Comparisons of the Manipulation of Othello by Iago and Anakin Skywalker by Chancellor Palpatine The primary characters in Shakespeare’s Othello and George Lucas’ Star Wars Episodes 1-3‚ show striking similarities. Mainly‚ Othello’s Iago and Star Wars’ Chancellor Palpatine use clever manipulation tactics and deceit to cause a protagonist to undergo major changes in their mindset and behavior. Both Iago and Palpatine are masters at theory of mind‚ the idea that there are levels of thought between
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Othello by William Shakespeare explores the theme of jealousy which impresses audiences. Set in Venice and Cyprus the eponymous tragic hero (’the moor’) is the general of the Venetian army and have just married to ’divine’ white Venicean Desdemona. As everything is going smoothly with Othello the villain in the play‚ Iago‚ determines to destroy his fortunes by taking advantage of Othello’s tragic flaw of jealousy and his gullible nature. This play explores the universal theme of jealousy and trust
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would not want to be in something that caused such a wonderful feeling? But as fast as it starts the bliss is over and the trust test begins; one infraction and the doubt spirals. No man can escape it and some may die because of it. In the story of Othello by William Shakespeare‚ there is a constant struggle with true love and trust in a friend. “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-ey ’d monster‚ which doth mock the meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss‚ who‚ certain of his fate
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acting on irrational emotions because it could ultimately lead to a person’s downfall. In “Othello” and “Antigone‚” both Othello and Creon are confronted by their tragic flaws of irrational passions—excessive pride and jealousy. While possessing differing tragic flaws‚ both men ultimately suffer from the results of their decisions after it was too late to recognize their flaw. In Shakespeare’s “Othello‚” Othello is highly respected and looked up to but later is influenced by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ resulting
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Psychoanalytic Approach Charris Edens PSY/250 May 13‚ 2014 Jorey Krawczyn There are many different types of theories and schools of thought when it comes to psychology‚ but the psychoanalytic theory is one of the most interesting. The psychoanalytic theory can sometimes be known to have two identities. It is a comprehensive theory that is focused on behavior‚ experience‚ human nature and motivation. It is also a treatment that is used to help patients with
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Othello is a medieval morality play written by Shakespeare in 1603. The play explores the fall of the tragic hero‚ Othello‚ from the ranks of the Venetian army. Othello’s marriage is manipulated by his bitter Ancient‚ Iago‚ the antagonist of this play. In the following passage‚ Iago uses his language to skillfully maintain his control over his puppet‚ Roderigo. Moreover‚ Iago uses a focused dialogue‚ and clever techniques to convince Roderigo‚ Iago is also characterized as a cruel character to the
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"Othello" Othello‚ a tragic play where a man named Othello meets his downfall when he allows another man to play mind games with him. Since this plays tragic ending is quite famous‚ a movie called "Othello" was created in 1995. The director of this play wanted to not only keep the movie as close to the play as possible‚ but also have a unique way of getting the plays message across to the audience. The difference we see between the play and the movie is how they interpreted the character Iago and
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Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality Name University Date Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality There are many notable psychologists but most of them have their own theories pertaining the different topics and the topic of personality approached by psychoanalysis‚ we have Freud‚ Alfred Adler‚ and Carl Jung on the list whose theories have a bit o similarities and a the same time contrast each other. These theorists developed their theories many years ago and many argue that they no longer
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Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment Personalities are like finger prints‚ everyone has one and they are all different. Through the years there have been many different theories that psychologists have come up with to try and determine why people think and do they way they do. One of the most famous of these psychologists is Sigmund Freud who focused on psychological concepts on unconscious personality and sexuality. Some other famous psychologists that I will
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others. “Othello”‚ a play written by great William Shakespeare emphasized the three obsessions. These obsessions took an immense role in the story wherein it serves as the root of chaos. The first obsession that was revealed is for Iago who wants power. He was very desperate to take the position of Michael Cassio being the lieutenant of the Venetian Army. Because of his anger and envy‚ he did a lot of manipulations which ruined the lives of those innocent ones not to mention Cassio‚ Othello‚
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