Shakespeare explores many different themes and values through the use of literary techniques and language devices in his play “Othello” that are still relatable in today’s society. In my book cover‚ I express my own opinion on what Shakespeare conveys in his play‚ through the use of imagery‚ symbolism and contrast. The themes I explore in my book cover are manipulation‚ race and appearance vs reality. Manipulation is a motif which occurs throughout the whole play and is displayed through the use of soliloquys
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human condition in Othello. Give reference to one character and one theme. For centuries‚ William Shakespeare has captured the hearts of men and women with his tragedies. His plays explore human existence and raise questions about what it means to be human; allowing the audience to relate to his characters despite the era in which the play was produced. Good morning students‚ today I am going to discuss what role the human condition plays in the plot of Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello. In ‘The tragedy
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The two villains in "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Othello" share much in common‚ despite their numerous differences. It is evident that Shakespeare framed the second piece of literature to be similar to the first. Although shorter‚ the plot of "Othello" is definitely more complex. The villains play a major part in the novels‚ and are very much alike in their line of thinking. The comedy‚ "Much Ado About Nothing" depicts the story of a group of high-ranking soldiers who travel through a town called
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Appearance vs. reality Iago: The theme of appearance vs. reality is apparent in the character of Iago as he is often described as being honest and having a trusting nature when in reality he is unfaithful and manipulative. Iago’s unfaithful character is established from the very first scene in Othello as he explains using a loyal tone‚ “I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” Iago’s two-faced character is further highlighted in the scene where he is having a conversation with Brabantio using
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1. Freud once wrote‚ "It is easy for a barbarian to be healthy; for a civilized man the task is a hard one." Apply this statement to Streetcar. -Whereas Blanche comes from an old Southern family and was raised to see herself as socially elite‚ Stanley comes from an immigrant family and is a proud member of the working class. They meet one another in the socially turbulent postwar period in New Orleans‚ one of America’s most diverse cities. Blanche and Stanley are polar opposites in several respects
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William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” a man named Iago hates and is jealous of the protagonist Othello because Othello has not promoted him to position of Lietunant‚ so he decides to try and kill Othello. However‚ he first convinces Roderigo to help him because Roderigo is in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Iago promises that he can get him together with Desdemona. With Roderigo’s help‚ Iago is able to plot a series of events which eventually leads to convincing Othello that Desdemona is having
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Two tragedies from two different time period‚ Medea and Othello show similarities and differences in their characters‚ story plots and settings. Euripedes’ Medea written in the classical period and Shakespeare’s Othello written in the romantic era‚ the two tragedies shows different feel of what tragedies are. First of all‚ the most obvious difference between these two play is how Medea shows unities (time‚ place and action) whilst Othello has none. It’s clearly shown in the first scene‚ as soon
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Othello is a tragedy plan written by William Shakespeare. In Othello‚ the themes such as love and jealousy reflects on the characters motivation and their values. An example‚ is that they had to overcome a huge obstacle such as love because Othello and Desdemona were in love but her father did not approve of it. Othello has no trust for Desdemona because his lieutenant‚ Iago‚ made a fabrication saying that Cassio had an affair with Desdemona. There are different types of archetypes that can be found
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Shakespeare’s Othello and Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan are two plays which males dominate and control. Gender discrimination was strongly evident throughout both the Jacobean and Victorian era in which both were written. Women were generally considered the ‘inferior’ gender with little purpose other than their domesticated role. Males were seen as more powerful with a harsh attitude towards females. Marilyn French examines that it’s a females “cultures dictum to be obedient to males‚” however
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how their city and country is discriminated. Throughout both plays “Othello” and “The merchant of Venice” they face many obstacles including racial and religious discrimination. In “The merchant of Venice”‚ Antonio‚ a wealthy man‚ discriminates Shylock who lends them money. To compare‚ In “Othello”‚ Iago who serves for Othello does not like him because he didn’t get the promotion he thought he deserved. During the play Othello is racially discriminated mostly by Iago. Shylock is a Jewish moneylender
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