Othello’s last speech is his way of expressing to the readers how he would have liked them to see the last events play out. Othello’s final speech ultimately seals the fate as a man who lacks critical thinking skill‚ is a poor judger of character and has insecurity. This is because these are his final words‚ and they deal with fact not emotion. He addresses the reasons behind his downfall‚ and decides how he wants others to see him‚ in terms of the story and how he takes semi responsibility for
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flaw. Aristotle further explains that the protagonist must be dominated by a ‘hamartia’ or tragic flaw which leads to his downfall. All tragedies have a hero with a flaw‚ and in the play Othello‚ the hero becomes transformed by his tragic flaws of jealousy and gullibility. Othello is the general in the army of Venice and is in love with Desdemona. He is a Moor of African descent‚ who has risen through the ranks of the Venetian army through hard work and success in battle. Othello is a cultural and
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Othello’s jealousy‚ rashness‚ and poor-judgement are shown; which ultimately leads to his dramatic demise. While Iago carried out his master plan‚ he caused Othello to become deranged. Since Iago was trying to ruin Othello’s life and take Othello’s position in the military hierarchy‚ Iago placed countless doubts and uncertainties in Othello’s mind. These include the idea that Desdemona is being unfaithful with Cassio‚ and that Cassio isn’t loyal. Othello’s most fatal flaw is his jealousy. There are
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twisted way‚ the ongoing envy he developed for his friend drove Gene to want to be a part of Finny‚ to be more like him. Beneath his optimistic disguise‚ Gene had his own personal struggles that he kept to himself. Along with his continuous feelings of jealousy and anxiety‚ he had an identity crisis with not himself‚ but Finny. Gene’s admiration for his friend was so great that he eventually lost himself in Finny and felt as if he didn’t exist if he wasn’t around. On the other hand‚ Finny was a young student
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stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. This type of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of the achievements or the attention that another man receives. The first story is about an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor‚ creating jealousy for the husband. In the second story‚ the jealousy surrounds Smurch who is envious of Charles Lindbergh’s fame and accolades. The jealousy in the final story is the envy of the attention
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negative effects of a lifestyle of indulgence and excess‚ and still think to themselves “Damn‚ I’m missing out!” John Updike expresses this concept of jealousy‚ a concept so central to our humanity‚ in his short story “A&P”. Updike employs a casual tone and cavalier diction‚ along with the symbol of the bathing suit‚ to present his view that jealousy drives people to get what they want‚ in this case‚ freedom‚ but that our desires can often lead to disappointment. In a very deliberate fashion‚ Updike’s
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What factors contributed to the downfall of Othello? Othello’s downfall was a resultant of a combination of interdepended factors. Especially Othello’s inherent flaws of jealousy and gullibility nurtured by his trusted ensign‚ Iago‚ were an important factor leading to the cause of his downfall. His interactions and relationships with the numerous characters throughout the play were also specifically important. In addition‚ Othello’s insecurities about his obvious differences also play an important
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plot revolves around an unemployed lawyer liam‚ whose jealousy changes to obsessive behaviour in finding out if his wife is having an affair leads to his undoing. Therefore through liam the director shows audience the negativities of jealousy‚ and obsessional behavior which are human frailties and how these frailties can cause destruction for any human and also shows that technology like the grain can exaggerate these frailties. Liams jealousy is shown
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are dealt with over the course of the text. However ‘Othello’ and ‘O’ portray these themes using different techniques which have changed during the transformation process from literature to film. Some of the main reoccurring issues are racism and jealousy. Both of the composers had to adapt their ideas and themes to their time period and setting‚ Shakespeare in Venetian times of war and Nelson a modern day America‚ in a southern state school. These settings emphasise the themes and give cause
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most apparent theme in the text is that of jealousy. Iago importantly warns‚ ‘O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of Jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on’ (act 3‚ scene 3). This warning is directed at Othello‚ but is also important for Roderigo and Iago himself. Although Iago could be called one of the most diabolical antagonist/villains in literature‚ his actions are spurred by such common human emotions; jealousy and greed. Jealousy acts as a great literary device in the text
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