3/1/07

Jr. Morality Class.

Father Knapp begins his article by saying that conscience is both a power and a process. Fr. Knapp says that conscience, as a power, is a human being's most sacred center, and if a man were to go against his own conscience he would be going against his very self. Fr. Knapp also says that our conscience is the place in us where God dwells. Our conscience as a power of reason is the ability to decipher what is true and necessary to live and to conform our actions with those principles.

Father Knapp also defines the conscience as a process of sorting through a decision. It is uniquely human to make the choice to do what is right, therefore, our conscience defines as human beings. Fr. Knapp states in his article that he recommends that we all should form our conscience using the Divine Revelation, scripture, and Tradition as inspiration.

Father Knapp's article has a great deal to do with the Catechism. The Catechism provides us with a concrete way to help us toward doing the right things. If we listen to our conscience we will be listening to God. This means that we need to listen to our educated conscience, discern using reasons, and judgment, and to be responsible for our actions if we wish to move toward doing the right things.

IOthello goes back and forth over the different possibilities and at several different occasions goes back to Iago saying that there can be no way that sweet Desdimona would ever forfeit her honor with another man.

S Othello asks Iago as well as others when he is trying to find out the truth in many different situations. When he is trying to understand the fight that is taking place in the streets that causes the bell to ring he asks everyone what has happened so he has all the insight that he possibly could before he comes up with his decision.

T Othello uses much of the act three to reflect on what he has seen, and he breaks down and cries because he comes to the false realization that Desdimona is not being faithful to him. Othello tries to gather information to lead him to the correct solution, then he tries to decide the truth behind the situation.

E Othello does not seem to accept God's help because he goes down on his knees asking why this tragedy has come to him. He says that he can take every pain on earth by the heartache that he now has because Desdimona is seemingly unfaithful. He sees her as a devil from hell who has come to crush him.

N In act four Othello finally meets in private with Desdimona and tells her what he has come to suspect. Othello has decided that his wife has cheated on him and has made him a cuckold. Othello gives Desdimona a chance to confess that she is guilty but no time to confess to her innocence.

Othello seems to come to this wrong judgment about his wife because he seems to fall astray from the first step. When he goes searching for the true facts he goes to who, is seemingly, the most honest person around him. As the reader knows this is only a false show that Iago is putting on to make Othello trust him, which works extremely well. Othello gains the facts from Iago which lead him astray to think the worst of his wife without the possibility of ever thinking the same of her again.