Othello By: CMB 1. To analyze the structural development of Othello‚ consider Othello’s autobiographical speeches in act 1‚ scene 3. Explain how Othello’s portrait of himself and his cultural background might have contributed to his manipulation of Iago. Answer: Based on Othello’s autobiographical speeches in act 1‚ scene 3‚ it shows that Othello has no knowledge of his own to counter this insider’s generalizations about Venetian wives. He knows nothing of Venice apart from the few months’
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it RACE and GENDER MANIPULATION: Iago manipulates Brabantio into believing Desdemona ran off with Othello in a negative way Iago manipulates Cassio in drinking and starting a fight Iago manipulates Othello into thinking Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair GENDER ROLE: Iago’s depiction of female- his treatment and rude comments about Emilia and Bianca Iago’s telling Roderigo women only wanted sex Focus on Emilia When the name William Shakespeare is mentioned‚ what do you immediately
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Through its portrayal of human experience‚ Shakespeare’s Othello prepares us for an inevitable tragedy. How is this revealed in the first 3 acts of the play? Whether the relationship is personal‚ public or rivalry; power is always present. Shakespeare demonstrates his thoughts on power in relationships in the tragic play‚ Othello. Throughout the play we see power struggles in three main relationships and the interaction between the main characters Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona. Iago’s manipulative
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quotes are said by Othello‚ whose character I believe made the most impact on my perception of the first great black protagonist in Western literature. 1. “Haply for I am black…’Tis destiny unshunnable‚ like death.” (Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 267-279). This is the first time that Othello himself‚ and not Iago calls negative attention to either his race or his age. His conclusion that Desdemona is “gone” shows how far Iago’s insinuations about Cassio and Desdemona have taken Othello. In a matter of a
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From the very beginning‚ society has seen women as inheriting the character flaw of Eve ’s original sin. Most people see women as lustful beings because of how Eve tempted Adam in the garden of Eden‚ meaning they were more susceptible to the Devil. Men target the females because of their views and the roles they play in a male dominated society. Men have a more opinionated view of a woman ’s duties. The Crucible portrays women as the very definition of sexual desire‚ open to demonic command and
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About-Face tries to change the way that young women and girls view themselves. Additionally‚ they try to stop the way that women are stereotypically portrayed in the media. Moreover‚ they take sexist and chauvinist messages about women and girls in the media and turn them into positive and empowering messages to women and girls. About-Face also tries to boost girls’ self-esteem and self-image by promoting self-acceptance and self-love. They also try to educate companies about how harmful certain
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chews women up and spits them out.”‚ says singer/songwriter Tori Amos. Much like the world of advertisements and fashion‚ female performers are hypersexualized and objectified. The music industry‚ being run by mostly men (producers‚ directors‚ etc.) make it very unlikely for a woman to succeed based on their talent‚ but more so because of the way they express their sexuality and flaunt their looks. The problem in the music industry is not that women aren’t successful‚ just look at the women at the
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stereotypical view of Othello‚ as a “Barbary horse‚” depicting him as an animalistic outsider. Through the image of conflict in black and white‚ Iago emphasises on the racial demarcation between Othello and Desdemona‚ that “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe‚” associating Othello with uncontrolled animalistic sexuality. Iago’s overt and vicious racism becomes representative of the reigning stereotype of the African on the Elizabethan stage • Insecure because of his race‚ Othello echoes Iago’s
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William Shakespeare wrote many of his famous plays during his ‘great tragic period’‚ he wrote them with an aim to not only entertain his audience but to educate them through a social and political reflection using literary and staging techniques. Othello was in approximately 1603‚ to do exactly this. Shakespeare was known for pushing the boundaries and this play was no exception with the plays central character being an African man in a position of authority. As Aristotle explains‚ an audience’s pleasure
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The portrayal of women in The Colour Purple has been debateable. Explore the opinions of the two critics and explain your own views of the way Walker presents women in the colour purple. The novel ’The Colour Purple’ has conveyed much argument over the way women are presented. Some have argued that it is of the ’struggle of recovery and revenge’ while others see the marriage of the novel as going beyond plot and character to protest against oppression. Women in the novel are victims of violence as
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