Brendan Barbato Ms. Netcoh English IV EEP 28 January 2013 Othello Othello is one of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedies‚ which is an epic tale of a moor that is brought to Venice and serves as a general within the Italian army. Othello’s private life can be seen as more interesting than his life as a general‚ because of his marriage to Desdemona and all of those who try and ruin his relationship. Desdemona is the daughter of a wealthy lord‚ named Brabantio‚ who is a Venetian senator. The
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This dissertation is an empirical descriptive research into the differences of the rhetorical device translations in the 12 Chinese versions of William Shakespeares Hamlet. The frequent use of rhetorical devices is one of the writing norms during Renaissance； however‚ the reason why Shakespeares plays can stand out among his contemporary works and why he can become one of the worlds famous playwrights have much to do with his creative and skillful usage of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are
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Merchant of Venice Notes KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The play‚ as the title suggests‚ is set in Italy. Venice‚ in the popular imagination of Elizabethan society‚ was a place of fabulous wealth‚ royal merchants‚ richly attired gentlemen‚ and refined culture. Antonio is very much a part of this society. But this is not the only part of the Venetian picture that is portrayed in the play; another less romantic view is also given. It is the cruel commercial and legal side of Venice‚ where ships
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amongst the characters. This is more apparent in Act 5 Scene 1; however Shakespeare contributes to this comedy through disguise to develop a sense of dramatic irony in a homoerotic subtext where Olivia falls in love with a woman‚ Viola falls in love with Orsino while confined as a male and Orsino shows attraction towards Cesario. Disguise is also presented at more minor sections of the play through Feste and Malvolio. Shakespeare presents to the audience the heart ache that Viola suffers over the Duke
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then it’s nonsense and the audience will see it”(Johnny Depp). In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare shows that love is a blind journey that can cause pain. When you have found your love or are already in love‚ you become a walking zombie; the only thing you see is the good things about your partner and your relationship. When we tend to fall in love we often make the worst mistakes of our lifetime. In Twelfth Night Shakespeare is saying that love makes you not able to see the truth. Viola is a girl playing
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portrayal of human experience‚ Shakespeare’s Othello prepares us for an inevitable tragedy. How is this revealed in the first 3 acts of the play? Whether the relationship is personal‚ public or rivalry; power is always present. Shakespeare demonstrates his thoughts on power in relationships in the tragic play‚ Othello. Throughout the play we see power struggles in three main relationships and the interaction between the main characters Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona. Iago’s manipulative ways are shown
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throughout the play) (Must have a tragic flaw) Romeo is a tragic hero because his tragic flaw is that he is impulsive. C) FATE Darkness / Lightness Rosaline: Moon Juliet: Sun Willpower is important. Fate is different from Shakespearean tragedy. Fate is important but willpower of human beings is underestimated. Willpower of the characters is important because they decide what to do. Star-crossed lovers: they are cursed by the fate. They know each other by coincidence. Example: “Major
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How does Shakespeare present Iago’s manipulation of Othello? Shakespeare uses a number of techniques to express the manipulaton of Iago in this scene. He lies to Othello in a barefaced manner‚ as we know from earlier context‚ in which we see Iago slandering Othello to his friend Roderigo‚ in the first scene of the book‚ showing that from the outset Iago has been against Othello‚ and this facade of trying to “help him out” immediately tells us he is not to be trusted. From what we have already
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Othello Essay The process of Discovery involves going through a series of mental or physical challenges to acknowledge something that is unknown. This discovery can either contribute to ones personal development or to ones destruction. In the play ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare and also the poem “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka the Protagonists make many discoveries that lead to their misfortune. Through skilful character synthesis and enforced language techniques Shakespeare and
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Love is an everlasting theme throughout literature. In the play “Twelfth Night”‚ Shakespeare explores and illustrates 3 different types of love--true‚ self‚ and friendship. For each type of love‚ Shakespeare created its own characters to represent it‚ and these characters and their love played a major role in the play. True Love: There are three romantic love stories in the play. In the opening‚ Duke Orsino expressed his deep love for Countess Olivia. Later‚ in the following scene‚ Viola disguised
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