Pardoner’s Tale”‚ the Pardoner spins the tale of three greedy‚ avaricious men. Naturally‚ this means the tale is a warning against greed. After the three men’s deaths‚ the Pardoner decrees aims to a crowd of pilgrims: “O cursed sin! O blackguardly excess!” (Chaucer line 296 pg 175). Within the beginning of his following speech‚ the Pardoner condemns the three men’s greed for the money‚ which led them to betray each other and try to cheat death. Meanwhile‚ in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ the lesson
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secrets And yet she’ll kneel and pray; I have seen her do’t (Othello‚ IV‚ ii‚ ln 1-24). Othello The protagonist of the tragedy Othello is the moor‚ who the play is named after. Othello is the brave General of the Venetian army who listens to the deceitful Iago and becomes falsely jealous of his wife‚ Desdemona. In Othello’s soliloquy (IV‚ ii‚ 1-24)‚ Othello prepares to commit the murder of his wife‚ Desdemona on false pretenses. Othello is very emotional and still feels very strongly for Desdemona
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Othello Brief Summary: Othello is a Moor and immigrant to Venice and is the Vanehon republic’s most admired military commander. Desdemona becomes enchanted‚ falls in love and elopes with Othello. As the play begins Venice is about to be attacked by the Ottoman Turks. The leaders of Venice call upon Othello to lead their forces but Brabantio‚ an influential senator‚ is also Desdemona’s father. Enraged to discover that she has married Othello he accuses the Moor of using witchcraft to steal his
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Act 1 in Othello ----Sally Fu RACE William Shakespeare’s Othello explores the issue of race in his portrayal of the protagonist as a Moor which represents his tending marginal role in a Venetian society. In the play‚ characters are judged again and again based on appearances and outward characteristics. The protagonist’s different ethnic background provides a platform for probing ideas of racial conflict. This is exposed initially through the title of this play‚ “Othello‚ the Moor
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OTHELLO AND UNFORGIVEN How do the values represented in Othello and Unforgiven resonate with the contemporary audiences? Values are the principles of behavior that is regarded to the importance and exchangeability. Universal values represented in Othello and Unforgiven evidently depicts with the contemporary audiences as it reflects through the fundamental issue regarding definition of what is ultimately real as opposed to what is merely apparent. Without a doubt this is shown through the conflicting
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interact with the world. Analysis of the text ‘Othello’ and its connectivity of characters discern themes such as betrayal‚ reputation and a patriarchal society‚ accompanied by unique contextual values. It is these abstract ideas which seek to explain the human condition and thus remain intriguing to a modern viewer. Betrayal dictates the course of the play and is most prominent in that of Iago and Othello. The twist begins through dramatic irony as Othello says “Iago is a man of honesty and trust”.
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In othello‚ this happens when Iago (a close and trusted friend of othello) tells othello that his wife has been unfaithful to him and has been cheating on him with a fellow soldier named Cassio who is a flamboyant florentine who was a lady’s man. Iago manipulates othello and says in Act 3‚ Scene 3;"O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy!It is the green-eyed monster which doth mockThe meat it
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eyes to see:/She has deceived her father‚ and may thee" (1.3.292-293). This early seed of doubt allows Iago to play on Othello’s jealous nature‚ and concoct a plan to take advantage of Othello. Iago slowly leaks his poison into Othello and soon has the result he desires‚ Othello is overcome with jealousy. Othello continuously denies his jealousy‚ but it is apparent that he is losing his mind with the thought of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness. He speaks to Iago saying "No Iago;/I’ll see before I doubt;
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racism provides the background for Othello’s first appearance. For Iago Othello is "an old black ram" (I.i.88)‚ "the devil" (I.i.91)‚ and a "Barbary horse" (I.i.lll); the consum-mation of his marriage is a making of "the beast with two backs" (I.i.115-16). Roderigo‚ who shares Iago’s disgust‚ speaks of Desde-mona’s "gross
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Fall Final Written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ is a well known tragedy based on the influence of greed. The main character‚ Macbeth‚ is described to be a greedy‚ selfish‚ cowardly man‚ and as the story continues‚ Macbeth portrays these traits as he fights for the crown. As the last scene comes to an end‚ and Macbeth falls‚ I see Macbeth’s death to be a good thing; Because he did not rightfully get the crown‚ he simply stole it from others. Satisfaction came with Macbeth’s downfall as well‚
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