Could one ordinary woman be more intelligent than several highly skilled male warriors? In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ although Emilia plays a small role‚ she makes a powerful impact. Her omnipotent bravado brings us to the conclusion that she is the reincarnation of Esther from the Bible and that she is a mirror image of today’s risk taking woman. Emilia’s insight brings perspective to not only what is righteous but also to the darkness of bestiality portrayed throughout the play. Although
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The Relevance of Shakespeare English literature icon William Shakespeare even after being deceased for over 400 years‚ still is relevant to our society and culture. How does this icon of English literature continually remain a firm fascination in the minds of modern day society? Despite departing this earth nearly 400 years ago‚ William Shakespeare’s legacy of written works (including 37 plays!) ensure his relevance to society‚ past and present never wanes. The timelessness of Shakespeare’s
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structure of a tragic‚ romantic story that concludes only in a remorseful ending. However‚ Shakespeare achieves this structure and morbid ending in Othello in a much differing way compared to his other plays. The play‚ Othello‚ is a tragedy resulting from racism‚ which ultimately ends up leading to the main character Othello and his wife’s demise. Othello‚ the lead character in the play‚ is a brave soldier from Africa who is the supreme commander of the Venetian army. Although he holds such a mighty
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Women For eons‚ females have been subjugated under the vice-like grip of men. Sexism has become ubiquitous and rampant in modern society‚ especially appearing in the form of crude humor‚ abuse‚ and sexual objectification in media. Rarely can a woman advocate for her rights without being callously saddled with titles such as “militant feminist” or “slut.” However‚ modern humans have travelled a vast distance in reaching more harmonious levels of tolerance. Misogynism has been omnipresent in almost
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interact with the world. Analysis of the text ‘Othello’ and its connectivity of characters discern themes such as betrayal‚ reputation and a patriarchal society‚ accompanied by unique contextual values. It is these abstract ideas which seek to explain the human condition and thus remain intriguing to a modern viewer. Betrayal dictates the course of the play and is most prominent in that of Iago and Othello. The twist begins through dramatic irony as Othello says “Iago is a man of honesty and trust”.
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(Written in the style of a speech) William Shakespeare’s Othello is a play about reputation. The role of reputation is a major one as throughout the play we see the importance of how one is perceived. For some‚ to act in a certain way with self control ultimately leads them to strengthen their character and image. But for others it can be lost in a single action. The characters within the play struggle to keep their reputation for various reasons such as retribution or to keep a good name for
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English Speech – Othello ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Everyone gather around! I’ve just finished writing the script based on a Shakespearean play for our next BIG production. There are no happy ever after endings. Uh? Hey Garbutt don’t give me that face! Let’s get more realistic. Movies end in happy endings but does life end happily? Yeah! That’s what I thought! So how many of yous are up for it? One.. Two.. Three.. Four.. Hmm only four? Allow me to tell you more and I’m sure by the end of this you’ll
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Jealousy is described as feelings of resentment against someone because of that person ’s rivalry‚ success‚ or advantages. It plays a very large role in Shakespeare’s “Othello”. Jealousy is the fire that motivates Iago and clouds Othello’s judgment‚ leading to the downfall of both men. Iago is extremely jealous of Cassio because of his position in the army. “Iago‚ a Venetian soldier of so good reputation that he is known to everyone as “honest Iago”‚ feels bitterly and deeply that he has
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In Othello‚ Moorish General of the Venetian army‚Othello is placed among the Elite social ranking due to his military prowess but is also disrespected due to his race as a black Muslim;he lives in a society where the majority of the population is white skinned. Similarly‚ because the media has such a great influence on society‚ the gaming community in modern society does gain recognition for how video games (VG) improve the human brain‚ but also heavy criticism whenever someone sees a member of the
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Video games have become modern-day Othello. Both are praised for their contributions to society‚ but both are also harassed based on the effects of other individuals. While both may take place in different time eras‚ 16th century for Othello and 20-21st for video games‚ both share similarities in the eye of the public. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the main character‚ Othello‚ is a Moorish general in the Venetian army during the 16th century. However‚ because of the culture and the time of the play’s
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