Caesar and Antony

Based on my understanding on ACT I and ACT II of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’, I think Antony and Caesar are two extreme people; Antony indulges too much into lust whilst Caesar stresses too much on violence. Antony lost himself in the arms of Cleopatra and neglected his responsibility as a general of his country. Due to his indulgence, he loses the trust of his country people. The rumors of him being idle and enchanted by a woman were spread all over the country. On the other hand, Caesar concentrates too much on the war and violence that he cannot tolerate with Antony’s negligence. Since he takes Antony as a partner, he should be patient enough to lead Antony back to his responsibility. Instead, he blamed Antony to his face, causing an unhappy conversation and awkward relationship between the two of them.
Perhaps, my understanding is not that accurate, yet these are my thoughts after the lecturer with Dr. Edwin. Therefore, I would like to share it with my fellow friends.

Antony and Cleopatra

Today in our lesson with Dr. Edwin, we were introduced to the Act I and II of another drama ‘Antony and Cleopatra’. In the first two Acts, I would opine that Cleopatra is of no difference with other women who try to get their male partners to stay by their side. Knowing that Antony has a wife named Fulvia, she always use ironic words to tease Antony in order to prove that she is more important to him than his wife. She even gets jealous when Caesar sends his messenger to Antony because she feels that Antony’s attention is distracted. Like other women, Cleopatra wants Antony’s full attention on her. Instead, she wants him to leave away from his role as a general as well as a husband to Fulvia. I think that her ideas are kind of silly, as the harder you try, the chance of losing it is bigger. Therefore, I have no doubt but to feel that she will lose Antony at the end of the drama.

The Day with Dr. Edwin

Last Wednesday, Dr. Edwin FINALLY discussed 'Oedipus Rex' with the class. He went through the lines with us. Suddenly, i found that the lines of the text seem to be quite easy to be interpreted than the readings we did on our own. He pointed out a few significant words in the texts that are ignored by us, for instance, the use of the sense of 'touch'. During the last few readings, we just focus on the words on the sense of sight because Oedipus becomes a blond man in the later part of the drama. However, we already forget about the fact that , the sense of touch will take over the place of the eyes when somebody is blind. After being pointed out, I think I'm still not a proficient reader who really reads between the lines of the drama. Every line that seems to be so simple actually has its own embedded meaning.