our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improving our lives.” Discuss the aptness of this statement with reference to one or more Shakespearean plays you have studied. Two parts‚ Ambition and Revenge. Two major themes in both Hamlet and Othello. Make constant 9 Ambition Shakespeare warns audiences against ‘dangerous or amoral ambition’ through the tragedy format. Both Iago and King Claudius fail at what they attempt to do or at maintaining their new position of power. King Claudius ends
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Introduction: Why art thou tragedy? Othello and Desdemona are being torn apart by Iago. Iago is an example of hatred. Individuals can be examples of the complex issues in society. Othello represents are hard worker who is experiencing success and is at the top. Desdemona represents going against the norm and being rejected by her family when she is with Othello. Iago represents the hatred‚ and envy and will do anything to tear down others success to make himself look better. Iago is miserable
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but Duffy’s insight on love and unconventional way of perceiving love is what makes the poem Valentine interesting. She presents her ideas by using a range of different poetic devices such as‚ choosing a distinct form and structure‚ using powerful diction and effectively using an extended metaphor throughout the poem. Duffy begins her poem in an unusual manner as compared to other love poems would usually begin; this is because she sets an unromantic
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In Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” Dickinson uses several different literary techniques that capture the reader’s attention and trigger an emotional response. First of all‚ Emily Dickinson chose to use informal diction in this poem. Informal diction is the use of informal‚ conversational language‚ or slang to give the poem
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All these themes are present in Othello. Most dominant‚ however‚ are manipulation and jealousy. Jealousy runs the characters’ lives in Othello from the beginning of the play‚ when Roderigo is jealous of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and to the end of the play‚ when Othello is furious with jealousy because he believes Cassio and Desdemona have been engaging in an affair‚ but manipulation the prominent action that fuels the jealousy within Othello. Some characters’ jealousy is fashioned
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actor wrote a variety of amazing plays and sonnets. One of his famous plays‚ Othello highlights the importance of diction throughout the play. The play opens with an argument between Iago and Roderigo in the streets of Venice. The drama all started when Roderigo found out that Othello was married to Desdemona. Also when Othello promoted Cassio to a higher position‚ but Iago claims that he deserved the promotion. In Othello by William Shakespeare‚
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16 - No Broadcast - Martin Luther King Day Jan. 17 - Writing Assignment 8 - In class essay concerning Heart of Darkness Jan.18 - Begin Othello‚ the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare Jan.19 - Characters in Othello Jan. 23 - The secrets of Act 1 of Othello Jan. 24 - Innocence in an Evil World (Othello) Jan. 25-31 - Complete Othello February Assignments Feb.1 - Writing Assignment # 9 (In Class Paper) Topic to Be Announced Feb. 3 - Major Test using College Board Style Questions Feb
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tortured and chaotic compositions that grotesque shadows and insane distortions‚ especially for Iago for he is the agent of chaos. In Shakespeare’s verbal terms Iago’s masterpiece is to reduce Othello’s lyricism to bursts of confused logic shattered syntax‚ obsessive repetitions and unconscious ponds of pulses. There is a total disintegration and the attempt of the camera to create that sense of vertigo‚ a feeling of tottering instability culminating of course in Othello’s epileptic seizures‚ the murder
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The diction used by Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein varies throughout the chapters varying in tone. Chapter five is the beginning of the end of Victor Frankenstein. There he creates the beast which will torment his life forever. The diction used in this chapter is haunting in the sense that it foreshadows the fall of Frankenstein. Shelley describes the newborn creature as “beautiful”‚ this creates a theme of amazement of what science can do but it quickly shifts. A few sentences later Shelley
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Heart of Darkness‚ written in 1902. This short story describes the main character Marlow‚ a seaman‚ recounting a story of imperialism suffered by Africa in detail. Conrad’s writing style is uncommon‚ using particularly dark diction and imagery along with unique syntax. Conrad’s diction is described by many as being melancholy. At the beginning of the story‚ Marlow and his shipmates are stuck on a flooded river. They were condemned to wait and examine their surroundings. On page two‚ Conrad writes‚ “The
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