understand that you have been closely studying Othello‚ both Shakespeare and Davies’ version. In your studies‚ you would have discovered many links between the two‚ through evident themes and values‚ displayed by many different characters. A theme I have discovered and would like to present to you today‚ is that of appearance verses reality and how it is altered due to the changing contexts of Shakespeare’s original Othello and Davies’ screenplay Othello. This is evident through the use of the
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my own perception of two interpretations of Shakespeare’s masterpiece that I’m going to present here. “Romeo and Juliet” is probably the most well-known play of William Shakespeare. It’s an amazing tragic love story‚ full of action and inevitably arousing strong emotions in a reader. In addition to being a masterpiece of dramatic literature‚ it has become a classic love tragedy with Romeo and Juliet becoming archetypical young lovers. The actual story is believed to be borrowed by Shakespeare
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Shakespeare’s play Othello exhibits many modern Freudian psychology theories‚ specifically through the character of Iago. Iago is a character who shows typical characteristics of a psychopath. Iago’s behaviour and intentions can be explained through modern Freudian psychology‚ and emphasised through the critical writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Fred West‚ who‚ respectively‚ argued Iago’s “motiveless malignity” and Shakespeare’s “profound and accurate portrayal of a psychopath in Iago”. Through
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Courtroom Observation 82A04-8876-CV-285‚ Deborah White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O ’Malley ’s Tavern Liberty University Busi 301 The case being observed here was that of Deborah White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O ’Malley ’s Tavern‚ case # 82A04-8876-CV-285. This was brought before a mock U.S. District Court panel of judges‚ in the Northern District of Indiana. The Plaintiff being Deborah White‚ and the Defendant being Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. The Plaintiffs’ Attorneys are Amanda
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important characters. A literary foil is a character who serves to highlight the character traits of one or more other characters by presenting a contrast. In the play Othello‚ the author‚ William Shakespeare‚ presents Emilia‚ the antagonist Iago’s wife‚ as a literary foil to Desdemona‚ the protagonist Othello’s wife. In Act 4 Scene 3 of Othello‚ Emilia and Desdemona discuss the morality (or immorality) of infidelity. While Emilia says she would sleep with other men if she‚ in return‚ receives power‚
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The tragedy Othello is filled with a complex web of separate conflicts that are connected with each other. The external conflicts are very obvious‚ such as Iago trying to replace Cassio as lieutenant and Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s affair. In addition to these conflicts‚ however‚ many characters in the play also face their own internal conflicts in which they have to make a choice between two opposing forces. An excellent example of this internal conflict can be found in analyzing Roderigo. Roderigo’s
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underlying significance means a great deal to the owners. They stand for the family time spent with their family or the memory of a family member. In the tragedy Othello by Shakespeare the handkerchief originates from when Othello’s mother who gave it to him before dying. Consequently‚ she told him to give it to his future wife. Later Othello gifts it to Desdemona as their first gift.
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As time progresses‚ in the play Othello‚ the main character begins to feel the affects of being different and he starts to conform to outsiders terrible views of him. Othello’s attitude towards himself started with him being confident in himself and the thought that being a general would be enough to judge his character. Othello’s changing diction is an indication of Othello’s poorly developing attitude towards himself. As the accusations against Othello begin‚ he remained calm and composed. His
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1) Compare and contrast the views of Dualism‚ Materialism‚ and Idealism. Dualism is a view that what exists is either physical or mental‚ and spirtual for some things like humans. It views the mind as nonphysical substance and a human as physical and a mental component which is the mind. Materialism is a view that focus on the physical.This view believes that only the physical exist. This theory believes if the object is not in motion it is not real. Idealsism is a view that believes in only
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Othello trusted and was deceived by Iago who was suppose to be his best friend. Also he was wronged by his own ego and self centeredness which helped Iago with his evil scheme. If Othello kept to himself and didn’t trust all of his companions he would not have been so easily deceived by Iago. Othello being the general should have foreseen this and been more wise to the fact that people were seeking to overrule him. Othello’s main issues‚ jealousy and gullibility‚ ultimately causes his downfall in
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