Embracing the Labels: Female Stereotypes in Othello Women are to be pretty and looked at. Women are flirts. Women are never in charge. These are just a few‚ but common stereotypes that females encounter. As much as females try to stray away from this discrimination‚ some become embodied by them. Shakespeare creates three unique women in his play Othello. Their desire to avoid labels overtakes their rational thought of how a woman should act. By looking at the dialogue and behaviors of the women
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Anmol Paudel Eng3UO 6th March 2014 Portrayal of Women in Othello Women are one of the powerful aspects of the society. They also are unit of our society and are equally important as man. As‚ per conception of the people women are created as a companion for men or vice-versa. Women plays the role like mother‚ sister‚ daughter‚ wife with a great responsibilities. Years back in the 15‚ 16 century women were more behind than men‚ the society was male dominating and the main purpose of women was to
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Theme Analysis of Salt to the Sea In Ruta Sepetys historical fiction novel Salt to the Sea the four protagonists‚ Joana‚ Florian‚ Emilia‚ and Alfred‚ make the perilous journey to the Wilhelm Gustloff where they hope to travel to a different part of Germany to escape The Soviet Union. Once they get on the ship‚ they think they are safe from death‚ but the ship sinks and takes many under with it. Each of the protagonists sacrifices greatly throughout the novel. One lesson this novel teaches is that
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character in the story‚ Iago‚ is the mastermind behind the creation of this illusion that Othello has been tricked to believe. Additionally‚ two other foil characters in the play seem to symbolize this theme‚ as Desdemona represents the Illusion and Emilia illustrates the more realistic side of life. Shakespeare uses the character Iago as almost a second narrator for the fake reality that many of the characters are living in. Iago is a cunning and
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the play. Characters that play a large role in clouding Desdemona’s judgment seem to be a dynamic duo in the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago and Emilia. Even thought not in cahoots with each other in the ultimate destruction of Othello‚ Iago and Emilia do their fair share in filling Desdemona’s head with lies and betraying her trust. Emilia explains to Desdemona that there is really no “cause” of jealousy that it is just something that comes about‚ and cannot be destroyed. These conversations
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her for a moment alone. She and Emilia leave. Iago begins to exact his plan and implies to Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. Othello begins to believe him. Desdemona and Emilia enter. Othello says he has a pain and Desdemona gives him a handkerchief. He drops it and after he leaves with Desdemona‚ Emilia takes it for Iago. Iago enters and Emilia gives him the handkerchief. She ask what he plans to do with it and he refuses to tell her. After Emilia leaves‚ he explains he will plant
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other characters and even Shakespeare himself. In Othello‚ the audience is introduced to three women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca. All three are from different backgrounds and have different experiences with relationships‚ however‚ they all share one thing: they are all whores. At least that is what is conveyed throughout the tragedy. Despite the main female roles’ class‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are all viewed as whores which in turn reveals Shakespeare’s views on women. Bianca seems to receive
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E1&2 Throughout Wales there are a variety of services available that aim to provide support for children and their families. These services may be offered in either a statutory‚ voluntary or private setting. Statutory “Statutory services are usually free of charge. A good example of this is schools” Tassoni et al (2007) pg.4 Their main aim is to provide education to all children between 5-16 yrs. old. “The state is required by law to ensure that all children‚ including those with
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relationships that were not necessarily as perfect as society would have thought. Through the use of dialogue‚ characterization‚ and actions‚ Shakespeare reflects the distinct characteristics between the foil relationships of Othello and Desdemona‚ Iago and Emilia‚ and Cassio and Bianca. Criticism provided by experts as well as textual evidence from the play solidify the contrast between the relationships. Shakespeare portrays Othello and Desdemona as the archetypical marriage that usually everyone would desire
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that Iago pushes aside his conscience to commit these acts‚ but that he lacks a conscience to begin with. Iago ’s amorality results in the marginality of Othello the Moor whom he supposed to be loyal to‚ Cassio who is given the position he desires‚ Emilia the wife he does not love‚ and sadly‚ Iago himself. Throughout the whole play‚ the audience can see the amorality of Iago though the rest of the characters are oblivious to it. His "honesty" blinds the others who are put into marginalization. Shakespeare
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