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    the closest person to you know‚ well Othello did just that and he ended commiting a horrible crime. Othello’s second hand man is untrustworthy Iago and he has a way of persuasion. Cluelessly‚ Othello needed advice about Desdemona and their marriage. Iago thought of a perfect plan to get to Othello‚ to get in between his marriage and break Othello’s heart. To do that he made up a rumor that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio‚ a conniving way to bring Othello down to his knees‚ “I speak not yet

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    context | Quote | Explain how the quote reflects the theme | Jealousy | Othello and Desdemona– confronting Desdemona about the handkerchief | ‘…thou gav’st To Cassio.’ | He is jealous that she gave the handkerchief to Cassio. It shows how misinterpretation can lead to extremes | | Iago to Othello | O! beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on | This quote shows that Othello is growing jealous. It also shows betrayal as Iago acts as if he even

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    can find it and return it. To a jealous man anything simple thing can be used as evidence. Iago finds Othello and keeps on filling his mind with jealous thoughts. As Iago tells Othello misleading lies‚ Othello demands “ocular proof” of the rumor.

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    Madison Jones In the play Othello by william shakespeare‚ the main theme is hinted towards Reputation and truth. Iago the double faced antagonist‚ fumed with jealousy and hatred‚ used other people to reach his main target of tearing down othello. In the play‚ Othello and Iago were “best friends”‚ or so Othello thought. Iago was known for using his “truthful” reputation to manipulate people into his trap‚ which is exactly what he did to Othello. His lengthy speech given to Roderigo quoted

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    Pre-AP English II Thematic Analysis March 25‚ 2011 Thematic Analysis One theme in William Shakespeare’s play Othello is that friends‚ if provoked‚ become irreparable enemies. Othello‚ the general of Venetian forces‚ has many advisors that he claims to know well and trust irrefutably. However‚ his paragon advisor‚ Iago‚ is not as loyal as he claims to be. He has received word that Othello slept with his wife Emilia‚ and he now seeks revenge. His plan to spread lies and rumors through the ranks

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    what drives him to scheme and plot to take down othello and weave his elaborate web of destruction. Does anyone know exactly when in the play does Iago’s intense jealousy come into play? In the very 1st act scene one iago and roderigo are arguing in the streets and iago starts to rant about his hatred for Othello and how Othello passed him up over cassio for promotion to ancient. Iago had an enormous amount of battle experience‚ experience that Othello has witnessed firsthand “And I‚ of whom his eyes

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    Character of Emilia in Othello Emilia is a character in the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The character’s origin is traced to the 1565 tale‚ "Un capitano Moro" from Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio’s Gli Hecatommithi. There‚ the character is described as young and virtuous‚ is referred to simply as the ensign’s wife‚ and becomes Desdemona’s companion in Cyprus. In Shakespeare‚ she is named Emilia‚ is the wife of Othello’s ensign‚ Iago‚ and is an attendant to Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona

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    Tuesday‚ March 6th‚ 2012 Othello Essay In “Othello‚” William Shakespeare extensively explores female stereotypes that occur during the playwright’s time. Throughout the Shakespearian era‚ women were seen as the inferior sex‚ over whom men had complete control and thus forcing women to act submissively and obediently in front of their husbands. Men believed that women were objects who just cooked meals‚ cleaned the house‚ and bore children while society just accepted these degrading roles. William

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    In othello ‚ there are a huge amount of historical differences in othello compared to modern day‚ One them would be social ranking. Today there would be the celebrities‚ Then in othello time period‚ would be war heroes like othello and senators‚ And men that have land. But social order is just one of many historical differences in othello. Their also technology and uses of language‚ and some other. We will start with social ranking‚ also known as social order or social status. These systems would

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    How is the theme of suffering portrayed in ‘Othello’‚ ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’? The theme of suffering can come in numerous varieties; under categories both physical and emotional. Suffering is presented as a key concept in ‘Othello’‚ ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. All three texts explore many aspects of suffering in parts‚ however the most obvious and concentrated facet leans towards the psychological aspect rather then the physical side

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