Nick Sidoti April 14th 2014 English 132 Discussion 01-BA Heather Wayne The Quilt and Veil: Cloaking both Sin and Virtue In the Catholic Church there are seven deadly sins‚ which are clearly labeled in church teachings. Along with those seven deadly sins are seven virtues‚ which are to be acted out by each and every Catholic throughout their lives. Every deadly sin is paralleled with a virtue; the sin of lust‚ which is the most deadly sin according to the Catholic Church‚ is compared
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concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence be credited with initiating Othello’s change in nature. The main theme of Othello is that of mankind’s intrinsic evil. Shakespeare explores the idea that‚ despite outside influences
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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the current state of affairs is disturbing. Schemes‚ lies and murder are what now defines the characters. Iago is to blame for this chaos. At the beginning of the play Othello was the noble stature‚ a person that was well respected and a person that people could look up too. As the play goes on and Iago’s plan becomes reality Othello achieves human flaw. While the audience wishes to believe in Othello‚ his errors cause them to slowly lose hope. Iago’s deceiving
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vengeance‚ from thy hollow cell” in L 448 is an allusion to Ate; the Greek goddess of delusion and folly who dwelt in infernal regions‚ exposing Othello’s shift of faith from good to evil. In lines 551-2‚ Othello says “Swell bosom‚ with thy fraught‚ For tis aspics’ tongues” which refers to the tongue of a venomous snake. This exhibits the poisoning of Othello’s heart and love‚ and developing the motif of bestial imagery‚ which ultimately represents his growing jealousy. Also from lines 444-460‚ Othello
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Othello’s Tragic Flaw For every Shakespearean tragedy there is a grossly unfortunate sequence of events that eventually leads to a bloodbath. The reason for this bloodbath is the tragic flaw. The tragic flaw is the small character defect in the protagonist that‚ in most circumstances‚ wouldn’t have been a big problem if not for said events. People frequently mistake Othello’s tragic flaw. They jump to the seemingly obvious choice of jealousy or naivety. The actually tragic flaw will be revealed
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and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence” into Othello’s ear and “put the Moor at least into a jealously so strong that judgement cannot cure”‚ at this Iago does succeed‚ but not as easily as he expects to.
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The Real Meaning behind Othello’s Handkerchief “Now I know I’ve got a heart‚ because it is breaking” A quote in the Wizard of Oz said by the Tin Man also known as Tin Woodman. Tin Man asked for a heart in his attempt to be human by learning to love. But little does he know is that a heart isn’t to be played with and trust isn’t something that should be tossed around either. The heart is a symbol in which Tin Man’s heart slowly drifts away as he gets comfortable and is unsure how to restore order
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Who is responsible for the death of Othello? That is the question any investigator would be interested in hearing the answer. As an attorney‚ all my evidence points to Othello’s supposed right hand man‚ Iago. There are many reasons why I feel that Iago is the main person responsible for the horrible deaths that incur in such a short period of time but the most obvious would be that he is an evident sociopath. A sociopath can be described as somebody affected with a personality disorder made obvious
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Presence of Pride in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" In Miller’s "The Crucible" the pride of the people of Salem leads to a massacre of innocent lives. Pride is delight or elation arising from some act‚ possession‚ or relationship. One of the main characters‚ John Proctor‚ has pride in his beliefs of purifying the Church of England. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ has pride in her ability to use the trials as an ultimate revenge against Abigail Williams. John Hale is the "expert" on witches his pride springs
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While pride has the possibility to be beneficial‚ it also demonstrated through much humility that it has the ability to be detrimental. Where there is pride that comes from being pleased by hardwork that lead to achievement‚ there is also pride that originates from In Edgar Allen Poe’s work of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Poe gives an account of a man by the name of Montresor‚ a clever and vengeful man‚ who seeks lethal retribution against his acquaintance Fortunato for causing him many injuries by
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