Iago. Jealousy Iago’s jealousy is the catalyst of the play‚ as it is his jealousy that drives him to ruin Othello. It is evident in Act I scene I that Iago is jealous that Cassio got the position of lieutenant even though “That never set a squadron in the field‚ nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster – unless the bookish theoric‚ wherein the tongued consuls can propose as masterly as he. Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.” (I.i. 21-27) Iago clearly thinks that
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Deception In Othello One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeare’s "Othello" as deception. Deception appears many times in Othello‚ but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different. Deception is to "deceive another‚ illusion‚ or fraud" (Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary 69)‚ which is seen as a wrongful act. However‚ deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions. The very first act of deception is done by the
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Jamai Wilson The Pentium microprocessor flaw was discovered in June‚ 1994. The Pentium microprocessor is the CPU for what was once possibly the widest-selling personal computer. Unlike previous CPUs that Intel put on the market‚ the 486DX and Pentium chips included a floating-point unit (FPU)‚ which is also known as a math coprocessor. Previous Intel CPUs performed arithmetic using integers; programs that used floating-point numbers (non-integers like 2.5 or 3.14) needed to tell the chip how
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In a sense‚ Hamlet’s own character traits and his personality are the tragic flaws in Hamlet. Hamlet portrays obsessive behavior throughout the book‚ and this trait assisted in his destruction by causing his blindness to all other reality. Hamlet also is unableto control his fierce emotions‚ which leads to his misperception of people. Although at times Hamlet behaves rashly and impulsively‚ it is his philosophical and contemplative thoughts that ultimately destroy him. In numerous
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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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Flaws of human society Lord of the flies is a novel written by William Golding‚ which was later published in 1954. The novel the novel is about a group of boys that are stranded on a deserted island that for a society‚ with a very weak foundation‚ which later falls apart. By this Golding is trying to show the bigger picture of the society during his time and the war that is going on in the real world. Similarly in the poem The Second Coming the picture of chaos and anarchy is clearly painted by
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Justice is a powerful force‚ one that continuously motivates the actions of an individual. Each individual has a different understanding of what justice is‚ and many will go to extreme measures to receive justice. In Othello‚ William Shakespeare develops the idea that an individual will go to extreme measures in order to obtain his own sense of justice. However‚ the individual will go to such extremes in an attempt to receive justice that the repercussions of his actions will overpower the feeling
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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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An Ethical Flaw Cullen Ali Carey HRM/THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES Professor Kenneth L Judson May 11‚ 2009 An Ethical Flaw Employees of just about every business‚ in every business‚ will occasionally encounter team members who are taking part in unethical behaviors. Employees should understand that establishing the trust of the boss is essential as well. That responsibility includes living up to the agreement made of being at work on time‚ not stealing company property‚ and always presenting
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Passion Pleasure Pain: A study of passion and reason in Othello According to Aristotle – a Classical biologist and philosopher – he believed that Catharsis draws out pity and fear in all tragedies. Many of the readers drew themselves to feel clarification‚ purification‚ and purgation‚ which were caused‚ by passion and reason. His theory plays out in most tragedies especially in Othello. Shakespeare captured many different themes in this play – one of them being passion and reason. The balance
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