My favorite piece of literature was King Lear because I thoroughly enjoy William Shakespeare's writing style. His language flows beautifully, yet he always hides a deeper meaning within the lines. The book also had translations on the sides of the pages which made reading the tragedy rather easy and definitely more interesting. I was very surprised by how much I liked the tragedy; normally, I hate tragedies because they make me slightly upset once I finish reading. However, I thought King Lear ended on a fairly good note. Yes, Cordelia and her father died at the end, but Albany, Kent, and Edgar lived! The kingdom was left to these three men, all of which were good, moral characters throughout the play.
My least favorite piece of literature that we covered in this course was The Tale of Genji. I thought that Genji was a man whore, who traipsed around as he pleased. I think he probably seduced any able female nearby, which was absolutely disgusting. I did not like the way women were portrayed in this piece of literature; the men talked about them as if they were jokes. Marriage was something that was not honored in this culture which also annoyed me. I found Genji to be a rather creepy character. He ends up sleeping with Futitsubo who looks just like his own mother, then he takes in Futitsubo's niece and has relations with her too. Gross. Finally, the most disgusting part of the entire work was when Genji slept with the governor's wife (Lady of the Locust Shell) and then also slept with her 12-year-old brother.
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