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    Othello Notes

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    What is the play about? Othello themes include: * Jealousy (the sexual jealousy of Othello‚ and Iago’s professional envy of Cassio * Appearance versus reality (including honesty/dishonesty‚ loyalty/disloyalty) * Reputation * Public versus private concerns * Racism (including notions of alienation and belonging) Cultural materialist – Argues the play offers a subversive critique of the social and political beliefs of Shakespeare’s time e.g. racism and sexism seen as

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    Conventions In Othello

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    in understanding the human flaws and how they can lead to eventual downfall is one that Shakespeare’s plays embody. However‚ there is such a play that contains these elements‚ yet it manipulates the genre’s conventions for a new effect‚ the play Othello. This play is centered around a Moorish noble‚ a soldier who faces conflict regarding his beloved Venetian wife. The themes present in this play are that of trust‚ jealousy‚ honesty‚ love‚ stereotypes‚ friendship‚ and above all deception. Through

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    Racism in Othello

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    non-dramatic text offered on the module‚ (an extract from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Literary Remains‚) and show how it might help us understand Othello. The extract presents a sustained attack by Coleridge on Shakespeare for his lack of realism in the ’monstrous’ depiction of a marriage between a ’beautiful Venetian girl‚’ and a ’veritable negro‚’ in Othello. He sees Shakespeare’s transformation of a ’barbarous negro’ into a respected soldier and nobleman of stature as ’ignorant’‚ since at the time

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    unknown as to what his true intentions are. Iago’s relationship with Othello is one that gives with the right hand and takes with the left. In the right hand‚ putting race aside‚ Iago looks up to Othello as a father: he desires his attention‚ always wants to be involved in his life‚ and is someone whose footsteps he’d like to follow. Then we have Iago’s left hand‚ which takes race into account‚ cannot stand Othello to the point that his very own existence is to become the poison that fills his lungs

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    Othello and Greed

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    William Shakespeare’s character‚ Othello‚ testifies to the fact that everyone‚ no matter their rank in society‚ can be made vulnerable when they are brought to questioning their sense of self. As a person matures and enters into adulthood‚ they take on many different types of responsibilities as a functioning part of society. Society characterizes its members based on how effectively they deal with their responsibilities‚ and furthermore an individual’s identity and sense of self derive in part

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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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    Othello begins on a street in Venice‚ in the midst of an argument between Roderigo‚ a rich man‚ and Iago. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him in his suit to Desdemona. But Roderigo has just learned that Desdemona has married Othello‚ a general whom Iago begrudgingly serves as ensign. Iago says he hates Othello‚ who recently passed him over for the position of lieutenant in favor of the inexperienced soldier Michael Cassio. Unseen‚ Iago and Roderigo cry out to Brabanzio that his daughter

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    no turning back

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    Porter’s model highly focuses on rivalry and profitability but has some major limitations that have many organizations consistently reevaluating their strategic plans. Porter indirectly rebutted the assertions of other forces‚ by referring to innovation‚ government‚ and complementary products and services as "factors" that affect the five forces (Porter‚ 2008). He assumed that his model will allow markets to stay fairly stable‚ not taking into account brisk technological advances or increasing competition

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    Othello’s Tragic Fall From grace Introduction Othello is certainly blamed for the death of his wife Desdemona. However‚ Iago played an enormous role in Othello’s fall from grace. The aim of this essay will consider all the important information and determine where responsibility lies for Othello’s tragic downfall. The Honorable Othello Othello’s success at being one of Venice’s most decorated and reputable generals has brought him a much higher status than he could have ever hoped for

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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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