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 plan is his love for Desdemona
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understatement and an exaggeration (V.ii.354‚ 353). Further‚ Othello’s invocation of his own military triumphs might be seen as another example of Othello dangerously misordering his priorities. He seems to position his political reputation as his biggest concern‚ as he did in Act III‚ scene iii‚ lines 353–355‚ when‚ having decided that Desdemona does not love him‚ he exclaimed‚ “Farewell the tranquil mind‚ farewell content‚ / Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars / That make ambition virtue.” At
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mistake‚ but in her heart she never loved any one except me!” (Fitzgerald 130). Blinding Lust In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is apparently in love with Daisy Buchanan; however‚ this seems to be a misconception. F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love‚ lust and obsession‚ through the character Jay Gatsby‚ who confuses lust and obsession with love. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan have just gotten into the suite at the Plaza Hotel. As the group converses‚ Tom begins to interrogate Gatsby
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Othello Study Notes Theme | Character | Dramatic Technique/s | Love | Othello * Love for Des combined with insecurity‚ resulting from his permanent outsider status “black/As mine own face”‚ makes him susceptible to Iago’s manipulation. * Pure‚ moral‚ loving at beginning‚ juxtaposing ferocity at end * Truly in love with Des that is his downfall * Overcome by grief when he is made aware of her innocence. Wants to die “’tis happiness to die”. * Kills himself for her‚ just as she
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In Shakespeare’s Othello there is an immediate contrast between Iago and Othello’s language. In “Act1 scene 1” Iago’s first speech to Roderigo is of a revengeful nature and evil tone. “Despise me if I do not. Three great ones of the city (In personal suit to make me his lieutenant).” Iago is infuriated with Othello’s neglect of him‚ Shakespeare creates this foreshadow of a tragic outcome early on‚ but he misleads the audience into thinking that Iago’s language is justified. Furthering Iago’s support
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Towards the ends of Othello both Emilia and Desdemona are confirmed as tragic heroines. Throughout the play‚ Emilia is beaten down by Iago‚ as a result of the gender inequality of the time and her low status as a woman. In the last scene though‚ she finally breaks through this and finds her voice and stands up to patriarchal domination‚ which leads her to her death‚ confirming her to be a tragic heroine. Differently‚ Desdemona starts off as being independent; standing up against her father by marrying
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the play Othello‚ Iago uses certain steps to help him in his plan to manipulate Othello to go against his wife Desdemona and his co-worker‚ Cassio. These steps help him greatly in his plan to deploy Othello against Cassio and Desdemona. Iago plays upon Othello ’s own fears and reinforces those fears with lies and hints to help him with his plan. First‚ Iago lies to Othello and makes him believe that Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. The next step Iago takes to manipulate Othello is when
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Consie Lozano Love is often the theme in sonnets. This kind of lyrical poem flourished during the Elizabethan Age. One of the best-known sonneteers is William Shakespeare. He wrote 154 sonnets‚ which were published as “SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS” in 1609. Out of the 154‚ “Sonnet 130” is the most famous about love. In this poem‚ the poet shows that true love goes beyond physical beauty. Shakespearean sonnet is written in three quatrains and a couplet. The quatrains lay down the conflicts and a couplet
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The Course of True Love Doesn’t Run Smooth Disney stories always start with a Prince and Princess‚ they have a problem‚ they fix the problem and then they live happily every after. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not much different from these fairy tales. The play is about the love and relationships of multiple characters‚ some overlapping love triangles‚ and the magic and magical stories that contributed to the love. Hermia and Lysander both truly love each other and after running away together to
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