The strength that Shakespeare plays have is coming from his ability to understand and explore universal truths and emotions. This is one of the main reasons why his plays are so popular and unforgettable. The Theme jealousy is what he uses the most throughout all the play that he wrote. Shakespeare express the theme‚ jealousy‚ though many different character’s viewpoints. Iago’s viewpoint is the major focus in this play. Jealousy has eventually driven Iago to become an extreme racist person. He uses
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Clayton Professor Kennedy ENGL 200 07/13/2013 Sympathy not Tragedy That old Jew got what he deserved! This is the cathartic feeling that William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice inspires as the central character Antonio is released from the perils of his impending death. In American society today‚ it is wrong to persecute someone for their religious beliefs‚ as we are all created equal. This sentiment was‚ indeed‚ not the case in the 1500’s. Although the events that surround Shylock are interpreted
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humans started to interpret and use the word monster in a different manner. In this essay I will be arguing that reader-response criticism is the best way to interpret William Shakespeare’s The Tempest by showing that we create the monsters. The best way to argue this play is to use the Toulmin model of argumentation. I think that Shakespeare argues that we create the monsters we fear and only we can
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and reality • Othello’s failure to investigate the evidence – reasons and results • Or develop your own topic – something you would like to investigate from the play Requirements for the essay: • Length: No length requirement. Write in enough detail to thoroughly investigate your topic. Your essay should have an introduction with a thesis statement‚ body paragraphs (each with a topic sentence and a main idea)‚ and a conclusion. • Quotes from the text: Include at least one quote from the text
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Raymond Schmit � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �6� Shakespeare The Tragedy of Shylock I had not read the _Merchant of Venice_ before this class. All of my familiarity with the play was based on hearsay‚ and for some reason I got the idea in my heads that it was a tragedy. I thought that Shylock_did_ receive a pound of flesh from Antonio‚ but that it was just skin removed from his back. This gruesome image was what I was waiting for during my entire reading of the play. But I was pleasantly surprised to
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------------------------------------------------- Othello Possible Coursework Questions 1. Discuss Shakespeare’s presentation of Othello as a tragic hero. 2. Some commentators have claimed that the character of Othello is not admirable enough to be a tragic hero. Examine two or three key episodes in the play and discuss whether you agree with this viewpoint. 3. Desdemona is sometimes played as a passive sacrificial victim at other times she is portrayed as a more active and self-willed
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E MACBETH – William Shakespeare 1 (i) “Shakespeare’s Macbeth invites us to look into the world of a man driven on by ruthless ambition and tortured by regret.” Write a response to this view of the play‚ Macbeth‚ supporting the points you make by reference to the text. Mark ex 60 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks. P18 C18 L 18 M 6 60 marks A+ B C D E- 100% 60 – 51 42 33 24 23 – 0 30% 18 – 16 13 10 8 7 – 0 10% 6 – 5 4
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3rd Period January 9‚ 2015 Who is Shakespeare? “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and others have greatness thrust upon them”(goodreads). William Shakespeare is said to be one of the most popular idolized English authors. He has created some of the most relevant plays and poems which are still important today. Many of the things he portrayed in his writings were thought to be from his life experience. Shakespeare has lead the way for modern authors
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your free and noble nature out of self-bounty be abused. Look to ’t. I know our country disposition well. In Venice they do let God see the pranks they dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience is not to leave ’t undone‚ but keep’t unknown” (Shakespeare‚ A3/S3/ P9) With this quote‚ Iago is trying to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. In the story‚ Othello is going to have a lot of emotion in the way of his reasoning
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How does Shakespeare use humor in the play? Though Othello is categorize as a tragedy‚ but in fact it can be display as a black comedy as well. Shakespeare uses humor through various kind of irony‚ such as verbal‚ situational and dramatic. He also creates comical characters in the play which adds humor to the plot. Verbal irony is mostly use that portrays how other characters see Iago and who Iago really is. Iago describes Othello as “an old black ram” or call him the “Moor” when talking
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