English 122 Mrs. Ayer Suin Kim November‚ 26th.2013 Emilia Speaks Her Mind One of Shakespeare’s famous plays ‘Othello’ is about a black man who marries a white woman‚ and then murders his wife because of unfounded jealousy. The play also contains another dysfunctional marriage between Iago and Emilia‚ which also ends with the husband murdering his wife. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ has never received love from her husband. In Act 4‚ Scene 3 line 95-115‚ Emilia’s speech is structured as if she experienced
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values held during that time period. When compared‚ William Shakespeare’s play Othello written in the 16th century England and Tim Blake Nelsons film O produced in 20th century America‚ accentuates the reflection‚ when analysing the contexts‚ purpose‚ form‚ audience via characters and themes arises the context which are historical‚ social and cultural as well as the values held during the time periods. In Othello and O the distinct historical contexts of 16th century England and 20th century
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This last show that we currently produced here at Hutchinson Community College which was Othello was a show that I wasn’t used too for different reasons. The first one was that I have never seen a production of Othello at all so I had no clue of what to expect with not only the acting but the design aspects of it as well. There were four design aspects that were different to me which were set‚ sound‚ costume and lights. None of these aspects are really my forte‚ these past two years is where I have
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lies and Othello will be forced to believe him because he will be too submerged in doubt and suspicion to see the truth. In act 3‚ scene 3‚ when Cassion parts from Desdemona‚ Iago makes it appear as if Cassio “steal away so guilty-like”(Shakespeare‚ act 3‚ scene 3) because he did not want to be seen with Desdemona. While it appears really bad from Othello point of view‚ the reality of it is completely different. Cassio‚ who has been demoted‚ wishes to gain back his good will with Othello with Desdemona’s
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The Role of Desdemona In Othello The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello The character of Desdemona represents a woman of the 17th century who surpassed the norms of sexual morality set for Venetian women of that time. When Desdemona left the house of her father‚ Brabantio‚ to wed the Moor‚ Othello‚ it was the first step in redefining her role as a woman. Desdemona‚ instead of asking her father’s permission‚ decided on her own to marry Othello. It seems as though Desdemona was breaking
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1. a) Othello falls down because he believes that Desdemona is cheating on him and passes out in fear b) Iago is very happy and proud of his work when Othello passes out 2. Iago tells Othello that if he listens to his and Cassio’s conversation he will get Cassio to admit that he is having an affair with Desdemona 3. a) Iago jokes with Cassio about Bianca so that it seems like Cassio is laughing about the affair he is having with Desdemona. b)
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insinuated that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. Iago implied that he would use Cassio to make Othello jealous because Othello chose Cassio over him to be a second command man because Cassio was more experience than he was. Desdemona and Cassio knew each other before she knew Othello because he worked for Othello before. Iago implied that he was going to make Othello look like a fool by having Desdemona cheat on him with Cassio. Iago never directly said Desdemona and Cassio are having an
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Personal Response- ID Passage: Othello Part 1: Theme The prevalent themes in this passage are jealousy and love. In the first couple of lines‚ Othello talks about how he must kill Desdemona before she seduces more men‚ demonstrating the jealousy he feels towards her since he believes she is cheating on him with Cassio. A second theme‚ love‚ begins to emerge as Othello continues to contemplate murdering Desdemona. His love for her causes him to
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Weeping Willow: The Smothering of Desdemona’s Will in Othello Among William Shakespeare’s vast array of deeply flawed characters‚ Desdemona of Othello stands out as remarkably virtuous and pure of heart. Furthermore‚ Desdemona’s character initially displays a sense of independence and agency that is rare amongst other female characters in literature at the time that Othello was written. However‚ by the story’s end‚ Desdemona is a much more submissive and passive character‚ accepting her tragic
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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 it
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