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    Othello as “A Tragedy of Character” “Tragedy of Othello/ The Moor of Venice” is a typical of classical tragedy and is regarded as the greatest work of William Shakespeare by many critics. While writing his play in 1604‚ Shakespeare adapted the story from Italian author Cynthio’s novella called Hecatammithi which was written in 1565. In order to bring a comment on play’s being “a tragedy of character” it’s necessary to emphasize on these points: general characteristics of classical tragedy‚ “Tragedy

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    The Different Characterizations of Characters in Shakespeare’s Othello and Giraldi Cinthio’s Un Capitano Moro William Shakespeare based his play Othello‚ published in 1603‚ on the short story Un Capitano Moro by Giraldi Cinthio‚ which was published in 1565. Even though the two stories have many similar points and aspects‚ they are quite different. The basic structure of the plot is almost the same in both stories; each author simply wrote in their own details. Both authors also had different writing

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    revenge on Othello until he died (Christofides‚ 2010). In the beginning of the play‚ Iago is talking to Roderigo about how he was passed up for Lieutenant. RODERIGO 35 “By heaven‚ I rather would have been his hangman.” IAGO 36 “Why‚ there’s no remedy. ’Tis the curse of service. Preferment goes by letter and affection‚ And not by old gradation‚ where each second Stood heir to th’ first. Now sir‚ be judge yourself‚ 40 Whether I in any just term am affined To love the Moor.” (Othello‚ 2014). Iago

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    Nobility is distinguished by both Othello as well as Oedipus. Oedipus is brought to nobility through birth and by deed. Oedipus is the son of King Laius and Jocasta‚ who becomes his wife as well‚ the King and Queen of Thebes. From the prophecy‚ it is claimed that King Laius will be murdered by his own son. To prevent this from happening‚ Oedipus is left for dead in “The mountains where Cithaeron is” ( ). But he is rescued by a shepherd and raised by “Polybius… King of Corinth/ and Merope” ( ). Oedipus

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    Topic paper : The role of race in Othello. “Although the plots of Shakespeare’s plays are specific‚ the motivations of the characters -- as well as of Shakespeare himself -- have been the source of much debate. Arguments continue over interpretations of Shakespeare’s intentions in part because his plays remain so profoundly relevant.” (www.pbs.org‚ Teachers’ Guide‚ Othello : Essay on race‚ web.) Othello is the story of a Berber who in the fourteenth century‚ has reached the top of the pyramid

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    Psychoanalytical Perspective Othello Karen Driver South University Online Compositions 2 October 13‚ 2011 In order to use psychoanalytical perspective to analyze a play the reader must first understand what it means. “Psychoanalytical interpretations aim to reveal the influence of the subconscious in the text’s plot‚ setting‚ conflict‚ symbols‚ point of view‚ language‚ and character development”(South University Online‚ 2010‚ para. 3). Using this style to analyze the play‚ the reader can

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    Love and Jealousy The play Othello written by William Shakespeare follows Othello who is betrayed by his best friend Iago. Iago’s manipulation causes Othello’s jealousy and effectively destroys the King of Moore’s life. Jealousy is a central theme in the play Othello because not only does it cause the protagonist’s death but it is also the motivation for Iago’s betrayal. One of the most significant scenes that portrays jealousy is when Roderigo uses lago to get close to Desdemona. It doesn’t

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    Shakespeare’s work such as this analysis piece of Othello written back in 1977. Also‚ this source was used in a collection of Shakespearean Criticism in its 53rd volume. This can be seen in her analyzation on Othello‚ as she is among the section of modern day critics‚ and observers‚ of Shakespeare’s works who argue that the idea‚ or implication‚ of race is essential to the story. This author is ecstatic about the idea of the character‚ Othello‚ being black in modern day portrayals‚ thanks to

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    1. Who does Othello ultimately care about more – Desdemona or himself? Some critics have argued that Othello’s love of Desdemona is ultimately self-centered. Would you agree? Does this mean that‚ without Iago‚ they would have lived happily ever after? Othello’s relationship with Desdemona does seem to be centered on Othello. “She loves me” seems to be what he thinks about Desdemona‚ while “I love him” seems to be what Desdemona thinks about Othello. Othello seduced a great beauty through his own

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    The fate of Othello is typical of a Shakespearian play. Shakespeare often builds up his main characters‚ by calling them ‘valiant’ and ‘noble’ and relating all his great military achievements in the case of Othello‚ and then by dragging them off their elated positions by soiling them with such petty emotions as hate or jealousy. ‘Othello’ itself is a play of strong opposites. Anger and love and the constant imagery of heaven and hell‚ Othello being the ‘devil’ and Desdemona the ‘angel’. One

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