These are the questions for next Monday -- questions for Friday are below.
Answer one of these two questions and then choose a quotation from these chapters that you think is important. Explain the reasons for which you have chosen this quote and analyze it. What does it have to say about the text, a character, a theme, etc.?
1. Calisto has quite a long soliloquy in Act XIV. What are the main themes of this speech? He has just achieved what he wanted (sex with Melibea). Does his speech reflect the happiness he expected to have? Why or why not? What might his speech have to tell us about desire and the disillusionment of the desire?
2. There is a dichotomy in the text between Pleberio’s power (a male hierarchy) and Celstina’s power (a female hierarchy). How do these two systems play off one another? What does Act XVI reveal about Pleberio’s power? Do an analysis of his speech here – what does he attempt to do? And the reality of the situation?
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1. Calisto speech represents the happiness he expected because he said "I should be happy to have such a witness of my glory." I thought this quote was important because it is showing how he really feels about his feelings for Melibea. His desire finnaly became fulfilled but Melibea is acting a little fishy about having her desired fulfilled because she says it doesn't feel the same. The theme can be based on desire. When somebody wants something they have a desire to get it and will try as hard as they can to get it.
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