quote. He was quoting Paul’s letter (1 Cor:15-19) talking about what it means if Christians are wrong about their faith. It seems he was applying this quote to all people of faith who are wrong.)
He gave me an example of what he means by ‘impossible to prove:’ “Think of your paper for this class. You, hopefully, are writing about something that you think is true. You are speculating at what the author meant, at how the author thought, why the author wrote the book or scene the way he or she did, or any works or events that likely influenced the work you are studying. Can you know for certain that you are correct?”
My answer: “No. But I can find evidence for it that shows I probably am.”
His reply: “Exactly. It is the same way with God. I don’t think we can prove God definitely exists the same way you can’t prove, with 100% confidence, that your paper’s thesis is correct. I think there is a lot of evidence that suggests God does exist, but I can’t prove it. Belief in God is inductive, and therefore inherently uncertain. This is how the Catholic Church also understands “Natural Law” and “Moral Law.” We can’t really prove either of them exist, we just have a lot of evidence gathered from observing the world and humanity that we think strongly suggests a natural and moral law. Apologists are the ones in charge of showing how our teachings and beliefs on these subjects are not inconsistent and intellectually bankrupt to hold.
“One last thing, to explain what I mean by ‘lots of evidence for God’s existence.’ Imagine we were to find Van Gogh’s The Starry Night out in the woods. I can’t prove that someone painted it, but I think a strong case can be made that someone did paint it. I might go so far as to argue it is obvious. That’s how I tend to view the world and the universe: one giant painting made by God by means of scientific laws and evolution.”
At this point he had to leave for his next class. He thanked me for the conversation and asked if I was still able to make it to cigars this Friday to celebrate the end of the term. I told him yes, and that I will probably have more questions and that I hope he didn’t mind if I asked him. He said he did not mind.
So that leads me to here: I have never had a conversation with a person of faith like this before. Almost every response he had appealed to an intuition that he seemed fine with not everyone sharing. He's also the first Christian I've met who says he doesn't think God can be proved and doesn't seem bothered by that. I suppose my question for you is: What should I ask him? What should he clarify?
2024.05.15 12:27 mcm8279 [TOS Trivia] SlashFilm: "Star Trek's Infamous Spock's Brain Episode Was A Sneaky Dig At NBC Itself - or perhaps Gene Roddenberry himself — who were all taking the show too seriously."
SLASHFILM: "[...] "Spock's Brain" was directed by Marc Daniels, and he is not particularly proud. In the oral history book "Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages" edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, Daniels and longtime Trek writer David Gerrold talked about "Spock's Brain" and they concluded that the episode was meant to function as a wry satire, a goose to the serious-minded NBC execs — or perhaps Gene Roddenberry himself — who were all taking the show too seriously. William Shatner also noted the episode's symbolism in his 2009 autobiography "Up Till Now." Surely, Shatner thought, something was being stated outright in a story about a machine searching for a brain.
Daniels noted that the first draft of the "Spock's Brain" teleplay left Spock on the Enterprise while the other characters located his missing brain. Daniels was the one who decided to turn Spock into a mechanical zombie who came along. "Then the concern was whether or not he would look like a zombie walking around. Thankfully Leonard was able to pull it off." And, yes, Nimoy wasn't a stiff-armed zombie, although he did still look a little silly.
And, according to Gerrold, the silliness might have been the point. Gerrold suspected that the episode's writer, Gene L. Coon (credited as Lee Cronin) was trying to confront Gene Roddenberry's tendency to take "Star Trek" seriously to the point of it being no fun. Gerrold posited:
Gerrold felt that Coon definitely would have tried something that playful, saying: "I think Gene L. Coon had that kind of sense of humor to do that kind of impish stuff. He had an irreverent sense of humor, and I think he wanted to poke 'Star Trek' because someone was taking it too seriously. " Possibly Roddenberry, but also possibly the NBC higher-ups. It's okay to have fun. "Maybe it was his way of not buying into it," Gerrold said.
Shatner's memories of "Spock's Brain," meanwhile, were an indicator of the show's suffering. He recalled that "Star Trek" was moved to a Friday 10 p.m. timeslot, which is death for any series. Shatner was, at the very least, jocular about the plight, writing:
Link:
https://www.slashfilm.com/1574792/star-trek-spocks-brain-attack-network-management/
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Daniels noted that the first draft of the "Spock's Brain" teleplay left Spock on the Enterprise while the other characters located his missing brain. Daniels was the one who decided to turn Spock into a mechanical zombie who came along. "Then the concern was whether or not he would look like a zombie walking around. Thankfully Leonard was able to pull it off." And, yes, Nimoy wasn't a stiff-armed zombie, although he did still look a little silly.
And, according to Gerrold, the silliness might have been the point. Gerrold suspected that the episode's writer, Gene L. Coon (credited as Lee Cronin) was trying to confront Gene Roddenberry's tendency to take "Star Trek" seriously to the point of it being no fun. Gerrold posited:
"I suspect [...] that 'Spock's Brain' was Gene L. Coon's way of thumbing his nose at Roddenberry or something. If not Roddenberry, he was thumbing his nose at how seriously the show was taking itself. I suspect what had happened is that they were a little panic-stricken because there weren't a lot of scripts to shoot. The history of 'Star Trek' is management by crisis. I think somebody called up Gene L. Coon and said, 'We need a script in a hurry, can you do it?' And he did it under a pen name, and I don't think he deliberately set out to write that show seriously."As such, Gerrold laid out what he suspected was Coon's thought process: "I don't think there's any way you can take that episode seriously. You've got to take it as a joke. What's the stupidest science fiction idea to do? What if somebody stole Spock's brain?" This was a premise that could have been cribbed from a low-budget sci-fi horror thriller from 1953.
Gerrold felt that Coon definitely would have tried something that playful, saying: "I think Gene L. Coon had that kind of sense of humor to do that kind of impish stuff. He had an irreverent sense of humor, and I think he wanted to poke 'Star Trek' because someone was taking it too seriously. " Possibly Roddenberry, but also possibly the NBC higher-ups. It's okay to have fun. "Maybe it was his way of not buying into it," Gerrold said.
Shatner's memories of "Spock's Brain," meanwhile, were an indicator of the show's suffering. He recalled that "Star Trek" was moved to a Friday 10 p.m. timeslot, which is death for any series. Shatner was, at the very least, jocular about the plight, writing:
"Our first show that third season might have been a tribute to the NBC executives who so mishandled this show: it was about a society in desperate need of a brain. It was entitled 'Spock's Brain' and took place on Stardate 5431.4. I don't know what day of the week that would have bee, but I can assure you it was not a Friday night at ten o'clock. Because even aliens are busy Friday nights at ten o'clock."Shatner also tells a cute (made-up) story of how Nimoy was lying on his operating gurney during the episode's final surgery scene, only to open his eyes in surprise, and, in a panic, yell "Friday night at 10 o'clock??" "Perhaps he didn't," Shatner impishly wrote, "But it was true, of course." [...]"
