Freudian Reading on “Othello” Is it possible for other people to act as our superegos? What are the effects of never resolving your oedipal complex? And when a situation becomes to over whelming‚ do we project our thought and feelings on to our peers? I am using “Through the Literary Looking Glass: Critical Theory in Practice” by Sian Evans and “Othello” by William Shakespeare to analyse the characters Othello and Iago as well as the major theme jealousy through a Freudian lens. The aim of this
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As human beings‚ one deals with various issues however‚ few get triggered when it hampers their reputation. . The play othello‚ a playwright by shakespeare‚ appears to keep running on the topic of reputation and revenge.the protagonist‚ Othello‚ hints at fragile reputation. Being dark and not being a heir to the beneficiary society of Venice‚ Othello‚ needs to keep up his pride and dependably do his best for his general public. He keeps his pride up so nobody could pass racial remarks as critiques
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Human nature is very complex and so to some extent‚ we can say the given statement is true however‚ that is overlooking the changes in personality we see in many of the characters. Although it is true to say the men show gullibility and fraudulent behavior‚ we cannot disregard the honesty and strength many of the men of Othello display. Whilst Iago is completely duplicitous and deceitful‚ Cassio displays loyalty and integrity throughout the play. Othello’s nobility cannot be doubted at the beginning
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Psychoanalytical Approach of William Shakespeare’s Othello "Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties‚ then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness‚"- Francois De La Rochefoucauld. All people have the seed of jealousy inside them. However‚ the doubts of one’s self help grow the seed of jealousy. Othello was never what seemed to be a jealous man but when Iago led him to believe Desdemona was being unfaithful‚ Othello started to show his side of jealousy which
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Plays “The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice” by William Shakespeare which he wrote in the sixteenth century. In this short essay I will specify in the statement made by professor Carol Neely‚ who thinks that the theme of this play is love‚ especially marital love‚ and claimed that the central conflict of this magnificent Shakespeare’s tragedy was among the men and the woman. The play focuses on the plot against the reputable general of the Venetian army named Othello and his wife Desdemona
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OTHELLO: JEALOUSY D. R. Godfrey [Godfrey examines the portrayal of jealousy in Othello‚ determining that it is the cause of evil in the play. The critic exposes the jealousy presented by several characters: Othello‚ Roderigo‚ Bianca‚ and Iago. He compares their irrational behavior to that of Leontes‚ the jealous husband of Hermoine in The Winter’s Tale‚ and asserts that each displays a form of sexual jealousy. Iago‚ however‚ exhibits "an all-encompassing jealousy directed not only against sexual
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A Miller Prof. Gould ENG 262 12-3-11 Recognition and Reversal: Othello Aristotle classifies both recognitions and reversals as the greatest point of tragedy in a play or story. Recognitions and reversals are consistently used to develop character‚ advance the plot‚ and get a reaction of pity and fear from the audience. Recognition is the act of realization or knowledge or feeling that someone or something present has been encountered before. Reversals
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Is the story‚ “Othello” Racist? When reading the play Othello‚ a modern day reader cannot help but wonder if the play is racist. After all‚ there are several places found throughout the story that reference derogatory terms towards people of African descent. Comments such as‚ “Blacker devil”(5.2. 131)‚ “an old black ram” (1.1.9)‚ and‚ “Moor are now making the beast with two backs” (1.1.7)‚ may leads the reader to believe that story is racist towards black people. However‚ this may not be true
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Parker’s film version of Othello delves into the notions of a sexual reading focusing on the masculinity of Othello. Also‚ Parker demonstrates a racial side to the play employed to centralize the theme of jealousy which is the catalyst the ultimate tragedy in Othello. With the omission of parts of the play‚ Parker employs different characterization relating it to the modern social ladder. My reading focuses on Othello‚ the character. Othello was a foolish man who trusted the advice of a colleague
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Shakespeare’s play Othello there are many topics that are discussed but the topic that has the biggest impact is evil. From this the pathology of evil can be pondered upon specifically when looking at Iago. The pathology of evil highlights that evil is an unforeseen disease proving that once you are infected it is impossible to fully recover. Firstly evil is developed and started to fulfill a specific purpose‚ the disease starts out small and only effects the primary host. In the play Othello Iago first
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