men allow themselves to cheat on their wives then they should expect their wives to be hostile towards them and seek revenge (4.3.93-103). The transformation in Emilia’s character is even more pronounced when she clearly sees jealousy in Othello’s attitude. She shows her loyalty to her mistress by speaking up in front of Othello when he was accusing Desdemona to adultery with Cassio. she finds herself guilty in being obedient to Iago when she realized Iago’s wicked plan on using the handkerchief
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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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period’‚ he wrote them with an aim to not only entertain his audience but to educate them through a social and political reflection using literary and staging techniques. Othello was in approximately 1603‚ to do exactly this. Shakespeare was known for pushing the boundaries and this play was no exception with the plays central character being an African man in a position of authority. As Aristotle explains‚ an audience’s pleasure consists of not merely observing the play but evaluating and making comparisons
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What has the educational system in this country come to? I strongly believe that the educational system of our time is extremely flawed. The government has stepped in to try to fix problems of certain districts not being educated as quickly‚ or with the same curriculum they want to be implemented. As a result‚ they have damaged the educational system more than they have helped it. They’re trying to tell the public that everyone has to learn the same information‚ the same way‚ and in the same amount
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society and way of life‚ because it is both primitive as well as socially retarding. Capital Punishment is both ethically as well as practically flawed. The United States is the only “nation among western
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Othello Study Notes Theme | Character | Dramatic Technique/s | Love | Othello * Love for Des combined with insecurity‚ resulting from his permanent outsider status “black/As mine own face”‚ makes him susceptible to Iago’s manipulation. * Pure‚ moral‚ loving at beginning‚ juxtaposing ferocity at end * Truly in love with Des that is his downfall * Overcome by grief when he is made aware of her innocence. Wants to die “’tis happiness to die”. * Kills himself for her‚ just as she
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ENG 200 February 26‚ 2014 “Othello” Passage Analysis 883 “Othello” was a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1604. “Othello” describes a story of a well-respected Venetian general‚ Othello‚ whose life is destroyed by a deceitful and malevolent character‚ Iago. William Shakespeare created Iago to expose the evil cruelty lurking inside people who are not what they appear to be. Throughout the play‚ Iago is referred to as “Honest Iago” because he has deceived his friends into thinking
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’‚ the audience experiences a definite sense of sexism which roots from numerous characters in the play. Sexism is behaviour which is abusive or discriminatory towards the opposite sex. Throughout ‘Othello’‚ women are abusively spoken to being called “strumpets” and “whore[s]” and accused of all sorts of crimes which they did not commit. There are only three women in the play and each one is portrayed as either being innocent‚ naïve and unintelligent or as a prostitute
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Explore how Shakespeare examines the themes if jealousy and deception in Othello the play and Othello the character. Sana Thomas Jealousy and Deception are both continuous themes running through out Shakespeare’s Othello. Indeed‚ it is jealousy that provides the fuel for the plot and deception that leads to the classic downfall of the ’hero’ as is common in Shakespeare tragedies. However‚ it is a theme of hate that the play opens. It is a hate of inveterate anger. It is a hate that is
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Brian Bachmann Ms. Veltri English 2011 April 6‚ 2013 Keep your friends close and your enemies closer In the play‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ one of the main characters Iago is a master of both deception and manipulation. One will see throughout the play how Iago manipulates people‚ even the mighty black war general‚ Othello. Desdemona‚ (I.iii.395) “Put money in thy purse.” Iago says Desdemona will soon lose interest in the Moor‚ (I.iii.384-387) “It cannot be that Desdemona should long
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