Link:
https://www.slashfilm.com/1574792/star-trek-spocks-brain-attack-network-management/
2024.05.15 01:21 postALEXpress A quick look at the cast and the roles I think that got them their roles in Hazbin Hotel: part 1
 | Hey all! I am a HUGE theater kid, and just like the rest of you, I absolutely LOVE Hazbin Hotel! I've noticed a lot of discussion on here about the show and its songs...but I noticed not much about the casts' other work. I wanted to provide some information on some of my favorite cast members, and the roles I think landed them Hazbin Hotel submitted by postALEXpress to HazbinHotel [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/ceocdn217h0d1.jpg?width=2688&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7c5c8224f5c1015123fb3a0e9efe5ae170c2acd Erika Henningsen (Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar) Without a DOUBT - she landed the role of Charlie based on her performance as Cady Heron in Mean Girls: The Musical. Cady in the musical is a lot more wide-eyed and optimistic compared to the 2004 movie. I love her voice so much, it has SO MUCH personality, and her range is impressive to say the least. Songs worth listening to: It Roars ( https://open.spotify.com/track/53sz4K5pKUWMINwSgD5peH?si=1e3508682df440d3 ) - from Mean Girls and is her character introduction song. Sets up her character and the general plot of the show. Stupid with Love ( https://open.spotify.com/track/2fB3nWTsj1Aba2oJsAiTck?si=36e69b4c27ef4d71 ) - This is her song after she first meets Aaron Samuels and begins her romance with him. https://preview.redd.it/k5a77kyy6h0d1.jpg?width=1015&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=932e5b1a54a0b07f148ba196278249ab8a927dbc Christian Borle (Vox) Christian is a seasoned Broadway actor, and there is no reason to NOT want him in a musical...however, the question should still be asked: why was he chosen for Vox? If you asked me, I would argue his performance as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten is 100% why he was approached for the role. Something Rotten is about two brothers who are play writes living in the shadow of William Shakespeare. They eventually go to see Nostradamus to see what the title of Shakespeare's next best play will be in an attempt to write it first. Christian plays the cocky, arrogant, and condescending William Shakespeare. While his voice and character are different from Vox's, I do believe his performance in this role landed him the role. (He also played Emmet in the Legally Blonde musical...but I don't think his performance in that made him an option for Vox...he was just too kind and clear voiced) Songs worth listening to Willpower (https://open.spotify.com/track/6RHpM6Lqb2vTXqF1jxTKJa?si=c295e7739d3744eb) - From Something Rotten! This song is his introduction song as William Shakespeare - a LOT of fun, and I think why he was cast as Vox along with... Hard to be the Bard ( https://open.spotify.com/track/7MV1c2eclBShziAJRf3Q0Q?si=a22d41c7f1f44446 ) - This song is William explaining that his life is not the perfect life the Bottom brothers think it is, and shows his desperation. This song REALLY solidifies why he was chosen for Vox imo Legally Blonde Musical (Full): https://youtu.be/RiX-EJA8n4w?si=6QkQ5hZxVfOMc2Bh https://preview.redd.it/wew73hv27h0d1.jpg?width=318&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5e2897a1534cc34b2d8ffba99a61b2ceefd8bff Keith David (Husker) Well...why WOULDN'T you want Keith David in your show!? He's a seasoned VA with an extremely talented singing voice. If he's available, it is kinda a no-brainer...but why Husker? Without a doubt, I think it is the tarot card wielding villain from Disney's Princess and the Frog. Dr Facilier a.k.a. The Shadowman! He was not only also a gambler, but was someone who would hedge his bets to make sure we always won...until he didn't and his friends on the other side dragged him down to the shadow realm. Disney released an album of tracks that were not in the movie. Many of them were either deeper looks into characters during the events of the film or taking place after credits roll. He performs a song called Shadow Man in which he introduces himself. This song 100% feels like something Husker would sing in his days as an overlord. Shadow Man ( https://open.spotify.com/track/7Htrsq5hYg1zuY0Kr3NQrz?si=0f365ff86dbe4fa6 ) Do What I Wanna Do ( https://open.spotify.com/track/2dHNuK6WtHxmylb9S9BT8L?si=1431f932246c428f ) Friends on the Otherside: ( https://open.spotify.com/track/14mNTV7rsvzkVfBmRepX1X?si=3cab19831d884e8a ) |
2024.05.14 12:53 SexxxMelaneexxx Sonnet
A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. The two most common types of sonnets are the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet and the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet.
Upon the street, where bustling crowds align (A) A newspaper salesman, sturdy stand (B) His papers rustling in the breezy grand (A) In ink-stained hands, his stories intertwine (B)
With every headline, tales unfold, unfold (C) Of distant lands and local joys and strife (D) His voice, a herald in the urban life (C) Echoing narratives, both young and old (D)
Through ink and paper, stories find their flight (E) He's not just selling news, but dreams untold (F) Each page a canvas, vivid tales in sight (E)
In city hum, where stories often fold (F) He stands, a keeper of the printed lore (G) A newsman's heart, with every paper, more (G)
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- Shakespearean Sonnet (or English Sonnet):
- Consists of three quatrains (four-line stanzas) followed by a rhymed couplet (two-line stanza).
- Rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
- Typically written in iambic pentameter (ten syllables per line with emphasis on every second syllable).
- Petrarchan Sonnet (or Italian Sonnet):
- Comprises an octave (eight-line stanza) followed by a sestet (six-line stanza).
- Rhyme scheme for the octave: ABBAABBAA.
- Rhyme scheme for the sestet: Various patterns, such as CDCDCD or CDECDE.
- Often written in iambic pentameter.
Upon the street, where bustling crowds align (A) A newspaper salesman, sturdy stand (B) His papers rustling in the breezy grand (A) In ink-stained hands, his stories intertwine (B)
With every headline, tales unfold, unfold (C) Of distant lands and local joys and strife (D) His voice, a herald in the urban life (C) Echoing narratives, both young and old (D)
Through ink and paper, stories find their flight (E) He's not just selling news, but dreams untold (F) Each page a canvas, vivid tales in sight (E)
In city hum, where stories often fold (F) He stands, a keeper of the printed lore (G) A newsman's heart, with every paper, more (G)
2024.05.13 19:42 tatankadiddly Opening in two weeks: William Shakespeare’s ANCHORMAN:HERALD OF ATHENS in the Coos Bay area
 | FROM THE FOLKS THAT BROUGHT YOU “WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LEBOWSKI: PRINCE OF NINEPINS” and “CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL!” submitted by tatankadiddly to OregonCoast [link] [comments] THE LIBERTY THEATRE PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ANCHORMAN: HERALD OF ATHENS BY JOHN BEANE “Long ago, in Ancient Greece, in the kingdom of Athens, the land was cursed. Once mighty columns crumbled, the fields lay barren, and the princess Andromeda languished, chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the horrible Kraken as punishment for the pride of mortals. In this moment of destiny one man would brave the wrath of the gods, tame the wild Pegasus, challenge the Kraken and unite the lost souls of the kingdom. That man was called Perseus. This is not his story.” The Liberty Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of William Shakespeare’s ANCHORMAN: HERALD OF ATHENS, by John Beane. The Shakespearean satire is intended for mature audiences (immature mature audiences), and is presented live at the Liberty Theatre in North Bend at 7PM Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, May 24th-June 8th. Please note there is no Thursday performance opening week. The play is based on the comedy classic ANCHORMAN. In addition to Shakespeareanized satirical ancient greek versions of many of the beloved characters from the film (Ron, Veronica, Champ, Brick, Fantana, Heraclitus and the rest of the gang), the play also features fantastical characters from Greek myth including gorgons, gods, the hideous Minotaur, and a Dwarf whose name we can’t say here in good taste. The show features the magical ensemble talents of Taylor Marchant, Zigzag Rhae, Ansel Tauber, Thomas Isenhart, Evan Haruyama, Michael “Doc” Warncke, Michael Pedder, Bradford McKeown, Tom Holt, Bruce Rowe, Eric Gleason, Aymee Pedder, Michael Brugos, Michele Moore, Bex Truka, Ryan Fontes, Tim Novotny, Emma Warr, Chelsee Carter, Jason Grabinger, Harlan Morse, Johanna Zimmerman, John Adamson and the mighty Kenzo Masuda. Support is by Ryan Borella, Cristy Morse, and Scott Gregory. The play is directed by John Beane and Daneal Doerr. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thelibertytheatre.org or by calling or going to the box office at 2100 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, Oregon. 541-756-4336. Box Office hours ar Tuesday 11-1pm and an hour before showtime. The Liberty Theatre has recently turned 100 years old and is nearing completion of a nine-year restoration project that has captured Oregonians imaginations and recently resulted in a 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award as well the theatre being named to the National Register of Historic Places. For more information on the production feel free to contact writedirector John Beane at 541-290-9726 or johnjbeane@gmail.com. Stay'st thou classy, fair Athens! The Liberty Theatre, 2100 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, Oregon. 541-756-4336. www.thelibertytheatre.org |
2024.05.13 18:49 adulting4kids Plot
- Exposition:
- Definition: The introduction of characters, setting, and initial situation.
- Example: In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," the exposition introduces the Bennet family and their rural estate, Longbourn.
- Inciting Incident:
- Definition: The event that sets the main plot in motion.
- Example: In William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," the inciting incident occurs when Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet's party, sparking their fateful love.
- Rising Action:
- Definition: The development of the conflict and building of tension.
- Example: In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring," the rising action involves the journey of Frodo and the fellowship as they face challenges and obstacles on their quest to destroy the One Ring.
- Climax:
- Definition: The turning point or highest point of tension in the story.
- Example: In George Orwell's "1984," the climax occurs when the protagonist, Winston Smith, is captured and tortured by the Thought Police, leading to a crucial moment of submission.
- Falling Action:
- Definition: Events that follow the climax and lead to resolution.
- Example: In F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," the falling action involves the aftermath of Gatsby's death and the resolution of the various conflicts surrounding his character.
- Resolution:
- Definition: The conclusion where loose ends are tied up.
- Example: In Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," the resolution brings closure to the characters' storylines, particularly with the sacrifice of Sydney Carton and the broader societal changes in France and England.
2024.05.13 18:43 InterNetican Oberon and Titania, Fairy Royals
 | I started this prompt in Copilot Designer, then tweaked it and generated image sets in Bing Image Creator: submitted by InterNetican to imagecreator [link] [comments] A detailed realistic dreamy watercolor, pen and ink, head and shoulders portrait of scheming Oberon (King of the Fairies), and proud Titania (Queen of the Fairies), against a fantasy forest background, (in the style of A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare)More about Oberon, Titania?wprov=sfti1#Origins), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wikipedia. |
2024.05.13 09:52 adulting4kids Foreshadowing
Examples of foreshadowing
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- "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare:
- Foreshadowing is present in Romeo's dreams and premonitions, hinting at the tragic events to come.
