Shakespeare’s well-known play Othello‚ first performed in 1604‚ explores the theme of honesty in detail. The words ‘honest’ and ‘honesty’ themselves are used 52 times in the text‚ according to literature critic William Empson. On a deeper level‚ the characters in this play and their actions help to support the theme of honesty. The play’s villain‚ Iago‚ is the epitome of dishonesty and his untruthful nature is contrasted with the innocent Cassio and Desdemona. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ is neither fully
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Characters – Othello – Character – o Tragic hero – Flaw - - Insecurity (Jealous) - Trust? o Controversial - Becomes racial stereotype - Is Othello responsible for tragedy or Iago? o Othello blames Iago ‘perplexed in the extreme’ o Conflict between dualities; • Black and white • Inferior and superior • Arrogant and self-doubt • General and husband • Public and private
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Jealousy in Othello "O‚ Beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster (3.3.195-96)..." If a monster with green eyes were coming at an individual‚ what would one do? The answer of course‚ depends on the circumstances of that particular person. Would one permit the green-eyed monster to destroy his or her own mind‚ and control his or her every move? In this case the green-eyed monster would indeed be jealousy. so lets use Iago for example. He was prejudice towards the African American
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The Ancients versus Modern Playwrights: | Dryden in his essay‚ An Essay on Dramatic Poesy‚ vindicated the Moderns. The case for the ‘Ancients’ is presented by Crites. In the controversy Dryden takes no extreme position and is sensible enough to give the Ancients their respect. Through his wit and shrewd analysis‚ he removes the difficulty which had confused the issue. He makes us see the achievement of the Ancients and the gratitude of the Moderns to them. Thus‚ he presents the comparative merits
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The Significance of Mustaches They are everywhere‚ not only on faces‚ but they have been spotted on stickers‚ jewelry‚ and even on clothes; no doubt mustaches have become a pop-culture phenomenon. We have appreciated them for centuries‚ although‚ why the sudden outburst of admiration for this humorous looking facial hair? With the increasing infatuation for mustaches‚ society will realize that they are a unique significance of personality and individuality in America. The origin of the mustache
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The role of “dramatic irony” is expressed in many ways through the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare.The dramatic irony plays a very important role in this play because it builds up into the theme. The theme of this play would be ambition. Macbeth had the ambition to become king and that’s what he did‚he got what he wanted.¨ I dare do all that may become a man.¨ ( Act 1 Scene 7 Line 51) Macbeth would do anything it takes to be a man. The way that dramatic irony is shown is in the one
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Dramatic Irony in Macbeth Introduction: William Shakespeare effectively uses dramatic irony to intrigue the reader and deepen the impact of the consequences Macbeth ultimately faces. Dramatic Irony Definition: Dramatic Irony is a literary term that defines a situation in the play where the reader knows more than the character does. Thesis: Throughout the play Macbeth‚ the reader is given the advantage of knowing more things than the characters in the play through the literary device‚ dramatic
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English 10‚ essay The Crucible‚ option 2 In “The Crucible”‚ Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony to create anxiety‚ frustration and to demonstrate the tension between the people about the lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates
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Michael Chica 209 Trull February 15th‚ 2013 English 1302 01 Professor Beavers A Man’s Dream In the poems written by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and “Odysseus” written by W.S. Merwin we can compare and contrast both poems. In Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and in Merwin’s “Odysseus” they are talking about the same person‚ Odysseus. But the poems are also different because‚ Tennyson’s poem is about Odysseus talking about how his son would be a better fit king than he was‚ and that he
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THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE IN TENNYSON’S ULYSSES The greatest Victorian contribution to poetry is certainly the form of the dramatic monologue. A dramatic monologue is defined by various critics as a type of poem in which a single speaker‚ a persona‚ “utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem‚ in a specific situation at a critical moment.” This speaker addresses and interacts with one or more other people. They are silent but usually identifiable listeners in whose presence the speaker reveals
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