In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist of the story is Othello‚ an African‚ Muslim general who is married to Desdemona. Desdemona is a fair‚ young‚ courteous woman who also happens to be white. At the end of the play‚ Desdemona is killed by her own husband‚ Othello. Some would say that she is responsible for her own death‚ the following pieces of evidence support this claim. Desdemona is responsible for her own death because she provoked Othello to want to harm her by being
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Love and Hate Two Sides of the Same Coin In love comes an exponentially vast array of emotions that can all show themselves at one time or another. One of those emotions that comes with love is hatred. Walter Raleigh once said‚ “Hatreds are the cinders of affection.” If you can find feelings of hate towards someone you love‚ it is because you truly love them. This is why Othello has so much hate towards Desdemona in act III. In act III‚ Iago plants the thought in Othello’s head that his
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The Lady or the Tiger “The Lady or the Tiger” proposes one question: Which? Author Frank Stockton writes about a barbaric game invented by the King. If any man in the kingdom rubs the King the wrong way‚ he gets put into a stadium in front of two doors. Behind one is a tiger‚ the other a lady. If the man picks a door and a lady comes out‚ he gets to marry her. But if a tiger comes out of the door‚ he dies a violent death. Hundreds of people look on with pleasure as he picks death or life. In
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Love and lust is the physical attraction in human nature. In a scientific way‚ the attraction can be describe as sexual preference‚ two bodies choose as biological process and prefer to choose a mate. You will find it in mammals specific in active brain to process sense with what you see‚ hear‚ small‚ and touch. This powerful felling of energy emotion can fall into physiological change in flush‚ heart beat‚ sweat‚ and brain chemical causing mood swings. Excessive energy can led to exhilaration‚ and
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First‚ a reader must understand the way gender was understood in Shakespeare’s time. “If we are going to insist in understanding the Elizabethan dramatic artifice‚ let us also insist in examining Othello according to the traditional values which Shakespeare has injected implicitly and explicitly into the play (Kirschbaum‚ 284).” This quote given by another author shows the importance of understanding the original texts. The original text‚ while maybe outdated‚ is still vital in understanding the
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Tom Buchanan can be known as one of those characters you either hate or you love. Whether you love his wealth and successes or loathe how violent he is capable of being through his words and his actions. His actions toward himself and others spark up a lot of conversation about how we feel about this character through his unique personality. In this situation‚ Tom Buchanan can reasonably be considered the ultimate villain because his overall personality portrays him as being arrogant‚ selfish‚ and
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In Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray‚” he defines masculinity in tangible terms such as age‚ attractiveness‚ profession‚ and philosophy instead of decency and sincerity. Harry‚ Basil‚ and Dorian are members of the upper-class society and the most qualified among those in their professions. However‚ their expertise causes the men to struggle with their masculinity and question the masculine social norms. The men are codependent and immature‚ but Lord Henry is portrayed as unlikely to learn
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Iago gets the power that he wants from misleading and taking advantage of them to further his plans. Usually in books‚ villains are created for the reader to hate‚ but Shakespeare has found some way to make Iago a villain worth being liked. I believe it is marxism because marxism has to do with the hierarchy between all the main characters they all have a certain role. The reason Iago jealous of cassio is the fact that he is othello’s right hand man and othello is general of the army of venice
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In Sonnet 129 by William Shakespeare‚ the speaker emphasizes his regret and hatred to performing in shameful sexual acts because of lust. William Shakespeare highlights through his use of figurative language and choppy punctuation‚ to expose the awful consequences of succumbing to sexual temptations and the dreadful scarring result it has on man. Lust is to have a very strong sexual desire for someone and is seen as a sin. Oddly‚ Shakespeare starts his sonnet but using the technique of conceit
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Othello‚ a play written by William Shakespeare in 1603‚ is a tragedy that was driven by both vindictiveness and racial prejudice. Iago is the antagonist of the play who persuades Othello into thinking that Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ is committing adultery behind his back. Through the story‚ we will be able to identify adultery as the main theme of the play‚ and it plays a major role in Iago’s plan to destroy Othello. Iago can be characterized as a very malicious and manipulative character who uses
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