Iago's Plan

I cannot understand Shakespeare, so when I read this passage I utilized the website wikipedia to help me understand what was going on. I accidentally read the end of the story about Othello and Desdemona, which was kind of annoying. But it stated that Iago's first plan was to instigate a drunken brawl. This was explicit, so I would assume the brawl would be between Othello and Roderigo because of the long back and forth between Iago and he and also because during this exchange Iago is duplicitous enough to take or give, I'm not sure, money from Roderigo or to him. Iago seems too smart for Roderigo and I'm sure he fell for Iago's tricks. I am not sure that this plan shall work because Othello is quite a hero and will most likely be able to eloquate his way out of the ordeal, but even if Oago doesn't succeed at this I know he will eventually succeed at bringing down Othello. Even if I didn't see the ending on wikipedia, I would assume that he would end up losing in this play because it is shakespeare and nothing ever ends happily. hearing the author's name is a spoiler because after we heard it we knew how this story would end.

Luke Skywalker Beowulf

These heroes are quite different from each other, but they do have several similarities. Both were born to be great. Beowulf is of a noble lineage of warriors, whereas Luke Skywalker is the illegitimate son of the man who could have been the most powerful Jedi ever, had he not been disfigured and mutilated. These men were born to be great legends. While Beoulf seeks danger, Luke on the other hand is the reluctant hero. Only when his caretakers are murdered and he has nowhere else to go, Luke then decides to go on a quest. Beowulf chooses and hopes to go on these quests, and while Luke is chosen by outside forces to go slay rancors, wampas, Sith Lords,Dark SIder, and what not. What's interesting to note is the fact that both Luke and Beowulf both lose their mystical weapons. Beowulf's swords are often ineffective and destroyed and Luke drops his down a shaft on Bespin. Both have mystical guides. What's interesting to note about the difference between Hrothgar and Obi-Wan is that Obi-Wan is a much more compassionate character. He won't kill unless he has to and even then he can only do it if he can muster the emotional strength. Hrothgar is all about killing things in order to save lives. This trait was most certainly passed down to the mentees. Luke is humane and won't kill his archenemy, Darth Vader. Conversely to this, is the fact that Beowulf sees himself as a warrior and wants to killl things, because it is his destiny.

Beowulf 2

I think that the character of Wiglaf did represent courage much like Beowulf. Both men fought for their king or men they had sworn loyalty. They did differ from each other. WHat I mean is that both men show similar types of courage, but they do have differences between them. Most of the time, Beowulf would end up vanquishing and purging the evil from the land by himself. He fought Grendel's mother alone along with other less notable beasts. What Wiglaf accomplished was to display individualism. He was abandoned by the masses and instead of doing the easy thing, he ended up being an individual by following Beowulf. This might sound like a paradox, but it isn't. Wiglaf came into his own per say by choosing to be honorable and to fight the good fight side by side with beowulf.