quotes are said by Othello‚ whose character I believe made the most impact on my perception of the first great black protagonist in Western literature. 1. “Haply for I am black…’Tis destiny unshunnable‚ like death.” (Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 267-279). This is the first time that Othello himself‚ and not Iago calls negative attention to either his race or his age. His conclusion that Desdemona is “gone” shows how far Iago’s insinuations about Cassio and Desdemona have taken Othello. In a matter of a
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The Importance of Reputation in Othello In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there are many motives that drive the direction of the play’s characters. None more prominent than reputation. Reputation is simply part of one’s life‚ none can dispute that fact. To some it is a blessing‚ to others it is a curse. Throughout the duration of the play‚ the characters Iago‚ Othello‚ and Cassio display the importance of reputation. Iago’s honest reputation‚ Othello’s war fought reputation and Cassio’s desperation
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Romeo and Juliet’s Love Romeo and Juliet’s love is not true love. Although they have sworn their love and gotten married‚ they do not truly love each other. They are too young to know if they really love someone. Although Lady Capulet was already a mother at Juliet’s age‚ Juliet is not old enough to know what love feels like. Capulet even says to Paris that Juliet is too young to get married. “My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two
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Greene opens up the video stating that the relationship between the Indians and the Englishmen was one of the worst relationships in the U.S history. In the beginning‚ the relationship with the Indians went so well that colonial leader John Smith ordered his men to stop stealing from the Indians. Greene articulates that both parties were willing to trade items they had in surplus with ones they did not. The Indians traded woven cloths and foods with guns and iron utensils provided by the Europeans
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William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” a man named Iago hates and is jealous of the protagonist Othello because Othello has not promoted him to position of Lietunant‚ so he decides to try and kill Othello. However‚ he first convinces Roderigo to help him because Roderigo is in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Iago promises that he can get him together with Desdemona. With Roderigo’s help‚ Iago is able to plot a series of events which eventually leads to convincing Othello that Desdemona is having
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Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic *Experienced Confident
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The conversation between Socrates and Alcibiades continues with them talking about how the soul is separate from the body. There is nothing that has more authority than the soul within the body. Socrates then states that people who know their parts of the body know what belongs the them‚ but not themselves. This means that their body parts are for their bodies‚ but they body parts do not belong to the soul. Again. Socrates brings up that people who tend to their bodies tend to what belongs to them
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And Juliet is based on two crossed star lovers. Meaning there love is forbidden because Romeo and Juliet are from both a different house hold which they are enemys. Romeo is from the Montagues and Juliet is from the Capulet.They both do anything for each other when it come about love for each other. They both rebell on there parents because they love each other so much even though they met in one day. Romeo and his parents relationship is typical they care about there son but it seems like Romeo
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Shakespeare. The story is about the revenge of Prince Hamlet on his uncle Claudius‚ who has murdered Hamlet’s father‚ the King‚ and then taken the throne and married Hamlet’s mother. In this play‚ Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent‚ since he resents her for marrying her husband’s brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet). Gertrude is first seen in Act 1 Scene 2 as she tries to comfort Hamlet about the
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How does Miller present the relationship between Abigail and Proctor? In The Crucible‚ we follow the adulterous and turbulent relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor‚ and watch it change and develop throughout the play‚ from Abigail trying to reinstate the affair in Act 1‚ to John Proctor confessing and therefore destroying it at the end of the play. John Proctor is an honest‚ plain-speaking local farmer. He is an impressive presence in the room‚ being described as ‘a man in his
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