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee:
- The mention of Boo Radley early in the story foreshadows his eventual role in saving Scout and Jem.
- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling:
- The mention of the Philosopher's Stone early in the book foreshadows its significance in the climax.
- "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding:
- The pilot's body hanging in the parachute foreshadows the descent into chaos and violence on the island.
- "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare:
- The witches' prophecies at the beginning foreshadow Macbeth's tragic downfall.
- "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
- The green light at the end of Daisy's dock is a symbol that foreshadows Gatsby's unattainable dreams.
- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe:
- The narrator's insistence that he is not mad foreshadows his descent into madness throughout the story.
- "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck:
- Candy's aging dog being shot foreshadows the tragic fate of Lennie at the end of the novel.
2024.05.13 06:38 adulting4kids Sonnet
Poetic Form: Sonnet
Definition: A sonnet is a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with various rhyme schemes. It traditionally explores a single theme or idea.Example: William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?")
Freewrite Prompt: In the heart of the bustling city, amidst the chaos and noise, there stood a solitary figure, composing sonnets that echoed the rhythm of life around them.
2024.05.13 03:53 HorrorBrother713 Listening "Party" ha
IT'S LISTENING PARTY TIME~!!!11 I'm glad you could make it! hehHA.
Today, I've got six (6) instrumentals for your aural approval, and I'll be posting links in the comments so nobody has to ask for one and then worry about never, ever getting back to me. See? I'm a thoughtful cuss. The songs are for Brian P. Easton's most excellent Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter soundtrack.
(I normally don't do instrumentals, but this time, stuff felt right. And, you know, he had some public domain music already picked out, so that felt VERY right, heh. All of them leaned into my strengths as an arranger, too.)
THE SONGS:
BLOOD AND FEATHERS: This is for the portion of the novel, early on, where a young Sylvester Logan James has to track and get the approval of a wounded owl as part of his vision quest. He suffers dehydration and illness himself. This track would not be as eerie and weird as it is without the help of the Acidgrass man, William Todd Rose.
THE HEAVY TEAM: Part of SLJ's Vietnam experience, full of tension and uncertainty. I have reunited with Dave Green, and that is fitting, because we are also the heavy team, hehHA.
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING: This is for SLJ's encounter with the Louisville Wolf, dun dun dunnnn
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Chosen for SLJ's encounter with the darkest wolven in Siberia. I thought a Russian composer would be perfect, and the entire passage in the book made me think of the Master Chief facing insurmountable odds in HALO, so that's from where the flavor of the arrangement came.
HYDROPHOBIA: There's a rabid werewolf in New Orleans targeting practitioners, and Sylvester is there to put him down. Again I'm teamed up with Dave Green, and I think we got the mean sound we wanted.
WINTER I: Near the end of the book, where SLJ has wandered into the Canadian wilderness and finds himself hunted by the Windigo.
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Today, I've got six (6) instrumentals for your aural approval, and I'll be posting links in the comments so nobody has to ask for one and then worry about never, ever getting back to me. See? I'm a thoughtful cuss. The songs are for Brian P. Easton's most excellent Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter soundtrack.
(I normally don't do instrumentals, but this time, stuff felt right. And, you know, he had some public domain music already picked out, so that felt VERY right, heh. All of them leaned into my strengths as an arranger, too.)
THE SONGS:
BLOOD AND FEATHERS: This is for the portion of the novel, early on, where a young Sylvester Logan James has to track and get the approval of a wounded owl as part of his vision quest. He suffers dehydration and illness himself. This track would not be as eerie and weird as it is without the help of the Acidgrass man, William Todd Rose.
THE HEAVY TEAM: Part of SLJ's Vietnam experience, full of tension and uncertainty. I have reunited with Dave Green, and that is fitting, because we are also the heavy team, hehHA.
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING: This is for SLJ's encounter with the Louisville Wolf, dun dun dunnnn
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Chosen for SLJ's encounter with the darkest wolven in Siberia. I thought a Russian composer would be perfect, and the entire passage in the book made me think of the Master Chief facing insurmountable odds in HALO, so that's from where the flavor of the arrangement came.
HYDROPHOBIA: There's a rabid werewolf in New Orleans targeting practitioners, and Sylvester is there to put him down. Again I'm teamed up with Dave Green, and I think we got the mean sound we wanted.
WINTER I: Near the end of the book, where SLJ has wandered into the Canadian wilderness and finds himself hunted by the Windigo.
2024.05.12 17:26 JackFifteen My favorite Servants but as Schaffrillas Transition Slides
 | Caster: William Shakespeare "Villain I have done thine mother, that right you heard it here folks the original Yo Mama joke" (OSP Titus Andronicus) Saber: Nero Claudius 🎵This [Rome] is on fire🎵 (Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys) Archer: Oda Nobunaga "Bang, bang, bang" (Kitchen Gun) Lancer: Ereshkigal 🎵Do, a deer, a female deer🎵 (Do Re Mi by Julie Andrews Lancer: Medusa 🎵I'm like Medusa, I stone a motherfucker if he looks at me wrong🎵 (Zeus vs. Thor by ERB) Berserker: Lu Bu "Curse you sudden but inevitable betrayal" (Fireflies) Assassin: Li Shuwen (EXTRA) 🎵One Puuuuuuuuunch🎵 (The Hero by JAM Project) Other: Jeanne D'Arc "The Girl on Fiiiiiirre" (Catching Fire by Key of Awesome) submitted by JackFifteen to Fate [link] [comments] |
2024.05.12 16:09 adulting4kids Literary Devices Thesis Topics
- Thesis: The Power of Epistrophe in Shakespearean Tragedy
- Example: Explore how William Shakespeare utilizes epistrophe for emotional impact in Hamlet's soliloquies, emphasizing the protagonist's internal conflicts and contributing to the overall tragic tone.
- Thesis: Anadiplosis as a Tool for Moral Reflection in Victorian Literature
- Example: Analyze Charles Dickens' use of anadiplosis in "Great Expectations" to underscore moral lessons and societal critique, examining its role in shaping the narrative's ethical framework.
- Thesis: Aposiopesis in Gothic Fiction: Unveiling the Unspeakable
- Example: Investigate the presence of aposiopesis in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," exploring how the device enhances the suspense and horror elements by leaving critical details unsaid.
- Thesis: The Rhetorical Force of Epizeuxis in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- Example: Examine Abraham Lincoln's use of epizeuxis in the Gettysburg Address, dissecting how repetitive emphasis contributes to the speech's enduring impact on the American psyche.
- Thesis: Chiasmus in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby": Symmetry and Disillusionment
- Example: Investigate the thematic significance of chiasmus in key passages of "The Great Gatsby," unraveling how Fitzgerald employs symmetrical language structures to convey the novel's themes of illusion and disillusionment.
- Thesis: Enjambment and Modernist Experimentation in T.S. Eliot's Poetry
- Example: Analyze T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" to understand the role of enjambment in his modernist exploration of fragmented consciousness, societal collapse, and spiritual desolation.
- Thesis: Paraprosdokian in Oscar Wilde's Satirical Wit
- Example: Explore how Oscar Wilde uses paraprosdokian in "The Importance of Being Earnest" to satirize societal norms and conventions, adding a layer of unexpected humor to his comedic masterpiece.
- Thesis: Anaphora in Langston Hughes' Poetry: Giving Voice to the Harlem Renaissance
- Example: Examine the use of anaphora in Langston Hughes' poems, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," to analyze how repetition becomes a powerful tool for expressing the collective voice and identity of the Harlem Renaissance.
- Thesis: Hendiadys in Jane Austen's Social Commentary
- Example: Investigate Jane Austen's use of hendiadys in "Pride and Prejudice," exploring how this device adds nuanced layers to character relationships and societal critique in her Regency-era novels.
- Thesis: Litotes in George Orwell's "1984": The Art of Understatement in Dystopian Discourse
- Example: Analyze George Orwell's use of litotes in "1984," considering how the device contributes to the bleak atmosphere of the novel and emphasizes the oppressive nature of the dystopian regime.
