Mariela Nivar February 24‚ 2012 World History Othello: Envy and Hatred Envy and hatred are concepts that can dominate one’s views‚ life‚ actions‚ and words. Envy and hatred have existed and are experienced all throughout history in every culture and nation. These two are practiced by many despite of their cultural background‚ religious beliefs‚ or social class status. These concepts are reflected and shown very powerfully and lively in the famous Shakespearean story of “Othello”
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How does Othello’s attitude towards Desdemona change towards the end of the play? Throughout the play Othello’s feelings for Desdemona seem to change‚ from feelings of pure adoration to jealousy and betrayal. However‚ one thing remains constant‚ an intense passion in his emotions towards her. To begin‚ in the extract Othello uses a high volume of religious lexis to explain his pain at what he believes Desdemona has done (committed adultery with Cassio). From lines 47-52 Othello describes how
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with anything. “I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him that a little‚ which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a little.”(Page 9 online) That feeling of jealousy soon became stronger and stronger and thinking of Phineas getting caught pleased him. “This time he wasn’t going to get away with it. I could feel myself becoming unexpectedly excited at that.” (Pg. 10 online) This envious sensation even led to thinking
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what luxuries Rafe has. For example‚ Gilbert and Rafe see the same girl at a party‚ but: "Gilbert saw her first" (102). Even if this makes Gilbert entitled to this girl as he had felt‚ Rafe makes a move on Mary Ann first. After this first feeling of jealousy towards his best friend again Gilbert compares what Rafe got that he did not. Gilbert‚ not having a car depended on Rafe to do: "...the driving; his grandfather had given him his immaculate old Buick convertible as a reward for getting into Yale"
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1 Victor Jack English 3220 October 9‚ 2010 Jealousy in Othello Jealousy is a profound and universal human emotion. It is capable of driving human behavior and destroying relationships. William Shakespeare is known to use powerful emotions as themes for his work; and jealousy is no exception. Othello is Shakespeare’s examination of jealousy and its malignant effects. Shakespeare asserts that no good can come from jealousy; with jealousy comes only pain and destruction. Shakespeare introduces
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Shakespeare explores the universal concepts of jealousy and revenge‚ and their implications on individuals‚ through his Venetian play; Othello. He enables the audience to witness the demise of the respected protagonist as a result of his fatal flaws which are relatable to his audience. Noble Othello’s jealousy and passion is heightened by Iago; an external force who takes advantage of Othello’s naivety and trust in him. Iago’s motives for revenge are manifested in his soliloquy‚ where he reveals
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Jealousy is described as feelings of resentment against someone because of that person ’s rivalry‚ success‚ or advantages. It plays a very large role in Shakespeare’s “Othello”. Jealousy is the fire that motivates Iago and clouds Othello’s judgment‚ leading to the downfall of both men. Iago is extremely jealous of Cassio because of his position in the army. “Iago‚ a Venetian soldier of so good reputation that he is known to everyone as “honest Iago”‚ feels bitterly and deeply that he has
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Jealousy Kills A common belief in ancient Greece was misogyny which is the fear of women (Pomeroy 90). Misogyny brought about male superiority which will explain the actions of Jason‚ a main character in the story Medea by Euripides. Men in ancient Greece created a society where it was nearly impossible for women to live on their own because they could not get a job to support themselves. Men in ancient times were terrified of the idea of‚ “…a good wife like Deronia can murder her husband. These
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have never become king. However‚ one could also argue that Macbeth would have become king regardless of his wife because his jealousy would have driven him to kill Duncan in order to get the crown. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was against killing Duncan in order to become king. He said to himself in an aside that his‚ “thought‚
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Deceit and Sexual Women’s Sexual Sins in Dante’s Inferno Dante’s representations of women and feminine sexuality in the Inferno show contrasts within the various natures of women and their sexuality. His era’s vision of the perfect woman one that idealized beauty‚ passiveness and purity is represented by his life long love Beatrice. This ideal and its representation in Beatrice are contrasted with the dark depictions of women‚ their sexual sins‚ devious devices‚ and evil act‚ which Dante
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