description of the Wife of Bath is not as unpleasant as the portrait of the old woman‚ there are noticeable similarities between the two women. The old woman is described by the knight as‚ "You say I’m old and fouler than a fen. You need not fear to be cuckold‚ then" (Chaucer 291). Due to the similarities of the women one could
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Othello is tragedy written by William Shakespeare‚ that demonstrates the power and strength of reputation. The play describes how Othello and Desdemona attempt to build a life together‚ disregarding their difference in age and race. Although soon after their marriage‚ an envious Iago uses cunning lies to sabotages their once healthy relationship. Reputation plays a vital role in this play; it enables or restricts certain characters‚ inevitably opening the doors to the tragic ending. Iago uses
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probably made the story have a happy ending. Because this is a tragedy‚ we need Othello to feel pity and fear for the hero‚ as he does not know what kind of a trap he is in. He values his reputation a lot‚ and fearing that Desdemona has made him a cuckold proves that. He is so obsessed with keeping his reputation‚ that he is even ready to kill his own wife for it. This makes him so blind that he gets entangled in Iago’s web of deceit‚ just like a helpless fish in a net. The reputation of Cassio
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Brian Bachmann Ms. Veltri English 2011 April 6‚ 2013 Keep your friends close and your enemies closer In the play‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ one of the main characters Iago is a master of both deception and manipulation. One will see throughout the play how Iago manipulates people‚ even the mighty black war general‚ Othello. Desdemona‚ (I.iii.395) “Put money in thy purse.” Iago says Desdemona will soon lose interest in the Moor‚ (I.iii.384-387) “It cannot be that Desdemona should long
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has caused Iago to be jealous. Iago plan is to destroy Othello and Cassio’s reputation so Iago could build his reputation. Iago is jealous of Othello because Othello was the person who recommended Cassio to be the lieutenant.Iago believes to be cuckold by Othello so he needs to get revenge.The most important theme in Othello is that men are more concerned about how they are perceived than their character. Reputation is important in the play “Othello” because the characters in the play were
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Two days after Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by militants from the Pakistani Taliban‚ Her shooting went not only against the teachings of Islam‚ but also against Pashtun traditions‚ in which you would never think of hurting a woman — let alone a 14-year-old girl on her way home from school. As a father‚ naturally I pictured one of my own children lying in that hospital. What happened to her was against all human emotion. But now Malala has become a symbol of Pakistan. She is a role model
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CMS 11 Describe a gesture or behavior that has a different meaning another culture in. Provide a complete description of the action and what it means in both cultures Gesture and behavior has a big differences in features and differences in the world. Every time we are taking a trip to another country we try to discover as much as possible information about a country where we are travel to. Every time when we are going to another country we should know that in different countries gestures are
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Othello‚ the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare was a tragic play first published in 1622 and was believed to be wrote around 1603. Othello takes place in the late sixteenth century‚ and is about Othello and Desdemona who get married despite all their differences. However Othello’s ensign Iago harbors a strong jealousy and resentment that only becomes more enraged when another soldier known as lieutenant Cassio becomes promoted ahead of Iago‚ and this resentment only grows stronger when Iago suspects
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As a mercenary of the highest order‚ the Moor Othello climbed the ranks of the Venetian army. His exceptional reputation allowed him entry into the elite‚ white‚ Venetian society and helped him earn the love of the senator’s beautiful daughter Desdemona. Initially‚ Othello is presented as the epitome of military expertise and masculinity‚ yet as the play progresses the qualities that have elevated his rank contribute to his tragic downfall. His inability to separate the worlds of love and war is
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She symbolizes lust because she causes men to in a way have a craving for pleasure. Another‚ symbol is John he represents both Nicholas and Absalon envy. For instance‚ “ For she was wild and young‚ and he was old‚ And deemed himself as like to be cuckold.” ( Line 117-118 ). They envy the fact that they do not have her as a wife. This sins is used to show the way humans sin and also how envy and lust usually go hand in hand. Due to sometimes lust being caused by
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