English 122 Mrs. Ayer Suin Kim November‚ 26th.2013 Emilia Speaks Her Mind One of Shakespeare’s famous plays ‘Othello’ is about a black man who marries a white woman‚ and then murders his wife because of unfounded jealousy. The play also contains another dysfunctional marriage between Iago and Emilia‚ which also ends with the husband murdering his wife. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ has never received love from her husband. In Act 4‚ Scene 3 line 95-115‚ Emilia’s speech is structured as if she experienced
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Homework- Othello; Lucy Holman Find quotes which provide information about the following key areas of the play. Attempt to identify material that reveals how these aspects are a source of conflict: |Aspect of the Play |Quotes |How these aspects create conflict | |Patriarchy |-“How got she out?” |-This aspect is highlight
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prostitution. Othello didn’t believe Iago at first. So Iago forged some evidence and Othello felt for it. Othello acted out of jealousy and decided to kill both Cassio and Desdemona. He told Iago to kill Cassio and him‚ his wife. The plan failed due to Iago killing Roderigo to get rid of evidence of his foul play. But Desdemona mistress and Iago’s wife‚ Emilia‚ brought the truth out. She told Othello after he killed Desdemona about her husband’s plans and had Cassio arrested. At the end‚ Othello‚ Desdemona
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an individual away from the truth and propels them towards a deceptive reality in which knowledge and truth show signs of opposition. The Count of Monte Cristo‚ directed by Kevin Reynolds‚ and Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare contain similarities showing capability between both stories. Appearance vs. Reality is unmistakably a common theme within both works that is evidently a result of deception‚ jealousy and revenge. Both works use deception in an attempt to lure each central character
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you have studied. With reference to Othello Endorses/promotes Challenges/undermines Naturalises/foregrounds/promotes Value systems Gender in society - female value Racism (animalisation) Value on appearance and reputation Emphasis on language Heaven vs hell (religious imagery) Exotic/supernatural imagery Thinking Gender. Feminine and masculine ideology Femininity weakened by affectations of beauty Contrast between slap from Othello to shock of Lodovico civil society’s opinion
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Representations of the Tragic Hero in Othello and Macbeth One of the engaging elements of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is that they are not monstrosities of virtue but rather people who are simultaneously accessible and elusive; they are made up of qualities and characteristics that we find within ourselves and other characters within the play while exhibiting an intensity that places them beyond our grasp. We come to realize that we have never known such a person (20). This quality of the tragedies
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Context- In this soliloquy Iago is devising a cynical plot to destroy Othello. The reasons for such strong resentment is that it is rumoured that Othello has slept with his wife‚ “twixt my sheets” in conjunction with Cassio’s promotion above him by Othello. This soliloquy is crucial for the expansion of the play as it is the catalyst for everything to come which ultimately results in Othello’s destruction‚ Desdemona’s death and Iago’s downfall. Reason for Choosing- This speech is the driving
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Othello as “A Tragedy of Character” “Tragedy of Othello/ The Moor of Venice” is a typical of classical tragedy and is regarded as the greatest work of William Shakespeare by many critics. While writing his play in 1604‚ Shakespeare adapted the story from Italian author Cynthio’s novella called Hecatammithi which was written in 1565. In order to bring a comment on play’s being “a tragedy of character” it’s necessary to emphasize on these points: general characteristics of classical tragedy‚ “Tragedy
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La ’Shandra Garner NOVEL ONE-PAGER Title: Othello Author: William Shakespeare Date of Publication: 1622 Genre: Tradgey Characteristics of Genre: A tragedy is a play that revolves around a character who is brought to their demise by their own actions and failure. The plot usually provoke feelings of pity and fear from the audiemce. References to fate and destiny can be found throughout the play. The end usually includes the deaths of many characters. Significant Quotations: Quotation Significance
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“O” is a 2001 movie re-telling one of Shakespeare’s major tragedies about the “dusky Moor”…“Othello.” It has been dubbed‚ “90210 with a body count.” The movie is not acted out with Shakespearian voices but it doesn’t soften any of the raw emotions.“O” uses modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience‚ especially jocks. Because you can actually understand the words being spoken without the need to reach for a thesaurus as one typically needs to find the meaning(s) of words that appear
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