Villains and Outlaws Mac Millan‚ Macmillan Library Reference USA‚ 1998 - Law - 361 pages Bring history to life with this unique collection featuring vivid profiles of famous people‚ places and historical events. Articles are selected with the curriculum in mind‚ and include newly written and selected articles from the distinguished Macmillan Reference USA collection. Rewritten for students starting at the middle school level each volume features a lively two-color design‚ photographs‚ quotes and
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22nd March 2011 Jessica: Victim/Villain Within the content of this essay I will be discussing about two main characters in this novel. Jessica and Shylock. Jessica being the daughter of Shylock with both following the Jewish religion. However Jessica passionately falls in love with a Christian man Lorenzo‚ she is very determined and enthusiastic to be with this man. To such an extent that she would leave her religion and her father to become a Christian and follow her desires. Your probably be
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------------------------------------------------- Othello Possible Coursework Questions 1. Discuss Shakespeare’s presentation of Othello as a tragic hero. 2. Some commentators have claimed that the character of Othello is not admirable enough to be a tragic hero. Examine two or three key episodes in the play and discuss whether you agree with this viewpoint. 3. Desdemona is sometimes played as a passive sacrificial victim at other times she is portrayed as a more active and self-willed
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Joel Nwamba Othello the outcome of the tragic hero Mrs. Dimitrio ENG3U1-02 Tuesday‚ November 2nd‚ 2010 In William Shakespeare‚ Othello is well presented as an excellent leader‚ but a poor reasoner yet his ideal of leadership shows he’s a powerful man in matters of wars and state where relatively no one lies to Othello‚ it shows they all seem to respect him‚ friendship are never examined in the play he thinks those who know
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them in some way. In the play Othello‚ the author‚ Shakespeare‚ tried to show the audience just how much jealousy and hatred can be contagious. The main character‚ Othello‚ is an older and wiser African American general in the Army. He married a very young‚ innocent‚ and naïve woman named Desdemona. Othello has just named Michael Cassio his lieutenant‚ Iago‚ a long time military veteran‚ was jealous that Cassio got the position he so badly wanted‚ and he hated Othello for not choosing him. Iago’s
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Shylock: Victim or Villain? In the Merchant of Venice play written by William Shakespeare the character Shylock is highly debated as victim or villain. Throughout the play Shylock is mistreated by everyone. Shylock is physically‚ emotionally and mentally abused. By the end of the play Shylock has lost everything he owns‚ including his daughter Jessica. Thus Shylock is in fact a victim during the play. Unfortunately during the play the reader reads about Shylock being mistreated by everyone around
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The prospective tragic heroes of Othello and Okonkwo in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the Moor of Venice and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart only Othello meets the tragic hero requirements introduce in Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. In Aristotle’s definition‚ its include that‚ to be defined as a tragic hero one must be in a high position‚ display aspects proving that he is not completely good nor completely good‚ having experience a downfall‚ and exhibit a tragic flaw in which the character
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Through its portrayal of human experience‚ Shakespeare’s Othello prepares us for an inevitable tragedy. How is this revealed in the first 3 acts of the play? Weather the relationship is personal‚ public or rivalry; power is always present. Shakespeare demonstrates his thoughts on power in relationships in the tragic play‚ Othello. Throughout the play we see control and power struggles in three main relationships and the interaction between the main characters leads towards an inevitable tragedy
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Othello William Shakespeare’s tragic play is based on the contrast of the different characters to develop the plot; each character has remarkable depth of passion as an individual‚ one in particular though- Othello. Othello is a noble and brave Moor who is initially viewed as a courageous military hero. He is also a confident‚ courageous and trustworthy man‚ and that is why he has the honourable position as the army general of Cyprus. He is loved and respected by all. Except one! Through a series
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the minds of Othello and Macbeth. Both Emilia (or Desdemona) and Lady Macbeth are characters in difficult circumstances. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the stresses they endure. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the weakness in the characters of Othello and Macbeth. Plan 1. Iago and the witches act as catalyst in the plays as they introduce new ideas into the play‚ was well as Macbeth and Othello. Furthermore
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