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    Outsider In Othello

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    Othello: The Outsider (Acts 1 and 2) It is without a doubt that Shakespeare chooses to expound on the concept of the outsider in the first two acts of the play because this concept or theme will be of paramount importance especially in the later parts of the play. Shakespeare seeks to craft this concept of the outsider in a dramatically effective manner by giving definition to what constitutes being an outsider and what are the implications of being an outsider. This essay ultimately argues that

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    Explication Othello: 3.3. 258-271. “Why did I marry? ......I do beseech your Honour.” 1. Determine the context of the passage. Othello is doubting Desdemona‚ and Iago is trying to plant the idea that Desdemona has a hidden agenda with trying to persuade Othello to reinstate Cassio. 2. Describe the passage in its most overt form. (Does it rhyme‚ does it repeat phrases‚ words‚ etc. This passage does not have a rhyme scheme. The only repeat phrases that seem to really

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    Othello Notes

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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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    Drama is a play that is written for theatre production. In drama the characters use direct through the voice of a narrator. The authors of dramatic pieces use dialogue to tell their story. Therefore‚ the characters in a play‚ tell the story using speech. Actors impersonate the characters by reciting the words that are written in the play. For example Maurya the main character in Riders to the Sea‚ says the closing words to her son before he left home: “You’d do right to leave that rope‚ Bartley

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    Femininity In Othello

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    works like Shakespeare’s Othello and The Miller’s Tale from Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”. In these works‚ the authors define femininity through varying descriptions of a women’s characteristics and her actions‚ as it is all perceived from the male perspective. Othello can best be summarized as a story about the consequences of jealousy. It is a story about a man who deeply loves his new wife but when the seed of doubt is planted in his mind by an adversary‚ that man— Othello—forgets his

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    The Theme of Quest Explored in “Araby” and Atonement In James Joyce’s “Araby and Ian McEwan’s Atonement both authors express that that the characters mature and grow through quests. In Joyce’s “Araby” the boy goes on a quest to the bazaar to meet Managan’s sisters whom he is very interested in. However‚ because he is a young boy and does not leave his much‚ and has no source of income there are limitations on his freedom‚ which ultimately affect his quest. In McEwan’s Atonement Briony goes through

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    Othello

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    1) Compare and contrast the views of Dualism‚ Materialism‚ and Idealism. Dualism is a view that what exists is either physical or mental‚ and spirtual for some things like humans. It views the mind as nonphysical substance and a human as physical and a mental component which is the mind. Materialism is a view that focus on the physical.This view believes that only the physical exist. This theory believes if the object is not in motion it is not real. Idealsism is a view that believes in only

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    Discourse in Othello

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    language to interpret and understand the complexities of our own social system‚ it follows that ways of speaking about specific ideas and beliefs are instrumental in the formation and manipulation of ideologies in such a system. In the context of Othello‚ Moor of Venice‚ discourse around gender works to both reinforce and challenge the dominant assumptions of patriarchal society through the marginalisation and empowerment of primary female characters. The Elizabethan era marked an interesting

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    Othello and Iago

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    Iago has a reputation for honesty‚ for reliability and direct speaking. Othello and others in the play constantly refer to him as "honest Iago." He has risen through the ranks in the army by merit and achievement‚ and Othello‚ whose military judgment is excellent‚ has taken him as ancient (captain) because of his qualities. In Iago‚ Shakespeare shows us a character who acts against his reputation. Possibly Iago was always a villain and confidence trickster who set up a false reputation for honesty

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    Sexism in "Othello"

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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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