3:1 Macbeth

  In the play " Macbeth" Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order for him to become King. Once Macbeth kills Duncan he has to continue killing innocent people to protect what he has done.I chose this picture because i think it shows how equally responsible Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are in the killing of King Duncan. Also i think its symbolic that Macbeth has the most blood on his hand but its spilling onto Lady Macbeth's hand. I think that's because even though Macbeth committed the actual murder Lady Macbeth is the one who recommend and supported it. I always tied Lady Macbeth to the archetype the temptress because she was beautiful and Macbeth was physical attracted to her which in result was his downfall. Macbeth is the the devil archetype for obvious reasons but also because even though he didn't kill King Duncan until the witch's told him he would be king or because Lady Macbeth convinced him to but i believed he secretly always thought about it. The sword that they are both holding i believe that was the murder weapon that was used to kill Duncan even though it's not said in the play how he was killed. Also judging by the looks on their faces they look terrified or a look of uncertainty but not a look of remorse.

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My archetype was magician, which surprised me because when i thought about the magican archetype i thought it was safe to assume that all they do is magic of some sort. I was wrong after looking up the archetype i learned that the magician stands for more than magic. They are people who can transform the negative and to positive. They are all about changing and choose to live outside of the ordinary. Also it says that the magician devotes so much time and effort to their craft that the results they achieves appear effortless and almost magical. That totally describes me if I'm really interested in something i will put my all into it. That's why i picked this picture she doesn't look like your typical magican but none the less she is. She's has a look in her eyes that makes you believe that she can do magic. Also the way she is standing there with her arms open wide seems like she taking in the world first before she does anything. Which is related to the magician archetype that we analyze before we act on anything.

2:1 Goblin Market

  Christina Rossetti was born Dec.5. 1830 in London with both of her parents and siblings. She was home schooled by her mother. In the 1840s, her family faced severe financial difficulties due to the deterioration of her father's physical and mental health. When she was 14, Rossetti suffered a nervous breakdown and left school. She feel into great depression and related illness followed. During this period she, her mother, and her sister became deeply interested in the Anglo-Catholic movement that developed in the Church of England. She started writing poems at the age of 7 and is recognized most by her poem " Goblin Market". There are many different interpretations for this poem. Some say since it was written after Rossetti worked with girls who used to be former prostitute maybe the poem had to do with the fallen grace of women. Well others argued it dealt with sin, redemption, and temptation. 


    "Goblin Market" was about two sisters Lizzie & Laura who was traveling one day into town when they got approached buy goblins and other creatures who where trying to convince the girls to buy their fruits. Lizzie declined multiply times while her sister Laura gave into the temptation.She even gave the goblins a lock of her hair to purchase the forbidden fruit. Weeks Laura lusted and desired for the fruit but couldn't get it. In result of this she started to slowly die. Lizzie could not see her sister sufferer so much, so she decided to go face the weird creatures. They tried everything to get Lizzie to eat the fruit but she refused again. So they beat her and mocked her horribly but in the end she saved her sister's life. 


    There are numerous symbols in the poem " Goblin Market" the most important ones being the fruit, and sisterhood,. Obviously there are lines and lines about fruit. One could tell the fruit represent the lost of innocent, rebelling against what is implied as right, and lust. Example being in lines 2-5 "Maids heard the goblins cry:"Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy:Apples and quinces,Lemons and oranges,". You can almost hear the lust and desperation in their voices as they try to sell their fruits. Also in line 408-417  " White and golden Lizzie stood, Like a lily in a flood,-- Like a rock of blue-vein'd stone
 Lash'd by tides obstreperously,-- Like a beacon left alone In a hoary roaring sea, Sending up a golden fire,-- Like a fruit-crown'd orange-tree White with blossoms honey-sweet Sore beset by wasp and bee,--" Lizzie being reference to a lily in a flood its saying something so innocent sounded by so much confusion. Also like a  fruit crown-d orange tree sore beset by wasp and bee you can see how this could be taken as sexually behave. Like the goblins are covering or all over her body. Sisterhood i believe was to taken the position that Lizzie did the opposite of Adam and the story of "Adam&Eve" unlike Adam Lizzie wasn't persuaded by her sister to eat the forbidden fruit. She was strong enough to resistant temptation. I believe that Rossetti did this to also redeem woman. According to the story of " Adam&Eve" it was Eve's fault mostly for making them fall from the grace of God. So by using Lizzie to represent a smart Eve and a stronger Adam is amazing. 

    The archetypes that i believe is in this poem is the hero which is Lizzie because she comes to the rescue to save her sister from the "bad guys". Laura archetype is the virgin turned whore because her innocences was stolen by the goblins. The goblins archetype is the devil/demon because they represent the negative side of a community or the people who no one wants to come into connect with. 

    In my opinion this poem is a duplicate story of "Adam&Eve" but its the ending that people hoped for in the original story. Just about two sisters who were tempted and one sister gave into it well the other didn't. Story about temptation, and ones strength to resist temptation.




http://plexipages.com/reflections/goblin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti

1:3 Road to Nowhere Ozzy Osbourne

        Road to Nowhere

The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me
It just won't leave me alone
I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream?

The road to nowhere leads to me

Through all the happiness and sorrow
I guess I'd do it all again
Live for today and not tomorrow
It's still the road that never ends

  This is actually a song by Ozzy Osbourne titled "Road to nowhere". Ozzy is well known for being the prince of darkness. A lot of his music has to do with death, supernatural beings, and the underworld. He has earned the title " The Godfather of Heavy Metal". Due to the tons of songs he has released as a solo artist and as well when he was in the band Black Sabbath. So it would make sense to me to pick a song by him since its filled with supernatural characteristics.

     Some of the symbols or symbolic actions is the poem are in line 1 " The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me". For starters the word wreckage means remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked. So he is saying pieces of his past are haunting him. Haunting means remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten. So he cant seems to escape his past and its like it past is coming alive. Next symbol is in line 4 "Could it be a dream?" Dream meaning a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.So his past is so scary or horrible that he cant believe that is something thats able to happen in real life but can only happen in his dreams. Next symbol is in line 5 " The road to nowhere leads to me". Road meaning a way or course but nowhere meaning the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence. So its extremely ironic that these two words are in the same sentence. Which beings me to believe that nothing good or positive seems to find him. 


    So this song means to me that a man did something in his past that he wasn't proud of and he can't seem to escape the pain from it. Although the pain haunts him he wouldn't change his past because even though it was a lot of sorrow and pain it also taught him a lot, and it someways brought good times.The main idea of this song to me is saying learn from your past and appreciate all the negative things because when you get to the positive times you know you deserve it.