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    Themes of Othello

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    OTHELLO THEMES The incompatibility of military heroism and love; the danger of isolation- Othello is the perfect soldier‚ but his directness means he is unable to understand the subtleties of political life and affairs of the heart. Jealousy Jealousy 1: The play opens with a discussion of jealousy. Iago is upset because Othello selected Michael Cassio as his lieutenant. He is jealous of Cassio’s position both in the military and with Othello’s service. This initial jealousy is the catalyst

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    the tragic play OthelloShakespeare 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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    Books related to Othello Othello - The protagonist and tragic hero of the play. A Moor commanding the armies of Venice‚ he is a celebrated general and heroic figure whose "free and open nature" will enable Iago to twist his love for his wife Desdemona into a powerful jealousy. Desdemona - The daughter of a Venetian Senator‚ and Othello’s bride. The most sympathetic character in the play‚ she is deeply in love with her husband‚ and her purity contrasts strongly with Iago’s wickedness. Iago - Othello’s

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    proposing some kind of moral or ultimate lesson. Unfortunately‚ the moral or lesson for young females is not as positive as one may think. When interrogating traditional Disney films through a gender perspective‚ one will notice that the female characters are often portrayed as domestic‚ passive‚ and dependent on males. In terms of domesticity‚ let us take Belle in Beauty and the Beast as an example. This character‚ who lives with her father‚ is represented as completely responsible for the household domestic

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    Shakespeare

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    Drama before Shakespeare’s Time Playwriting was somewhat different before Shakespeare wrote plays. Shakespeare’s plays are mostly about justice‚ love‚ jealousy‚ murder‚ mystery‚ and basically anything that involved in real life that anyone can relate. He basically wrote about any theme he felt necessary. But before he was born in England‚ most plays during one specific era were about only one or two specific themes. These plays were based on morality plays which were medieval plays based on biblical

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    Othello - Notes on Play * Takes place over three days * “Double time” * Quick same and location changes→ speed up the plot and tension * Domestic * Evil = Othello in one word * Why does Othello choose to believe what Iago says about his wife’s faith‚ and not Desdemona’s → Iago’s only evidence is a handkerchief → Tells us that Othello is easily manipulated * Raises the question of what Othello’s relationship is with Iago? Things to think about when reading the text:

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    The relationship between Machbeth and Lady Macbeth By Myrna Cibelly Macbeth‚ the play written by William Shakespeare in 1606‚ shows us the relationship that exists between the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it creates most of the actions‚ reactions‚ moods‚ feelings and attitudes. Both love each other and that deserves any sacrifice. At the beginning of the play‚ they are very close and this is shown when he calls her‚ "my dearest partner of greatness." He

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    projected as the stronger gender‚ while females are projected as the weaker gender. Men are thought to be more significant than a women since they were usually the financial providers for their families. Women‚ on the other hand‚ were believed be jobless‚ helpless‚ and not able to think for themselves. From those days to present day‚ women are breaking cultural and social stereotypes from the older eras and striving to be deemed equal to men. William Shakespeare attempts to explain the relationship

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    FEMALE CHARACTERS IN ‚‚HERO OF OUR TIME” BY LERMONTOV Summary:   In his novel Hero of Our Time‚ Lermontov portrays the main character Pechorin as a man whose [pic]character was built on the defects of an entire generation in which the author lived. Female characters play a large role in the novel‚ as they reveal more of Pechorin’s [pic]nature‚ his state of internal peace‚ and his inability to return love. [pic] The novel "Hero of Our Time"‚ written by M. Lermontov in 1839-1840‚ is the first

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    English 2 Jealousy Shakespeare’s Othello portrays the effect of emotions. Throughout the play love and jealousy are the most prominent emotions. The characters’ emotions lead them into making the decisions that make this play a tragedy. Although some may argue love is the most important emotion in Othello‚ nevertheless jealousy truly is because it makes Othello and Iago make awful decisions. On one hand‚ some people might say love is the most important emotion in Othello because Iago’s motive for his

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