https://padlet.com/marvinalhaddad21/ooi0rs0gxxog69qh Padlet responses for Ms. Fusaro's class (gathered in one place for ease of access from the portfolio) en-us 2020-11-29 04:47:16 UTC 2026-01-21 00:09:06 UTC hello@padlet.com marvinalhaddad21 https://padlet.com/marvinalhaddad21/ooi0rs0gxxog69qh/wish/967895674 Marvin Alhaddad, 5, Post-Structuralism - Like other works of literature, Macbeth can be interpreted in many ways through critical theories. Post-structuralism is one of these critical theories, and it takes into consideration various elements like the context of the story in the present-day, understanding that . In comparison, structuralism takes the author's meaning and holds that above all else. An especially good scene to analyze and compare these different critical theories is Lady Macbeth's soliloquy. In her soliloquy, she calls upon external and supernatural entities to remove her femininity and empower her to do what she feels necessary. At the time of the play's creation, it's evident that Shakespeare wanted to portray Lady Macbeth as an evil character that aids in Macbeth's corruption, which is how a structuralist would also interpret her character. A post-structuralist, however, would consider Lady Macbeth as an independent women who is challenging stereotypical gender roles. Another example would be the downfall of Macbeth himself. From a structuralist point of view, Macbeth was initially a skilled warrior who had great potential in his future, while the witches and Lady Macbeth are both seen as evil, and so these initial interpretations would lead to the conclusion that it is entirely his wife's and the witches' faults for his tragic collapse. A post-structuralist would consider the entire story and realize that people can change on their own. They would come to the conclusion that Macbeth could have easily played a part in his own demise and that the witches and Lady Macbeth merely hastened his inevitable fate.]]> 2020-11-29 06:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinalhaddad21/ooi0rs0gxxog69qh/wish/967895674 marvinalhaddad21 https://padlet.com/marvinalhaddad21/ooi0rs0gxxog69qh/wish/967895868 Marvin Alhaddad Pd 5 - The Greek mythological story of creation portrays many of the imperfections between the gods, such as the troubles between the family structures, the sexes, and the struggles for dominance and control. The issues of family structure and dominance and control are very prevalent between Ouranos, Cronos, and Zeus. Ouranos and Gaia had many children, many of whom they disliked do to their appearances. Cronos was one of these children, who overthrew his father due to this mistreatment. He is later warned that one of his children will overthrow him the same way he did to his father, so he decides he will eat all his children to prevent the prophecy from coming true. When Rhea, his wife, gives birth to Zeus, she swaps him with a bundled up rock, tricking Cronos into thinking he ate Zeus. When Zeus is older and hears about what his father has done, he goes back and makes him throw up his siblings, and they defeat him together. All of this represents the instability and mistreatment from one family's generation to the next and how there was a constant struggle for dominance and control. When Prometheus made man, he also gave them fire, which was forbidden for humans as it was only meant for the gods. To punish him and the humans, Zeus gave Pandora a box but told her she could never open it. She eventually falls victim to temptation and opens the box, plaguing mankind with sickness, death, hunger, and more horrible things. The portrayal of a woman being the cause of pain and suffering for man highlights the troubles between the sexes at the time.]]> 2020-11-29 06:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/marvinalhaddad21/ooi0rs0gxxog69qh/wish/967895868