his tending marginal role in a Venetian society. In the play‚ characters are judged again and again based on appearances and outward characteristics. The protagonist’s different ethnic background provides a platform for probing ideas of racial conflict. This is exposed initially through the title of this play‚ “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice”‚ where the juxtaposition of “Moor” and “Venice” imbued within‚ reveals Othello’s loss of identity and the outsider nature in Venetian society. The dramatic opening
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as easily manipulated due to their ignorance (up until the very end)‚ Iago used every facet of their weaknesses to achieve his goals of revenge and monetary gain. Thus‚ as a result‚ with Othello’s wisdom lied primarily on the battlefield rather in Venetian and social customs‚ this bred an open door for Iago to nefariously
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importance of the Venetian rule over the province and people of Friuli and its capital city‚ Udine. Due to its geographical location‚ this part of Italy was essential to the country to protect due to risk of invasion and trading posts. Muir emphasises Friuli’s larger place in the politics of Italy‚ as well as an important part of the European principalities developed in the early modern period. The population of Friuli faced many obstacles in their daily life‚ such as the Venetian wartime taxation
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In the mid sixteenth century a silver mine located at Potosi‚ South America was formed. This silver mine was one of the few major silver mines in the world‚ the others located in Northern Central America and Southern Japan. This certain mine was known for its distinctive rich black flint. Extensive excavation required more than three-thousand Indians to work away with picks and hammers to break up the ore and bring it up to the surface. Just after refining the ore‚ the silver is shipped to Spain
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town of Castelfranco Veneto in Venice. He was extremely influential to other artists and was one of the initiators of High Renaissance style in Venetian art. There is little record of his early life‚ however it is shown that Giorgione served his apprenticeship with Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini in 1490‚ who is well known to have revolutionised Venetian painting. His colour‚ technique and mood of his paintings are clearly related to Bellini’s late style. Giorgione died in 1510 in Venice‚ Italy
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OTHELLO THEMES The incompatibility of military heroism and love; the danger of isolation- Othello is the perfect soldier‚ but his directness means he is unable to understand the subtleties of political life and affairs of the heart. Jealousy Jealousy 1: The play opens with a discussion of jealousy. Iago is upset because Othello selected Michael Cassio as his lieutenant. He is jealous of Cassio’s position both in the military and with Othello’s service. This initial jealousy is the catalyst
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Rizal’s Travel in Europe‚ Asia‚ and America Rizal planned to go to Europe and other parts of the globe to observe and to study the existing systems to prepare the Philippines for its liberation. Spain His departure for Spain was kept a secret to his parents. Before he left‚ he wrote two letters: one for his parents and the other one for Leonor Rivera. In Spain‚ he studied at Universidad Central de Madrid. He studied French‚ German‚ and English. He also joined the free masonry to secure its aid
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army. Othello’s private life can be seen as more interesting than his life as a general‚ because of his marriage to Desdemona and all of those who try and ruin his relationship. Desdemona is the daughter of a wealthy lord‚ named Brabantio‚ who is a Venetian senator. The antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ begins filling characters heads with thoughts and false ideas such as how Desdemona fell in love with Othello‚ because he was not given the position he desired within the army and Cassio was given the position
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Art 1B- Key Terms- Test 1 Lecture 1: Introduction Naturalism -- the style of painted or sculptures representation based on close observation of the natural world that was at the core of the classical tradition. Iconography -- Greek‚ the “writing of images.” The term refers both to the content‚ or subject‚ of an artwork and to the study of content in art. It also includes the study of the symbolic‚ often religious‚ meaning of objects‚ persons‚ or events depicted in work of arts. (is the
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"Masquerading! A lewd custom to debauch our youth. There’s something more in this than I imagine." - Don Pedro Aphra Behn‚ the first female playwright to earn a living through her writing‚ was also one of the wittiest and entertaining as evidenced through her most well known play‚ The Rover. Set in 17th century Italy while under the colonial reign of Spain‚ a large cast of characters becomes embroiled in scenes of infidelity‚ seduction‚ misrepresentation‚ and elaborate swordplay‚ which create tension
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