Frijas, Jan Lucky Ruzzel B.

March 21, 2019

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Sherlock Holmes and Watson Dialogue Powerful Powerless

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1. Who has the most turns Holmes

2. Who has the least turns? Watson
3. Who has the longest turns? Holmes
4. Who has the shortest? Watson
5. Who initiates the conversation exchange? Holmes
6. Who responds? Watson
7. Who controls the conversational topic? Holmes
8. Who follows the topics of others? Watson
9. Who interrupts? Holmes
10. Who is interrupted? Watson
11. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+first name? Holmes
12. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+last name? Watson
13. Who allocates turns to another? Holmes

Between the dialogue of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, it only suggest that Mr. Holmes is the
one who is in control of the conversation. As evidently shown on the part where Mr. Holmes
initiate the start of the conversation “How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a
strength for which [18] I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I
perceive.” Subsequently Mr. Holmes enthusiastically explain the details of his discoveries to Dr.
Watson and furthermore Mr. Holmes is the who is giving directions on what they are doing as a
results Dr. Watson cannot help but to follow him as the conversation and demonstration goes on.
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Hamlet and Lord Polonius Conversation Powerful Powerless

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1. Who has the most turns Hamlet

2. Who has the least turns? Lord Polonius
3. Who has the longest turns? Hamlet
4. Who has the shortest? Lord Polonius
5. Who initiates the conversation exchange? Hamlet
6. Who responds? Lord Polonius
7. Who controls the conversational topic? Hamlet
8. Who follows the topics of others? Lord Polonius
9. Who interrupts? Hamlet
10. Who is interrupted? Lord Polonius
11. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+first name? Hamlet
12. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+last name? Lord Polonius
13. Who allocates turns to another? Hamlet

In the conversation of Hamlet and Lord Polonius, it only reveals that Hamlet was on a higher
status than Lord Polonius were, even though he bear the title of Lord, as Polonius consistently
addressed Hamlet as my Lord in his every line
“[Aside] How say you by that? Still harping on my daughter: yet he knew me not at first; he said
I was a fishmonger: he is far-gone, far gone: and truly, in my youth I suffered much extremity for
love; very near this. I’ll speak to him again. What do you read, my lord?”
This only proves that Hamlet was in fact belongs to a hierarchy which shows on his response
“Slanders, sir: for the satirical rogue says here that old men have grey beards, that their faces are
wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum and that they have a plentiful lack
of wit, together with most weak hams: all which, sir, though I most powerfully and potently
believe, yet I hold it not honesty to have it thus set down, for yourself, sir, should be old as I am,
if like a crab you could go backward.”
Because of Hamlet’s consistent usage of “Sir” as an addressed to Lord Polonius throughout their
conversation established the notion that Hamlet is more powerful than Lord Polonius in terms of
authority.
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Iago and Othello’s Conversation Powerful Powerless

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1. Who has the most turns Othello

2. Who has the least turns? Iago
3. Who has the longest turns? Othello
4. Who has the shortest? Iago
5. Who initiates the conversation exchange? Othello
6. Who responds? Iago
7. Who controls the conversational topic? Othello
8. Who follows the topics of others? Iago
9. Who interrupts? Othello
10. Who is interrupted? Iago
11. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+first name? Othello
12. Who uses terms of address not marked for respects e.g. Title+last name? Iago
13. Who allocates turns to another? Othello

Iago is playing mind games with Othello as usual, forcing him to imagine a two lady in bed with
him together. Iago then brings up the lost handkerchief, saying if he'd given it to a woman, it
would be her possession, and she'd be free to give it to anyone she pleased
“Her honor is an essence that’s not seen;
They have it very oft that have it not.
But for the handkerchief—“
Othello then asks whether her honor could be given as freely, too. He had forgotten about the
handkerchief until Iago graciously reminded him. Iago is not totally clear if man already “lie
with her" or "lie on her," which is a pretty big difference. Either he slept with her or told a lie
about her. Of course, Othello takes the meaning Iago wants him to take. Othello gets so upset he
starts as seen in Othello’s last line
“Lie with her? Lie on her? We say lie on her, when they belie her. Lie with her! ’Zounds, that’s
fulsome! Handkerchief—confessions—handkerchief! To confess, and be hang’d for his labor—
first to be hang’d, and then to confess. I tremble at it. Nature would not invest herself in such
shadowing passion without some instruction. It is not words that shakes me thus. Pish! Noses,
ears, and lips. Is’t possible? Confess? Handkerchief? O devil!”