Theme – Lack of Self-Awareness Definition of the theme and its development through the play: * In Othello‚ characters not only deceive others‚ but deceive themselves. They lack self-awareness in that they fail to see or acknowledge their own flaws and weaknesses‚ and they never see themselves as completely as others perceive them. The truth is likely to destroy either their contentment or their perceptions of themselves * This theme is mainly developed through the major characters
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Othello is a mind-blowing tragedy about betrayal‚ trickery and how envy can be taken to another level. Most will say the theme of Shakespeare’s “Othello” is deception. Othello is a black general in the service of Venice. Othello promotes a man named Cassio to be his right hand man in his army. Iago‚ the protagonist of the story though that he was going to get the promotion of lieutenant‚ but when he did not he became furious and seeks revenge on Othello. This was the turning point of the play when
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Deception includes several types of communications or omissions that serve to distort or omit the complete truth. Deception itself is intentionally managing verbal and/or nonverbal messages so that the message receiver will believe in a way that the message sender knows is false. Intent is critical with regard to deception. Intent differentiates between deception and an honest mistake. The Interpersonal Deception Theory explores the interrelation between communicative context and sender and receiver
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character‚ circumstance and the eventual catharsis of fear and pity are the qualities that make Othello a tragedy. Othello’s position of eminence accentuates his eventual downfall‚ and his tragic flaw is essential in both the circumstances created and in the resulting catharsis. Shakespeare creates an accumulation of fear and pity‚ through the harsh deception of Othello‚ and catharsis occurs when Othello is released from this situation through his death. Through Othello’s position of eminence‚ his
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In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next logical comparison to make between two of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is who
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The Tragedy of Self-Awareness in Native son Richard Wright’s Native Son is about the cost of suffering and sacrifices which one man‚ defined as the Other from the mainstream of society‚ must pay in order to live as a full human being in a world that denies him the right to live with dignity. As a social being‚ Bigger Thomas is completely deprived himself because he is unable to find his social and self-esteemed values both in the stunted ghetto life and in the oppression of racist society. Therefore
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that the world is facing today is deception. People everywhere try to live life in the things they call for themselves happiness. Some live their lives on the killings that their crushes‚ and puppy love‚ also known as infatuation which they really believe as love. Sad to say‚ many of them suffer from headaches‚ emotional‚ social‚ and psychological problems‚ and some even experience traumatic events and depression which lead to suicide. How tragic that deception is. The victims of such problem
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In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ isolation is shown in all aspects of the play. The majority of the play takes place on the island of Cyprus. Protected by military fortifications as well as by the forces of nature‚ external forces seem to present little threat to the island. Although the island does seem to protect them from the outside‚ it also leaves the characters with nothing to do but prey upon one another. This theme certainly carries over to the play’s tragic hero. One would think that being the
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Ember Jenison Mrs. Hinds DE Brit. Lit. – Critical Essay 11/26/12 King Lear: Self-Inflicted Tragedies King Lear‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ tells of the tragedies the old king experiences. Lear loses his kingdom‚ is betrayed by his daughters‚ loses his pride and dignity‚ and loses the one daughter who truly loves him. All of these events could have been easily avoided. The tragedies that King Lear experience are of his own devices. Every event listed above are consequences of Lear’s
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Police Deception Police deception has and always will be a topic of discussion amongst the law enforcement community and the public we serve‚ protect‚ and prosecute. Police deception has been used as a tool to determine involvement as well a tool for apprehension. The use of undercover operations and entrapment situations to aid in the apprehension of criminals has become commonplace. So is deception by law enforcement reasonable in police interrogation and when is deception appropriate in this constraint
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