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    Violence in Othello

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    Violence in Othello In William Shakespeare’s Othello violence can be found in several different ways. Violence can be expressed physically‚ mentally‚ and verbally. This tragic play shows how jealousy and envy can overpower a person’s mind and lead them to wreak havoc on others. Not only does this story give many different examples of violence‚ it displays how mental violence can promote physical violence‚ and continues on in that cycle. Mental promotes physical which ultimately leads back to

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    Othello Not Observant

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    Othello is one of the most famous pieces of Shakespeare’s artworks. The play shows how one’s jealousy can destroy their own life. The characters in the play also show the flaws‚ ugliness and dirtiness behind people’s kindness‚ such as betrayal‚ doubt between people and more evil things. AC Bradley‚ a well-respected Shakespearian critic‚ suggest: “Othello’s mind for all its poetry is very simple.  He is not observant.  His nature tends outward.  He is quite free from introspection‚ and is not given

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    Essay on Othello

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    Write Up On Othello: Othello as an Outsider Shakespeare’s Othello‚ written in approximately 1603‚ is a tragic play that centralises around the role of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice. Throughout the play‚ a notion that is consistently evident is that of “the outsider”. In Othello‚ many characters are in some way outsiders. Each character devises their own unique way to rid themselves of this “outsider” status‚ whether it be by marriage‚ gaining strength or through means of manipulation. As persistently

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    Othello Character

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    Iago. Jealousy Iago’s jealousy is the catalyst of the play‚ as it is his jealousy that drives him to ruin Othello. It is evident in Act I scene I that Iago is jealous that Cassio got the position of lieutenant even though “That never set a squadron in the field‚ nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster – unless the bookish theoric‚ wherein the tongued consuls can propose as masterly as he. Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.” (I.i. 21-27) Iago clearly thinks that

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    Flaws In Othello

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    In the play‚ “Othello”‚ Shakespeare writes not only about the love between men and women‚ but exposes the character traits and flaws that are particularly vulnerable to the smooth talking of the archetypal devil or villain‚ Iago. Throughout the play we see and hear how the manipulation of character traits that we all possess can play out in all sorts of relationships.  With each character‚ Shakespeare explores the possible outcomes for any person if he or she were to ‘feed’ that part of themselves

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    Othello: the Other

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    Othello: The Other Race and religion seem to be very prevalent in Shakespeare’s Othello. From the beginning of the play the reader gets the impression that the protagonist‚ Othello the Moor‚ is considered an “other” in the Venetian society. Othello’s high military ranking gives him the respect of the characters in the play‚ but his race and religion are brought up a lot throughout the play in the speech of the characters in the play. Despite the characters in the text constant dehumanization of

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    Othello Essay

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    OTHELLO ESSAY “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on” (Shakespeare III. iii. 195-197). Everyone has the capacity for jealousy. It can change how people think as well as how they act. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ jealousy is nurtured within the minds of multiple characters‚ and this jealousy is what ignites the want to make multiple misconceptions arise in order to create havoc and inflict suffering upon others and

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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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    Themes in Othello

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    Themes in Shakespeare’s Othello Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ there are many themes interwoven to describe the author’s perspective of the true nature of a man’s soul. Three themes critical to the play are doubt versus trust‚ monstrous imagery and the fallible love of man. One central theme of the play is the major contrast of doubt versus trust. For whatever reason‚ Othello’s trust of Desdemona is too weak to resist Iago’s accusations. As happens in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ miscommunication

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    Macbeth's Downfall

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    Macbeth’s Corruption and Downfall In this essay i will explain and give examples of how Macbeth is corrupted by power and as he is incompetant to become king. I will describe how Macbeth is driven to his downfall and how his life falls apart piece by piece. In Macbeth Shakespeare pesents three evil witches who seduce Macbeth and have a huge impact on Macbeth’s decisions which lead to his downfall. In Shakespeare’s time withches were common and people were strongly aware of witchcraft. It is also

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