In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, the morality of lying is questioned. When is it ever right to lie? Well in MAAN, multiple characters do their fair share of lying. Although some have good intentions, some also have bad. For example, The Prince, Claudio, Hero, Balthazar, and Leonato all lie to Benedick and Beatrice, but they have good intentions. They wanted to bring Benedick and Beatrice together. Because they were trying to do something good, I think in this example, it is morally right.
On the other hand, characters like Don John and Borachio lie and have bad intentions. They try to mess with Claudio and Hero's marriage, by first telling Claudio that the prince stole Hero, and now they are attempting to "show" that Hero is unfaithful. They have bad intentions, therefore I think that it is morally wrong to lie in this occasion.
Although I don't believe that lying is always morally wrong, I do agree that lying can get you in much worse situations.
Jack
Friday, December 21, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Dreams by Langston Hughes
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
In the poem Dreams by Langston Hughes, Hughes explores the idea that without dreams, life is without meaning. Hughes's poem expresses that one can't give up on dreams and without dreams life is a waste. Hughes first express the need for dream in the first 4 lines when he says:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
These 4 lines show that he thinks that life without dreams is a waste, like a "broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly" (Hughes 3-4). Next Hughes compares a life without dreams to a cold barren field when he says, "For when dreams go/ Life is a barren field/ Frozen with snow" (Hughes 6-8). In this part of the poem, Hughes compares a loss of dreams to a barren field while expressing that without dreams, nothing can happen, because being like a barren field, nothing will ever grow.
I found this poem compelling because it can relate to all people. All people dream and all people have felt the pain of losing something you've dreamed of. Another thing that made it compelling was Hughes's use of good metaphors. I can visualize his metaphors, like the broken-winged bird, and make the comparison to dreams. In general, I like the feel and rhythm of his poems, and thats why I chose it.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
In the poem Dreams by Langston Hughes, Hughes explores the idea that without dreams, life is without meaning. Hughes's poem expresses that one can't give up on dreams and without dreams life is a waste. Hughes first express the need for dream in the first 4 lines when he says:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
These 4 lines show that he thinks that life without dreams is a waste, like a "broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly" (Hughes 3-4). Next Hughes compares a life without dreams to a cold barren field when he says, "For when dreams go/ Life is a barren field/ Frozen with snow" (Hughes 6-8). In this part of the poem, Hughes compares a loss of dreams to a barren field while expressing that without dreams, nothing can happen, because being like a barren field, nothing will ever grow.
I found this poem compelling because it can relate to all people. All people dream and all people have felt the pain of losing something you've dreamed of. Another thing that made it compelling was Hughes's use of good metaphors. I can visualize his metaphors, like the broken-winged bird, and make the comparison to dreams. In general, I like the feel and rhythm of his poems, and thats why I chose it.
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