Othello‚ in Act I‚ Scene iii‚ declares that he is “rude in speech”; however‚ he then goes on to describe at length how he seduced Desdemona by his wondrous capacity as a storyteller. “My story being done‚” he confesses to his friends‚ “she [Desdemona] gave me for my pains a world of sighs […] and bade me‚ if I had a friend that loved her‚ I should but teach him how to tell my story” (I‚ iii‚ 158-165). Throughout the play‚ in fact‚ Othello’s poetic expression is unabated; it merely changes tone
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the fashion of England. The fashion of the Elizabethan Era shaped the culture and made an impact on the era and its people. Elizabethan upper class’s clothing was elaborate and very layered. When Queen Elizabethan rose to power‚ she had a major impact on the clothing of upper class. Both men and women aspired to look like the Queen but their outfits could never outshine her because she always had to be the best dressed. During that
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Deception in Shakespeare Beguilement. Deceitfulness. Duplicity. Insincerity. Trickery. Untruth. All of these words are synonyms for one: deception. Deception is officially defined as misleading “by deliberate misrepresentation or lies” (The Free Dictionary by Farlex). But how is it that lies are told and then identified? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have detected different areas of the brain are involved in telling a lie and telling the truth. “Sections of the
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Family life during the Elizabethan period was largely determined by what class the family was in. As in how rich the family was. But the main exception to this was religion. It didn’t matter whether the family was wealthy‚ poor‚ young or old‚ each family was expected to attend a protestant church service every Sunday. Each family member also wore different clothes. A wealthy family led a completely different life to one of a poor family and men led very different lives to women. The men had quite
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Identity is a very key‚ important thematic issue in William Shakespeare’s tragic drama‚ Othello. Identity‚ or what may be better explained as a character’s public perception‚ is highly valued in the Elizabethan Age in which Othello is set. There is a varying range between the characters in the extent that how they are perceived in public is not how they behave in private or how they really are‚ thus creating more than one identity per character. A character’s identity is the overall essence of
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Shakespeare gives daunting power to female characters in the classic story of "Othello". In a time where society viewed women as property whose purpose was primarily to serve and obey men‚ Shakespeare shows the rebellious strength in women throughout the scenes of "Othello". In the Elizabethan era the expectations of men and women were clear. Generally‚ men were to be the bread winner for his family and the women were meant to be mothers and housewives."Women were expected to be silent‚ chaste‚
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Introduction- The relevance of Shakespeare and many other writers and artists who worked in previous eras is relevant to modern society . Many people argue that the enduring popularity of Shakespeare is a testimony to his relevance‚ and that additionally‚ he has made major contributions not only to the English language‚ but to the way in which people think and behave. Shakespeare has quite literally shaped society in many ways. From the linguistic point of view‚ it has definitely affected the
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"If Othello didn’t begin as a play about race‚ history has made it one." The Venetian society that Othello is set in is representative of the writers context. The attitudes and values that Shakespeare reveals through the text are those same attitudes and values of Elizabethan society in England in the sixteenth-century. Although Othello is set in Venice and Cyprus‚ the attitudes and values shared in the text are probably reflective of the attitudes and values of Shakespeare’s own
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in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods‚ where the villains brought entertainment value to the plays by their plotting. A villain is someone who is an enemy and plays a prominent part in the play. Often in Shakespeare’s plays‚ the villains are normally malcontent. A Malcontent is a type of person/character which is prominent in Elizabethan dramas‚ which is rebellious and wants to cause other people distress. Some great examples of Shakespeare’s villains are Richard III and Tamora. Shakespeare uses
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Crime and Punishment During the Elizabethan Era crime was a major problem‚ and the main contributor was the issue with poverty. Due to the fact that there were no social services‚ many people had to steal money or food just to stay alive. Elizabethans liked a calm way of life‚ and to maintain that meant that everyone had to behave themselves‚ be satisfied‚ and stay in their proper place. If there was anyone who disturbed the peace‚ they would be considered a threat to society‚ and they were to be
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