{"id":338,"date":"2022-05-01T21:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2022-05-01T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:19:57","slug":"hailey-hunt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/hailey-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Beatrice\u2019s Mixtape: Me, Myself, &amp; I&#8221; (Hailey Hunt)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"338\" class=\"elementor elementor-338\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d91e92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d91e92\" 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-1e63de7\" data-id=\"1e63de7\" 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-ac0c079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac0c079\" 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: Beatrice\u2019s Mixtape: Me, Myself, &amp; I\" 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\/62gy7SYHG5RDtBakWptWrO?si=b8b8961aa8824479&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-509f95b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"509f95b\" 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-0838fef\" data-id=\"0838fef\" 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-9b19598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b19598\" 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. \u201cFingers Crossed\u201d is on Beatrice\u2019s mixtape as a break-up anthem. The song is about a woman whose boyfriend broke up with her, and she feels as though their whole relationship and his feelings were a lie. She sings \u201cWhen you said you loved me\/ Well you must\u2019ve had your fingers crossed,\u201d referencing the common superstition that lying \u201cdoes not count\u201d if one\u2019s fingers are crossed, as if that cancels out the harm of the lie. This is reminiscent of Beatrice\u2019s earlier relations with Benedick (before what is detailed in Much Ado) and his heart, which \u201cHe lent it [her] awhile, and [she] gave him use for it\u201d (2.1.273). However, they both imply their history soured them against each other, so this song reminds Beatrice of their once better relations and how her perception of them as a couple and of Benedick completely changed in the aftermath, as though his fingers had been crossed the whole time and he had deceived her.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u201cI Am Woman\u201d is a song meant to uplift and empower females by highlighting their many strengths and capabilities. It appears in Beatrice\u2019s playlist to make her feel powerful and remind her that even in a world where it is expected that she marries a man, she has her own worth and promise. The singer says \u201cI move in my own timing\/ Voice of the future, speak to me kindly\/ I feel what I want,\u201d which is similar to how Beatrice&nbsp;<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">views herself. She decides she is in charge of her own future and will not simply conform to others expectations, but move at her own pace and pursue only what she chooses while expecting the same respect others, namely men, are granted. She does not view men highly, as displayed through her question \u201cWould it not grieve a woman to be overmastered with a piece of valiant dust?\u201d with valiant dust as her description of men, and this song would remind her of her own female power in comparison (2.1.60-61)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. \u201cI Won\u2019t Say I\u2019m In Love\u201d is a song sung by a woman who is trying to deny her feelings for a man because she has been burnt by love before. This would be on Beatrice\u2019s playlist as something she listens to in moments of weakness, where she finds herself questioning whether or not she really has no interest in Benedick. Even late into Much Ado, when the relations between the two have improved, she claims she cares about Benedick \u201ctruly, but in friendly recompense,\u201d because she cannot bring herself to admit that she loves him (5.4.87). These warring sentiments are displayed in the song through the lyrics \u201cIt\u2019s too cliche I won\u2019t say I\u2019m in love\/ I thought my heart had learned its lesson.\u201d Beatrice battles with feeling like she should have learned from her poor previous relations with Benedick and reject him as a result versus not being able to control her heart and its true feelings, so she listens to this song as an outlet.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cIf I Were A Boy\u201d is a song that explores the way in which men have an easier time navigating the world in some way than women do, from the perspective of a woman. This resonates with Beatrice, who lives in a very male dominated society where women are expected to want to get married and follow the bidding of the men who claim some control over them. She does not conform to this expectation of the \u201cgood woman,\u201d and instead claims \u201cAdam\u2019s sons are my brethren, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my kindred\u201d as an explanation for why she does not feel inclined to marry (2.1.63-64). She&nbsp;<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">feels more intellectually like a man, and craves the freedom they hold and wishes others would see her in that light like how she perceives herself. The singer says \u201cyou don\u2019t listen to her\/ you don\u2019t care how it hurts,\u201d which is how Beatrice feels her community reacts to her, seeing her as an object of amusement without taking her feelings into account because they are privileged enough to be unaffected by her thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5. \u201cLove the Way You Lie\u201d is a song about a toxic and harmful, but emotion-packed relationship between two lovers. This is in Beatrice\u2019s mixtape because it encapsulates the burning hatred, but also deep passion she feels directed towards Benedick. She explains how once \u201cbefore [Benedick] won [her heart] of [her] with false dice,\u201d implying that she fell for him once under false pretenses but they have since fallen out (2.1.275-276). In their present, their interactions come in the form of a \u201cmerry war\u201d of words which they design to try to tear each other down and challenge one another (1.1.60). The song includes a line that very closely resembles this trend, saying \u201cspewing venom in your words when you spit \u2018em,\u201d which Beatrice relates to the state of her conversations with Benedick which are both designed to joust at the other but also fueled by something deeper.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u201cMiss Independent\u201d is a song that celebrates independent women like Beatrice. The singer details these women, saying \u201cShe\u2019s got her own thing\/ That\u2019s why I love her\/ Miss Independent,\u201d which could also apply to Beatrice whose \u201cown thing\u201d comes in the form of her refusal to constrain herself to female norms and in her intellect and wit. Beatrice claims \u201cI had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me,\u201d further proving that she views herself as an independent woman who actually has no desire to be with a man or marry (1.1.129-130). This song would go on Beatrice\u2019s playlist as an embodiment and celebration of who she is and her strength in her own convictions. It would serve as a reminder that being an independent woman is something to be proud of, even while living in a time and with others who may think differently.<\/p>\n<p>7. \u201cRespect\u201d is a song in which the singer demands the respect- acknowledgment and admiration- that she feels she rightly deserves. Beatrice yearns for similar acknowledgment of her wit and individuality, which is seldom granted to women of the time. The singer claims \u201cAll I\u2019m askin\u2019\/ is for a little respect,\u201d which is also Beatrice\u2019s goal which is constantly shut down by the dominant men in her social circle. She is even scorned by the women, who posit that \u201cher wit values itself so highly that to her all matter else seems weak,\u201d as though this is something she should be ashamed of (3.1.54-56). The upbeat sounds of this song and the lyrics being sung from a powerful, booming woman fuel Beatrice to continue being herself and can help to pump her up even in the face of disappointment and obstacles.<\/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. \u201cFingers Crossed\u201d is on Beatrice\u2019s mixtape as a break-up anthem. 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