of Othello As Thomas Macaulay once said‚ “Othello is‚ perhaps‚ the greatest work in the world”‚ and that statement may be true. Othello‚ a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ follows the military and romantic life of Othello and those he comes into contact with throughout the play. During the course of history‚ this famous play has been performed on both the stage and on film hundreds of times. The stage and film portrayals equate and differentiate from Othello in Shakespeare’s Othello. Othello is
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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of Iago’s character. Was he a ‘skillful villain’? Or perhaps he was a ‘mysterious creature of unlimited cynicism’? Or was he simply a ‘wronged man’? More sinned against than sinning? What is your view of this complex character and how would a contemporary Shakespearean audience have responded to him? In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’‚ the reader is introduced to the character Iago. There are many different interpretations of his character‚ was he a ‘skillful villain’? Or was he a ‘mysterious creature
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Introduction Egypt was the most successful ancient civilization. Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3‚000 years and created a culture so rich that it has spawned its own field of study. The reasons why Egypt was so successful was because the Egyptian people built the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ developed strong religious beliefs‚ and the Egyptian scribes made their own picture writing called hieroglyphs. Great Pyramid of Giza Pharaoh Khufu‚ whom the
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Why Hamlet was so hesitative in the drama? A: According to the drama itself. a) In the first two acts Hamlet cannot kill Claudius until he can prove that he poisoned the late king. b) Next‚ Hamlet comes up with the idea of the play to prove whether or not Claudius is guilty. Hamlet discovers Claudius is guilt but has no evidence to present to the people c) Another reason why Hamlet stays his hand is because Claudius is praying.--- if he kills Claudius while he is praying he might go to heaven B:
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Why Was Hitler So Popular In Germany? In this essay‚ I will be exploring the reasons why Adolf Hitler became so popular in Germany. I will reflect back on his promises to German citizens whilst also looking at his visions of the perfect world and how he thought he could achieve it. The first reason the Germans loved Hitler was because of how much they hated the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised Germany he would tear it up. The Treaty of Versailles was a signed agreement between the powers
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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Why was rearmament so important for Hitler ? The treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces to a tiny percentage of what it used to be during the First World War. During the 1920’s the league was trying to establish a plan for disarmament but many nations were using rearmament as a way to get over the depression‚ especially after 1929. In 1932 a world Disarmament conference was called. The conference was a failure‚ as no country was willing to disarm as much as they wanted. Hitler thought
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of JFK and his Accomplishments while he was in Office. The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains a mystery to this day. Some argue that there is more than one shooter‚ I personally agree with this theory. Although his presidency was very short‚ he made great strides in giving the people what he promised. He most likely would have helped America in more ways than one and it would have been great to have seen what he would have accomplished. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by Lee
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I could see that the man was very unhappy. As I watched him sitting by himself at the bus stop‚ a big brown paper parcel beside him‚ I felt my curiousity perk and was also strangely troubled. I sensed that the old man felt confused and needed someone to talk to. Yet I held back. The party was in half an hour. So I could not make the time for him. Besides‚ who was I introduced into another person’s privacy? These were my thoughts as I boarded the bus. As the bus drew away from the stop ‚ I looked
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