Maris Smith - ENG2010

  Othello  - William Shakespeare OTHELLO: Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whore!                           Be sure of it. Give me the ocular proof,                           Or by the worth of mine eternal soul,                           Thou hadst been better been born a dog                           Than answer my naked wrath, IAGO:              Is't come to this? OTHELLO: Make me see't, or at least so prove it                         That the probation bear no hinge nor loop                  ...

The Masque of Blackness - Ben Jonson "A world divided from the world"  - Ben Jonson, The Masque of Blackness  (B: 1045) https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/can-we-bridge-our-ideological-divide-in-2025-readers-are-divided/ I chose the line "A world divided from the world" because I find that it directly relates to the political issues that America is experiencing today. While in the text The Masque of Blackness , that particular line is not directly relating to the politics of England, I found that it resonates heavily with the scary divide that America is facing today. While there is a divide among the American people, there is also a divide between America and the rest of the world. Citizens of other countries have expressed concern relating to America's current political climate on social media apps such as TikTok. 

Hello! I am Maris Smith, a senior majoring in English with a concentration in Film Studies, as well as a minor in American Sign Language. I have one cat, Winona, whom I love more than just about anything in this world.  I am very excited to dive into this British Literature class. Partly because it is my last class required to graduate (yay!), and partially because over my college experience I have developed a true love for literature. After studying Shakespeare this summer as well as spring semester last year, I am very excited to read the works that have been assigned on this syllabus.  I am particularly excited to read Othello , as well as American Moor . I already enjoy Othello  a great deal, and I am very much looking forward to expanding on previous discussions I have had about the play. I feel very unfamiliar with a lot of British literature, which is what makes me most excited about this class! I cannot wait to dive in head first.  I look forward to a wonderf...