beautifully and poignantly expresses the dilemmas at the core of human existence. Brief synopsis The Moor‚ Othello‚ is a respected leader in the Venetian army. The play opens with news of his elopement with Desdemona‚ the daughter of Senator Brabantio. Othello is posted to Cyprus to fight the Turks. Whilst there‚ his flag bearer‚ Iago‚ hatches a plot to ruin his master’s marriage and career. Among other motives‚ Iago is driven by jealousy that Cassio is appointed Othello’s lieutenant ahead
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Othello for not being promoted to Lieutenant‚ a position he felt he earned. Iago’s first act of deceit is an attempt to deny the validity of Othello and Desdemona‚ who recently eloped and to plant the seeds of doubt by having Roderigo tell Senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has eloped with Othello. The Duke believes that Othello has bewitched Desdemona with magic. Desdemona and Othello deny the claims‚ and she openly declares her love for Othello. The perception versus reality theme is
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The Tragedy of Othello written by William Shakespeare features many dynamic characters throughout the play. However Othello himself changes the most throughout the play due to the lies and rumors that he is hearing. Othello starts as a completely loyal high ranking general in the Italian army who appoints Cassio to lieutenant and secretly gets married to the senator’s daughter named Desdemona. Upset by Othello’s choice of lieutenant‚ Iago begins feeding Othello lies about what is happening between
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F663 Exemplar Answers with Commentaries June 2010 Introduction OCR has reproduced these exemplar candidate answers from the June 2010 series to support teachers in interpreting the assessment criteria for the GCE English Literature specifications. These exemplars should be read in conjunction with the past paper/mark scheme and Principal Examiner’s Report for unit F663 from the June 2010 exam series‚ also available on the OCR website. This content has been selected by senior OCR examiners‚ to illustrate
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Race Shakespeare • A fear of foreigners during Elizabethan times fostered misogynistic and racist values‚ which is evident in the way Othello’s blackness becomes a symbol of alienation to which all characters in the play must respond. • Using grotesque animal imagery‚ Iago voices an explicitly stereotypical view of Othello‚ as a “Barbary horse‚” depicting him as an animalistic outsider. Through the image of conflict in black and white‚ Iago emphasises on the racial demarcation between
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Consider how Shakespeare’s themes of prejudice and chaos versus order were received by his contemporary audience. How does Geoffrey Sax’s production continue to find relevance in these issues for the modern audience? Othello is a play of tragedy; that examines the darker aspects of human existence‚ and forces us as audience to contemplate what it is to be human. Shakespeare privileges and challenges the Elizabethan attitudes and values towards the prejudices of race and gender while also presenting
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The Characterization of Iago In the play Othello‚ the antagonist Iago drives the protagonist Othello to commit suicide because he uses his deceitful‚ manipulative‚ dishonest‚ and egotistical ways to reach and control Othello’s mind. Within the play‚ Iago manipulates his way through every situation‚ making him seem as if he is honest and valiant. However‚ when the cast puts their thoughts together they realize they have been wrong on whom to blame. In the beginning of the play‚ Iago demonstrates
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Mina Al Azawi Ms. Kourniotis ENG3U1-09 April 16‚ 2012 The Power of Misrepresentation “Reality is merely an illusion‚ albeit a very persistent one” (Einstein). Basing a judgment on appearance is rarely the correct assumption about the individual. Not everyone is what he or she appear‚ or even claim to be. Appearance versus reality is one of the major themes in Othello. Shakespeare uses many literary devices throughout his play to develop this theme. Iago is known for being honest and loyal
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Question: Ultimately‚ in this Shakespearean drama‚ it is the representation of intense human relationships that captivates audiences. Explore the representation of at least ONE intense human relationship in Othello‚ evaluating its significance in the play as a whole. Othello is an Elizabethan Shakespearean tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the early seventeenth century. The play is constructed to evocativelythe sixteen hundreds. contrast (through setting‚ staging and language) the social
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The modern definition of a tragedy is any serious accident‚ crime‚ disaster‚ or great misfortune (“tragedy‚ 2009). However in order to classify a play as a tragedy‚ the more formal definition constructed by Aristotle in the 4th century B.C. must be used. Aristotle defined a tragedy as “an imitation of an action of high importance‚ complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced by distinct and varying beauties; acted not narrated; by means of pity and fear effecting its purgation of these
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