2024.05.12 00:27 Hamdan_Mirza *PLEASE HELP* so basically i havent done my mocks because of me being ill a lot through year 11, and so didnt have real exam practice, I wanted to see what grade i could achieve for this english literature essay i did for macbeth, would one of you be kind enough to mark it please??
 | https://preview.redd.it/q6tprd24ivzc1.png?width=848&format=png&auto=webp&s=8090d72be09c995e914d54a551a08d026b512bb5 submitted by Hamdan_Mirza to GCSE [link] [comments] Ambition is a central theme in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, driving the plot and influencing the development of key characters. Shakespeare explores ambition as a powerful force with the potential to corrupt and destroy when left unchecked. It acts as both a personal motivation and a destructive flaw, particularly seen through the character arc of Macbeth himself. Ambition in Macbeth is most prominently displayed in the titular character. Initially, Macbeth is a loyal and brave nobleman. However, the seed of ambition is planted by the witches’ prophecy in Act 1, Scene 3, when they predict that he will become the King of Scotland. This prophecy awakens Macbeth’s latent ambition for power. Even though he is initially hesitant about fulfilling these predictions through foul means, his ambition is kindled by Lady Macbeth, who challenges his masculinity and resolve, accusing him of being “too full o’ the milk of human kindness” (Act 1, Scene 5). This taunt spurs Macbeth into action to prove his capability and assert his dominance. Lady Macbeth herself is a vivid depiction of unchecked ambition. Her desire for power and status drives her to manipulate Macbeth into committing regicide. She plans the murder of King Duncan with cold efficiency and pushes Macbeth to carry out their plan, showcasing her own ruthless ambition. The effects of ambition are predominantly destructive in Macbeth. For the titular character, ambition proves to be his tragic flaw. His initial valor and moral hesitation are gradually eroded by his increasing ambition. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth is consumed by guilt and paranoia, but his ambition spurs him to further violence in order to secure his position. This is evidenced in Act 3, Scene 1, where he arranges the murder of Banquo and Fleance to prevent any challenge to his throne. Macbeth's ambition isolates him, leading to a disconnection from his wife, who also succumbs to the psychological repercussions of their deeds. Lady Macbeth’s unchecked ambition leads to her mental disintegration. Her initial ruthlessness turns into guilt and madness, which Shakespeare poignantly illustrates in the sleepwalking scene (Act 5, Scene 1), where she attempts to wash off imaginary bloodstains from her hands, crying, “Out, damned spot! out, I say!” Her ambition drives her to insanity and eventually her death, which is implied to be a suicide. The ambition of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth creates a domino effect, influencing the moral fabric of Scotland. Their actions plunge the country into chaos and violence, affecting innocent characters such as Macduff’s family, who are brutally murdered on Macbeth’s orders. The natural order is so disrupted that, by Act 2, Scene 4, even the day turns dark, with Ross commenting, “by the clock, ’tis day, / And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.” This imagery underscores the unnatural effects of Macbeth’s unnatural ambition. In conclusion, ambition in Macbeth is a double-edged sword: it propels characters to achieve greatness but at the cost of their morality and peace. Shakespeare uses ambition to explore themes of power, guilt, and the human condition, demonstrating that unchecked ambition can lead to one's downfall and disrupt societal harmony. The destructive power of ambition not only shapes the characters’ destinies but also serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of overreaching and moral compromise. **This is edexcels examboard btw** |
2024.05.11 23:42 ConsciousRun6137 8-Pointed Star Occult Meaning: And the connection to superheroes, Nibiru, CERN, & The plasma apocalypse!
 | https://preview.redd.it/d2xg71uc2vzc1.png?width=1792&format=png&auto=webp&s=9dfbaa83777c0bf822b6f4968e1d130a64b89e79 submitted by ConsciousRun6137 to u/ConsciousRun6137 [link] [comments] Decoding the Eight-Pointed Star: From Ancient Gods to Modern Superheroes https://preview.redd.it/nkskm00h2vzc1.png?width=474&format=png&auto=webp&s=0a5f1e211c964a3dbc13ee0c233ddd9b4f842729 The Portal to Dimension X: Beyond a Physical Realm.The eight-pointed star represents a portal to Dimension X, not a physical planet but a dimension. This concept is intertwined with ancient Stargate technology, which is believed to open portals to other realms. The symbolism of the eight spokes, as seen in the Vatican’s layout and CERN’s emblem, hints at this connection.The eight-pointed star, with its eight rays, symbolizes the eight Anunnaki leaders or gods in ancient mythologies. Tracing back to Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad – known in Ancient Greek as ‘ὀγδοάς’ (‘the Eightfold’) and in Ancient Egyptian as ‘ḫmnyw’ (‘the Eight’) – were eight primordial deities worshipped in Hermopolis. The earliest confirmed reference to the Ogdoad appears during the Eighteenth Dynasty, notably in a dedicatory inscription by Pharaoh Hatshepsut at the Speos Artemidos. In Late Period texts, these deities are described as having heads of frogs (male) and serpents (female), and they are frequently depicted in this manner in Ptolemaic Kingdom reliefs. This symbolism of the number eight, consistently linked to divine beings, appears across various cultures. CERN features eight bars, representing the eight-pointed star. Similarly, at the Vatican, there is a wheel with eight spokes. Ancient texts describe an eight-pointed star that would open in the sky, functioning as a portal through which giant gods with advanced technology would arrive. According to some theories, the elites are utilizing CERN as a sort of ‘stargate’ technology, akin to that believed to be used during the era of the Tower of Babel. The purpose, as speculated, is to facilitate ‘Dimension X’ – or Nibiru – and herald the return of the Anunnaki, the so-called fallen Elohim. https://preview.redd.it/xw4s1lnp2vzc1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=6aa8eeda40446395ba5f3cfafc6d49530d89da0a Superheroes and Ancient Gods: A Lineage of PowerThis symbol’s prevalence in pop culture, especially in superhero movies, is striking. From Captain Marvel’s chest emblem to Wonder Woman’s headdress, the eight-pointed star is consistently depicted. In “The Rings of Power,” based on Tolkien’s universe, the elves use this star symbol, suggesting a lineage linked to entities from Dimension X, once revered as gods.Superheroes and Ancient Gods: A Lineage of Power This symbol’s prevalence in pop culture, especially in superhero movies, is striking. From Captain Marvel’s chest emblem to Wonder Woman’s headdress, the eight-pointed star is consistently depicted. In “The Rings of Power,” based on Tolkien’s universe, the elves use this star symbol, suggesting a lineage linked to entities from Dimension X, once revered as gods. https://preview.redd.it/xivj83px2vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=963d9d2aa0ebd96eac6f4eb0720fbf195f0c87c1 “Forty-five minutes into ‘Man of Steel,’ Superman engages in a deep conversation with his father, seeking to understand his roots. His father discloses that Superman is from Krypton and uses an AI program simulation to display Superman’s ancestral civilization. A key symbol in this presentation is the eight-pointed star, accompanied by seven-pointed stars. However, the eight-pointed star motif is notably prevalent, particularly in scenarios featuring beings with superhuman abilities. This leads me to believe that the superhero narrative originates from these entities from Dimension X, referred to as fallen angels or watchers in the Bible. The eight-pointed star connects to Enki and Enlil, sons of the deity Anu, revered in the Sumerian pantheon long before the Bible was written. As Confucius wisely pointed out, ‘Symbols rule the world, not the laws of man.’ This esoteric knowledge is not meant for the uninitiated. Secret societies are adept at this symbolic and numerical language, as fluent in it as one might be in English, Spanish, or German. The elite communicate using this clandestine language of symbols and numbers. Interestingly, ‘Man of Steel’ equals 45 in Chaldean Gematria, aligning with ‘fallen angels’ and ‘fallen ones,’ further emphasizing the profound connection between these elements.” Chaos Star Notably, this chaos star has been adopted by some cultures as a symbol of chaos magic. A chaos star features eight points coming from a central point. While fictionally, it originates in the writings of Michael Moorcock. It has now been adopted into various additional contexts, including magical and religious ones. Chaos is a powerful force led by many demonic and strange Chaos lords, who are as often as not at cross purposes with one another, as symbolized by the eight directions of the Chaos arrows. https://preview.redd.it/m347ltm33vzc1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=bcd3c526239addc5beaf6eb7da3a64cec4f84d4f In the scene of Power Book III: Raising Kanan at 42 minutes and 29 seconds, they are having sex in the studio. She stops to tell him she’s moving to California. For just a second, when she’s getting up, you see an 8-pointed Babylonian star behind her. This is interesting because 42 + 29 equals 71. “Whore of Babylon” equals 71 in reduction, matching sudden destruction, financial collapse, and weather warfare. https://preview.redd.it/9py6uwf63vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=c6f90cf5e143d0224142d1e2182eaa344f82663b The Whore of Babylon is a figure from the Book of Revelation in the Bible. She symbolizes evil and corruption, often linked with the downfall of nations. They’re crashing the economy to switch us to a digital beast system that can be controlled. The 8-pointed star also appeared in a viral interview with Katt Williams. On the same day, Apple TV released an episode of “Monarch Legacy of Monsters” (season 1, episode 9, #19). “Chaos” equals 19. The eight-pointed star is also known as the chaos star. In Katt Williams’s interview, he mentions the number 201. In the “Monarch” episode, at one minute and two seconds, which mirrors 201, the eight-pointed star is on the wall. Right after, they go through a portal to the inner earth. https://preview.redd.it/10srd6mb3vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b66117b5fc314a9e819253d34c402def6d2307d Let’s not forget the Simpsons also have the 8-pointed star if you