John donnes poem entitled flea insinuates a man persuading a virgin to have sex with him because of moral obligations. He uses religious beliefs to make his argument seem more legitimate, such as the use of the number three as in the holy trinity as well as the Christian belief that two are made one once they have partaken in the act of sex. Donne states in his poem that both parties have been bitten by the same flea which sucked their blood so now because of this flea they are basically already united as one so having sex only makes sense- it is what god wants in the speakers eyes. Donne also uses the paradox of comparing sex to a flea to elaborate on the fact that a flea is common and so is sex so therefore, it's not a big deal. He uses these techniques a means of persuasion to fulfill his desire to have sex with this woman. Also knowing that dinnebwrtebthis poem while going through law school readers should take notice of his manipulative remarks and uses of persuasion. The religious aspects of this poem as well as the on going paradox make this poem unique to John Donne himself.

the turning point.

As discussed in class, the turning point in King Lear can be tricky to find. I personally saw Lear's monologue that ended with him taking off his clothes as the turning point. I thought this because the motif of nakedness really stands out to me, especially because of how it relates with the motif of nature. In any piece of literature nakedness symbolizes humans in a pure and natural form. Lets face it, we are only made of flesh and all the clothes and accessories we put on only cover up or portray a false or more enhanced version of ourselves. When Lear takes off his clothes he finally realizes that he is just a man. He is no better than anyone else, regardless of what title he might have or the clothes he wears. Everything natural about him comes out in this scene and he finally realizes what he has been missing. Also, the fact that he does this because Edgar is naked as well shows how he, for once, is putting a once seen "low life" in a higher authority than him. However, as a class, we learned that this particular scene is not the turning point. The scene before where Lear talks about how he realizes that he has not given enough to the poor is the actual turning point of the play. Regardless though, i believe the shedding of the clothes is a very significant part of this play. Even if it is not seen as the turning point, it definitely visually represents Lear's new view on life.