our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improving our lives.” Discuss the aptness of this statement with reference to one or more Shakespearean plays you have studied. Two parts‚ Ambition and Revenge. Two major themes in both Hamlet and Othello. Make constant 9 Ambition Shakespeare warns audiences against ‘dangerous or amoral ambition’ through the tragedy format. Both Iago and King Claudius fail at what they attempt to do or at maintaining their new position of power. King Claudius ends
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Introduction: Why art thou tragedy? Othello and Desdemona are being torn apart by Iago. Iago is an example of hatred. Individuals can be examples of the complex issues in society. Othello represents are hard worker who is experiencing success and is at the top. Desdemona represents going against the norm and being rejected by her family when she is with Othello. Iago represents the hatred‚ and envy and will do anything to tear down others success to make himself look better. Iago is miserable
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lose their heads‚ they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts‚ when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s word‚ the white always wins. They’re ugly‚ but these are the facts of life.” This is relevant today because of the racial inequality in the world. Another way TKAM is relevant today is the amount of poverty in the book. In chapter 2 Miss Caroline finds out Walter Cunningham doesn’t have money for lunch‚ Miss Caroline then offers him twenty-five cents for lunch. After he refuses
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As teachers we can teach the standards set by the state but unless our students can relate the concepts being taught to real world experiences they may have trouble understanding the concept. This is referred to as Culturally Relevant Teaching (CRT). Culturally relevant teaching as describe by Gloria Ladson-Billings in 1992‚ “as a way that would empower students to excel because of the way in which they experience the curriculum makes sense in the context of their lives and helps them develop
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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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Karlee Mello Is Shakespeare Still Relevant Today? “Oh‚ what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!— The courtier’s‚ soldier’s‚ scholar’s‚ eye‚ tongue‚ sword‚ Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state‚ The glass of fashion and the mould of form‚ Th’ observed of all observers‚ quite‚ quite down! And I‚ of ladies most deject and wretched‚ That sucked the honey of his music vows‚ Now see that noble and most sovereign reason Like sweet bells jangled‚ out of tune and harsh; That unmatched form and feature
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“O” is a 2001 movie re-telling one of Shakespeare’s major tragedies about the “dusky Moor”…“Othello.” It has been dubbed‚ “90210 with a body count.” The movie is not acted out with Shakespearian voices but it doesn’t soften any of the raw emotions.“O” uses modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience‚ especially jocks. Because you can actually understand the words being spoken without the need to reach for a thesaurus as one typically needs to find the meaning(s) of words that appear
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16 - No Broadcast - Martin Luther King Day Jan. 17 - Writing Assignment 8 - In class essay concerning Heart of Darkness Jan.18 - Begin Othello‚ the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare Jan.19 - Characters in Othello Jan. 23 - The secrets of Act 1 of Othello Jan. 24 - Innocence in an Evil World (Othello) Jan. 25-31 - Complete Othello February Assignments Feb.1 - Writing Assignment # 9 (In Class Paper) Topic to Be Announced Feb. 3 - Major Test using College Board Style Questions Feb
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values portrayed in Shakespeare’s Othello exemplify a great value of understanding and familiarity in today’s society where patriarchy and prejudice is still seen. Humans still create and conform to racist stereotypes; furthermore the greed for power and control has destructive impacts. These same concepts are depicted throughout Othello; Iago’s greed and desire for power and control‚ and the driving theme of jealousy‚ promoted across various characters including Othello‚ Iago and Roderigo. Also the
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heavy indebtedness. viii. Any other relevant point. Any three points to be explained. 3x1=3 OR i. The export market collapsed and the local market shrunk. ii. Imported cotton goods were cheaper and Indian weavers could not compete with them. iii. Procuring raw cotton of good quality was very difficult because the prices were very high. iv. The market was flooded with machine made goods. 12 v. Any other relevant point. Any three points. 3x1=3 OR
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