remember correctly, just like above with the new Apple legacy of monsters, how they use the 8-pointed star on the wall as a clock. The Simpsons, since it has started, in the kitchen, the clock is an 8-pointed star. It’s green and purple. These are the colors of chaos. Look at Spiderman, his nemesis, the Green Goblin, same color code, green and purple; it ties into Saturn. Let’s delve into the intriguing world of comic book villains who favour the captivating combination of purple and green in their costumes. These colours have become synonymous with villainy, and their origins are fascinating. The Joker: The iconic nemesis of Batman, the Joker, often dons a purple suit with a green vest or tie. His chaotic nature and twisted sense of humor are perfectly encapsulated by this colour scheme. Green Goblin: Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin, epitomizes villainy with his green and purple attire. The vibrant colours mirror his dual identity as Norman Osborn, a wealthy businessman, and the maniacal Goblin. Lex Luthor: Superman’s brilliant but malevolent adversary, Lex Luthor, frequently wears green and purple. These colours symbolize his ambition, cunning, and thirst for power. The Riddler: Known for his intricate puzzles and enigmatic crimes, the Riddler’s green suit and purple question mark motif make him instantly recognizable. Mysterio: The master of illusions, Mysterio, combines green and purple in his mysterious costume. His deceptive tricks keep Spider-Man on his toes. Brainiac: This extra-terrestrial villain, often associated with Superman, boasts green skin and a purple outfit. His advanced intellect and obsession with knowledge drive his malevolence. Drax the Destroyer: In earlier Marvel Comics, Drax wore a purple suit with a golden skull on the chest. Although the MCU version differs, the purple hue still resonates with his character. Why this colour pairing? Here’s a brief history: Green: Traditionally associated with envy, greed, and ambition, green has deep roots in mythology and literature. The phrase “green with envy” dates back to Shakespeare’s time, emphasizing jealousy and desire. Purple: Historically linked to royalty and power, purple was rare and valuable due to the difficulty of creating the dye. Roman emperors restricted its use to influential leaders, reinforcing its association with authority. So next time you encounter a villain clad in green and purple, remember that these colours carry centuries of symbolism—whether it’s the Joker’s wicked grin or the Green Goblin’s menacing glide. Green purple =137 An English ordinal gematria. This is your most basic cipher. You’re given a letter, a number assigned to it, so the letter A becomes the number one, the letter B becomes the number two, the letter C becomes the number three, all the way up through Z becomes the letter 26. 137 is a huge number used in ritual magic. It’s that secret Mason number. You take this 47 by 90-degree Freemasonic Compass, add 47 + 90, you get 137. The 137th prime number is 33, which is the highest level you can go in the Scottish Rite. Spells cast on the audience=137 In reverse reduction, this is also the number and color code of demonic energy. There’s a reason all the super villains wear this green and purple color. Demonic energy=137 In English ordinal matching green purple. Joe Biden sacrifice=137. Will we see a king kill 33 ritual before the end of Joe’s term, the same style ritual we saw when John F. Kennedy was sacrificed? Joe Biden is the second official Catholic president, which quite honestly, they’re all a bunch of pedophiles. Green and purple are one of the color codes connected to mind control. Yes, the Illuminati and secret societies use color codes to program the minds of the masses, as well as the stars that they are programming, maybe your favorite music artist or your favorite movie star. The main colors used with this form of Illuminati color magic are blue and orange; then, the secondary mixture is green and purple. Green purple equals 137, remember? Mind control=137, The Templar=137, totaleclipse=137, took the mark=137, 137, knock at the cabin=137, killer waves=137. 38 minutes into the movie Knock at the Cabin, a giant tidal wave takes out the whole West Coast. We know they’ve been planning on doing that to us for a long time, so it makes sense that it has a connection to this 137 number and the green-purple Illuminati color code, that chaos energy, and this will cause global chaos, mass starvation, and death! Eye Of Horus=137, fires on Hawaii=137, death certificate=137. So you can see everything connected to this number and color code is death and chaos. Why the eight-pointed star clock on the wall in the Simpsons is green and purple because that star is a representation of death and chaos. When this event happens and the portal opens in the sky in the shape of an 8-pointed star, which is Stargate technology they’re using CERN to open an interdimensional gateway to Dimension X, AKA Nibiru, when this event takes place, almost 70% of the world’s population dies due to the cataclysms that cause empires to collapse and rise during this. We are now in 2024, BUT IT is 2012 because they changed the laws and the times of the most high. They did not want us to know the timeline or to be able to figure it out. Imagine if the whole world knew that we’re less than 20 years away from over 70% of the world perishing, it would be chaos. The Simpsons season 23, episode 5 8 pointed star on the wall at eight minutes and 38 seconds into the episode The green and purple Illuminati color code of the villain is connected to the number 137 This is where they believe the twin sun, known as the Black Sun or the Destroyer, is from. It’s not on the elliptical orbit with our sun – that’s propaganda. Remember, Confucius said symbols rule the world, not laws. People need to wake up. “In the new Willy Wonka movie titled ‘Wonka,’ at 4 minutes and 4 seconds in, we see the eight-pointed star for the first time. Then again, at 16 minutes and 42 seconds, we see a scene where they eat chocolate that allows them to fly, and they’re flying over the eight-pointed star. This repetition underscores the symbolism connected to people with special abilities.” In the new Willy Wonka movie we see the eight pointed star symbolism Love and MonstersSeven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, the lovably hapless Joel leaves his cosy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his ex.https://preview.redd.it/ejt2p7f85vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=84928ad13a15e706bdafc688080d394330809932 This movie is predictive programming of the plasma apocalypse, aka The Phoenix phenomenon, also known as pole shift. It’s after an apocalyptic event takes place where an asteroid was going to hit Earth, called Agatha 616. https://preview.redd.it/x4xtxazg5vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=37f88f9a018bd0187bdf76472a8ea744a84ec20d The interesting thing is the number 616 is a very important number among the occult. Sacrifice=616 in Latin gematria. 616 (six hundred [and] sixteen) is the natural number following 615 and preceding 617. While 666 is called the “number of the beast” in most manuscripts of Revelation 13:18, a fragment of the earliest papyrus 115 gives the number as 616. https://preview.redd.it/thnohlll5vzc1.png?width=670&format=png&auto=webp&s=a4c5a494ac0a83a1bbbd1a9e51efe0835dfbd182 In the movie “Love and Monsters,” the eight-pointed star appears at the 20 minutes and 58 seconds mark. The plot involves launching nuclear devices at an asteroid to prevent it from colliding with Earth. However, the radioactive fallout causes bugs to mutate into giant monsters, including roaches, ants, spiders, and bees. During the Phoenix phenomenon, which is a plasma apocalypse, oxygen levels are said to increase. This phenomenon leads to the growth of animals into giants. Many believe that this is the reason why there were giant humans in the past. So, the predictive programming is all about the plasma apocalypse, the coming of Nibiru, Dimension X. Love and Monsters=64 in Chaldean gematria, matching A Planet X destroyer=64, Tartarian Mud floods=64. This was the last time the plasma apocalypse, known as pole shift, the opening of Dimension X, took place. Tauid comet=64. They say there are larger comets hidden within this cloud that could hit Earth. I believe this was created by the tale that Nibiru drags behind it as it travels through the multiverse, wreaking havoc on every dimension. Saturn 8 pointed star symbolism We live in some type of simulation, a giant computer system that is connected to Saturn. We also see this 8-pointed star symbol in connection to Saturn, and a lot of people theorize that Dimension X is them opening a portal to Saturn. Again, this is just a theory, but there is definitely some symbolism there. Saturn is the supercomputer, the moon is the interface module, and Earth is the simulation, the Saturn Moon Earth Matrix. That’s what we live in. Think of this event as a factory reset. https://preview.redd.it/152l7v8y5vzc1.png?width=414&format=png&auto=webp&s=a54f3512c786d2e6a05faa956599ce76f5bc9df4 https://preview.redd.it/kudzhwnz5vzc1.png?width=302&format=png&auto=webp&s=a9ee50275e428ef9b76e74b0f372971e5494b96a In this movie World of Warcraft, you’ll watch them open a portal. They open up a stargate there, in what I think is Dimension X, and they invade Earth through Dimension X. These giant monsters, the ancients, would talk about an eight-pointed Stargate that opened up, and giant monsters with advanced technology would come through and enslave humanity. I included a clip down below from World of Warcraft that I recorded back when everybody was talking about the October 4th event, which everybody thought nothing happened, but I believe they opened a portal. They opened a Stargate that day, and they used the energy from all the people that took the vaccine. They were able to harness their energy because they used 13.6 trillion electron volts back in 2022 on July 5th. Remember, 18 hours after they broke the world record in energy, the Georgia Guidestones blew up, which 18 is 6 + 6 + 6. Dark matter=666, which they released and could have been the cause of that explosion. This dark matter is seeping out of Dimension X into our reality, causing people to go crazy. It’s affecting our weather, earthquakes, and volcanoes. So they used that much energy, and they still couldn’t open the portal all the way. Then October 4th came after they vaccinated everybody, and everyone has that graphene oxide in them, which is an amazing conductor of energy, and you can siphon everybody that has been vaccinated life force just like they did in World of Warcraft to open the Stargate, as you’ll see in the clip below. They