{"id":325,"date":"2022-05-01T21:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2022-05-01T21:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:14:03","slug":"skylar-honeycutt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/skylar-honeycutt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bassiano&#8217;s Playlist: Why I deserve everything I&#8217;ve ever wanted&#8221; (Skylar Honeycutt)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"325\" class=\"elementor elementor-325\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee07e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee07e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb190c\" data-id=\"2fb190c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945b968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"945b968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bassanio\u2019s Playlist: Why I deserve everything I\u2019ve ever wanted\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1qLImWVzqi4LhfkzPlIRDb?si=923035ca6994410e&utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-356cff4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"356cff4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e84fe1b\" data-id=\"e84fe1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a87ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a87ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. I\u2019d argue that Bassanio is the original material girl. He actually admits to living far above his means when he says \u201cHow much I have disabled mine estate \/ By something showing a more swelling port \/ Than my faint means would grant continuance\u201d implying that he has indeed been a material girl (1.1.130-132). He\u2019s been living lavishly and is indebted to Antonio; then his plan to get out of this debt is to marry a rich woman. As Madonna says \u201cCause the boy with the cold hard cash \/ Is always Mister Right\u201d which might as well be Bassanio\u2019s own personal saying (\u201cMaterial Girl\u201d). I don\u2019t know the reasons behind his relationship with Antonio, but I do know the only reason he wants to be with Portia is because of her money. Though it seems Bassanio truly does love Antonio, I can\u2019t rule out that, maybe, part of his relationship with Antonio might be motivated by his materialistic wants. Whatever his feelings, I can\u2019t deny that he is for sure a material girl.\u00a0<\/p><p>2. \u201cDie For You\u201d has major Bassanio vibes. He\u2019s willing to do almost anything to save Antonio when he receives his letter pleading for him to come back to Venice in Act 3, Scene 3. The lyrics that really resonate to Bassanio are in the main chorus, \u201cEven though we\u2019re goin\u2019 through it \/ And it makes you feel alone \/ Just know that I would die for you\u201d which are reminiscent of the situation Bassanio and Antonio are in (\u201cDie For You\u201d). They are both surely going through it, being in a gay relationship in the sixteen-hundreds, as well as being in the situation where Shylock is demanding the death of Bassanio. No doubt do they both feel alone, especially Antonio because they are so far away from each other without their support. The song itself, the beat, and the message, certainly resonate with Bassanio\u2019s character.<\/p><p>3. Bassanio\u2019s relationship with Antonio plays a major role in The Merchant of Venice. If Bassanio hadn\u2019t asked Antonio for help with money, and Antonio had not loved Bassanio so much that he did, the main conflict never would have happened. \u201cIn Your Eyes\u201d is yet another song that I think would really resonate with Bassanio in that it would remind him of his relationship with Antonio. The lyrics \u201cI know it hurts to smile, but you try to\u2026 You always try to hide the pain \/ You always know just what to say \/ I always look the other way \/ I\u2019m blind\u201d is reminiscent of what I imagine Bassanio sees in Antonio\u2019s eyes when he says he needs to be married\u2026 to a woman (\u201cIn Your Eyes\u201d). It\u2019s heartbreaking of course, but Antonio knows that they must assimilate to societal heteronormativity, just as well as Bassanio does.<\/p><p>4. This song is 100% Bassanio\u2019s anthem. He definitely thinks it\u2019s about him- he is the man, and he likely uses it to hype himself up. I can just imagine him walking through the streets of Venice with this song playing. Also, the lyrics \u201c\u2018Cause I\u2019ve never heard about him with another girl\u201d reminded me of Bassanio\u2019s obviously romantic relationship with Antonio, and how Portia might think something like this in regards to him (\u201cWhatta Man\u201d). Overall, the song would puff up Bassanio\u2019s already over-inflated ego, and maybe make him do a jaunty little walk to strut his stuff to the rich ladies (and men).<\/p><p>5. On the opposite side of the spectrum from \u201cWhatta Man\u201d sits \u201cWant You Around\u201d for Bassanio. Instead of hyping himself up, he\u2019d play this song when he was sad and missing a certain someone. \u201cBaby, I want you around,\u201d would be the lyrics that resonated with him most, but I think this song might also remind him of Antonio in that, perhaps, he feels guilt over allowing Antonio to bargain with Shylock in the first place (\u201cWant You Around). If Portia had not saved Antonio with her act in the courtroom, this probably would\u2019ve been the number one most listened-to song by Bassanio, because his lover would be dead, and it\u2019d pretty much be on him.\u00a0<\/p><p>6. Bassanio seems to be a very fun-loving guy, intent on living lavish and having a good time doing it. \u201cCITY OF ANGELS\u201d perfectly describes this attitude, especially with the lyrics \u201cI sold my soul to the devil for designer\u2026 the city of angels where I have my fun\u201d but, more than acknowledging Bassanio\u2019s attitude, this could be a rip at Shylock. Shylock is referred to as a devil at least once in the play, and though Bassanio\u2019s soul isn\u2019t technically sold to him, Antonio\u2019s essentially is&#8211; and for Bassanio\u2019s sake no less (\u201cCITY OF ANGELS\u201d). The \u201ccity of angels\u201d line in particular could be seen as another stab at Jewish people as a whole, perhaps implying that Venice, or the city of angels, should be a place for Christians only. After their victory and Shylock\u2019s downfall, I could just imagine Antonio and Bassanio partying to this one, maybe along with a dartboard that has Shylock\u2019s face taped to it.<\/p><p>7.\u00a0 This song, this right here, is what Bassanio uses to romance his Ms. (and Mr.) Moneyba&#8211; I mean genuine love interests. This song is putting on the charm thick, which is reminiscent of how Bassanio acts towards Portia so he can secure her money the only way he knows how: romancin\u2019. The lines \u201cI\u2019m so in love, so deep in love\/ You made my life complete \/ You are so sweet\u201d would likely make any of Bassanio\u2019s conquests swoon, and he would use it to his advantage (\u201cDifferences\u201d). Bassanio would for sure do almost anything to impress (hence the entire plot of the play) and I could definitely imagine him pulling a Say Anything-esque boombox scene with this one. After all, he probably thinks he deserves everything he\u2019s ever wanted at all&#8211; including people love and their money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. I\u2019d argue that Bassanio is the original material girl. 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