Homework- Othello; Lucy Holman Find quotes which provide information about the following key areas of the play. Attempt to identify material that reveals how these aspects are a source of conflict: |Aspect of the Play |Quotes |How these aspects create conflict | |Patriarchy |-“How got she out?” |-This aspect is highlight
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Othello is one of Shakespeare’s distinguished characters in his superiority and grandeur. His beginning proclamations present him as a wise leader whose experiences have made him more patient and vigilant of the world around him. Enslavement and warfare have made him a cunning and reserved leader who tries to view any situation from every side before acting on it. The Venetian council recognizes his strategy as they call him to command of their fleets against the Turkish army. The Council indicates
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cover most of the uses of "monster" throughout "Othello." However‚ the word is still used in many different ways. The connotation of the word depends upon the tone of the scene. For example‚ in the beginning‚ before any real drama develops‚ "monstrous" is used only to describe the tempestuousness of the sea. However‚ later‚ as the plot thickens and problems develop‚ the word monster begins to describe horrible acts or people. A number of times‚ Othello is referenced as a monster by both others and
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born into a life where causing misery is his driving force. Do these features really define what a monster is; works of literature like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s Othello tell quite a different story. Monsters are not born but made just as people are not born evil but can sometimes end up there. Othello and the Monster start of as good men looking to be part of society but were pushed out because of what others perceived them to be. This caused them to mentally and physically isolate
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eventually catches up to them? I have; Othello‚ the tragic story of the fall of someone highly placed‚ who seems to be under the utilization of the mastermind or better-said puppeteer Iago. Throughout the play Iago manipulates those around him in order to achieve what he wants to further benefit himself‚ we also see a continuous reinforcement of racial stereotypes targeted towards Othello. In many of Shakespeare’s plays he explores the ideas of racial tensions‚ Othello is an example of one of these plays
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gender and power or society in ‘Othello’ and ‘Things Fall Apart’. The use of gender and power in both‚ ‘Othello’ and ‘Things Fall Apart’ is very significant. In Othello men have more personal freedom and women are judged by them in relation to them‚ where as in Things Fall Apart‚ women do not have any power in the society since a man is considered wealthy if a man has three wives which the protagonist of things fall apart‚ Okonkwo did. In Othello‚ the relationship between Iago
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l ‘Be a man’‚ how are ideas of masculinity presented in Othello. Othello is set during the Elizabethan era‚ where men were considered to be the leaders and women their inferiors. Women were often regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. This patriarchal society and theme of male superiority is portrayed throughout the play. These themes are depicted through the relationships between the characters. Brabantio and Desdemona’s relationship shows how he believed the traditional Elizabethan view‚ that men were
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Shakespeare’s tragedy of Othello centres on deceit and naivety. The story begins in Venice‚ Italy and establishes the immediately the deceitful nature of Iago. Iago manipulates and lies throughout the story and is extremely influential. The protagonist‚ Othello held very little power in Venice however the transition of setting from Venice to Cyprus consequently transitioned the change of power to Othello. From this position Othello controls everything but there is much that he is unaware of. Iago’s
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answers. F663 Exemplars June 2010 1 of 30 Script 1 OTHELLO/RAPE OF THE LOCK/SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL SCRIPT 3 (b) ‘Othello is a play about the desperate need for certainty.’ By considering the action and effects of the play‚ evaluate this view. Well developed and consistently detailed discussion of effects; remarkably sustained substance and subtlety in the use of AO2 OVERALL SCRIPT Band 6 58 Marks Grade A(*) Othello‚ one of Shakespeare’s four ‘great tragedies’‚ is a text with many
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TRAGEDY Aristotle A tragedy is the imitation of an action of some magnitude that is serious and also complete in itself‚ in language with pleasurable accessories [rhythm and harmony]‚ in a dramatic‚ not a narrative form‚ with incidents arousing pity and fear‚ to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions. Elements are these: Plot--most important‚ should be complex Character--tragic hero--elevated; brought down Diction Thought Spectacle Melody Peripety--change from one state of
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