Deception In Othello One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeare’s "Othello" as deception. Deception appears many times in Othello‚ but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different. Deception is to "deceive another‚ illusion‚ or fraud" (Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary 69)‚ which is seen as a wrongful act. However‚ deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions. The very first act of deception is done by the
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Reputation in Othello Reputation is the general way in which people perceive you to be based off of facts and opinions. Your reputation defines you as a member of society‚ and it can be used towards your benefit depending on if your reputation is good or bad. A good reputation often enables one to gain trust and respect from others‚ while a bad reputation may lead one to be considered as a treacherous and disloyal individual. Reputation plays an important role in Othello‚ as Iago uses his own reputation
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Jack 1 Victor Jack English 3220 October 9‚ 2010 Jealousy in Othello Jealousy is a profound and universal human emotion. It is capable of driving human behavior and destroying relationships. William Shakespeare is known to use powerful emotions as themes for his work; and jealousy is no exception. Othello is Shakespeare’s examination of jealousy and its malignant effects. Shakespeare asserts that no good can come from jealousy; with jealousy comes only pain and destruction. Shakespeare
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other. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ he suggests otherwise. Both Desdemona and Emilia were killed by their husbands. The only girl left at the end of the play is Bianca‚ a prostitute. Marriage‚ while generally a positive concept‚ is fatal and dangerous in William Shakespeare’s play Othello. Both Desdemona and Othello were happy with their marriage until Iago purposely sabotaged it. He convinced Othello that Desdemona was cuckolding him. When Othello believed Iago’s lies and decided to kill
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Justice is a powerful force‚ one that continuously motivates the actions of an individual. Each individual has a different understanding of what justice is‚ and many will go to extreme measures to receive justice. In Othello‚ William Shakespeare develops the idea that an individual will go to extreme measures in order to obtain his own sense of justice. However‚ the individual will go to such extremes in an attempt to receive justice that the repercussions of his actions will overpower the feeling
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Behaviour Therapy and Brief Therapy. These three treatments have been successful with someone with an eating disorder but there are many more which in addition to the predominant approaches used by therapist and other members of the treatment team have been adapted and are often used to provide adjunct forms of treatment‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ any of the following to find the right therapy techniques for the individual person. Adjunct Treatments Nutritional therapy – meal plans‚ nutritional
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Passion Pleasure Pain: A study of passion and reason in Othello According to Aristotle – a Classical biologist and philosopher – he believed that Catharsis draws out pity and fear in all tragedies. Many of the readers drew themselves to feel clarification‚ purification‚ and purgation‚ which were caused‚ by passion and reason. His theory plays out in most tragedies especially in Othello. Shakespeare captured many different themes in this play – one of them being passion and reason. The balance
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English Speech – Othello ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Everyone gather around! I’ve just finished writing the script based on a Shakespearean play for our next BIG production. There are no happy ever after endings. Uh? Hey Garbutt don’t give me that face! Let’s get more realistic. Movies end in happy endings but does life end happily? Yeah! That’s what I thought! So how many of yous are up for it? One.. Two.. Three.. Four.. Hmm only four? Allow me to tell you more and I’m sure by the end of this you’ll
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which is associated‚ is a more general designation: Moor meaning “a muslim of mixed Berber and Arab descent.” Of course‚ much ink has been spilled about whether Othello is an ethnically marked inhabitant of North-Africa‚ a noble Arab‚ or from Sub-Saharan Africa (as in the epithet “black” when Iago says “we will drink the health of black Othello”). This distinction is no
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century Venice‚ Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ explores the idea of an outsider from the very beginning of the play. Shakespeare uses Othello‚ a black army general‚ to explore the relationship of an outsider in high Venetian society using a variety of approaches. The reader sees characters consistently referring to Othello in derogatory and demeaning terms‚ as well as frequent implications that Othello is scarcely human. Further exploration of an outsider in society comes from Othello himself‚ as he
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