Alfredo Alvarez English 1302 Jennifer Jordan November 30‚ 2011 Othello Othello is properly held to be one of William Shakespeare ’s most powerful and moving tragedies‚ and there are many ways that the play can be interpreted‚ helping to enhance the play ’s value and keep it relevant and timely even in the modern era. In particular‚ the play provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow
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person has their own strengths and weaknesses‚ and there is always the chance that someone will use this flaw against that man. Shakespeare’s play Othello shows a great example of how one can control others exploiting their weakness and flaw. The character Iago‚ cunning‚ envious‚ and manipulative‚ is the centre of all evil in the play‚ managing to deceit everybody under his own disguise. For my project‚ I have decided to make a fish bowl illustrating how Iago has trapped Othello in a web of lies‚
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am cureently doing post-baccalaureate to boost my undergrad GPA. One of the classes I am taking in Professional Development and we had to take a Emotionl Intelligence test and it really helped me by putting me in terms with my strengths and weaknesses. A couple of my strengths are organizing things and being Independent without being too independent. Basically that means I can do things for the most par on my own and I am more of a leader. However‚ I also allow myself to take negative criticism in
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The StrengthsQuest program determines an individual’s top five talents. The overall purpose of which is to make you aware of these talents so you can focus on them in order to be more successful in life (Clifton‚ Anderson‚ & Schreiner‚ 2006). After completing the StrengthsQuest assessment (Your Signature Themes; Clifton‚ 2012)‚ I was evaluated against thirty-four possible talents‚ after which‚ revealed my top five. In order from highest to lowest‚ they are Responsibility‚ Achiever‚ Adaptability
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Othello by William Shakespeare explores the theme of jealousy which impresses audiences. Set in Venice and Cyprus the eponymous tragic hero (’the moor’) is the general of the Venetian army and have just married to ’divine’ white Venicean Desdemona. As everything is going smoothly with Othello the villain in the play‚ Iago‚ determines to destroy his fortunes by taking advantage of Othello’s tragic flaw of jealousy and his gullible nature. This play explores the universal theme of jealousy and trust
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Oral Presentation on Othello Greed! Lust! Envy! Pride! Gluttony! Sloth! Wrath! These are the 7 deadly sins! – Shakespeare often related to Christianity and Biblical concepts in his plays; Othello is no exception. Throughout Othello‚ there are certain events and deeds carried out by the characters which strongly resemble these 7 deadly sins. Wrath is deemed the worst of these sins and is by far the most recognizable and obvious sin within the play. Examples of these sins are sewn deeply into the
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Grade Theatre Othello was written by William Shakespeare and was first printed in 1662 Othello tells the tragic story of Othello‚ a prestigious general in Venice; Iago is his best friend‚ however‚ when Othello promotes someone else to be personal lieutenant‚ Iago becomes jealous and begins plotting against Othello and his newly eloped wife‚ Desdemona. Othello is suspicious of Desdemona and plans to poison her. Othello smothers her to death. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ tells Othello about Iago’s plots
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Othello Act Summary: Act 1: The Act begins with Iago and Roderigo discussing their mutual hatred towards Othello. Iago is angry because Cassio‚ less experience than him‚ is promoted to the rank of lieutenant‚ rather than himself. He tries to set up Othello by telling Brabanchio‚ the father of Desdemona‚ that he (Othello) has stolen his daughter. Eventually‚ through the use of colorful wording‚ he and Roderigo finally convince Brabanchio to gather his men and search for Othello. Othello is put
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the most easily understandable explanations in the field of ´lexis´. Even though sometimes it did not work out as planned‚ I know that one of my major strength lies in explaining things in an extremely simple way. I enjoy teaching vocabulary by creating little stories. Not only but also do I derive from my tutors´ feedback that a further strength of mine can be spotted in lesson planning. Although I need to express my aims more succinctly and clearly the lesson plans are sound‚ clear and thorough
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Plays “The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice” by William Shakespeare which he wrote in the sixteenth century. In this short essay I will specify in the statement made by professor Carol Neely‚ who thinks that the theme of this play is love‚ especially marital love‚ and claimed that the central conflict of this magnificent Shakespeare’s tragedy was among the men and the woman. The play focuses on the plot against the reputable general of the Venetian army named Othello and his wife Desdemona
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