Personal Response- ID Passage: Othello Part 1: Theme The prevalent themes in this passage are jealousy and love. In the first couple of lines‚ Othello talks about how he must kill Desdemona before she seduces more men‚ demonstrating the jealousy he feels towards her since he believes she is cheating on him with Cassio. A second theme‚ love‚ begins to emerge as Othello continues to contemplate murdering Desdemona. His love for her causes him
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Weeping Willow: The Smothering of Desdemona’s Will in Othello Among William Shakespeare’s vast array of deeply flawed characters‚ Desdemona of Othello stands out as remarkably virtuous and pure of heart. Furthermore‚ Desdemona’s character initially displays a sense of independence and agency that is rare amongst other female characters in literature at the time that Othello was written. However‚ by the story’s end‚ Desdemona is a much more submissive and passive character‚ accepting her tragic
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In the book “Othello” there are some characters that trust each other and some that don’t trust each other. There are also some that are manipulative so the question us can we ever really know the truth about a person. The way I see it is we cannot really trust a person. This is a reason on why we cannot trust a person is for example the character Iago. In the beginning of the story he says “O‚ sir‚ content you I follow him to serve my turn upon him” (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 40). Iago is friends with
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successful men down on his knees? Jealousy? Mistrust? Deceit? William Shakespeare’s Othello tells a tragic story of how jealousy and mistrust can rob a powerful man of his power. Due to the ever changing context of society throughout history‚ many more critical interpretations of the play Othello have been formed since the Elizabethan times. Throughout this book‚ you will find many differing interpretations of Othello. Two interesting interpretations to compare include : the ancient Aristotelian interpretation
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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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relationships‚ or even in an intense argument‚ respect for someone else’s well being is a quality that will always facilitate the best possible outcome. In the play‚ Iago falsifies his friendship with Othello‚ and everyone else around him for that matter. Iago demonstrates his sinister intentions as he deceives Othello by saying‚ “but such a handkerchief- / I am sure it was your wife’s- did I see today / See Cassio wipe his beard with”(3.3.496-498). Iago is blatantly lying as he describes what he has supposedly
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Goals are constantly pursued throughout life and are crucial to the overall satisfaction of being‚ but are often ambitiously pursued with only the end result in mind. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Othello and Macbeth‚ an underlying connection of the result of blind ambition is presented. Through the use of ambition for power‚ love‚ and mental satisfaction‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that regardless of the source of ambition‚ if it is pursued without regard to morality‚ it results in destruction.
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Othello Essay William Shakespeare’s Othello tells a story of the tragic downfall of a man through jealousy and mistrust‚ influenced by the manipulative actions of another. Due to innumerable changes within society over time‚ it is inevitable that a wide range of critical interpretations and readings of the text will emerge. My personal interpretation of the play draws from the concepts of the traditional Aristotelian views of a tragedy. An Aristotelian interpretation concerns itself with whether
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Racism in Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ plays a major role in the play‚ and Othello’s racist roots eventually destroy all of the main characters. Othello‚ on the outside looking in‚ does not seem like a racist play because it is about a marriage between two people of different races‚ but it is most certainly racist. Upon close examination‚ it is clear to see that the union of a white and a non-white is not accepted‚ and cannot possibly persevere. The outcome of Othello is quite predictable when
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When pride comes‚ then comes disgrace‚ but with humility comes wisdom. To me‚ Othello was the living validation of this quote from the Holy Bible. Othello‚ a noble man to us all‚ an admirable leader to our army‚ a valuable friend to everyone‚ and a doting brother to myself. Citizens of Venice‚ fellow Venetian army‚ most humble duke‚ and gracious God above‚ it is with great sorrow that I‚ Michael Cassio‚ as his former officer and the leader of the Venetian army‚ stand here today to bid farewell to
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