they were all yellow

Consider the lyrics to the song, "Yellow" by Coldplay:



The song writer describes everything beautiful about this woman as "yellow". What makes yellow so good? Why yellow?

Consider the film, Jaws:

In Jaws those who are to be affected by the shark wear something yellow.
little boy- yellow raft
mom- yellow hat
man-yellow shirt
dog- i think his collar is yellow



Once again.. why yellow? In this film danger is depicted with the color yellow.

Consider Girl Interrupted:



Several things in Daisy's house are yellow. The color yellow is used to hide Daisy's instability.

Now consider Lucy:

"..a sunny morning...not the sort of bright sun-yellow...but a pale-yellow sun..." pg. 5
"...the snow was the color and texture of a half-cooked egg..." pg. 23
"...the yellow light from the sun..." pg. 27
"...many, many yellow flowers..." pg. 29
"...her beautiful golden mother..." pg. 46


The color yellow is used to describe things that should be considered beautiful to Lucy but strangely do not seem ascetically pleasing.

Yellow has no distinct meaning, unlike other colors.

For Example:

Red- passion, energy, strength, power (for example in love or murder)
Orange- joy, sunshine, wisdom, wealth
Green- nature, growth, harmony
Blue- depth
Purple- royalty, power

Yellow has several different meanings: caution, happiness, brightness

Now I pose this question to my readers: What does yellow mean to you?

D vs. H

several doves, but only one hawk

doves- white, small bird; commonly portray peace

hawk- dark, large bird; most commonly seen soaring high in the sky in circles

who is the hawk?

who are the doves?

The first shot of "O" consists of several doves in the foreground. Hugo is talking about how he envies the hawk. I believe that Odin (modeled after Othello) is the hawk. Obviously, the hawk is the darker bird. It is stronger and larger, just as Odin's character is portrayed. Later in the film, Hugo blindfolds the hawk. Because of the blindfold, the hawk can no longer see what is going on from above. The hawk, who always has control and can see what is going on, has been deceived by Hugo.

can't stop addicted to this shin dig.

I've always been really into acting. I have participated in drama club, 'community' theater and such. However, I was never really that into Shakespeare. Sure, we read his stuff in school and I could follow along. The language was never challenging. I just never really saw his work as more important than the works of Jonathan Larson or Stephen Adly Guirgis. Reading Othello has really changed my point of view.

The language in this tragedy is descriptive and beautiful! So much is said in a few simple phrases. For example:

And I dare think he'll prove to Desdemona
A most dear husband. Now, I do love her too,
Not out of absolute lust
By partly led to diet my revenge

-of Othello by Iago
Othello, Act II scene i

First Iago compliments Othello and professes faith in him. He then goes on to say that even though he has faith in Othello he does not respect him. He suspects that Othello has slept with his wife and as revenge plans to impose on his marriage. Iago claims to love Desdemona but only like someone loves a good piece of pizza. He loves her because she satisfies his revenge.

Looking back on the quote, my summary is a lot longer. Although Shakespeare's works are long, he says so much with so few words. Imagine how much interpretation can come from just a few phrases of his plays. A light bulb has gone on, and I understand why one would want to sit around and drown in the words of William Shakespeare. This assigned work has suddenly become a page turner! Ah! So amazing!

Wise Words from Krista

Your t-shirt should always match your shoes.
I got that from Ashton Kutcher..
who got that from Rachel Zoe

a bloggin' haiku

i suck at blogging

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