Colleen Andrews ENGL 252 Literary Types: Drama/ Bean March 27‚ 2013 Essay #2 When I began watching the two clips in the play Othello‚ Act III scene 3 which was the handkerchief scene‚ I started watching the BBC Version of the play‚ and personally it caught me a bit off guard because although I read the play‚ the acting out portion of the play was very outdated in many ways such as; the costuming on characters‚ it was a British film Broadcasting compared to a Castle Rock Entertainment
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“Hatreds are the cinders of affection.” If you can find feelings of hate towards someone you love‚ it is because you truly love them. This is why Othello has so much hate towards Desdemona in act III. In act III‚ Iago plants the thought in Othello’s head that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with Cassio. Iago acts reluctant to answer Othello when he asks him if he feels Cassio is trustworthy‚ but it is all a performance put on to get in Othello’s head. Thoughts race through Othello’s
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| Enter OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA‚ EMILIA and attendants | OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA and EMILIA enter‚ with attendants. | | LODOVICOI do beseech you‚ sir‚ trouble yourself no further. | LODOVICOPlease‚ sir‚ don’t trouble yourself. | | OTHELLOOh‚ pardon me‚ ’twill do me good to walk. | OTHELLOI beg your pardon; walking will make me feel better. | | LODOVICOMadam‚ good night. I humbly thank your ladyship. | LODOVICOGood night‚ madam. Thank you. | | DESDEMONAYour honor is most welcome
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consideration for the lives of those around him which eventually leads to his failure. Ultimately‚ the reasons for his downfall were his lack of self-worth‚ uncontrollable lust for power and his overconfidence. Each of these factors were heavily influenced by characters such as Lady Macbeth and the witches‚ both of them having negative effects on Macbeth. One of the main reasons for Macbeth’s downfall was his lack of self-worth. Macbeth is never completely happy with where he is‚ even when he was made Thane
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Othello a Tragic Hero Othello is one of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare develops the characters into fully realized human beings‚ with their own names‚ personalities‚ and ways of looking at the world. Othello is the protagonist of the play. He is a combination of greatness and weakness‚ in his own words "an honourable murderer". He is a general in the Venetian defense forces. Although he is a foreigner from Africa‚ he has been promoted this position by excellence
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Critical- how Iago manipulates Othello by manipulating his trust Trust is the belief that someone is truthful‚ reliable‚ and honest. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the character Othello shows a great amount of trust‚ which when manipulated‚ ultimately leads to his downfall. Trust is an honourable trait but in excess can be detrimental. In Othello‚ Iago uses several techniques of manipulation to shift Othello’s absolute trust from his wife‚ Desdemona‚ to himself. The first of these
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Macbeth meets a tragic end that was inevitable given the actions of the influential characters within the play. The downfall of Macbeth can be equally accredited to the actions of The Witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and Macbeth himself. A large influence of the downfall of Macbeth is due to the Witches prophesying Macbeth’s future as a Thane and King. The Witches Greet him soon after he exits the battlefield by proclaiming “First Witch: All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis! /Second Witch: All
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Othello In the world there are many forms of temptation. One form is evil. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare a very strong character plays the role of evil. From the outside looking in‚ Iago may seem like the good guy with all good intentions but as the play goes on and his plan unravels the evil side appears. Married to Iago‚ Emilia is faced with many challenges with Iago’s evil side. Starting off innocent and quiet Emilia has to find the courage to take a stand in her own life to save
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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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Being pushed to their limits can bring some of the most powerful men to their downfall. Whether it be through manipulation or corruption‚ the downfall is inevitable. Othello by William Shakespeare conveys this message clearly through the use of irony. The brilliant leader‚ Othello‚ is brought to his breaking point when his trusted lieutenant manipulates him. Shakespeare’s purpose was to use dramatic plot twists to demonstrate how manipulation can distort someone’s judgment. Furthermore‚ manipulation
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