love showing us the truth in movies, a form of predictive programming, lesser magic, and revelation of the method. In the movie “Love and Monsters,” his girlfriend’s compound is called Compound 3022, which intriguingly echoes “322,” a number associated with Skull and Bones. It’s interesting to note that “one wall equals thirty twenty-two” resonates with “Gematria Eleven twenty-six. End game plans=3022,” possibly hinting at November 2026. This is the year I’ve been warning about concerning Dimension X from day one. I believe that by then, they will not be able to hide it anymore, and people will see what’s actually going on with Nibiru. https://preview.redd.it/ibkc1n876vzc1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=50fc01494bbc1491b2350cbc4893aee016c6e395 Another intriguing point is “two SUNS has now been compromised=3022.” There’s evidence that the CIA researched a second sun. We also know the CIA declassified the “Adam and Eve Story” in 2013, which discussed pole shifts. Here is the link to it on their website; I highly recommend reading this story if you haven’t yet: CIA Reading Room Document. Released on 2013/06/24, the document describes earth-shattering events where the Earth’s 60-mile-thick shell broke in places worldwide, thereafter called “earth-fire” by the few survivors. The document narrates how the oceans and winds took six days after the cataclysm began to settle their tumultuous wars on the surface of the Earth, and on the seventh day, they started to calm down, leading to 5,000 years of relative normalcy. Pole shift, known as the plasma apocalypse, and the Phoenix phenomenon:The two-mile-thick ice caps of the Laurentian Basin and the Indian Ocean, having shifted from their polar homes, started revolving equatorially and proceeded to melt at tremendous speeds in the torrid heat. This melting carved great grooves in the mountains as the rushing water and ice overwhelmed everything in their paths. The document describes how the massive amounts of moisture poured into the atmosphere shrouded the Torrid Zone in a dark fog for many years, spanning several generations. The oceans rose some 200 feet worldwide with the sudden melting of the ice caps, as they do after each cataclysm. The end of the Laurentian Ice Age and the start of the “Old Stone Age” was complete, with the Mayan tongue living on in scattered remnants alongside Polynesian, Greek, Yakut, Egyptian, Eskimo tongues, and nearly all languages.https://preview.redd.it/p4qgvjtd8vzc1.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=d81ce81fb0e6210598838f06efe71cf9638dc43e The new Apple series, titled “Constellation,” follows Jo as she returns to Earth after a disaster in space, only to discover missing pieces in her life. She embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about the hidden secrets of space travel and to recover what she has lost. After being stranded in space, Jo returns through a different portal or gateway, finding herself on a version of Earth that is almost the same as before she left, but with subtle differences—like the color of a car changing from red to blue. This anomaly hints at her child, suggesting something off about her daughter. The series delves into the concept of quantum entanglement, exploring how two versions of the same thing can exist simultaneously—one alive and one deceased. Episode four, at precisely 3 minutes and 54 seconds, unveils the symbolism of an eight-pointed star. The number #354 is associated with several intriguing concepts. “Sun disk” = 354, recognized as the Sun Cross, symbolizes Nibiru, also known as the planet of the crossing. It carries the designation as the Cross of BAAL. “Time Cube” (354), in this context, is tied to the Saturn Moon Matrix, a theoretical construct purported to govern this reality. “Missing Link” (354) intimates that the eight-pointed star serves as the crucial element, the gateway to Stargate technology. The eight-pointed star is also linked to the Archangel Michael, with “Michael The Archangel” and “Michael gatekeeper” both equating to 354 in Gematria. Michael is portrayed as the guardian of the Stargate, the key to unlocking Stargate knowledge, with the secrets of opening the gates closely associated with him. Another depiction is the “Caucasian Star,” emanating from the Caucasus Mountain region, historically inhabited by the Khazars. This emblem has adorned flags of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, as well as the coats of arms for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and was once part of the insignia for the Iraqi Boy Scouts. However, the most significant association of the eight-pointed star is with entities possessing superhuman abilities and its profound connection to portal and Stargate symbolism. It stands as the preeminent emblem linked to the concept of gateways and interdimensional travel. Apple Series Constellation 8-pointed * symbolism The eight-pointed star is often seen as a symbol of cosmic order and balance. Its association with Nibiru and the Cross of BAAL further highlights the importance of this celestial body in ancient beliefs. The simple yet profound geometry of the Sun Cross represents cosmic crossings and alignments. This symbol reflects the deep understanding and reverence that the ancients had for the movements of the heavens and their impact on Earth. https://preview.redd.it/j5bbrh9i9vzc1.png?width=4000&format=png&auto=webp&s=bea44fca53d519a0cad9960e9df823abfcad461a In the new Apple series “Constellation,” the intriguing concept of quantum entanglement is explored, where two entities can exist simultaneously—one alive and one deceased, coexisting at the same moment. Through my research, I’ve concluded that the elites in control are exploiting quantum entanglement through Black GOO nanotechnology. This advanced technology intertwines human DNA with that of a demonic consciousness from the lower astral plane, identified as the 8th sphere. This sinister fusion allows these entities, known as the Archons, to hijack the human vessel, facilitating a form of demonic possession enhanced by technology. While “Constellation” delves into the mysteries of space and existence, it’s my analysis that links Dimension X and Saturn as one, with CERN playing a pivotal role. I propose that CERN is being manipulated to forge a “stairway to heaven,” a metaphorical path intended for launching an assault on the divine source. This perspective is not directly presented in the series but is a conclusion drawn from my extensive research. A pivotal moment occurs at 23:08 when the cause of the space station’s impact is revealed to be a mummified astronaut clad in a Russian orange cosmonaut suit. The choice of orange is notably significant within the realm of the occult, as recent films have increasingly utilized orange symbolism. The number 238 becomes particularly intriguing, given the Earth-to-moon distance of 238,000 miles. Adding a historical layer to this, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president on Air Force One at 2:38 PM. In prime gematria, the terms “TV Magic” and “occult” both correspond to the number 238. Within Illuminati symbolism, orange is often considered a colour code signalling the approach of a significant false flag event. The term “Time Cube=238” is introduced, further linking to the concept of Stargate technology. This marks the second reference to the Time Cube in the series, previously tied to the analysis of the eight-pointed star. The narrative involving the mummified astronaut striking the space station, who is concurrently communicating with it from Mission Control, serves as a quintessential example of quantum entanglement. This scenario illustrates the astronaut existing in a state of being both dead and alive simultaneously, embodying the quantum principle that two seemingly contradictory states can coexist. The series is a must-watch, there's much symbolism here. The “black goo” or graphene oxide shots, which I believe are involved in quantum entanglement and the merging of human DNA with demonic entities. This black goo is depicted as an intelligent, self-aware liquid crystal, capable of feats such as stretching to form circuits on human skin, and is revered in some esoteric circles as the philosopher’s stone or a depot for demons. Black goo has been featured in various films, portrayed as a transformative substance capable of altering human DNA from a double helix to a triple helix structure, reflecting not the divine image but that of Lucifer, according to my beliefs. I argue that this alteration eradicates the possibility of salvation, transforming humans into hybrid abominations. In linking black goo to alchemy, the occult, and transhumanism, I suggest that its assimilation into humans signifies a significant evolution—or devolution—of our species. End of Part 1 |
2024.05.11 20:16 JazzJD2 MACBETH ESSAY,ANYONE NEED HELP/HELP
 | Hey,wrote a long essay on how the effects of guilt are presented in macbeth. This is one of the few English literature predictions for macbeth. If anyone wants to mark it/give advice it would help you and it would help me 🙏👍💪 Good luck for Monday 💪 How are the effects of guilt presented in Macbeth? submitted by JazzJD2 to GCSE [link] [comments] In the archetypical tragic play of Macbeth, constructed masterfully by William Shakespeare in 1606, our protagonist Macbeth symbolises how the effects of human psychology are inevitable and unpredictable due to one's immoral actions, it is clear to the audience that guilt will consequently consume you and how fighting this/escaping this feeling is a uphill battle. Macbeth displays how regicide via murder is a transactional relationship with guilt and mental turmoil being the hefty price tag for him and his wife .By the end of the play, our protagonist descends from ‘Brave Macbeth’ to ‘something wicked’ and then finally to a mere ‘dead butcher’ emphasizing the hefty price tag of regicide which arguably is constructed as being the most expensive thing as Mcabeth’s life has been lost evoking fear in a Jacobean audience and approval of the execution of the plotters in the Gunpowder Plot who plotted against King James I, simultaneously pleasing King James. The exposition of the play establishes the causation of the tragedy of Macbeth, and his consequent guilt: his morals being twisted.It is almost like the line between ‘good’ and ‘evil’ becomes indistinguishable transactionally causing guilt in various forms. The idea of guilt whether it be an imaginary ‘dagger’, ‘spot’ of blood, or ‘Banquo’s ghost’ is almost used as a harsh punishment or deterrent for being immoral and committing murder. Through the dialogue of the paradoxical statement of the witches, ‘air is foul foul is fair’ we are instantly introduced to the idea of moral ambiguity and lack of moral standpoint, Macbeth's causation of Lady Macbeth's guilt. The alliteration used here by the witches further demonstrates how morals can be mixed up and the similarity in phrases shows how unclear the statement is. This could symbolise how our protagonist may be blinded to any morality which is why he suffers immense guilt later on.The fact that we are introduced to these witches in the first act demonstrates the causation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt. This idea is accentuated by the fact the first dialogue said by Macbeth is ‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen.’ This clever, mirroring of language by Shakespeare essentially foreshadows how Macbeth, embodies moral ambiguity set by the the witches. He has not even interacted with the witches yet,he is portrayed as being inherently ignorant of morals which is an inherent trait and which is why he suffers from guilt and not the witches therefore the effects of guilt are only felt by those who do immoral acts. Instead of pondering for a couple days, Macbeth kills Duncan in the same day his wife convinces him ‘was the hope drunk’ and almost instantly feels immense guilt, highlighting how guilt cannot be avoided despite prior ignorance to it. Shakespeare constructs how guilt is a human and natural response to doing something considered immoral,however the Macbeth’s defy this. Macbeth tries to evade his destiny of Banquo's sons becoming king and instead it fails,quite Lady Macbeth also tries to evade guilt, but she fails. This not only shows the couple's similarities of trying to control everything and how they go against the natural order and natural nature of things but also demonstrates the power the natural order has.This not only emphasises the significance of the Divine Right of kings but almost symbolises the prevalence of God’s power which would align with King James I’s protestant beliefs and simulataneously alludes to the idea that God controls everything,which Macbeth tries to control,and so goes against God and so is severely punishment via guilt. After Macbeth kills Duncan, Lady Macbeth tries to control and nearly dispose of Macbeth's guilt by telling her husband ‘it is a foolish thing to say a sorry sight.’ This demeaning nature of language used by Lady Macbeth shows the inversal of normal patriarchal relationships as Lady Macbeth seems to be more authoritative at this point and so tries to suppress her husband’s guilt.The irony is almost laughable to the audience as by the end we know she commits suicide due to guilt. Gradually throughout the play, Lady Macbeth’s character appears less and less, showing how her influence dissolves, but also quite significantly her invisibility to the audience in the later parts of the play clearly depict her invisible war with guilt and her own mind.The disjointed prose used in Act 5 scene 1 by Lady Macbeth shows how while sleepwalking she says ‘out damned spot out i say’ The disjointed prose hightlights how her whole life has been altered due to mental instability and the fact she is sleepwalking symbolises how she has lost all comfort as sleep is usually where one’s mind would not be active,but Lady Macbeth is poisoned by her guilt.The repetition of ‘Out’ shows how she is failing to control her mind and the guilt embedded in it,so she has to repeat her commands.This failure of the psychological depiction of blood going away symbolises how her perceived power has slipped away which is ironic as it is a complete change to when she was portrayed as being dominant over Macbeth in earlier acts, showing how guilt can deform a person’s character and in Lady Macbeth’s case enter a full blown psychosis. Although the "spot" is not palpable to anyone else, it is indeed an honest and "fair" symbol of Lady Macbeth's guilt. She has become stained mentally which has manifested physically in her perspective in the form of a ‘spot’ This shows the complete control guilt has over her and how she becomes a carcass of her former self.Possibly propagating to a Jacobean audience how women were not worthy of being in power symbolised by Lady Macbeth’s shocking dominant nature in the initial acts but then her weakness and lack of power which suffices to the audience’s expectations of women,and so supporting the patriarchal system at that period. This would make sense as simply operated within the guidelines afforded to him by English society and also King James I, was known to be a misogynist. Although Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both die in the final act Macbeth dies fighting telling Macduff "I will not yield" however Lady Macbeth commits suicide offstage.This contrast may have depicted how women in a patriarchal society could not handle mental problems like guilt so were weaker,but men could as Macbeth died fighting. Alternatively,it could show their strengths in simply facing and feeling the consequences of immoral acts as even though Lady Macbeth believes ‘tis safer to be that which we destroy’ she still faces her guilt giving her possible moral highground over Macbeth as she does not evade feeling of guilt unlike Macbeth. Also,she does not actually commit any murders which further supports this idea of Lady Macbeth progressively becoming more aware of her actions due to guilt and it is almost like as she becomes more conscious of her influence over Macbeth killing Duncan,she becomes more human and in doing so more ‘powerless’,showing how guilt can be a transformative tool in its essence and although she does commit suicide,in the acts following Duncan’s murder she begins to be reflective on their actions unlike Macbeth.She says ‘Nought’s had, all’ spent where our desire is got without content’ This dialogue must be taken metaphorically because Macbeths have achieved their goal but she states the trade off im political power in exchange for ‘guilt-free contentment’ wasn't at all worth it. Thus Shakespeare uses her psychological anxiety as a way to illustrate the self-defeating natures of avarice and desire,but Lady Macbeth is aware of this unlike Macbeth,humanising Lady Macbeth since she faces the guilt demonstrating how guilt only reveals your true character and how different people react differently to guilt. In contrast,Macbeth arguably is scared of guilt and is too afraid to just face it supported by the fact that after Lady Macbeth dies,he is left with the consequences of his actions and becomes nihilistic highlighted in his famous soliloquy highlighting how ‘lifes but a walking shadow’, ‘a tale told by an idiot,signifying nothing’ He alludes to himself as ‘a poor player…upon the stage’ dissolving any responsibility and through this metaphor, we can see how he pities himself and believes in the predestination of life as a whole further disposing of any responsibility of his actions.The phrase ‘out,out brief candle’ symbolises how just like without thought he blew the candles of Duncan,Banquo and Macduff’s family,now he wants his candle to be blown away highlighting how his lack of critical thinking has lead him to act irrationally and unable to face his guilt so he wants the ‘easy’ way out and his candle to be blown away,essentially pleading for death. To the audience, it is almost laughably idiotic, however symbolically depicts to the audience of 1606 how ‘fools’ like Macbeth commit regicide, demonising regicide as a whole. But at the same time, highlighting clearly how not only are the effects of regicide are inevitable but does unpredictable shown by the contrasting reactions to guilt and mental turmoil by Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Both powerful at the start, dead at the end, one driven to pyschosis due to guilt and eventually suicide and the other who does loses everuthing but the mere ‘fruitless crown’ and the guilt of his actionsand eventually killed. Both carcasses of their former selves who become ‘a dead butcher’ and a ‘fiend like queen’ |
2024.05.11 17:30 lazylittlelady Book 3: Chapters 29 & 30
Happy Saturday to all-perhaps the Aurora Borealis glowed over Middlemarch, too.
"I found that no genius in another could please me. My unfortunate paradoxes had entirely dried up that source of comfort"- The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Chapter 29 begins with a switch in perspective, as Mr. Casaubon lays claim to human feelings and sympathy. His fears, his prejudices, his vulnerabilities and expectations. Eliot admonishes us to feel sorry for him. Dorothea receives a letter from Ladislaw-Mr. Casaubon is highly displeased and this leads to confrontation that has been building up since Rome. He declines to apologize and has a fit instead. Dorothea rushes to his aid. Mr. Lydgate is sent for. Sir James and Celia commiserate.
"Qui veut déllasser hors de props, lasse" [He who tries inopportunely to amuse others only succeeds in boring them]- from Blaise Pascal's Pensées
Chapter 30 opens with Mr. Casaubon under medical supervision by Lydgate. He is urged to relax. Mr. Brooke helpfully suggests backgammon or shuttlecock (what an image!). Lydgate talks to Dorothea back in the haunted library and gives her the details. They agree not to mention the chance of another fit to Casaubon in order to decrease his anxiety. Lydgate feels a strong moment of sympathy for Dorothea. She is left to pick up the pieces, including opening the Ladislaw letter. He is on the way back to England! Dorothea charges her uncle to write to him and stop him from coming to Lowick. Mr. Brooke instead ends up inviting him to Tipton Grange to look at his Italian drawings. Oops!
Notes and Context:
Mr. Casaubon dreads his appendixes in Greek (Parerga). Of course he does.
Mr. Casaubon attempts to fix William Warburton's Egyptian mysteries. He now knows a carp (or man), does not live forever {virus nullo aevo perituros}, while a mistake does!
Dorothea is driven to Macbeth (Spoiler warning-do not read past the quote!)
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Questions below! We read Chapters 31, 32 & 33 next Saturday with u/mustardgoeswithitall!
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"I found that no genius in another could please me. My unfortunate paradoxes had entirely dried up that source of comfort"- The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Chapter 29 begins with a switch in perspective, as Mr. Casaubon lays claim to human feelings and sympathy. His fears, his prejudices, his vulnerabilities and expectations. Eliot admonishes us to feel sorry for him. Dorothea receives a letter from Ladislaw-Mr. Casaubon is highly displeased and this leads to confrontation that has been building up since Rome. He declines to apologize and has a fit instead. Dorothea rushes to his aid. Mr. Lydgate is sent for. Sir James and Celia commiserate.
