Poetry.

Poetry. 

In Literature class, we have been reading about poetry and I would the discussions and readings have changed my point of view in some way because there are some facts I already knew about poetry. One of the things we discussed was that something becomes "poetry" when the author transmits his/her feelings in words and make them in such a perfect way because the words have rhyme without affecting the meaning of the message. I also believe that poetry is a way of interpreting the world in all its manners. The feelings you have inside are what make you write poetry and this poetry causes more feelings on the readers. Poetry is about express your feelings without saying something, is about writing those feelings. 

A poem needs to have rhyme and meter because these elements are what makes a poem unique. It can also have rhetorical figures, therefore, readers will have to reflect deeper when reading the poem, and its meaning will be stronger and richer.

  

Personally, I prefer romantic, heartbreaking or motivational poems over all. What I like about them is that most of the times whenever you don't understand something, at the end, the important thing about reading a poem, is the interpretation you give to it.

The discussions in class made me realize the importance and purpose of poetry. I realized that poems are written based on experiences and feelings. 

A poem must have poetry, if not, it wouldn't be a poem. Poetry still exists without being in a poem, because it can be created without intentions. Also, a poem becomes a poem when a man uses poetry to express his feelings, thoughts or experiences.

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.

Robert Frost

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A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.

Robert Frost

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 "A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness."

-Robert Frost

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.

Robert Frost

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Semiotics and insights

Semiotics and insights 

The perspective that Semiotics brings me to my every day life is a new one, because it helps me with the interpretation and analysis of symbols, it also helps me to give those symbols the right meaning according to the context. Since there are a lot of words with a lot of meanings and if someone tells me "you may see a rainbow in May" or even if I read it in an article, the words "may" sound the same, but because of my knowledge acquired by society, I can give meaning to those "may" according to the context of the sentence, therefore, I can conclude that person told me that I am probably going to see a rainbow in the month of May. 

In conclusion, it helps me understand better the symbols in society. 

After watching Throne of Blood and after reading Macbeth, I concluded that humans are naturally ambitious and they are going to be looking for power all the time because they will never be satisfied. It doesn't even matter everything you have to do to achieve your goals, you'll always want to have the best.  This means that whenever someone wants something so much, that person can even forget about his/her inner humanity, and can commit crimes such as murder. 

As conclusion I learned from Throne of Blood and Macbeth, that karma exists and what you give is what you receive, so, for your bad actions, you'll receive worse things. If you kill, sooner or later the guilt is going to attack you, therefore, you're either going to commit suicide or going to be killed by someone else. 

"As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of."

-Nina Hagen

Throne of Blood and Macbeth

"They say dreams manifest our basest desires."

-Throne of Blood (1957)

Throne of Blood and Macbeth

Throne of Blood, a novel written by Kurosawa, is a Japanese adaptation of Macbeth by Shakespeare, except that Macbeth is derived from historical events in the eleventh-century Scotland and Throne of Blood is derived from the civil war in medieval Japan. 

Many people consider Throne of Blood as an adaptation of Macbeth, others don't. However, both of them have a lot of similarities. For example, Shakespeare's play contains ideas of kingship, ambition, murder, evilness, among others. On the other hand, Kurosawa in Throne of Blood, also demonstrates how a human becomes from being a moderated person into a blinded one due to the hunger of power. Kurosawa dramatizes in Throne of Blood murder and evilness, which can be considered as themes. Other similarity between these two plays, is the encounter with the witch, however, we can infer from Kurosawa's movie, that when Washizu saw the witch for the first time his reaction towards her was serious and unrelenting, in contrast, in Shakespeare's play, Macbeth's first reaction towards the witches was of eagerly confrontation.  

                            

When Washizu met the witch, he wasn't the one that asked about the omens demonstrating that we wasn't anxious and/or ambitious about the outcome of his future. In contrast with Macbeth, Macbeth was the one that insisted the witches to tell him about his future and fame that was predicted by them. Washizu left the forest after his encounter with the witch but Macbeth didn't show an eager reaction, instead, he decided to stay and had a discussion with Banquo. 

Another difference between both is that Washizu became speechless after he hear the prediction of the witch but Macbeth asked Banquo if his sons would be kings, because he was wondering about how many impediments he had to eliminate for the fulfillment of his desire: becoming king. 

Another similarity between both, is the atrocities Washizu and Macbeth need to commit to achieve their purposes created due to the wicked prophecy. Washizu assassinated the Great Lord and Macbeth assassinated King Duncan. Both cracked under pressure when they decided to take away someone else's life, they also longed to have more power.

 There is a similarity between Lady Macbeth and Asaji-donno, both manipulated their husband and led them take the wrong way. It is important to say that as well as their husbands, they both were ambitious, they wanted to have power. However, there is also a difference between them, Asaji-donno was not the most word-expressive woman, instead she used a lot facial expressions to imply her  thoughts, this made Washizu feel vulnerable and weak. On the contrary, Lady Macbeth seemed to be  very word-expressive with his husband. Asaji-donno told his husband several times that the seeking  of power and crown was a conduct that shouldn't cause guilt nor pain. On the other hand, Lady  Macbeth did several wrong actions, she blamed herself for causing the irrevocable sin with remorse  and made his husband murder others. 

It is  possible that Kurosawa choose to emphasize certain aspects over other Shakespeare emphasizes because of his culture, he was Japanese and Shakespeare was English. Maybe Kurosawa adapted Macbeth in Throne of Blood, taking in consideration the interests of the Japanese society. One of his purposes was to show the world the most important values of the Japanese culture and how Japanese society decide to face situations according to their principles and values.