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    jealousy in othello

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    Jack 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

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    Marriage in Othello

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    other. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ he suggests otherwise. Both Desdemona and Emilia were killed by their husbands. The only girl left at the end of the play is Bianca‚ a prostitute. Marriage‚ while generally a positive concept‚ is fatal and dangerous in William Shakespeare’s play Othello. Both Desdemona and Othello were happy with their marriage until Iago purposely sabotaged it. He convinced Othello that Desdemona was cuckolding him. When Othello believed Iago’s lies and decided to kill

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    Othello Essay

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    Diyana Badar Ms. Beatty ENG3U December 14‚ 2012 Othello Essay Jealousy is defined as feeling and/or showing envy of someone for their achievements and advantages. Jealousy is known to be one of the world’s worst emotions‚ except jealousy is not an emotion. Jealousy is a deadly disease and should not be considered an emotion proving that while in a jealous state there is a complete loss of control. A person in the jealous state is completely incapable of controlling their emotions‚ behaviour

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    Othello: Jealousy

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    The main driving force of The Tragedy of Othello is the jealousy of the characters. Jealousy causes everything to move and causes the entire scheme. Iago is driven by the jealousy of Cassio having taken a position he rightly believed was his. Othello is lead to believe Desdemona having an affair with Cassio and is acting as a jealous lover. Roderigo is jealous of Othello for being Desdemona’s husband and feels like he should have her instead. The green-eyed monster is the one pulling the strings

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    Discuss the importance of the handkerchief in the play. In OthelloOthello presents his wife Desdemona with a white handkerchief embroidered with strawberries. This token bears great mystery‚ for Othello states that it was given to his mother by an Egyptian in order to charm and keep his father. He also claims‚ however‚ that it was merely a token his father gave his mother. Alike Othello‚ the secrecy behind the handkerchief is never revealed. The handkerchief is a dominant and irrefutably

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    Flaws In Othello

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    In the play‚ “Othello”‚ Shakespeare writes not only about the love between men and women‚ but exposes the character traits and flaws that are particularly vulnerable to the smooth talking of the archetypal devil or villain‚ Iago. Throughout the play we see and hear how the manipulation of character traits that we all possess can play out in all sorts of relationships.  With each character‚ Shakespeare explores the possible outcomes for any person if he or she were to ‘feed’ that part of themselves

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    Revenge in Othello

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    Revenge in Central to Shakespeare’s play Othello to a very large extent. The entire play is shaped around revenge. Iago‚ who is seen as Shakespeare’s greatest villain is fueled by revenge. Iago has jealousy over Cassio’s position and has suspicions towards both Cassio and Othello of adultery with his wife Emilia. Out of vengeance Iago uses his ability to manipulate Othello and build jealousy and suspicions within him about his wife Desdemona. This jealousy in Othello leads to his revenge towards Desdemona

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    Racism in Othello

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    Racism is inextricably linked to the story of Othello and presents several universal themes‚ still prominent in modern society. It is this that questions what sort of message Shakespeare intended to convey to his audience; was Othello the black ‘moor’‚ portrayed as a tragic hero? Or did his character eventually come to resemble the prejudices of which he was a victim? A text rich with ethical debate‚ Othello is a story of black and white‚ culture‚ fate‚ and ultimately good versus bad. Racial ‘otherness’

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    Relationships In Othello

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    Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about a multitude of topics. Stripped to the core it’s about subtle human prejudices and how we are motivated by them; how they turn the most superior war heroes to emotional wrecks that commit murder. In the play‚ relationships are one of the main factors and create a fuel for hatred. One of the first themes we come across is lying. At the beginning‚ we’re informed that Othello and Desdemona are wed. The protagonist‚ Iago and his companion Roderigo

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    Othello Notes

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    Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic *Experienced Confident

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