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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CHAPTER 14 – Test Bank Multiple-Choice Questions 1. The Tempietto was a a. martyrium. b. little temple. c. baptistery. d. mausoleum. Answer: a 2. Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto? a. a Doric peristyle b. a balustrade c. a dome d. an Ionic frieze e. a cella Answer: d 3. The painting of An Ideal City (artist anonymous) featured in the chapter illustrates what key aspect of Renaissance urban architecture? a. fixed spatial relationships between topiary and structures
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HUM2232 Chapter 15 Study Questions Wallman/2013 The Roman Renaissance 1. Describe Rome in 1402. How did Rome begin to change once the papacy returned to Rome? Why did the papacy rebuild the city? What affect did the papal palaces have on pilgrims according to Paolo Cortesi? When Brunelleschi arrive in Rome in 1402‚ shortly after the competition for the Baptistery door in Florence‚ the city must have seemed a pitiful place. Its population had shrunk from around 1 million in 100 CE to under
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Throughout Othello‚ imagery of war is used to build character. While talking to Othello’s father-in-law Brabantio‚ Iago has this to say about the General‚ “Though I do hate him as I do hell’s pains / Yet for necessity of present life‚ / I must show out a flag and sign of love‚ / Which is indeed but sign.” (I.i.152-155). He’ll “show out a flag”—like waving a peace sign—as a sign of his loyalty‚ despite actually intending to harm Othello. This illustrates early on in the play Iago’s two-faced personality
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Othello describes himself as "one that loved not wisely‚ but too well‚" which infers that his love is so intense‚ passionate and fulfilling that he has a dramatic weakness for making mistakes. Othello is a man of action‚ often makes quick and irrational decisions‚ enters his loving relationship under false pretences and has his own conflicting identities as well as being self-deluded‚ which ensures that he is judged as "one that loved not wisely‚ but too well."Othello is a man of action and as a
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However‚ Othello starts to crumble through most of the play‚ he continuously discusses his race‚ mostly in response to a remark from the white Venetians. For the first time in his life‚ Othello begins to make negative remarks in regards of his race.He suggests that his blackness is at fault because of his inability to hold a conversation. This is a huge moment in the story because Othello becomes
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Othello since Othello is a Moor. Iago recommends his dark disdain for the Moor and his envy of Cassio in his first monologue and moreover well known his underhanded aims. Othello is‚ in his own words‚ “an honorable murderer”. He is a general in the Venetian defense and has won this by his incredibleness in the field of war. He is intelligent and he has the regard of his troops. At the point when the province of Cyprus is undermined by the adversary‚ the Duke and Senate make Othello the
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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this‚ And say besides that in Aleppo once‚ Where a malignant and a turbaned Turk Beat a Venetian and traduced the state‚ I took by th’ throat the circumcised dog And smote him thus. (V.ii.341-354) Sparknotes Say! With these final words‚ Othello stabs himself in the chest. In this farewell speech‚ Othello reaffirms his position as a figure who is simultaneously a part of and excluded from Venetian society. The smooth eloquence of the speech and its references to “Arabian trees‚” “Aleppo
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