Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic *Experienced Confident
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Is the story‚ “Othello” Racist? When reading the play Othello‚ a modern day reader cannot help but wonder if the play is racist. After all‚ there are several places found throughout the story that reference derogatory terms towards people of African descent. Comments such as‚ “Blacker devil”(5.2. 131)‚ “an old black ram” (1.1.9)‚ and‚ “Moor are now making the beast with two backs” (1.1.7)‚ may leads the reader to believe that story is racist towards black people. However‚ this may not be true
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Mid Sweden University Department of Humanities English Studies The Evil in Dorian Gray: A Psychoanalytic Study of the Protagonist in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Rosanna Eklund English C / Special Project Tutor: Joakim Wrethed 2007-02-14 Table of Contents Introduction Previous Research The Victorian Era and Aestheticism About the Author The Psychoanalytic Theory Dorian Gray and the Conscience Dorian Gray and Consciousness Dorian Gray and the Unconscious Dorian Gray’s Path to Degradation
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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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uproot his peace of mind. I‚ Michael Cassio speaking from my experience and fighting alongside Othello for several years has exposed me to his unique personality‚ exceptional skills and his ability to make important decisions in stressful times whilst remaining calm. Othello was a large inspiration in my life as he had taught me important life lessons. Many positive adjectives can be ascribed to Othello. He wasn’t just the fearless general and an ultimate warrior‚ he was also a loving husband and
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Othello timeline doo doo doo dun dun doo dun doo doo 1.1 Iago and Roderigo discussing about Othello‚ and wakes Brabantio to tell him his daughter went behind his back to marry Othello. 1.2 Iago warns Othello about Brabantio‚ trying to get them not to meet and have Othello hide. That way‚ Iago manipulate through guises and ambiguity. Cassio tells Othello the Duke is looking for him‚ and Brabantio finds Othello and excuses him of stealing his daughter. 1.3 In which Othello defends himself
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Othello is a story about a military leader who marries a younger venetian girl. Through a stage of events he is led to his downfall. What was it that initially caused the downfall of Othello? Was it Iago and his scheming ways‚ Cassio for being to good looking or was it Othello for is gullibility‚ insecurity and his jealousy of others. Othello ultimately caused the downfall for himself due to his inability to trust his wife and find real evidence. Othello was a Moor meaning that he already had
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gift from Othello to Desdemona. It is important to Othello because it represents love. Othello is upset that Desdemona gave it to Cassio. The handkerchief is so meaningful to him and his wife‚ so it led Othello to incorrectly think that Desdemona cheated on him. If it was a random object‚ then Othello wouldn’t be suspicious of Desdemona‚ but since it means a lot for him‚ he thinks Desdemona’s action that she gave it to Cassio proves that her love towards Cassio is greater. 2. Othello has drastically
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constantly throughout Othello by William Shakespeare. Othello is the story of a Moorish general who falls in love with a young woman named Desdemona‚ even though he has no experience with women. The director of the film‚ Oliver Parker‚ contrasts the ideas of appearance and reality. Through the film effects‚ the camera angles‚ and the colours of clothing Parker is able to convey many different messages. Green‚ yellow‚ white and black are colours that appear many times throughtout the film because of the
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Desdemona ■ "She lov’d me for the dangers I had pass’d" - Othello ■ "Oh she deceives me" - Brabantio ■ "The heavens forbid but that our loves and comforts should increase even as our days grow" - Desdemona ■ "Oh thou Othello thou was so good" - Desdemona ■ "Be thou assured‚ good Cassio‚ I will do" - Desdemona ■ "If I do vow a friendship I’ll perform it to the last article" - Desdemona ■ "Where should I lose that handkerchief Emilia?" - Desdemona ■ "I have not deserved this" - Desdemona ■ "She has
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