‘Hamlet’ is a revenge tragedy and therefore has a traditional tragic hero and tragic villain. Hamlet follows the typical features of a tragic hero as he is a revenger with a tragic flaw leading to his death. However‚ it can be seen that Claudius is not a typical villain‚ as he does appear to have some redeeming features. Literary critic F.C. Hunt stated that ‘Claudius is painted by Shakespeare as bold‚ keen-sighted and resourceful’. Although all of these features are redeeming and there are many
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Misogyny can be defined as the cultural attitude of hatred for females simply due to the fact that they are female and are seen as inferior to men in the Elizabethan society‚ because of misogyny‚ women live in a society dominated by men. Shakespeare expresses his ideas of misogyny through the character of Iago‚ who throughout the play‚ constantly degrades and controls Emilia‚ Iago also commonly insults females in general. Othello also shares his misogynistic views as he constantly hits Desdemona
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Othello asks Iago‚ his revenge seeking ancient‚ “Was not that Cassio parted from my wife?”(3.3.36).Othello saw Cassio depart from Desdemona’s bedroom and inquired on whether he was a cuckold or not. Of course‚ Desdemona‚ distressed in the fact that she was caught‚ denied everything and claimed she was framed. The quotes above from the text prove that she cuckolded her husband and drove him to kill her. Desdemona is responsible for her
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Blurred Vision of Othello and Oedipus This essay will attempt to explain the "uncertain vision" present in the themes of Othello and Oedipus the King. In both plays the main characters’ vision is blurred by their inabilities to see the facts that are right under their noses. Oedipus is a classic example of blindness‚ Oedipus was unable to correlate relevant events surrounding him‚ which seem fairly obvious to the reader will end in his demise. The blindness to the evidence right in front of him
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is passionate‚ sensual‚ and honest‚ while Iago is cynical‚ devious‚ and evil. Iago’s twisted self ironically warns Othello about jealousy: “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy;/It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/The meat it feeds on./That cuckold lives in bliss” (III.iii.165-167). It is ironic since the green-eyed monster is exactly what Iago is trying to promote in Othello’s heart and mind. Othello on the other hand is a confident and honest
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She portrays this want for equality through her cuckold of her previous husbands. She uses her husbands through her sexuality to win over their minds and wallets. One may assume that she is merely trying to make herself equal to the numerous male landowners‚ but assumptions only hide the truth. The truth
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way of getting what he wants without realizing nor caring about the backlash of repercussions his actions have on the people around him. ‘O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss Who‚ certain of his fate‚ loves not his wronger; But O‚ what damned minutes tells he o’er Who dotes‚ yet doubts--suspects‚ yet strongly loves! "(III‚iii‚) He refers to jealousy as a “green-eyed monster”‚ because it is a scary thing
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Othello written by William Shakespeare is a very interesting and double-minded play. I chose the passage of Emilia’s speech to Desdemona not because it was odd but because Emilia stood out to me as a very opinionated woman. I wanted to work with it more closely because Emilia captured my attention with her slightly exaggerated opinions on men. I got a strong sense of inequality with this whole scene (4.3). Emilia thinks that it is the husbands’ fault for their wives to be cheating: “But I do
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A fully developed professional theatre that emerged in England in the 1580s had a “profound effect on the ways the gendered body was staged” (Billing‚ 16). Early modern constructions of the gendered body were “viewed as along a continuum” moving in one direction or the other (Fisher‚ 6). This early modern thought implies that gender as a performance rather than its ontological core on the stage. Shakespeare’s comedies may suggest that masculinity on the stage is like “a suit of clothes” that could
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’In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Othello is as much of a victim of his own weakness as of Iago’s plotting Do you agree?’ Through the critical analysis of Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ we are able to see this statement as agreeable and true. Othello‚ like all humans succumbs to being vulnerable and is easily taken advantage of. The study of his pride‚ superstitions‚ confidence‚ as well as the contextual society he dwells in accounts to his weaknesses. We are able to argue that Iago’s plotting only fuels
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