Blog 5: unnatural

According to the Oxford Dictionary, Unnatural is something or someone 1. not in accordance or conformity with the physical nature of persons or animals 2.Not in accordance or agreement with the usual course of nature

Throughout Act1, Brabantio feels strongly about his daughter’s relationship with Othello to be “unnatural.” The fact that Othello is black and not white made the relationship unimaginable. Skin color is the only thing that has Brabantio against this relationship. Because Othello is not of lighter color he is not worthy of being with Desdemona. According to Brabantio, all the good, achievements, and accomplishment in which Othello has done he is still not worthy to be with his daughter Desdemona. Unfortunately the father only sees color and over looks everything else.

These days there is still racism and people still look at interracial marriages as something wrong. I believe that if I was to bring home a black man as my boyfriend, my parents would have a problem at first. I remember hearing from my mom while growing up, to consider the way society would look at you. You would not be able to fit anywhere, not with the blacks and not with the whites, think about your children! Yeah. I think they would have a problem at first. But if they get to know the guy and see how we love each other they might just accept it. I do not believe that they would be vicious to him or rude to him. But they would most probably feel awkward at first but then when they get to know him, they will overlook his skin color and accept him.

I think that interracial marriages are still very hard to be accepted by societies in many places in the world. I believe that the reason why it is condemned or illegal is due to the fact people are scared of different. People are scared of being different or being related to different. For example, they can be of different skin color, but with the same belief systems and people will still be against it. It is just like Desdemona and Othello, both Christian, similar values if not the same, good social standings, and yet her father is against the marriage. Unfortunately there are people who are very narrow minded and choose not to accept a change or the different allows racism to continue. Luckily people are constantly fighting against prejudices and racism through education and interaction

A marriage of true minds?

Sonnet 116
Let me not to the marriage of true mindes

Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration findes,

Or bends with the remover to remove.

O no! it is an ever fixed marke,

That lookes on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wand’ring barke,

*Whose worths unknowne, although his hight be taken.

Love's not Times foole, though rosie lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle’s compass come,

Love alters not with his breefe houres and weekes,

But beares it out even to the edge of doome.

If this be error, and upon me prov’d,

I never writ, nor no man ever lov’d.

Beatrice and Benedick, a marriage of true minds?

Well i think so. They learned to appreciate each others and see how compatible they truly are. No one would be able to keep up with their wit. They learned to value each other and realized the respect they had for each other became love. Their snide comments challenged each other and kept them entertained. I believe that when they realized that they can actually be civil with each other, that's was when they realized their true feelings for each other. Their marriage after the play, i can only imagine, that they will bicker and keep each other's wit in check. but at the end of the night they'll be happy that they are together. Their kiss at the end can be interpreted into two ways, a symbol of their love and harmony they learned to share or to stop the Beatrice's mouth from running. I think it symbolizes both. I see it as a tender action, yes to shut her up but it shows that with that kiss she allows him to fold her stubbornness to a man who is her match.