Othello‚ a great tragedy written by William Shakespeare was written in Shakespeare’s great tragic period along with Hamlet. Othello was a play first performed by the King’s Men on November 1‚ 1604 at the court of King James I. The story revolves around its two main characters: Othello‚ a general in the Venetian army and Iago an unfaithful commissioned officer. A commissioned officer or an ensign is the lowest rank in the army‚ which is how this whole feud started. Iago gains a strong hate for Othello
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Othello Othello‚ by William Shakespeare is the story of Othello‚ who marries Desdemona and is tricked and deceived into believing that Desdemona is unfaithful by those whom he thinks are his allies. This essay will discuss the syntax‚ diction‚ and tone of Othello‚ along with discussing the literary type and the effect Othello had on me. It will also give an analysis of the type of reader who would enjoy reading Othello. The way in which William Shakespeare wrote Othello matches his other
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holds most certainly true for William Shakespeare’s Othello. In the story of Othello there is a change of scenery. The story shifts from Venice to Cyprus at the beginning of act two. These two different settings also have their own atmosphere. Geography and atmosphere are two concepts that are of utmost importance to the play itself. Not only does the move from Venice to Cyprus have an effect on the characters‚ it also plays a major role in the outcome of the story. Othello himself is described by Tom
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The Murdering lovers As the story of this tragedy starts off‚ Macbeth is titled as a brave soldier and this great thane. Macbeth wants to be King so bad that he will do everything and anything that will get him there. Throughout the play you begin to notice the need of power and the monstrous side of Macbeth. He turns into an evil fanatic who only desires power. In this tragedy‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a vicious‚ unpleasant man who kills his own cousin‚ King Duncan. Macbeth has the perfect resume
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deceitfulness of the main character‚ Iago‚ toys with the mind of Othello‚ generally leading Othello into having the jealous thoughts towards his peers and an hateful heart towards his wife‚ Desdemona. At the beginning of the story‚ Othello makes it apparent to the other men in the story that he is okay with Desdemona’s independence‚ and is actually proud of that in her and makes it apparent that‚ her independance is a feature that attracted Othello to Desdemona. “ But to be free and bounteous to her mind;
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The text Othello was a play written by Shakespeare. The main themes in this text were; appearance vs reality‚ honesty as a weapon and jealousy. These themes were strongly portrayed by the interaction of the main characters Iago and Othello. Iago was the one behind all the chaos that occurs in the text‚ yet nobody realised that he was to blame until it was too late. Iago plays the role of “the perfect villain” by using honesty as a weapon against Othello by gaining his trust. Once this was achieved
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Books related to Othello Othello - The protagonist and tragic hero of the play. A Moor commanding the armies of Venice‚ he is a celebrated general and heroic figure whose "free and open nature" will enable Iago to twist his love for his wife Desdemona into a powerful jealousy. Desdemona - The daughter of a Venetian Senator‚ and Othello’s bride. The most sympathetic character in the play‚ she is deeply in love with her husband‚ and her purity contrasts strongly with Iago’s wickedness. Iago - Othello’s
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The Jealousy of Othello and the Motives of Iago in William Shakespeare’s Othello The Orthodox interpretation of Shakespeare’s Othello is built on two assumptions; that Othello is not a jealous man and that Iago has no motives. Although there are many examples of these opinions within the play‚ I believe there is much more evidence which contradict these two statements‚ which allow me to conclude that Othello is in fact a jealous man and that Iago does have motives. As the play progresses the
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Love and Othello Human identity is one of the complex sides of human beings. Because there is no single identity‚ it is an unsoluble issue. People are different in terms of their natures. This has been one of the important elements that writers use in their works for years. William Shakespeare was one of them. He analyzed human identity very well and shaped his characters according to his researches. His analysis of humankinds are well-presented in his tragedies. Even though they have bad deeds
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I try to personify the two opposing sides of the Shakespeare controversy. For years now‚ the Stratfordians and Anti-Stratfordians fought. And their reason of fighting‚ the identity of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare‚ also known as the “Bard of Avon” or the “Swan of Avon”‚ was one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. Scarcity of information about him makes it hard to talk about the early stages of his
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