As Edmund is introduced into the play‚ he represents the vice of hatred and revenge; revealing Shakespeare’s message correlating the cause and effect of the power of recognition and loneliness in the play. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s play‚ Edmund is perceived as a bastard and an outcast who is rejected in society. With this negative perspective portrayed against him‚ Edmund is forced to prove himself and work towards being as good or even better than his brother‚ Edgar‚ as well as worthy in
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Othello’s blind acceptance of Iago’s web of lies is the result of his inability to think straight due to his jealousy of Desdemona along with Iago’s success in manipulating the general population. He was heartbroken and jealous of his wife’s supposed betrayal. This was supported by the fact that Iago had not just fooled Othello into believing his lies‚ all the characters within the play had believed in Iago’s lies. To strengthen the proposed theme further‚ it can be noted that Iago is a very manipulative
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Othello by William Shakespeare explores the theme of jealousy which impresses audiences. Set in Venice and Cyprus the eponymous tragic hero (’the moor’) is the general of the Venetian army and have just married to ’divine’ white Venicean Desdemona. As everything is going smoothly with Othello the villain in the play‚ Iago‚ determines to destroy his fortunes by taking advantage of Othello’s tragic flaw of jealousy and his gullible nature. This play explores the universal theme of jealousy and trust
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In “Romeo and Juliet‚” by William Shakespeare‚ Tybalt’s desire to harm the Montagues drives him to an unhealthy state of mind that leads him to make irrational decisions. Passion can reflect a person’s emotion‚ such as hate‚ into an unshakeable and loathing feeling. Having so much passion for something can override reasoning and change a person’s perspective from right and wrong. Even the slightest thing‚ such as Romeo’s voice‚ infuriates Tybalt and even invokes him to say‚ “To strike him dead I
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A Matter of Taste is about two alien races‚ spider and human‚ and their differences. Humans arrived on an uncharted planet‚ possibly looking for resources‚ when they encounter the spiders. The spiders showed no sign of threat‚ but in the end the human killed the spider out of fear. The Cask of Amontillado is about two men‚ Fortunato and Montresor. Montresor is vengeful against Fortunato for humiliation he he caused him in the past. Montresor plots the perfect plan to execute his revenge‚ making Fortunato
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Shakespeare once said‚ “One may smile‚ and smile‚ and be a villain.” Eventhough the the typical villains in movies are easy to pick out due to wearing black and wreaking havoc (bring/cause destruction). A good villain is considered to be intimidating‚ cause entertainment‚ antisocial‚ and mischievous. In Strangers on a Train‚ Bruno is depicted as the villain. Based on the description/ traits of what an actual villain is‚ Bruno does not meet the criteria. Bruno is considered more of a misguided hero
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The hand of a women is the goal of many characters in Taming of the Shrew. However‚ the reason for this goal is different for each. For some‚ such as Petruchio‚ a dowry is the driving force to obtain a woman‚ while others‚ such as Lucentio‚ search for a strong love in the outstretched hand of a female. Even though modern-day romance is all about love‚ in Taming of the Shrew‚ we can see how money is put on the same pedestal of importance. Lucentio proclaims‚ “O Tranio‚ till I found it to be true
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Rash Actions Can Ruin Relationships Achebe‚ the author of Things Fall Apart described most igbo people thinking that the idea of there only being only one god insane. Most believed that the missionaries were crazy. That is how Okonkwo also saw it‚ as the word of a crazy or drunk person. Therefor he never even considered that anyone related to him would even consider converting. That is most likely the reason why he lost his temper the way he did when he found out that someone related to him
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Facades Fall to Fear In Alexandre Dumas’‚ Count of Monte Cristo‚ every character is putting up a front‚ façade‚ or fake persona. People with fabricated personalities are the only ones who believe their lies while everyone else sees through it. Dantes sees this pattern in his adversaries as they provide him with a Utopian idea‚ but in reality Edmond is able to read between the lines and use this against them. As always quoted‚ fear is your greatest enemy as it never goes away. Fear is always there
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Renowned actor Chris Colfer once said‚ “People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.” By definition‚ a villain is a character in a book‚ play‚ film‚ etc.‚ that harms other people. In The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald displays Jay Gatsby as an everyman‚ who strives to obtain his goals. Gatsby’s determination and values are traits that are admired by Nick‚ the narrator of the book‚ who consistently “finds [himself] on Gatsby’s side.” However‚ due to
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