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: A Tragic Hero? Considered by some to be one of the finest tragedies ever written‚ Shakespeare’s Othello tells the story of one man’s fall from happiness to utter despair. This is achieved by Othello’s fatal flaws – his jealousy and pride. Othello’s own fatal flaws lead him to his demise not Iago’s manipulation. This view point is supported in Professor Crawford’s article “Othello as a Tragic Hero.” In his article‚ Crawford conveys the idea that the misfortunes that befall Othello are cause
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As time progresses‚ in the play Othello‚ the main character begins to feel the affects of being different and he starts to conform to outsiders terrible views of him. Othello’s attitude towards himself started with him being confident in himself and the thought that being a general would be enough to judge his character. Othello’s changing diction is an indication of Othello’s poorly developing attitude towards himself. As the accusations against Othello begin‚ he remained calm and composed. His
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Aristotle further explains that the protagonist must be dominated by a ‘hamartia’ or tragic flaw which leads to his downfall. All tragedies have a hero with a flaw‚ and in the play Othello‚ the hero becomes transformed by his tragic flaws of jealousy and gullibility. Othello is the general in the army of Venice and is in love with Desdemona. He is a Moor of African descent‚ who has risen through the ranks of the Venetian army through hard work and success in battle. Othello is a cultural and racial outsider
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William Shakespeare’s 1604 play‚ “Othello‚” displays various relationships. However‚ the most significant relationship in the play is the romance that occurs between Othello and Desdemona. Likewise‚ Shakespeare’s 1597 play‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” displays the romance between Romeo and Juliet as the most vital relationship in the play. The two tragedies work to overcome personal insecurity‚ death‚ and the repercussions of love. Although the plays depict other relationships‚ the romantic affiliations
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This last show that we currently produced here at Hutchinson Community College which was Othello was a show that I wasn’t used too for different reasons. The first one was that I have never seen a production of Othello at all so I had no clue of what to expect with not only the acting but the design aspects of it as well. There were four design aspects that were different to me which were set‚ sound‚ costume and lights. None of these aspects are really my forte‚ these past two years is where I have
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English 122 Mrs. Ayer Suin Kim November‚ 26th.2013 Emilia Speaks Her Mind One of Shakespeare’s famous plays ‘Othello’ is about a black man who marries a white woman‚ and then murders his wife because of unfounded jealousy. The play also contains another dysfunctional marriage between Iago and Emilia‚ which also ends with the husband murdering his wife. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ has never received love from her husband. In Act 4‚ Scene 3 line 95-115‚ Emilia’s speech is structured as if she experienced
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La ’Shandra Garner NOVEL ONE-PAGER Title: Othello Author: William Shakespeare Date of Publication: 1622 Genre: Tradgey Characteristics of Genre: A tragedy is a play that revolves around a character who is brought to their demise by their own actions and failure. The plot usually provoke feelings of pity and fear from the audiemce. References to fate and destiny can be found throughout the play. The end usually includes the deaths of many characters. Significant Quotations: Quotation Significance
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Alvarez English 1302 Jennifer Jordan November 30‚ 2011 Othello Othello is properly held to be one of William Shakespeare ’s most powerful and moving tragedies‚ and there are many ways that the play can be interpreted‚ helping to enhance the play ’s value and keep it relevant and timely even in the modern era. In particular‚ the play provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow certain conventions
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Shakespeare‚ he wrote exquisite plays‚ including Macbeth written in 1606. Macbeth was written as a fable‚ he often wrote plays for King James I‚ the book however is portrayed as suspenseful and very solemn. The main characters would be Macbeth the protagonist and the witches as antagonist. Macbeth is portrayed as gullible because he believes everything the witches say about his destiny as king and as ambitious because he has just learned he is going to be king. The witches‚ however are portrayed to
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