"Qui veut déllasser hors de props, lasse" [He who tries inopportunely to amuse others only succeeds in boring them]- from Blaise Pascal's Pensées
Chapter 30 opens with Mr. Casaubon under medical supervision by Lydgate. He is urged to relax. Mr. Brooke helpfully suggests backgammon or shuttlecock (what an image!). Lydgate talks to Dorothea back in the haunted library and gives her the details. They agree not to mention the chance of another fit to Casaubon in order to decrease his anxiety. Lydgate feels a strong moment of sympathy for Dorothea. She is left to pick up the pieces, including opening the Ladislaw letter. He is on the way back to England! Dorothea charges her uncle to write to him and stop him from coming to Lowick. Mr. Brooke instead ends up inviting him to Tipton Grange to look at his Italian drawings. Oops!
Notes and Context:
Mr. Casaubon dreads his appendixes in Greek (Parerga). Of course he does.
Mr. Casaubon attempts to fix William Warburton's Egyptian mysteries. He now knows a carp (or man), does not live forever {virus nullo aevo perituros}, while a mistake does!
Dorothea is driven to Macbeth (Spoiler warning-do not read past the quote!)
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Questions below! We read Chapters 31, 32 & 33 next Saturday with u/mustardgoeswithitall!
2024.05.11 15:06 Thebestkindofjuani What can you deduce from the books I’ve read this far this year and my opinion about them?
-All short stories of Raymond Chandler: as it was in a single book, it was the longest thing I’ve ever read, but it was worth every single second. Loved it
-Veronika decides to die (Paulo Coelho): I absolutely loved it. I was expecting another thing, but it exceeded my expectations
-The metamorphosis (Franz Kafka): the symbolism was so obvious it made me feel too sad for Kafka. Great book
-Macbeth and Hamlet (William Shakespeare): I was surprised to discover how much I liked Shakespeare’s work
-The Iliad (Homer): too much for me, I just read some parts by obligation, and just a little was to my liking
-Medea (Euripides): actually interesting to read
-The Trojan Women (Euripides): not as fun as Medea, but good nevertheless
-The gambler (Fyodor Dostoevsky): first approach to Russian literature. A fabulous book and story
-Chronicles of an announced death (Gabriel Garcia Marquez): might be my new favorite book! It was sooo beautiful to read and with such a captivating story, I couldn’t stop reading
-The book of sand (Jorge Luis Borges): Borges is a great writer, and this book shows it. The last stories blew my mind.
-The stranger (Albert Camus): I’m still digesting its message, but it was a great book, and the set of characters was perfect for the story.
Currently I’m reading a resumed version of Don Quixote, and, overall, I’m enjoying it
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-Veronika decides to die (Paulo Coelho): I absolutely loved it. I was expecting another thing, but it exceeded my expectations
-The metamorphosis (Franz Kafka): the symbolism was so obvious it made me feel too sad for Kafka. Great book
-Macbeth and Hamlet (William Shakespeare): I was surprised to discover how much I liked Shakespeare’s work
-The Iliad (Homer): too much for me, I just read some parts by obligation, and just a little was to my liking
-Medea (Euripides): actually interesting to read
-The Trojan Women (Euripides): not as fun as Medea, but good nevertheless
-The gambler (Fyodor Dostoevsky): first approach to Russian literature. A fabulous book and story
-Chronicles of an announced death (Gabriel Garcia Marquez): might be my new favorite book! It was sooo beautiful to read and with such a captivating story, I couldn’t stop reading
-The book of sand (Jorge Luis Borges): Borges is a great writer, and this book shows it. The last stories blew my mind.
-The stranger (Albert Camus): I’m still digesting its message, but it was a great book, and the set of characters was perfect for the story.
Currently I’m reading a resumed version of Don Quixote, and, overall, I’m enjoying it
2024.05.11 10:27 MasterEk Teaching Wordsworth got my student an IT career
I had that strange moment tonight--that moment when the ex-student runs into you and tells you just how much impact you have had on their life.
For background, I teach high school English in Auckland, New Zealand, at one of our many multi-cultural schools. The area is predominantly working class, and has intermittent gang problems. There is a lot of transience. The population is majority-minority, with many students who are indigenous Maori, many from around the Pacific and Asia, and some from Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. It is genuinely mixed; we have affluent kids coming in with a lot of family support and some affluence. The roll has varied, but is about 1500.
It is the night before Mother's Day here. My mother died last November. My partner had gone out with my daughter to a pre-mother's day dinner--they are the only non-mothers there. I went to the gym. A young, middle-eastern man approached me between sets, 'Did you teach at Area High?' I was like, yeah. He was like, 'You're Mr MasterEk, right?' There was no denying it, so I acknowledged that I was. And then he said, 'I just want to thank you so much.'
I was a little taken aback, but I am used to heavy praise from middle-eastern students who have a culture of celebrating teachers. But he went on. He was thankful that I had taught him to write--before I had taught him in our year 12 (equivalent to grade 11) he had struggled with English in general, and writing in particular. But he was adamant that I had taught him how to write properly and that that was what had got him his university entrance and got him through his Information Technology/Computer Science degree, which had got him a good job now, one year out of university.
I was flabbergasted, and flattered, but sceptical. So I asked him what it was. He told me that he had a moment when he was writing about a poem by 'William--' and I could see he couldn't remember the surname. Which is a problem, because I teach poems by Williams Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth and Carlos Williams. But then he was clearer--'The one about the flowers'--which made it clear. It was Wordsworth's 'I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud'. He told me how he used the same process when he was writing all through his conjoint degree and in his job applications, and now in his job.
The weird thing is that I believe it. I've always believed that my learning how to write about literature was what taught me to write about anything and everything else, but here was somebody else with such a different and difficult background found the same thing.
Looking at his record, it is there to see. After I taught him that poem, he started passing in language-rich subjects.
I may fuck things up from time to time, and I may not be the best teacher for all my students, but here is one student whose life I affected--and I am truly grateful that he told me.
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For background, I teach high school English in Auckland, New Zealand, at one of our many multi-cultural schools. The area is predominantly working class, and has intermittent gang problems. There is a lot of transience. The population is majority-minority, with many students who are indigenous Maori, many from around the Pacific and Asia, and some from Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. It is genuinely mixed; we have affluent kids coming in with a lot of family support and some affluence. The roll has varied, but is about 1500.
It is the night before Mother's Day here. My mother died last November. My partner had gone out with my daughter to a pre-mother's day dinner--they are the only non-mothers there. I went to the gym. A young, middle-eastern man approached me between sets, 'Did you teach at Area High?' I was like, yeah. He was like, 'You're Mr MasterEk, right?' There was no denying it, so I acknowledged that I was. And then he said, 'I just want to thank you so much.'
I was a little taken aback, but I am used to heavy praise from middle-eastern students who have a culture of celebrating teachers. But he went on. He was thankful that I had taught him to write--before I had taught him in our year 12 (equivalent to grade 11) he had struggled with English in general, and writing in particular. But he was adamant that I had taught him how to write properly and that that was what had got him his university entrance and got him through his Information Technology/Computer Science degree, which had got him a good job now, one year out of university.
I was flabbergasted, and flattered, but sceptical. So I asked him what it was. He told me that he had a moment when he was writing about a poem by 'William--' and I could see he couldn't remember the surname. Which is a problem, because I teach poems by Williams Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth and Carlos Williams. But then he was clearer--'The one about the flowers'--which made it clear. It was Wordsworth's 'I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud'. He told me how he used the same process when he was writing all through his conjoint degree and in his job applications, and now in his job.
The weird thing is that I believe it. I've always believed that my learning how to write about literature was what taught me to write about anything and everything else, but here was somebody else with such a different and difficult background found the same thing.
Looking at his record, it is there to see. After I taught him that poem, he started passing in language-rich subjects.
I may fuck things up from time to time, and I may not be the best teacher for all my students, but here is one student whose life I affected--and I am truly grateful that he told me.
2024.05.10 21:08 Thom-Thumbz 🐐 !! Quote’D & G.O.A.T.’D 🐐— William Shakespeare
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2024.05.10 21:02 Helpful_College6590 & Juliet on Broadway with Oliver Tompsett as shakespeare.
Oliver Tompsett will be playing William Shakespeare in & Juliet from May 10th to June 16th. If anyone ever finds a bootleg of him as Shakespeare, please remember this post. I am absolutely dying to see him but I don’t live in New York. I have an audio of In Dreams with its original cast (One with Oliver Tompsett but only with act 2 and one with the full show and with Mark Peachy instead of Oliver.) I also have a few other touring cast audios (Jagged Little Pill, 42nd Street which has full act 2 audio and most of act 1’s video, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Les Mis which only has act 2.)
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