Goals are constantly pursued throughout life and are crucial to the overall satisfaction of being‚ but are often ambitiously pursued with only the end result in mind. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Othello and Macbeth‚ an underlying connection of the result of blind ambition is presented. Through the use of ambition for power‚ love‚ and mental satisfaction‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that regardless of the source of ambition‚ if it is pursued without regard to morality‚ it results in destruction.
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In the story Othello by William Shakespeare‚ it tells a tale of revenge and jealousy between both protagonist and antagonist. Othello the protagonist and Iago the antagonist. Othello being corrupted by jealous‚ Iago eating the desert of revenge. Othello the innocent protagonist that been corrupted by the foul character Iago. Iago the greatest villain of the play. Committing many sins with his work with his power of deception‚ manipulation‚ and betrayal. Then there Othello‚ a character that is not
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of trust‚ loyalty and honesty. In the play Othello‚ Shakespeare demonstrates these qualities through many of his characters to portray their deep friendship. However as the play progresses these friends turn into foes as many problems occur in their friendships and lead to many tragic events. The negative qualities that tore these friendships apart are distrust‚ selfishness and jealousy that led many of the characters to their tragedies. In the play Othello‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that there are
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good thing is not good for us. The literary masterpiece “Othello” by William Shakespeare is a perfect example of why this saying is true. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello is the well-respected general of the Venetian army‚ but he soon begins to lose his reputation due to his blind trust in Iago‚ who manipulates him to become a jealous and erratic man. In the end‚ Othello’s decline is caused by his overly trusting nature. In Acts I and II‚ Othello is a brave and honest leader that everyone looks up to
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In the tragic tale of Othello‚ the evil deeds of Iago cause many of the characters to make sacrifices‚ with some giving the ultimate sacrifice: their lives. Emilia can be categorized as such a character‚ whose martyrdom provided important insight regarding her views on honesty‚ marriage‚ and morals. Shakespeare introduces Emilia as a laconic woman with a bitter‚ worldly demeanor. Her views towards men and marriage in general are largely negative‚ stemming from her tumultuous marriage to Iago. Evidence
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A revision of Shakespeare’s tragedies Othello and Romeo and Juliet‚ Ann-Marie MacDonald’s comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) follows Constance Ledbelly‚ an assistant professor at Queen’s University‚ as she delves into the plots of the two plays‚ attempting to discern the possible influence of a Wise Fool on the texts‚ as well as embarking on her own path of self-discovery. Throughout the novel‚ moments of laughter arise‚ many of which provoke broader discussion of the topics broached
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the Tragedy of Othello In the Tragedy of Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ an injustice is done to the main character‚ Othello the Moor. He is manipulated by the archetypal villain Iago to satiate Iago’s need for control and his desire to revenge himself upon Othello. Othello the General has promoted another‚ Cassio‚ to hold the position that Iago feels he deserves. For the injustice that Iago feels has been committed against him‚ he brings about the destruction of Othello and his wife‚ Desdemona
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As a part of Iago’s plan‚ Othello has been told that his wife has been cheating on him. Othello proceeded to call her out on it and she denied. Furious‚ he starts acting abusive towards her eventually leading to her death. Despite the fact that Othello didn’t believe Desdemona‚ she made an effort to work things out and tried to not let his false accusations get to her. In Act four Scene
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Betrayal‚ the act of being false or disloyal‚ is a central topic depicted throughout the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The main characters in the play Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ and Othello himself betray one another or are affected by Iago’s acts of betrayal. These acts of betrayal in turn leads to their overall demise at the end of the play. The play opens with Iago ranting to his friend‚ Roderigo‚ about how he has not received the position of Lieutenant‚ but rather a less qualified man has
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Iago’s Manipulation In the play Othello by Shakespeare the main character Othello was manipulated by Iago. Some of the character are Othello the general and also the husband of Desdemona‚ Iago the villain who wants to destroy othello because Othello did not promote him as a lieutenant and he thinks that Othello slept with his wife Emilia. Cassio the lieutenant and Roderigo the pathetic fool. Iago’s manipulation destroyed Othello and his wife desdemona. Iago uses imagery‚ reverse psychology‚ and
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