Mean Girls (or Boys)

1/8/2020

Othello is Iago’s frenemy (an enemy with whom one is friendly). Discuss other frenemies in literature, movies, television shows, or your own life. What makes these sorts of villains intriguing? Why?

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hailey

1/8/2020 01:14:28 pm

dakota james is my frenemy. i’m usually friendly to his face but he actually pisses me off. he’s a villain and he’s interesting because he always tests my temper. also his hair is dumb lolllll

Dakota James

1/8/2020 01:15:53 pm

Really hailey, cause that’s what I think about you😬 Loseerrrrrr

Dakota James

1/8/2020 01:14:46 pm

Hailey is my frenemy🙄😤 I act like I like her but I’m all reality she is annoying. Frenemies are intriguing because they are deceptive and pretent to be nice to get what they want. It can be interesting to watch.

hailey

1/8/2020 01:15:12 pm

hate you too

Trisheelle

1/8/2020 01:16:20 pm

Ya I agree

Kendra

1/8/2020 01:16:21 pm

I sense some tension

Kendra

1/8/2020 01:14:48 pm

Lizzie is my frenemy because we are good friends but she bullies me.

hailey

1/8/2020 01:15:49 pm

lizzie bullies me too

Dakota James

1/8/2020 01:16:28 pm

Tough.

Trishelle

1/8/2020 01:16:31 pm

Wooow

Eliza

1/8/2020 01:18:51 pm

Me too

Ele

1/8/2020 01:22:29 pm

We can all be in agreement

Lizzie

1/8/2020 01:23:00 pm

Sick one! You’re welcome!

Olivia

1/8/2020 01:14:58 pm

There’s a junior that I’ve had beef with. They made me feel unimportant and jealous but I try to be nice to them because that’s what I would want if I was them. People like this are sometimes interesting because you don’t know what they’re thinking.

Cade

1/8/2020 01:21:21 pm

I’ve never thought of it that way.

Sienna

1/8/2020 01:15:29 pm

The idea of frenemies is very toxic but we all have one. Frenemies add a sort of entertainment to the plot and keep the person reading/watching stay into the story. I’ve had a few that I knew were pretending to like me and I have a few currently. Typically I try to stay away from them.

Janessa

1/8/2020 01:17:21 pm

Yeah I like to watch them to see when they will be revealed and witness all the drama.

Olivia

1/8/2020 01:17:58 pm

I don’t fake crap so we good.

Sienna

1/8/2020 01:19:07 pm

Ur a real gee

Trishelle

1/8/2020 01:15:57 pm

Liza, she sometimes bullies me with her very rude and smart words,

hailey

1/8/2020 01:16:46 pm

liza is too smart

Kendra

1/8/2020 01:17:12 pm

That Liza....

Eliza

1/8/2020 01:17:39 pm

Hahaha.

Megan

1/8/2020 01:17:06 pm

A frenemy that I know is Regina from mean girl’s. These sort of people like to be nice to people but it’s more of a fake nice. And then they talk bad about you behind your back.

Lizzie

1/8/2020 01:23:26 pm

That’s a good one!

Beth

1/8/2020 01:25:22 pm

Yeah they do

Eliza

1/8/2020 01:17:16 pm

Trishelle, sometimes is sometimes so stupid that it doesn’t make sense. But she is really funny so it’s okay.

Nathan

1/8/2020 01:18:18 pm

Tyler is my frenemy, he is so stupid but i have to be nice because he is in our friend group. He is the worst. I hate his stinking guts. Hahah just kidding Tyler your my buddy

Tyler

1/8/2020 01:19:37 pm

Guess I’ll die

Tyler

1/8/2020 01:19:54 pm

Jonah

1/8/2020 01:19:49 pm

Facts

Keely

1/8/2020 01:25:16 pm

I think we all know some truth went into this.

Jonah

1/8/2020 01:18:36 pm

Mrs. Simons is my frenemy. She is my enemy but I have to be nice to her so that she gives me a good grade, even though she isn’t nice back to me.

hailey

1/8/2020 01:20:25 pm

LOL FOR REAL

Tyler

1/8/2020 01:20:30 pm

Facts!

Ele

1/8/2020 01:21:34 pm

PREACH! Amen

Erik

1/8/2020 01:21:58 pm

True

Jonah

1/8/2020 01:23:21 pm

*yOu bRoKE yOUr eGg?!*

Tyler

1/8/2020 01:18:44 pm

One of my frenemy is Nathan. He is good to talk to but sometimes he is kind of mental.

