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The topic was supposed to be "To what extent is it OK to base character traits/actions on those of real people" but that wouldn't fit. So yeah, I'm not talking ...

I love this new layout! I was looking for a forum to post this, but I'll have to just post here. It's fantastic and so much easier to navigate! Thanks! ...

Don't Think Barefoot, she toddles White lampshade dress -- She wants a story. Go ahead. You know this place will blunt those eyes Eyes, suns Don’t think -- That if, ...

Firstly, wow! This is a really perceptive and amazing story -- it has a lot of great imagery and turns of phrase. I'm not sure I fully understood the point ...

Hi GoaGreena! I love your story. I might go along and critique it bit by bit, as that's usually how I critique things. Have you ever noticed how black and ...

Thanks Kyllorac! Guess I got a bit confused with the author and everything.

I'm trying to write in iambic pentameter and this stuff is hard! Reading your poem out loud might help to identify the syllables -- generally I find it's easier to ...

I find Iago (from Othello ) rather disturbing due to his manipulation of other characters.

I'm studying Othello in school and finding it really interesting. Apparently the play was inspired by more obscure text called Un Capitano Moro by Gli Hecatommithi (written in Italian), on ...

OK, so I'm getting to that point in life where I have to think about what I'm going to do after school. And not as in "should I go straight ...

Random note about iambic pentameter... we (well, my teacher/class) pronounce it eye-am-bick, but according to the Latin pronunciation of that letter combination I think it would actually be pronounced

The Great Gatsby was rather torturous for me to read. I did not like most of the people and what they were doing, least of all Gatsby. Yeesh.... this person ...

I think the question is, was poetry ever a big part of most people's lives? We look back on the past and see the art of the times (including poetry, ...

Thanks Lumi and Retrodisco. I'll keep that in mind. Some of my lines sound "right" and some don't, so I'll have to work on them. :)

We're reading Othello in class and I absolutely love it, so much so that I've been inspired to write something in iambic pentameter for fun. The problem is, I'm a ...