21 APR 2010 Blog Response: Blogging is Torture!

In Shakespear's England, many different tortures were used against those who commited crimes. Some included: The Rack, Manacles. The Iron Maiden, and The Iron Maiden. Any crime committed during these times would result in one of those punishments.

The Rack had a rectanglular frame with rollers at either one end or the other. The victim's arms and legs would be tied to these ends. Pressure would then be applied, eventually tearing the arms and legs out of their sockets. Manacles are bascially handcuffs. The victim would be hanged by the handcuffs, causing severe pain to the wrists. The Iron Maiden is a basically a casket with spikes inside of it.

Capital Punishment has many people shooting different opinions about when it should or shouldn't be used. Myself, I believe in the death penalty. I believe in "an eye for an eye." Whatever crime committed is how the person should be treated. Just like they did back then.

14 APR 2010 Blog Response: Background Music

The scene I have selected is the Slaughter in the Hall. In this scene, Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and one other helper, trapped the suitors in the hall. They moved the weapons to safe place so that the suitors could not access them, they sealed the doors shut, and readied themselves for what may be their biggest challenge. Odysseus reclaimed his throne with Telemachus sitting beside him. Antinous took a sip of wine from his cup, and just as he lifted the cup; Odysseus shot an arrow through his throat - the wine and blood streaming out from his nostrols, throat, and mouth. With that, Odysseus and his son started raining arrows upon the remaining suitors; killing every last one of them. Amphinomus charged at Odysseus in anger, but Telemachus stabbed him from behind. It was an all-out slaughter.

I can relate to this, not in the way that I've actually slaughtered a mass number of people, but in a way that someone has done something or said something that I've wanted to kill them on the spot. This scene really makes me anxious. It's full of suspense and action. When I read it, I can imagine what's going on in my head, and I'll I can say to myself is, "Wow...that really happened. They actually murdered all those people."

The song I would choose to fit the background is Awake by Godsmack. It has a very hardcore, hardrock guitar riff that brings out the anger in the scene. The lyrics fit into what would be going on inside Odysseus' mind during the whole slaughter. It's a perfect fit; nothing else could describe it better than this song.

Here are the links to both the song and the lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opU1urLhw50
http://www.metrolyrics.com/awake-lyrics-godsmack.html

WARNING: The song and lyrics contain explicit content.