I chose to do the As You Like It and Plato. Orlando was writing about Rosalind all of the time. In the eyes of Plato this would be considered one of the first stages on his latter of life. Rosalind was disguised as Ganymede which did not help the situation out hardly at all. Orlando wanted to woo Rosalind every chance he got, which was kind of hard for him because he did not realize Ganymede was indeed Rosalind. This after time finally bloomed into an attraction of pure love.  Oliver and Cecilia were totally different. They had a physical attraction about them which bloomed into love fairly quickly. They had a mind set about them that really caught my attention. Touchstone and Audrey were by far the ones that I thought were the funniest. All they wanted to do was get together, have a great time and then be on their separate ways. This after some time blossomed into something which I thought would never happen which was marriage. In the end I would have to say that Rosalind did indeed find the ultimate good. She found the beauty in everything. At the end of play when she bid farewell to everybody that was the moment when I realized that she was infatuated with true love. I don’t think this helped me move closer to the ultimate good because I did not fully understand the play. I feel like some of the play was cut off from when we watched it day to day. I understood the whole purpose behind the play which was to show true love conquers all. Also that a great way to end a play is to have everybody get married.

Renaissance post

I decided to talk about Michelangelo’s and Donatello’s David statues. First to talk about the differences. What I see first off is the material which was used is different, one is a white chalky color, while the other is a shiny black color. Donatello’s is holding a sword with a shield on the ground in front of him. He is wearing a hat with what looks to me like flowers on it. Donatello’s is very skinny and weak looking compared to Michelangelo’s David who is very muscular and ripped. Michelangelo’s is looking up off in the distance, while Donatello’s is looking down at the ground not far off in front of him. Donatello’s reminds me of a person who relies on his skills in battle to win the fight. His sword, shield, armored leggings, and weak stature shows me he relies heavily on weapons and armor to win his battles. If he did not have a weapon with him he would not be the same person. He would look like a frightened little, scrawny man.  Michelangelo’s looks to be strong in stature with his head held high ready to face anybody who opposes him. He shows that hard work and dedication do indeed pay off. He looks like he thinks very highly of himself, not scared of anything. Michelangelo’s David, which shows Apollonian classicism, shows the classic art during the renaissance. Strong built, naked, and posing. Donatello’s David shows passionate individualism, which means that he shows off his passions such as sword fighting, or conquering the battleground. The sculptors had to make some pretty serious decisions like whether David was going to be clothed, what pose he would be striking, what direction he would be looking in, if he was going to have items in his hands, or what the stature of David was going to be.