Enc. 1102.217 Literary Review Shakespeare “Othello” Act IV Scene 1: Summary Enter Iago and Othello with Iago almost forcing the Moor to imagine his wife and Cassio together intimately. Iago then begins to ask about the loss of the handkerchief‚ as if to add fuel to the fire‚ saying that if Desdemona could in fact give away the handkerchief so freely what else could she give away just as easily. Othello had completely forgotten all about the matter with the handkerchief
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Re-read act 3 from page 75 (I think that…) to the end. How effective might an audience find this extract as an ending to the play? Towards the end of the play we see that roles have reversed between Carol and John. In act 1‚ at the beginning of the play Carol goes to John for help as she find it’s difficult to understand John’s book and she is failing the course. However‚ implications are caused in act 3 when Carol explains to John that she wants to ban his book. ‘’We want it removed from inclusion
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Commentary on Othello Act 5‚ Scene 2 Lines #338-356 Within Act 5‚ Scene 2 of the Shakespearian play Othello‚ Lodovico tells Othello he is to lose command and Cassio will become the governor of Cyrpus instead. Subsequently‚ Othello is to be held prison and will await trial. It is from this point in the play that Othello protests his great service to Venice. From lines 338 to 356‚ Othello states his final speech before ultimately taking his own life. Here‚ Othello expresses his grief over what he
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Juliet expresses feelings of anguish‚ frustration and relief in her small speech in Act 3 Scene 2. Shakespeare portrays Juliet’s feeling in a number of different ways‚ through her language‚ different techniques and structure allowing u to infer quite a few things about Juliet without a reference to other parts of the play. Juliet expresses the feeling of anguish‚ which is portrayed in numerous different ways. A quotation that supports this is‚ ‘villain cousin would have kill’d my husband’. ‘Villain’
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Othello- is a general of the army in the city of Venice‚ Italy. He is respected by many people but not to the fullest because he is a Moor. He marries Desdemona in secret but later is caught because Iago snitched on him to Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father. Othello is later sent to Cyprus by the Duke but arrives late because of a sea storm. During his stay he is lied to by Iago into thinking that Cassio‚ Othello’s lieutenant‚ is having an affair with Desdemona. This makes him really pissed off and believes
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To what extent is Desdemona presented as a tragic victim in the play ‘Othello’? Desdemona‚ the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio‚ is captivated by Othello’s fables of bravery as a warrior and she falls in love with him. In view of the fact that Desdemona is a “fair” woman and Othello is “an old black ram”‚ commonly referred to as ‘the Moor’‚ their marriage indicates that her fate might be tragic. In ‘Othello’‚ Desdemona is portrayed as a courageous young woman whose character is used against
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Act V Scene I: Iago: Hey‚ go stand behind that wall over there and have your sword ready when Cassio comes this way. I’ll be right behind you the whole time‚ don’t be afraid and just let it happen. You must move quickly my boy and it’ll all be over soon enough. Roderigo: Stay here‚ don’t leave me. I need you. I might mess this up and you’ll have to help me. Iago: I am still behind you‚ stay still a little longer and then you’ll be ready to go. Iago moves aside Roderigo: (to himself) I don’t
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How does Shakespeare create tension in act 3 scene 1? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about “two star crossed lovers‚” each from a family with an ancient grudge against each other. After a party at the Capulet mansion Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love. However‚ Juliet is being forced to marry Paris who is desperately in love with her as the play was written in a patriarchal time. With conflict between the Capulets and Montagues it becomes difficult for Romeo and Juliet to see each other. After
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Othello ACT II Log 1) What does Iago mean by : “Come on‚ come on! You are pictures out of door‚ bells in your parlors‚ wildcats in your kitchens‚ saints in your injuries‚ devils being offended‚ players in your housewifery‚ and housewives in your beds.”(Act II-scene 1 L.122-126)? Here‚ Iago is belittling his wife Emilia and shows no shame in insulting women. I believe he is saying that when they are out of the household‚ they are attractive and charming‚ pretty like pictures‚ but when they
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Montague‚ son of the great Lord Montague. Mercutio‚ kin to Prince Escalus‚ was the other casualty. He was allegedly slain by Tybalt‚ using Romeo as a shield when trying to break them up. Benvolio‚ of the Montagues‚ was an eye-witness to the terrible scene and was interviewed for hid full report on what happened. According to him‚ Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo‚ but Romeo declined and tried to mediate the situation also making alleged suggestions that they were related. And Mercutio‚ who had some violent
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