Deception and Vision in Shakespeare’s Othello Walter Scott once stated‚ “Oh‚ what a tangled web we weave... when first we practice to deceive” (Quotation). Scott’s statement is overwhelmingly evident in William Shakespeare’s Othello. Deception is a reoccurring theme in Othello‚ that touches each character individually and on various levels. The theme that affects Othello directly is vision. Vision is the “ocular proof” that Othello demands from Iago‚ and how his actions are based on what he hears
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for Shakespeare‚ especially in Othello‚ women are viewed as worthless‚ gullible sex symbols. Three authors in their article state Revisiting Shakespeare and Gender‚ “For Shakespeare‚ as well as for most of Renaissance society‚ women as the feminine represented the following virtues which‚ importantly‚ have their meaning in relationship to the male; obedience‚ silence‚ sexual chastity‚ piety‚ humility‚ constancy‚ and patience” (Gerlach‚ Almasy‚
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The tragedy Othello is filled with a complex web of separate conflicts that are connected with each other. The external conflicts are very obvious‚ such as Iago trying to replace Cassio as lieutenant and Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s affair. In addition to these conflicts‚ however‚ many characters in the play also face their own internal conflicts in which they have to make a choice between two opposing forces. An excellent example of this internal conflict can be found in analyzing Roderigo. Roderigo’s
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these characteristics to be one ambitious‚ courageous and many more‚ it also shows that how Macbeth has a many downfalls‚ he has many ups and downs throughout the play‚ his downs made him stronger but his ups made him weaker that’s where he had his downfall. Macbeth had gone through a lot to become a hero but he had gotten to confidence and that’s where he hit a wall and his downfalls began and where he started doing immature things like killing people and killing people’s family to get a certain
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Shakespeare’s play Othello shows a great example of how one can control others exploiting their weakness and flaw. The character Iago‚ cunning‚ envious‚ and manipulative‚ is the centre of all evil in the play‚ managing to deceit everybody under his own disguise. For my project‚ I have decided to make a fish bowl illustrating how Iago has trapped Othello in a web of lies‚ blinding him from reality and the truth.The fish bowl itself represents all of Iago’s lies and deceits keeping Othello from ever escaping
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According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the definition of downfall is “a sudden loss of power‚ happiness‚ success‚ or something that causes failure”. Downfall is involved in William Shakespeare’s notorious play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth. Despite the fact that it seems as though Lady Macbeth and the witches took a toll on Macbeth’s behaviour throughout the play‚ Macbeth’s personal decisions lead him to his own catastrophe. Firstly‚ Macbeth’s brave and courageous nature motivates him to commit a serious
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Fences is a "tragedy of the common man” who challenges the affront to his dignity. Troy Maxson’s downfall was caused by his response to the challenge that racism posed to his personal dignity. Although Troy was able to knock a baseball out of the park like it was nothing‚ he constantly "missed the mark" in his personal life. Troy had a tragic flaw‚ which was that he did whatever he thought was right without thinking of the consequences. In an attempt to respond to the indignities he suffers‚ he distorts
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true meaning bypass them. Leading my example isn’t just leading by example its setting the standards‚ either high or low for everyone subsequent to you .When you set standards that’s leading by example. A prime example would be when we are in math learning a new concept the teacher teaches the concept and she gives us an example to give us a visual. This example‚ for most of us is what we look up to when we begin doing the work on our own. So therefore the teacher is leading by example .An effective
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of Othello ‘s weakness’‚ it would be a pointless skill‚ which is why the main cause of Othello’s tragedies is his weaknesses. His passion to follow his will‚ not his mind‚ means he is easily susceptible to jealously which‚ for Desdemona‚ means her untimely death. The fact that Othello is an outsider makes him vulnerable to questioning how well he knows the customs and traditions of the foreign land he is in. However Iago’s malice is the key to Othello’s downfall; without him taunting Othello into
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This last show that we currently produced here at Hutchinson Community College which was Othello was a show that I wasn’t used too for different reasons. The first one was that I have never seen a production of Othello at all so I had no clue of what to expect with not only the acting but the design aspects of it as well. There were four design aspects that were different to me which were set‚ sound‚ costume and lights. None of these aspects are really my forte‚ these past two years is where I have
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