answers. F663 Exemplars June 2010 1 of 30 Script 1 OTHELLO/RAPE OF THE LOCK/SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL SCRIPT 3 (b) ‘Othello is a play about the desperate need for certainty.’ By considering the action and effects of the play‚ evaluate this view. Well developed and consistently detailed discussion of effects; remarkably sustained substance and subtlety in the use of AO2 OVERALL SCRIPT Band 6 58 Marks Grade A(*) Othello‚ one of Shakespeare’s four ‘great tragedies’‚ is a text with many
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Although Helium exists in the atmosphere of Earth in small quantities‚ it is one of the most common element in the universe. It is a rare gas on earth. Helium was first discovered by Pierre Janssen in the spectrum of the sun during an eclipse in 1868. It was shortly identified as an element and was named by the chemist Sir Edward Frankland and the British astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. Helium has an atomic number of 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602. Helium is represented by the symbol
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justice and revenge are the most important themes in Othello? Is there another underlying theme that you consider even more important? I argue that justice and revenge are not the dominate over arching themes in Othello. I believe jealousy is the most important theme. Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello focuses on the downfall of military General Othello whose happiness at his marriage to Desdemona is quickly consumed by jealousy. The love of Othello and Desdemona are tragically torn apart by the intrigue
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the women in Othello Thesis: a. Status of women in seventeenth century England. Women as portrayed in Othello. b. Desdemona – a chaste wife turned whore. c. Emilia – a wife of no value to Iago + her sorority bonding with Desdemona. ************ “It is their husbands’ faults‚ if their wives do fail”. Othello‚ a play about race‚ power and gender is one of the best works of Shakespeare‚ and highlights few of the major societal issues of his time. On the one side is Othello‚ who is caught
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Throughout act three of Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the conflict between opposing characters unfolds a complex set of emotions revealing the concept of the lesser “other” to the audience. Shakespeare does not explicitly state that Othello is an “other”‚ but references to his culture and ethnicity implies that Othello‚ while highly respected‚ is still of inferiority is some regards. The idea that Othello is inferior to his peers is rather ambiguous and can vary among interpretations. To kick start the
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a person’s identity‚ in the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. The main character Othello the moor and a young naive girl named Desdemona are married in secret. The villain Iago plots a plan to get revenge on Othello for not choosing him as lieutenant and rather picking Michael Cassio. Othello was made a fool because Iago staged a lie that Othello’s pure Desdemona is cheating on Othello with his loyal friend‚ Cassio‚ that brought them two together. Othello is manipulated to murder his wife
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Throughout the play of othello iago used several techniques to urge what he wanted and one way or another he somehow almost continually got what he needed. His techniques were that of an everyday sneaky‚ conniving person‚ who continually got people to trust him‚ except the person who was closest to him. However the most overall techniques he used were gaining the trust of people. That was the number one technique‚ and from gaining their trust he may branch far from that and then he may manipulate
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happiness‚” when it doesn’t at all work that way. They look to celebrities making millions‚ and think about how great and care free their lives must be. Rich or poor‚ a person has their own issues to deal with‚ that can’t always be solved with money. Essentially‚ money has no major factor in determining whether or not a person is content. As explained by Melanie Greenberg‚ a practicing psychologist‚ “The key to happiness lies in appreciating what we have and helping others‚ rather than in trying to elevate
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A tragedy concerns the fall of a great man due to some flaw in his character. What is Othello’s flaw‚ and explain how he is truly a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character of noble status and greatness. He is a man who is not entirely good or entirely evil‚ rather‚ he is a man who on the whole is good‚ but also contributes to his own destruction by some moral weaknesses‚ known as the fatal flaw. Aristotle further explains that the protagonist must be dominated by a ‘hamartia’
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Shakespeare’s Othello is one such tragedy‚ a play which explores the complexity of human emotion in its many forms. The theme of jealousy plays a strong role in shaping the tragic events of the play‚ however it must be said that tragedy alone is not the cause of Othello’s downfall. Insecurity‚ manipulation and pride are several of the many themes which contribute to the disintegration of Othello’s relationship with his wife Desdemona‚ the focal plot line of the play. Othello is introduced to
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