present conflict in Acts: 1-3? Throughout the entirety of Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ there are many scenes of conflict between the characters and Shakespeare presents these conflicts in a number of different ways. The most notable conflicts are between the main characters: Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona‚ among others like Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emilia and Bianca. Firstly‚ one way that Shakespeare presents conflict is making Othello a black person in a European‚ colour-prejudiced society. This makes
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Iago of "Othello" What makes a good villain? What qualities make one villain stand out from another? Is it their demeanor‚ ruthlessness‚ or the methods that they employ to accomplish their tasks? In any case‚ a great villain must leave the reader with a respect for their methods and a question about their motives. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there is one character in Iago that fulfills all of these qualifications. Iago is a wonderful villain because he gains other’s trust‚ relentlessly takes advantage
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the partnership and possibly end it. Shakespeare’s protagonist‚ Othello‚ becomes deceived and unable to decide in whom to place his trust. The noble Moor chooses wrongfully and places himself under the loyalty of Iago‚ allowing him to corrupt and transform him‚ destroying his sanity and relationships with others. Consequently‚ the Moor’s trustworthiness and envy become his weaknesses and result in his downfall. In the play "Othello"‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist’s flaws contribute to
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Despite William Shakespeare’s Othello being a story written in a language that is extremely difficult for me to interpret‚ I found that I related more than I expected. The word betrayal is defined as the action of betraying one’s country‚ a group‚ or a person. This drama was similar to a scenario I had to endure when my twin brother‚ Eric chose a woman and betrayed his best friend‚ Daniel. It took me some time to discover the similarities between the two stories‚ but now I understand Shakespeare’s
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ENGLISH ESSAY HOW SUCCESSFUL IS EXPOSURE AS A TRANSFORMATION OF OTHELLO? Mal Peet I believe has successfully transformed Othello into a ’modern day tragedy’‚ Exposure. He uses many similar characters‚ with many of the same personalities/motives. The two texts also explore many of the same themes‚ such as the outsider‚ racism and reputation. Mal Peet puts a modern spin on the tale. The two texts portray and explore the main themes through different structures and language features. Othello by William
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works like Shakespeare’s Othello and The Miller’s Tale from Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”. In these works‚ the authors define femininity through varying descriptions of a women’s characteristics and her actions‚ as it is all perceived from the male perspective. Othello can best be summarized as a story about the consequences of jealousy. It is a story about a man who deeply loves his new wife but when the seed of doubt is planted in his mind by an adversary‚ that man— Othello—forgets his
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images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This eventually drives Othello to insanity and he falls into an epileptic fit. This scene provides us with a broader understanding of the duplicative‚ two-faced nature of Iago‚ as well as reinforcing the significant amount of dominance and ownership he holds over Othello. From the way that Iago cleverly utilizes Iago’s insecurities to cause him to become envious of Cassio‚ we can infer that the themes of jealousy and appearance vs reality are present. Iago is
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1) Compare and contrast the views of Dualism‚ Materialism‚ and Idealism. Dualism is a view that what exists is either physical or mental‚ and spirtual for some things like humans. It views the mind as nonphysical substance and a human as physical and a mental component which is the mind. Materialism is a view that focus on the physical.This view believes that only the physical exist. This theory believes if the object is not in motion it is not real. Idealsism is a view that believes in only
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Iago has a reputation for honesty‚ for reliability and direct speaking. Othello and others in the play constantly refer to him as "honest Iago." He has risen through the ranks in the army by merit and achievement‚ and Othello‚ whose military judgment is excellent‚ has taken him as ancient (captain) because of his qualities. In Iago‚ Shakespeare shows us a character who acts against his reputation. Possibly Iago was always a villain and confidence trickster who set up a false reputation for honesty
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’‚ the audience experiences a definite sense of sexism which roots from numerous characters in the play. Sexism is behaviour which is abusive or discriminatory towards the opposite sex. Throughout ‘Othello’‚ women are abusively spoken to being called “strumpets” and “whore[s]” and accused of all sorts of crimes which they did not commit. There are only three women in the play and each one is portrayed as either being innocent‚ naïve and unintelligent or as a prostitute
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