Othello - Lago

IAGO

It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of
the will. Come, be a man. Drown thyself! drown
cats and blind puppies. I have professed me thy
friend and I confess me knit to thy deserving with
cables of perdurable toughness; I could never
better stead thee than now. Put money in thy
purse; follow thou the wars; defeat thy favour with
an usurped beard; I say, put money in thy purse. It
cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her
love to the Moor,-- put money in thy purse,--nor he
his to her: it was a violent commencement, and thou
shalt see an answerable sequestration:--put but
money in thy purse. These Moors are changeable in
their wills: fill thy purse with money:--the food
that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be
to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida. She must
change for youth: when she is sated with his body,
she will find the error of her choice: she must
have change, she must: therefore put money in thy
purse. If thou wilt needs damn thyself, do it a
more delicate way than drowning. Make all the money
thou canst: if sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt
an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian not
too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell, thou
shalt enjoy her; therefore make money. A pox of
drowning thyself! it is clean out of the way: seek
thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy than
to be drowned and go without her.

Highlight where the following persuasive techniques are used:

• repetition
• alliteration
• extended metaphor

Answer the following questions using quotes where applicable:

• What extended metaphor is used in this speech? Is this metaphor positive or negative towards women? Explain. 
• "These Moors are changeable in their wills: fill thy purse with money:--the food
  that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida" 
• How does the metaphor related to Rodrigo becoming more proactive in his pursuit of Desdemona?
• How does Othello characterise Othello ('the moor')?
• How does Iago describe Rodrigo being passive? What will he do to himself if he doesn't act?

The Merchant of Venice

PORTIA

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomesThe throned monarch better than his crown;His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,It is an attribute to God himself;And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew,
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That, in the course of justice, none of usShould see salvation: we do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea;
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.

 Portia uses two approaches to try to persuade in this speech, firstly he uses religion then the last two lines he uses the idea if he goes through with a pound of flesh he will go to jail

Find and highlight these techniques in the speech:
metaphor
alliteration
repetition
Similie
Answer the following questions using quotes where applicable:

How does Portia describe mercy? How important and powerful is it?

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:"

Portia descirbes mercy as a gift that comes from heaven and also says people who give and take mercy are also blessed or praised.

What can one achieve through mercy?

Portia believes that through mercy people see salvation and he also says people always pray for mercy why once should'nt we give it ourselves.

How is religion part of this speech? (You need to do some thinking on this one.)

"Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy." In this speech Portia metepohrically describes mercy as being a trait that kings deread of and even described as an earthly power which God also posses. This speech is very religious becuase it gives examples of mercy being a way to salvation and a way of proper justice

Naplan Writing response

Is it cruel to keep animals in cages:

Could you imagine spending your life confined to a cage and not having the freedom to do what you want or wish? Could you imagine being kept as a pet in a cage not being able to live in your natural habitat?  I strongly believe that it is cruel to keep animals in cages.

Animals kept in cages and in captivity can obviously not communicate on how they feel so us humans will never understand what feelings animals have being kept in the cages that we make. Animals belong in the wild and keeping them confined should be a crime! Today there are laws stating the legal rights that every human being has in today's society why shouldn't animals have some rights too.

Animals that are either being kept at zoos or being kept as pets at homes should all be treated well. People must understand that when you pay money to buy an animal and bring it into your home you have an obligation to feed and take care of this animal and therefore treat it as part of the family. Many cases are showed on Tv and even in the newspaper of people either comercially or at their own house exposeing their animals to cruel, harsh living conditions which I believe isn't fair!

I strongly believe that our future generations must understand that animals should be treated with respect and we as their owners should have a responsibility to furfill this obligation. I strongly believe that it is imperative to free our confined caged wildlife so they can be happy living as part of our families.