In Shakespeare’s Othello relationships are manipulated and the concept of love is fragmented. Throughout the course of the book‚ the relationship of Emilia and Iago take an interesting route in which defines the role of women and more importantly Emilia’s imperfections. During the Shakespearean era women were expected to be obedient and self-sacrificing. This is portrayed in the character of Emilia; although she is emotionally abused by her husband she continues to love him unconditionally. Emotions
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Othello‚ a great tragedy written by William Shakespeare was written in Shakespeare’s great tragic period along with Hamlet. Othello was a play first performed by the King’s Men on November 1‚ 1604 at the court of King James I. The story revolves around its two main characters: Othello‚ a general in the Venetian army and Iago an unfaithful commissioned officer. A commissioned officer or an ensign is the lowest rank in the army‚ which is how this whole feud started. Iago gains a strong hate for Othello
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fourteen moon-shines .Lag of a brother? Why bastard? wherefore base?’ (1.ii. 03-05). On the other hand‚ lago is a trusted soldier under Othello. The two have a mutual relationship until the former is bypassed in the award of a promotion which is given to Michael Cassio by Othello. He utters out his hatred to Roderigo against the two although not much to Cassio as Othello in his sentiments ‘’One Michael Cassio‚ a Florentine (A fellow almost damn ’d in a fair wife)‚ That never set a squadron in the field
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It has ended‚ Othello and Desdemona has died. Iago is now to be torture and executed. Lodovico tells Iago to “Look on the tragic loading of this bed: this is thy work.” (Act 5 Scene 2:359-260) Before the execution Iago begs to be given a fair trial‚ and so it is done. The Duke of Venice as the “Judge”‚ Iago is given 20 minutes to give his defense speech. The Duke slams the gavel to hurry Iago up. Iago stands and starts off by saying “Thy honour‚ I am v’ry grateful yond thee has’t given me this chance
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in vast ways to support character development and to build the readers or audiences’ relationship with the characters. Shakespeare makes his readers feel sympathy for certain characters by the way the antagonist treats them. In Othello‚ Iago used Roderigo‚ tricked Othello‚ and mistreated the female characters in the play. Iago helps develop the theme of jealousy throughout the play by exploiting some of the major characters. The truths about some characters are shown clearly to the audience which
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Discuss the importance of the handkerchief in the play. In Othello‚ Othello 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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Shakespeare is prominent in his use of recurring themes throughout his works‚ particularly those of love‚ death‚ and betrayal. All these themes are present in Othello. Most paramount‚ however‚ is jealousy. Jealousy runs the characters’ lives in Othello from the beginning of the play‚ when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and to the end of the play‚ when Othello is furious with envy because he believes Cassio and Desdemona have been engaging in an affair. Some characters’
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Betrayal to Avoid Consequences Has someone ever shown a lack of responsibility in an action and then committed betrayal to avoid consequences for their action? Ethical appeals have been used in stories since their existence and have often depicted betrayal and responsibility. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the movie The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird‚ and director Doug Liman’s Mr. And Mrs. Smith‚ betrayal is depicted as the best choice of certain characters for their problems.
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Eng 152 Othello There are many important messages portrayed throughout Othello that can still be applied in our lives today. He talks about everything from love and betrayal to the power of suggestion. The play deals with race issues‚ which is still a very big topic in today’s society. There are many important lessons that can be learned from Othello. Even though this took place hundreds of years ago‚ it deals with issues that are just as relevant now as they were when it was written. He
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Wuthering Heights: Betrayal Betrayal is a violation of trust or commitment that creates conflict within a relationship between individuals. Wuthering Heights‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Emily Bronte‚ displays many occurrences of betrayal between the characters. The plot in the novel is based off of a love relationship between an orphan‚ Heathcliff‚ and Mr. Earnshaw’s daughter‚ Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw brought Heathcliff to live at Wuthering Heights and he fell in love with his daughter
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