Discuss the representation of women in the patriarchal world of Othello Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ represents women as victims of the patriarchal society in which they live. Early modern England‚ founded on Christian theology‚ viewed women‚ daughters of Eve‚ as sexual temptresses who needed to be ruled over by men in order to have their innate tendency of lasciviousness restrained (Marriot 10). Consequently‚ social expectations were placed on women to be chaste‚ silent and gentle in demeanor
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Parker’s film version of Othello delves into the notions of a sexual reading focusing on the masculinity of Othello. Also‚ Parker demonstrates a racial side to the play employed to centralize the theme of jealousy which is the catalyst the ultimate tragedy in Othello. With the omission of parts of the play‚ Parker employs different characterization relating it to the modern social ladder. My reading focuses on Othello‚ the character. Othello was a foolish man who trusted the advice of a colleague
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As Othello is constantly being told his wife is unfaithful he begins to believe the notion that his wife is cheating and begins to become angry with her. He makes a comment towards the end of the play which illustrates the feelings he is developing for Desdemona and the actions he believes she is performing. He says‚ “Damn her‚ lewd minx! O‚ damn her!/ Come‚ go with me apart; I will withdraw‚/ To furnish me with some swift means of death/ For the fair devil” (3.3). Othello wanted to take
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Love and Othello Human identity is one of the complex sides of human beings. Because there is no single identity‚ it is an unsoluble issue. People are different in terms of their natures. This has been one of the important elements that writers use in their works for years. William Shakespeare was one of them. He analyzed human identity very well and shaped his characters according to his researches. His analysis of humankinds are well-presented in his tragedies. Even though they have bad deeds
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the tragic play Othello‚ Shakespeare illustrates many different types of love. In many cases however‚ this love proves to be misguided or false. Because a plethora of imprudent relationships control the characters; Shakespeare utilizes mistaken love to derail the one true love in the play between Othello and Desdemona. Ultimately the tragic ending of this play evolves from a culmination of misguided love between: Iago and Roderigo‚ Cassio and Bianca‚ as well as Iago and Othello. The play opens
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Kevin Tran English 1AA3 November 14‚ 2013 Sean Ngo Othello: True love in Othello Love between two people is based on mutual attraction and trust. Trust is one of the most important qualities in any relationship and it makes or breaks that bond. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the relationship between Desdemona and Othello is convoluted and it can be seen in different ways. It is clear that after his corruption by Iago‚ Othello’s trust in Desdemona is broken resulting in both their deaths. However
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what happens at the end of the play. Othello is a story that is filled with scandal and betrayal. Most of these topics are passed around each character‚ but they stand out between Desdemona and her new husband Othello. Othello and Desdemona are partly at fault for their failed marriage‚ but Iago is the main reason that their marriage ended. The beginning of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage was over before it began. Othello is a play where the marriage of Othello and Desdemona is sabotaged by a scheming
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Throughout Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Love plays an important role. Love causes certain things to happen‚ sometimes not always good things. Love causes Ophelia and Hamlet to go crazy‚ but also brought back good memories. Hamlet went crazy and went on a rampage about how love made him mad. Ophelia brought up the fact that Hamlet promised her love. Ophelia went crazy and had started to sing songs about Hamlet. When Hamlet was in the graveyard‚ Yorick reminded Hamlet of his childhood. He had always looked
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handkerchief in utterly different regards than Othello. Seemingly she holds it dearly as it was the first token of love given to her by Othello. Nevertheless‚ in the scene when she offers it to him for his headache she drops it and does not notice its disappearance for a while. It is not until act three scene four “where should I lose the handkerchief‚ Emilia?” that she becomes away aware of her negligence with it (3.4.21). Historically this token of love was a common gesture during Elizabethan England
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Socrates as an Exemplar of Love It may seem at first that Plato wrote Symposium merely to praise Love through a sequence of speeches made by the selected male speakers attending the drinking party. After Socrates makes his speech on the truth of love however‚ it becomes more apparent that Symposium is also a tribute to Socrates and his way of life. Although this is shown gradually and indirectly‚ Plato eventually makes clear his respect and admiration for Socrates’ way of life. The structure of
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