William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy in which Othello is Moorish general serving in the city of Venice. Iago is Othello’s friend‚ but turns on him because Othello promoted Michael Cassio to lieutenant. Iago then begins his evil and malicious deeds against Othello. This leads Othello to turn jealous and kill his wife‚ Desdemona. Othello then commits suicide. By using imagery‚ irony‚ and symbolism‚ Shakespeare displays the theme of the power that jealousy has to destroy. Shakespeare uses
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men’s outlook on life?. In the play Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ reputation is a key idea because Iago plans to destroy both Cassio and Othello’s reputation. Due to Cassio’s position of being lieutenant has caused Iago to be jealous. Iago plan is to destroy Othello and Cassio’s reputation so Iago could build his reputation. Iago is jealous of Othello because Othello was the person who recommended Cassio to be the lieutenant.Iago believes to be cuckold by Othello so he needs to get revenge.The most
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In the play Othello‚ our first impression suggests that Iago and Othello are portrayed as having somewhat opposite qualities. Iago is first shown to be false and pretentious. Even though he says "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve"‚ giving the impression that he shows all his emotions willingly‚ he is then shown to be quite secretive and deceitful‚ plotting against Othello‚ Casio and Rodriguo‚ emphasising his ambitious nature. Furthermore we get the impression that he is spiteful and racist‚ building
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Oral Presentation on Othello Greed! Lust! Envy! Pride! Gluttony! Sloth! Wrath! These are the 7 deadly sins! – Shakespeare often related to Christianity and Biblical concepts in his plays; Othello is no exception. Throughout Othello‚ there are certain events and deeds carried out by the characters which strongly resemble these 7 deadly sins. Wrath is deemed the worst of these sins and is by far the most recognizable and obvious sin within the play. Examples of these sins are sewn deeply into the
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Othello is a character of extremes. He has no middle range. Right a response to this statement supporting your answer with suitable reference to the text. I agree with the statement that Othello has no middle range and his emotions and actions are extreme. At the beginning of the play he is competently in love and passionate with his ‘Sweet Desdemona’. In the first two acts‚ Othello shows his exaggerated love for Desdemona‚ by putting his life at risk and eloping with her. Act I Scene III “I
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Othello: The Tragic Hero In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Othello is the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings‚ his own actions‚ and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions‚ as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him. The tragedy of Othello is not a fault of a single villain‚ but is rather a consequence of a wide range of feelings‚ judgments and misjudgments‚ and attempts for personal justification
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Honor Being one of the central themes in Othello and Hamlet‚ honor is used in very strange ways by Shakespeare. He has a way of showing how his characters can be very honorable or have a lack there of. He displays how honor is interwoven with personal integrity and how acts of attempting to keep a reputation can be confused with the acts of personal integrity. Lastly‚ he also displays how honor relates to the foresight seen by his characters. Honor can be connected to almost any actions made by
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swiftly and utterly undone; that he could sink not only from bliss to despair but from the heights of human excellence to the very baseness of our animal instincts. We are first introduced to Othello from the thoughts of Iago and Roderigo. These comments in the opening scene have a mostly racist nature and Othello is described as barbaric and a Negro – he is referred to as “the thick lips” in the opening act. He is also full of “his own pride and purposes” (Iago – Act 1‚ scene 1‚ line 12) Racist innuendoes
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Tragedy is a common theme within Shakespearean Literature. As an author‚ Shakespeare uses tragedy within his works to instill certain emotions and drama. Two examples of a Shakespearean tragedy are Hamlet and Othello. Hamlet and Othello are both tragic heroes within their respective stories. Sadly‚ due to their heroism‚ they are often the target for many plots and schemes. The setting of Hamlet takes place in the Kingdom of Denmark. King Hamlet has just died and his throne is passed on to his
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The famous Shakespearean tragedy Othello is open to many thoughts and ideas about life in the Elizabethan era as well as modern day life with adaptations such as Othello by Andrew Davies. The most apparent notion that occurs in both versions of the drama is racism‚ which largely drives the plot of the Davies production. However‚ sexual politics also comes out to play in the texts as it sees the assignation of particular gender roles as well as the way that love is portrayed. Love is also the reason
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