Othello‚ the Moor of Venice is a tragedy that is written by William Shakespeare in 1604. Shakespeare tended to use existing stories from history and books for the basis of his play. Othello was based on a story in Cinthio’s ‘Hecatommithi’ in 1565‚ ‘Un Capitano Moro’. Othello‚ the Moorish general in Venice married Desdemona‚ a daughter of a Venetian senator‚ Brabantio in spite of her father’s opposition. However‚ Iago‚ Othello’s ensign bears a grudge against Othello because Othello appoints
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Very few fictional characters created long ago have remained popular to this very day. However‚ one specific literary character has remained to be‚ if not increasingly so‚ popular in the modern time. Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle nearly 160 years ago is unique‚ widely appealing‚ intriguing and slightly strange‚ unlike many other characters that have appeared in books in the nineteenth century and later. As well as his charisma‚ Sherlock’s intelligence‚ almost inhumanly so‚ is what
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Jealousy is a word that comes from the noun word jealous. Jealous means to have resentment against a rival‚ or a person enjoying success or an advantage. It’s a mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry. Vigilance in maintaining or guarding something. Jealousy can be a mood‚ a disposition‚ a state‚ or a mood (Dictionary.com‚2018). Jealousy is usually driven by a mental illness‚ drug use‚ anger‚ and can even be caused by a sexual encounter. Jealousy was more likely when the cause of a
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The Holocaust is the most infamous genocide in the world. Adolf Hitler served in WWI and blamed the Jews for the country’s loss in 1918. After the war ended‚ Hitler joined the NSDAP or the Nazis. In prison for treason‚ he wrote his book called “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle) and anticipated a European war resulting in an “extermination of the Jewish race in Germany”. On January 30th‚ 1933‚ he was named chancellor of Germany‚ but after President Paul von Hindenburg died in 1934‚ he selected himself as
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Surely Othello possesses base characteristics--jealously‚ self-pity‚ murderous intent--but they are not presented as central or inherent to his character. They are not symbols of his otherness. "Othello’s belief is not caused by jealousy; it is forced upon him by Iago‚ and is such as any man would and must feel who had believed in Iago as Othello did. His great mistake is that we know Iago for a villain from the first moment." This is the crux of the issue of sympathy for Othello’s other status.
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decisions‚ the most common example of poor judgment is acting on the possible rather than the probable‚ which was what mainly caused Othello’s tragedy in William Shakespeare’s Othello The Moor of Venice. Othello’s feelings of jealousy‚ Iago’s manipulation and his inferiority complex are all contributors of the plays tragedy. His decision to trust the wrong people instead of the people that were most loyal to him results into his dreadful demise. Many people believe that jealousy was Othello’s tragic
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Othello: Iago - "O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of Jealousy" This essay is about William Shakespeare’s Othello. It focuses on Iago’s words to Othello‚ "O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of Jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster." in act 3‚ scene 3 and just how important this warning was not only for Othello‚ but also for Roderigo and for Iago. Before considering the importance of Iago’s words‚ it is important to define what jealousy means. According to The New Lexicon Webster’s Encylopedic Dictionary of the English
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Nature is at the heart of ‘The Darkling Thrush’ and most of Hardy’s most famous poems. Hardy is a renowned rural poet which suggests that he has a keen interest and knowledge of nature. However‚ this is not to say that nature is at the heart at every one of his most famous poems – it is sometimes merely a backdrop for other themes‚ such as war‚ fate and lost love. Hardy explores human nature in ‘Drummer Hodge’‚ the downward spiral of mankind using ‘Channel Firing’ and romantic grief in ‘The Voice’
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Othello vs. Othello Throughout Hollywood history‚ many screen adaptations of famous books and novels have strayed away from its original. In almost every movie based on a literary work‚ there are always major differences. Whether it is in the story plot‚ character‚ or even its setting‚ spotting the differences is always easy to find. However‚ when it comes to Shakespeare the movies are rarely changed. In most movies‚ they are not only true to the plot‚ but even true to the dialogue. In perhaps
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Othello Othello‚ by William Shakespeare is the story of Othello‚ who marries Desdemona and is tricked and deceived into believing that Desdemona is unfaithful by those whom he thinks are his allies. This essay will discuss the syntax‚ diction‚ and tone of Othello‚ along with discussing the literary type and the effect Othello had on me. It will also give an analysis of the type of reader who would enjoy reading Othello. The way in which William Shakespeare wrote Othello matches his other
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