Romo Professor Williams English 1B 4 December‚ 2011 Othello’s Tragic Fall According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy must include the downfall of the tragic hero brought upon by his hamartia‚ in other words his weakness or flaw. It must also be comprised of the hero’s peripetia‚ where when he once had it all‚ it is now all lost. After the peripetia‚ the anagnorises follows; this is where the hero attributes his downfall to his weakness or flaw. The hero must be noble both in birth as well as in stature
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Macbeth is the driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth? The driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall? Certainly not. Macbeth was completely and solely responsible for all the acts of great evil which were to lead to his downfall‚ and to even suggest the blame can be shifted on his wife is ludicrous. From his very first meeting with the witches‚ Macbeth’s mind became instantly plagued with thoughts of murder and treachery. The guilty start that Banquo noticed:
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Othello’s blind acceptance of Iago’s web of lies is the result of his inability to think straight due to his jealousy of Desdemona along with Iago’s success in manipulating the general population. He was heartbroken and jealous of his wife’s supposed betrayal. This was supported by the fact that Iago had not just fooled Othello into believing his lies‚ all the characters within the play had believed in Iago’s lies. To strengthen the proposed theme further‚ it can be noted that Iago is a very manipulative
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IV‚ 1 1. Compare Othello’s style of speech in I‚3 and IV‚1 with a partner. You can look at the structure‚ the length of sentences‚ the kind of address to other characters‚ imagery (e.g. with I‚ 3 ll.78f.‚ general eloquence‚ … . What does his style reveal about his state of mind? I‚3 * monologue is well-structured * long and complicated sentences * polite address tot he senate and the Duke * a lot of rhetorical devices are employed to highlight Othello‘s truthfulness and modesty
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play in his downfall? It can be seen by anybody that Nicholas II indeed played a huge role in his downfall. This downfall portrayed political‚ social and economical failures. Firstly‚ Nicholas’ abhorrent autocratic beliefs and his infamous ways of maintaining it contributed to his downfall. Also‚ the infamous massacre known as “Bloody Sunday” also contributed to his downfall‚ and finally the decision Nicholas made to fight in the Japanese and First World Wars all led to his own downfall. Russia
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Othello’s Tragic Fall From grace Introduction Othello is certainly blamed for the death of his wife Desdemona. However‚ Iago played an enormous role in Othello’s fall from grace. The aim of this essay will consider all the important information and determine where responsibility lies for Othello’s tragic downfall. The Honorable Othello Othello’s success at being one of Venice’s most decorated and reputable generals has brought him a much higher status than he could have ever hoped for
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Desdemona due to his flaws in his character. His personality flaws ultimately lead him to killing his wife‚ making it an important factor in the play. Two of his most vivid flaws include his jealousy and his reason versus passion. Iago may have set up the death of Desdemona‚ but Othello has the most important role of her death due his flaws acting upon him and making himself kill his wife. His inability to comprehend his reason verses passion is mainly represented in Act 3 scene 3. While his dramatic jealousy
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demonstrates the power and strength of reputation. The play describes how Othello and Desdemona attempt to build a life together‚ disregarding their difference in age and race. Although soon after their marriage‚ an envious Iago uses cunning lies to sabotages their once healthy relationship. Reputation plays a vital role in this play; it enables or restricts certain characters‚ inevitably opening the doors to the tragic ending. Iago uses his reputation for honesty to gain the trust of certain characters
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Othello’s soliloquy has a tendency of being driven by passion and emotion‚ as we descend into it further it gets infested by jealousy. The soliloquy shows that Othello’s crime is roused by emotions. Nevertheless‚ Iago’s soliloquy exposes his tactics and concepts of how he wants to create a mayhem in Othello’s life. My thesis is that even though in a way these two characters are similar as they both murder‚ they have different motives and thought processes behind the crime committed. Iago had perpetrated
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William Shakespeare. In Othello‚ one man is excluded or set apart on the grounds of his being an outsider. His name is Othello. There are many methods‚ subtle and obvious‚ that Shakespeare uses to show Othello’s exclusion and how he is devalued. Othello is a black protagonist in the play‚ Othello. He differs from all of the other characters‚ because he is not a native European. Other characters notice and use his race and ethnicity as a means to belittle him. He is identified by other characters
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