Nathan

1/8/2020 01:21:16 pm

Nice Tyler I’m glad I know how you feel. Haha

Tyler

1/8/2020 01:22:04 pm

Jk Nathan’s my boi

Ele

1/8/2020 01:19:26 pm

There are many frenemies in our world today, and they are very frustrating. Nathan is the closest thing to similar to a villain, like once upon a time he shoved my head in the deep snow and my face went cold.

Beth

1/8/2020 01:25:50 pm

Nathan is a meanie it’s true

Cade

1/8/2020 01:20:15 pm

A Frenemy that I find intriguing is Regina George. Regina George is such a literal queen and always has a smile on even when she’s silently judging someone else’s choice of clothing. She’s very intriguing because of how well she puts on a straight face.

Janessa

1/8/2020 01:25:05 pm

Regina is so evil. You’re just like her!! Just kidding just kidding

Janessa

1/8/2020 01:20:36 pm

In the books I’ve read, usually the frenemy is revealed at the end, and the characters are hurt because they were so friendly and close to them. It’s usually a plot twist, and seeing their motives is interesting. If I reread the book, I get to look at their actions differently, and it’s cool to see the story again with a new mindset.

Madeline

1/8/2020 01:23:15 pm

Rereading books can be so fun especially if you catch something you didn’t catch before.

Cade

1/8/2020 01:23:37 pm

That’s really cool to think about.

Boaz

1/8/2020 01:29:59 pm

I like the stories when they are revealed at the end a lot more than at the beginning. It allows us to relate to the protagonist a lot more

Madeline

1/8/2020 01:20:57 pm

Frenemies in books, movies, and tv shows are similar in some senses but not in others. They are interesting just for this reason because their differences and similarities give them each unique rolls in every telling and story.some frenemies deceive people (like Iago) and others are frenemies only because of an alliance to kill an enemy of both of theirs.

Myah

1/8/2020 01:23:56 pm

Nice interpretation😊

Erik

1/8/2020 01:21:27 pm

Frienemies ar intriguing to us because we know what they are doing but other people are oblivious to what the person is doing.

Lizzie

1/8/2020 01:22:20 pm

Sometimes people on my sports teams seem really nice but than I hear they are talking bad about me. I think they seem intriguing because they seem nice but are actually just being fake.

Jonah

1/8/2020 01:24:15 pm

Rip

Myah

1/8/2020 01:24:35 pm

It is very frustrating when this happens.

Beth

1/8/2020 01:22:39 pm

I think a good example is Sharpay and Gabriella in high school musical. What makes frenimy relationships in tv interesting is the tension.

Myah

1/8/2020 01:22:51 pm

I don’t remember any frenemies either in a story or in my life. When I do read about them I find the intriguing because their choices make me so mad. I can’t handle people pretending to be nice then talking trash behind someone’s back. To me this is one of the worst things to do to someone. If you don’t like them let them know it instead of being fake.

Madeline

1/8/2020 01:24:09 pm

I agree that’s a good point of view.

Keely

1/8/2020 01:26:52 pm

I agree, people should just be upfront. But not rude. They can respectfully tell them.

Keely

1/8/2020 01:23:47 pm

Frenemies are interesting people. I find they are most common around those they know they can pick on without any retaliation because they can’t defend themselves or they’re afraid to. In the musical Aida, Captain Radames and his father are frenemies. His father is a liar and secretly planning an overthrow while putting on a face in front of his son so he doesn’t find out his evil schemes. Frenemies re intriguing because why be so two faced when you don’t have to? Why be so rude and fake when there’s no reason besides self doubt? They shouldn’t take it out on others.

Janessa

1/8/2020 01:25:55 pm

Nice one jerky.

Boaz

1/8/2020 01:31:51 pm

It is cool when the villain is based on emotions that are so common in us though like self doubt

Micah Tolman

1/8/2020 01:24:21 pm

A frenemy is my cat. I am nice to him but he is annoying to me and sometimes my family jokes about getting rid of him.

Boaz

1/8/2020 01:27:02 pm

Some well known frenemies are Gollum from LoTR. These villains are not very common because they are very complex and require a lot of progression to make good in a literary sense. They are intriguing because they are often charismatic and we want to like them except for the fact that they are bad. They are often very effective villains because they can’t be touched due to the proximity to the protagonist. I personally don’t like them very much because I just hate them so much and it is frustrating that they take so long to be found out and taken care of

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