Ok! So here is my video. I have been working on accruing more social proof to help me generate a stronger argument. I still have a few sources i want to track down. But, things are moving along much nicer now that I have hammered out my focus. I hope everyone enjoys this and that it works. I also hope you can't hear my dishwasher roaring in the background.
This is a really fun, interesting idea and you make some really good points. I'm convinced there are definite similarities between the Joker and Shakespeare villains. You might not need to, but are you interested or planning on writing about why? Do you think the Joker came as a subconscious result of Shakespeare being so much a part of our culture(we wouldn't have The Dark Knight without Othello), or was it that Shakespeare and whoever wrote The Dark Knight had human psychology figured out and people are still the same?
ReplyDeleteFun questions! As I have been writing the paper I have been gradually shifting toward the idea that it might be both. I know, sounds like a cop out, but both theories have a great deal of merit. This essay may grow with time.
DeleteAhh, Ian! Every time that I read/hear about the research your doing I'm so interested! ...I guess I just really appreciate a good villain. While reading Sarah's comment I couldn't help but think that the two arguments about the "why?" seem really related to me. I think that I always just assumed the idea of villains being a "subconscious" product of the human nature that Shakespeare was so capable of spotting and capturing... while we wouldn't have the Dark Knight without Othello, we wouldn't have Othello without the human nature that Shakespeare was able to observe even at a time when viewing evil wasn't as readily accessible as turning on the evening news. I don't think the inclusion of both ideas seems like a cop-out--it just makes sense.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with Janelle that both ideas are not a cop-out; in fact I think this strengthens your essay, as you show you have considered both thoughts and that you're not one-sided. That you're not Two-Faced (get it? :))
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, every time I read your comments I slightly regret not having thought of this topic. I'm eager to see the end result.