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    The tragedy novel “Othello”‚ written by William Shakespear‚ was written in around 1600s. The four main themes of the story are racism‚ love‚ jealousy and betrayal. The two protagonists in the story‚ Othello and Iago‚ are basically the one’s who were responsible for the tragic events. These tragic events includes the destroyed marriage of Othello and Desdemona‚ death of Desdemona‚ Emilia and also the downfall of Othello. This story questions who was more responsible for the tragic

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    OTHELLO In the play Othello‚ the character of Othello has certain traits‚ which make him seem naive and unsophisticated‚ compared to many other people. This is why Iago‚ is able to manipulate him so easily. Iago told Roderigo‚ "O‚sir‚ content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him "(I‚ i lines 38-9). Iago is saying‚ he only follows Othello to a point‚ and upon reaching it he will not follow him any longer. This is the first sign of how deceitful Iago will be. Iago has his own evil agenda

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    Shakespeare’s 1600’s timeless classic Othello presents a differing construction of Othello from the original play‚ achieved through uses of a plethora of film devices. Both the play and the film masterfully spin a tale of romance‚ tragedy and death telling the fall of glory of Othello due to the acts of his ensign Iago‚ albeit with several differences in the presentation. Both Shakespeare and Parker explore themes of jealousy‚ power‚ and racism through the key characters of Othello and Iago. Parker utilises

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    Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one

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    Othello‚ in Act I‚ Scene iii‚ declares that he is “rude in speech”; however‚ he then goes on to describe at length how he seduced Desdemona by his wondrous capacity as a storyteller. “My story being done‚” he confesses to his friends‚ “she [Desdemona] gave me for my pains a world of sighs […] and bade me‚ if I had a friend that loved her‚ I should but teach him how to tell my story” (I‚ iii‚ 158-165). Throughout the play‚ in fact‚ Othello’s poetic expression is unabated; it merely changes tone

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    would any father. He feels betrayed not only by Desdemona but by Othello as well. It is a humiliating experiels as if he has lost his property to Othello‚ fathers of that time period had more control over their daughters. He is convinced that Desdemona only would marry Othello if the Moor had cast a spell on her using dark magic. He is motivated to protect his daug and his signature line of the play is his last‚ a warning to Othello‚ “Look to her‚ Moor‚ if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceived

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    moral issues made him famous for plays like Death as a Salesman. But can such greatness achieved through plays also be achieved through film? It is a rarity when a movie based on a book or play follows closely to the plot intended‚ and it’s even more of a rarity when the tone‚ mood‚ and characters of that book or play are channeled precisely as the author intended. The movie version of Death as a Salesman closely correlates with the play‚ but along with every other play-turned-movie‚ differences are

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    is a Major theme in Othello and is mainly demonstrated when Othello perceives Iago to be honest‚ but in reality he is extremely dis honest. “Oh that’s an honest fellow. Do not doubt Cassio.” – Emilia (3.3.174-175) “I think thou dost; and for I know thou’rt full of love and honesty.” – Othello (3.3.178-179) “Not for my manhood‚ honesty or wisdom.” – Iago (3.3.181-182) “Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless sees and knows more‚ much more‚ than he unfolds.” – Othello – (3.3.192-194) “I

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    love for Othello is unnatural‚ since‚ according to him‚ Desdemona would never fall for a black man who she "fear’d to look on." Of course‚ Brabantio couldn’t be more wrong about his daughter – Desdemona is in love Othello. It seems that Iago has played Brabantio perfectly. Iago knew that Brabantio was racist and‚ as previous passages demonstrate‚ he used Brabantio’s attitude toward the idea of a mixed marriage in order to rile the man against Othello. Brabantio repeatedly insists that Othello must have

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    Comparison Paper on the Book Iliad and Film Troy   On the Plot The plot of the book and the film has a very big difference especially on its coverage and focus. The coverage of the film starts all the way from why the Trojan-Greeks conflict started up to the death of Achilles and the fall of Troy. While on the other hand‚ the book’ onset is narrowed down to the ninth year of the Trojan war wherein the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon is intensified. Aside from this the book ends

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