{"id":419,"date":"2022-05-01T22:21:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:15:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:15:42","slug":"rija-potluris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/higinbothamlitmixtapes\/rija-potluris\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bassanio\u2019s Mixtape: An Arrow Shot Twice&#8221; (Srija Potluri)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"419\" class=\"elementor elementor-419\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-284a9ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"284a9ce\" 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-cd8d39e\" data-id=\"cd8d39e\" 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-abf47a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abf47a9\" 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 Mixtape: An Arrow Shot Twice\" 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\/1tGRYUTZSfLG34kqAZ0wX5?si=ce0d61436ca8410c&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-9397dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9397dd6\" 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-8845b57\" data-id=\"8845b57\" 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-6f2a78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2a78e\" 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. The theme of this song, although referencing sexual undertones in \u201cgetting lucky\u201d with a girl, can be translated to Bassanio\u2019s wild dreams of becoming rich. When I think of Bassanio\u2019s scheme to get rich, I imagine that his plan requires a lot of luck to succeed\u2013and it does, as no other suitor correctly guesses the chest with Portia\u2019s portrait before he arrives. The lyrics \u201cWe\u2019re up all night to get lucky\u201d remind me of Bassanio\u2019s scheme, as he puts so much effort into marrying Portia and implicates Antonio. Although Bassanio succeeds in getting rich, Antonio is now extremely unlucky as all his ships have sunk and he is indebted to Shylock\u2013a turn of events that was not expected to happen. Additionally, Bassanio claims that when he lost an arrow, he \u201cshot his fellow of the self-same flight \/ The self-same way with more advised watch, \/ To find the other forth\u201d (1. 1. 142-143). This strategy requires a lot of luck as if he lost an arrow the same way the first time, the chances are low that he would find the second and first one in a similar manner.<\/p>\n<p>2.&nbsp;<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">\u201cI think I did it again \/ I made you believe\u2026\u201d<br><\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">\u201cI played with your heart \/ Got lost in the game\u201d<br><\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">\u201cOops, you think I\u2019m in love \/ That I\u2019m sent from above \/ I\u2019m not that innocent\u201d<br><\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">Bassanio\u2019s scheme in taking Antonio\u2019s money to make himself rich to woo Portia hinges on making both Antonio and Portia believe in him. Antonio needs to believe that Bassanio can return his money and Portia needs to believe that Bassanio will be a good husband who truly loves her. Therefore, the lyrics \u201cI think I did it again \/ I made you believe\u2026\u201d relate to Bassanio\u2019s characterization of a confidence man who makes everyone around him believe in his plans and words. Additionally, the lyrics \u201cOops, you think I\u2019m in love \/ That I\u2019m sent from above \/ I\u2019m not that innocent &#8221; specifically relate to Bassanio\u2019s relationship with Portia, as he succeeds in getting her to believe that he wants her for more than just her money. By hinting to Bassanio which chest to pick, Portia believes that Bassanio provides a little bit of freedom from her father\u2019s control as she got to pick her husband. This is ironic, as Bassanio is not the innocent character that he successfully portrays and now retains control over Portia\u2019s life and money. Her choice traps her even more, and the control Bassanio holds over her makes him anything but heaven-sent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. The lyrics \u201cWhoever said money can\u2019t solve your problems \/ Must not have had enough money to solve \u2018em\u201d are eerily reminiscent of Bassanio\u2019s character. The play starts with a broke Bassanio who plans to make his life better by making the same mistake that led to him becoming broke: pretending to be rich by living above his means. His problem is that he is broke and cannot enjoy the wealthy life he pretended to have, and his solution is to borrow more money to act wealthy and woo Portio to become rich for real. With this attitude to life, Bassanio\u2019s greed prevents him from realizing his past mistake of how chasing money led to his downfall. This approach sets him up for future failure as no amount of money will ever be able to satisfy him.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cI love you, but I don\u2019t like you\u201d<br>The lyrics \u201cI love you, but I don\u2019t like you\u201d depict Bassanio and Portia\u2019s relationship. The only thing Bassanio loves in his relationship with Portia is her money, but he doesn\u2019t care about getting to know her better or leading a life with her as equal partners. He upholds the facade that he loves her to prevent any doubts that she may have against him in using her just for money. The lyrics \u201cYou might misunderstand\u201d also emphasize Portia\u2019s misunderstanding that Bassanio truly loves her, although this is arguably not her fault as Bassanio is extremely capable&nbsp;<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">of putting on a false show of emotion for something other than money. Overall, the song portrays a relationship in which one partner does not have feelings for the other even though it seems as they do. This relationship idea corresponds to how Bassanio has misled Portia into believing that they have a reciprocative relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5. The lyrics \u201cI just can\u2019t control myself\u201d reflect Bassanio\u2019s greed. The fact that he is unable to learn from his mistakes implies that his fatal flaw is greed, and there is nothing he can do to stop it from driving his decisions. Additionally, the lyrics \u201cGimme more\u201d literally indicate Bassanio\u2019s need to become as rich as possible. Overall, Spears\u2019s sultry voice in this song evokes a sinful and greedy tone. This sinful tone is reminiscent of Bassanio\u2019s behavior, as his desire to become as wealthy as possible drives him to misguide Portio into believing that he truly loves her.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u201cI don\u2019t mean to come off selfish, but I want it all\u201d<br><span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">\u201cI\u2019m a prisoner to my addiction \/ I\u2019m addicted to a life that\u2019s so empty and so cold \/ I\u2019m a prisoner to my decisions\u201d<br><\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">The lyrics \u201cI don\u2019t mean to come off selfish, but I want it all\u201d can be applied to Bassanio\u2019s greed. He does not come off as selfish to the people he deceives, but as an ambitious person instead. This is how he convinces Antonio to let him borrow money under credit, as he allows Antonio to believe that his ambitiousness will lead both of them to power and success when in reality, Bassanio has his self-interests at heart. Furthermore, the lyrics \u201cI\u2019m a prisoner to my addiction \/ I\u2019m addicted to a life that\u2019s so empty and so cold \/ I\u2019m a prisoner to my decisions\u201d reflect how Bassanio\u2019s confidence tricks and greed are an addiction for him, as he cannot pull himself out of that life even after it has failed several times. Because he prioritizes his money over everything else, he is unable to maintain normal relationships, as he uses Antonio for his money and does not seek a true connection with Portia even after knowing he\u2019ll spend the rest of his life with her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7. This song\u2019s ideas are similar to Bassanio\u2019s plan to look wealthy, or \u201ccool\u201d, in front of Portia even if it means depicting a fake personality. The lyrics \u201cAdjust my hair, adjust my clothes\u2026 And it\u2019s all for show\u201d really speak to this, as Bassanio\u2019s whole persona of wearing fancy clothes and depicting a rich persona is for show. Additionally, the lyrics \u201cBut at least I look cool \/ At some house I can\u2019t afford\u201d reflect Bassanio\u2019s reasoning that pretending to be rich will&nbsp;<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;text-align: inherit\">help him win Portia\u2019s heart. Sloan\u2019s attitude in the song as to not caring about anything except getting that \u201cfire [social media] post\u201d is similar to Bassanio\u2019s shallow personality in making himself out to be a different person than he is. In Sloan\u2019s case, this leaves her feeling lost without a sense of her true self, and I wonder if Bassanio feels a similar emptiness once he marries Portia and realizes his friend is in trouble.<\/span><\/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. 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