Monday, January 23, 2006
Recognition of Bonds in MOV
Truly a great lecture on Friday, as far as, honing in on the significance of bonds, relationships and the implications surrounding these things. Also, our lecturer gave us some great insight into Shakespeare's source material and his arranging of content: for instance--the Flesh Bond Story that was a previous tale. The myth of Venice--land of romance and legal justice. The Casket story--a fairytalish story of luck and guided choice. And finally the clown story--Lancelot is the comic commentator and narrator of MOV.
What also occured to me during the lecture and the talk of Shylock's preoccupation and obsession with the LAW was that in the Old Testament, Torah meant the law. Torah being the Jewish scripture. Finally, Jessica and Portia are women of patrilocal bonds and it is through, either desertion--Jessica, or through manipulation--Portia, that they break their bonds with their fathers and become virilocal with their men. I'm not sure these two terms exactly fit these situations in MOV, but it just got me thinking about what bonds and bondage meant for women in the O.T..
Well, see ya in class.
Cheers.
What also occured to me during the lecture and the talk of Shylock's preoccupation and obsession with the LAW was that in the Old Testament, Torah meant the law. Torah being the Jewish scripture. Finally, Jessica and Portia are women of patrilocal bonds and it is through, either desertion--Jessica, or through manipulation--Portia, that they break their bonds with their fathers and become virilocal with their men. I'm not sure these two terms exactly fit these situations in MOV, but it just got me thinking about what bonds and bondage meant for women in the O.T..
Well, see ya in class.
Cheers.
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