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    The Merchant of Venice: A Tragic Play In my opinion the play The Merchant of Venice is a tragic one which is discised as being comic. Many factors of this play are derived from the current voice of situation. The Merchant of Venice could be looked at as more tragic because of the negative intents from some of the characters in the play. Greed and deception are just a couple of the main features from where many of the decisions are derived. For example‚ revenge was an intent that Sylock had

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    A Moor and renowned soldier leads the Venetian army to victory against the Turks. During this war‚ he marries a senator’s daughter‚ Desdemona. Many hold Othello in high esteem; however‚ his Ensign‚ Iago‚ resents him and plots a scheme to ruin his happiness. He plans to make Othello believe that Desdemona and his Lieutenant‚ Cassio‚ have an affair after Desdemona and Othello marry. Furthermore‚ Iago gets Cassio drunk and then stages a fight to turn Cassio against Othello. Iago‚ whom Othello believes

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    In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ prejudice is a predominant theme and it is displayed in numerous ways. A dominant form of prejudice in the play is prejudice against religion by both the Christian and the Jewish believers. Other minor but important forms of prejudice displayed are against races and against various types of disabilities. Shakespeare demonstrates that during his era‚ in the Elizabethan Era‚ prejudice wasn’t frowned upon like it is today in present society. Shakespeare

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    Dustin English 1B Othello Essay Final Draft Evil Iago What is the motivation behind Iago’s treachery? From the beginning Iago is up to no good‚ using Roderigo as a pawn in his plan to go after Othello by waking up Desdemona’s father to warn him of his daughter leaving him‚ and continuing manipulation throughout the story. He gains everyone’s trust and becomes “honest Iago‚” which is really quite the opposite‚ and uses this to his advantage as he warps Othello’s mind increasing his paranoia

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    Alfredo Alvarez English 1302 Jennifer Jordan November 30‚ 2011 Othello Othello is properly held to be one of William Shakespeare ’s most powerful and moving tragedies‚ and there are many ways that the play can be interpreted‚ helping to enhance the play ’s value and keep it relevant and timely even in the modern era. In particular‚ the play provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow

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    Explore the representation of at least ONE intense human relationship in Othello‚ evaluating its significance in the play as a whole. Othello is an Elizabethan Shakespearean tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the early seventeenth century. The play is constructed to evocativelythe sixteen hundreds. contrast (through setting‚ staging and language) the social order imposed by The play first takes place on a street in Venice to the martial law and the breakdown of relationships in the outpost

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    A comparative study of Othello and O ‘O! Beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on’ Jealousy is one of the main universal themes explored in both ‘Othello’ – a classical play wriitten four centuries ago‚ and ‘O’ – a modern film adaptation of the play made in 2000. Despite the differences in contexts between the two texts‚ the composers were able to present universal themes such as race and gender through the use of literary techniques appropriate

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    "The Merchant of Venice" is a play that relies on soliloquies to advance the plot‚ create mood and atmosphere‚ and to develop character among all the actors. I am here to prove how this happens in two different soliloquies and show you why Shakespeare put them into the play. My first soliloquy is from Lancelot Gobbo and it is taken from Act 2 Scene 2.I know that Lancelot is a secondary character‚ but this speech is really important in the outcome of this scene. He is talking about if he

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    Themes in ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ 1. The nature of love‚ marriage and friendship. ▪ Shakespeare’s romantic comedies usually lead up to and end with marriages‚ including one noble marriage and this is true in this text. The suitor loves and serves his lady; but after marriage the wife loves and serves the husband. As soon as Bassanio has chosen rightly‚ Portia calls him Lord: ‘her Lord‚ her governor‚ her king‚’ (Act 3‚ scene 2) adding ‘Myself‚ and what is mine‚ to you and yours / Is now

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    MERCHANT OF VENICE ESSAY ------------------------------------------------- Despite its age Shakespeare’s play has some very important things to say about human nature. ------------------------------------------------- Do you agree? Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ explores several important universal themes which are common concerns for all human beings. These concepts include an exploration of Revenge and the importance of mercy combined with justice and what makes a loyal and faithful

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