is not a grange". After being sent from Venice the civilised sophisticated city‚ to the border of barbaric land of Cyprus‚ Othello becomes vulnerable this gives Iago an even bigger advantage. The metaphor "that green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on"‚ foreshadows the events to come from Othello putting all his trust in Iago. These ideas carry on to Exposure‚ where Otello moves from the northern football team to join Rialto in the south. His enormously costly move‚ funded mainly by
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remained true was that of Iago. He was truly insane and jealous and was the main reason for the tragedy. (Insert quote here). The movie keeps him the same. Even to the point where Iago speaks to the audience‚ in the film he speaks directly to the camera and in one scene even touches the camera. Kenneth Branagh’s Iago was played perfectly in comparison to Shakespeare’s Othello. He was even nominated for a Screen Actor’s Guild award. In Kenneth Branagh’s portrayal of Iago‚ he displays the same qualities
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‘abused victim of patriarchal authority’‚ being treated cruelly by Iago as nothing more than an ‘object to be used and disregarded’ at his own pleasure. This is demonstrated as Iago humiliates Emilia by publically berating her as a ‘nagging wife’‚ when in reality‚ as Desdemona points out‚ up to this point in the play she fits the image of the perfect wife in having ‘no speech’ (Othello 247). Emilia’s victimization is further shown when Iago uses his position of authority‚ knowing that as his wife Emilia
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Shakespeare‚ Iago gets the idea in his head‚ which poisons his mind and leads to his jealousy‚ eventually cause the death of Roderigo‚ Desdemona and Othello. Poison is used to damage or kill something. Shakespeare uses poison in Otello to show the reader the progress of destruction done by Iago’s words and actions. In the beginning of the play‚ when Iago talks to Roderigo‚ he explains that he is jealous to Othello‚ the Moor‚ gets a higher position than him. Again in Act 2 scene 1‚ Iago says “For that
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has been robbed of his rightful acknowledgements‚ he will go to extreme measures to obtain justice---in fact‚ in working to attain justice‚ he will end up lapsing into a plot of revenge. Iago feels wronged by Othello when Cassio is chosen as Othello’s new lieutenant. He feels that this is clearly unjust‚ as Iago believes that he would be much better suited for the job. In his planning to obtain justice for himself‚ he plots revenge on not only Othello‚ but on Cassio as well. Iago’s plans are all
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Othello‚ a highly ranked general‚ starts out as the nicest and most praised man of Venice through most of the play. However‚ his supposedly good friend‚ Iago‚ has a deceitful plan laid out with the purpose of ruining Othello’s life. As the play goes on‚ Othello loses his recognized manners‚ self confidence‚ and sanity because of the untrue information Iago gives to him. In Acts I and II‚ Othello comes across as one of the most respected noblemen in Venice. This reverence is because of Othello’s status
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In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next logical comparison to make between two of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is who
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While reading I realized how complicated Iago is as a character and how he lacks an origin to his jealousy‚ yet is convincing himself to carry out his evil doings his ability to orchestrate a complicated interweaving of pre-planned scenarios. Iago ’s deception is potent because of his patience‚ his cleverness‚ and what seems to be his intrinsic love of elegant manipulation. I am writing a piece in form of several diary entries‚ from the perspective of Iago and his “true” feelings towards Othello
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temple”. Beecher explains with the proverb how this temple of nature serves as a haven which can parallel our lives. This fascinating idea is heavily explored in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ where the once joyous Othello is manipulated by his “friend” Iago to the point where he murders his beloved wife Desdemona‚ and demotes his loyal lieutenant Cassio. Throughout the play‚ important references to nature help underscore Othello as a story of pleasure transformed into hardship. Shakespeare’s usage of
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F663 Exemplar Answers with Commentaries June 2010 Introduction OCR has reproduced these exemplar candidate answers from the June 2010 series to support teachers in interpreting the assessment criteria for the GCE English Literature specifications. These exemplars should be read in conjunction with the past paper/mark scheme and Principal Examiner’s Report for unit F663 from the June 2010 exam series‚ also available on the OCR website. This content has been selected by senior OCR examiners‚ to illustrate
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