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    values portrayed in Shakespeare’s Othello exemplify a great value of understanding and familiarity in today’s society where patriarchy and prejudice is still seen. Humans still create and conform to racist stereotypes; furthermore the greed for power and control has destructive impacts. These same concepts are depicted throughout Othello; Iago’s greed and desire for power and control‚ and the driving theme of jealousy‚ promoted across various characters including Othello‚ Iago and Roderigo. Also the

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    Women's Role In Othello

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    time. His plays addressed many important issues in the world. Othello is a play that successfully brings together critical themes of love‚ appearances‚ racism and jealousy and most importantly role of women in the Elizabethan era. Through the exploration of the role of women in Othello and plays written by Shakespeare‚ this essay will argue that literature is most successful when dealing with a global issues like gender role. In "Othello"‚ the expectations for women are one the most important theme

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    Psychoanalytical Perspective Othello Karen Driver South University Online Compositions 2 October 13‚ 2011 In order to use psychoanalytical perspective to analyze a play the reader must first understand what it means. “Psychoanalytical interpretations aim to reveal the influence of the subconscious in the text’s plot‚ setting‚ conflict‚ symbols‚ point of view‚ language‚ and character development”(South University Online‚ 2010‚ para. 3). Using this style to analyze the play‚ the reader can

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    Race and Racism in Othello

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    In What Way Would A Modern Audience React To The Way Race And Racism Is Portrayed In ’Othello’? In the Sixteenth century‚ as we see clearly from Othello and other works of both Shakespeare and Cinthio’s original version of Othello‚ race was a topic of great debate and discussion. Today‚ in the twenty-first century the debate retains its controversy and passion. However‚ attitudes towards race have taken a dramatic turn during the last century. In the developed world people are now living in an

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    it is apparent in Othello. Two characters like Iago and Othello fight a silent battle except Othello has no clue about Iago’s powerful despise and envy to him. It is clearly evident that Othello symbolizes a hero while Iago adores the role as a villain. Their inconsistent characteristics are what separate the two from each other. Throughout the beginning Acts I and II of OthelloOthello and Iago differ greatly in their integrity and devotion towards others. Othello portrays himself as

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    Iago: the Evil in Othello

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    Iago doesn’t for the most part he just has a burning hatred for the world especially Othello. <br> <br>Iago is the whole reason there is any conflict in Othello . If he never had entered the play Othello would have married Desdimonia and they would have lived happily ever after. Right from the beginning of the play to the very end he causes conflicts. He is directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of: Othello Desdimona‚ Emilia‚ Cassio‚ and Roderigo. Which happen to be all of the main characters

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    How do the contextual factors of Othello shape your understanding of the play? Shakespeare’s Othello encompasses a wide variety of contextual factors which shape my understanding of the play. These contextual factors include historical‚ cultural‚ political and social factors. Othello is believed to have been written between late 1603 and early1604 during the period of time known as the “Elizabethan” Period (1580-1625) in which‚ the great works of the age were produced; it was also during this

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    In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ acts of treachery and betrayal have great dramatic significance. They greatly contribute to the theme that appearance does not always portray reality‚ and reality is not what one sees but more often what one does not see. The acts of treachery and betrayal in Othello help to develop this theme through character development. Such acts include: how Iago deceives Othello by being his friend and enemy at the same time. Othello betraying his wife’s love and trust

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    Throughout our everyday life‚ many of us have most likely encountered tragedy. An example of one of them which quite often reflect to the people around me is caused the human behaviour of evil. In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Iago plays a character of evil and destruction out of all the characters throughout the play‚ clearly characterising him as one as an unpleasant‚ heartless evil villain. Aiming to get whatever he wants‚ Iago performs his evil doings towards innocent characters

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    The fate of Othello is typical of a Shakespearian play. Shakespeare often builds up his main characters‚ by calling them ‘valiant’ and ‘noble’ and relating all his great military achievements in the case of Othello‚ and then by dragging them off their elated positions by soiling them with such petty emotions as hate or jealousy. ‘Othello’ itself is a play of strong opposites. Anger and love and the constant imagery of heaven and hell‚ Othello being the ‘devil’ and Desdemona the ‘angel’. One

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