Consider how Shakespeare’s themes of prejudice and chaos versus order were received by his contemporary audience. How does Geoffrey Sax’s production continue to find relevance in these issues for the modern audience? Othello is a play of tragedy; that examines the darker aspects of human existence‚ and forces us as audience to contemplate what it is to be human. Shakespeare privileges and challenges the Elizabethan attitudes and values towards the prejudices of race and gender while also presenting
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Jealousy is a major theme in Othello and it is what drives Othello to commit his heinous deed of killing Desdemona. Othello claims to be a man who "loved not wisely‚ but too well;of one not easily jealous..."(V.ii.347). Whilst it is true that his misplaced trust in "honest" Iago and the "ocular proof" of Desdemona’s infidelity drive this play to its tragic end‚ initially Othello does not show any signs of jealousy and is fully aware of Desdemona’s friendship with Cassio which‚ until Iago starts
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Shakespeare explores the universal concepts of jealousy and revenge‚ and their implications on individuals‚ through his Venetian play; Othello. He enables the audience to witness the demise of the respected protagonist as a result of his fatal flaws which are relatable to his audience. Noble Othello’s jealousy and passion is heightened by Iago; an external force who takes advantage of Othello’s naivety and trust in him. Iago’s motives for revenge are manifested in his soliloquy‚ where he reveals
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Othello‚ the Moor of Venice is a tragedy that is written by William Shakespeare in 1604. Shakespeare tended to use existing stories from history and books for the basis of his play. Othello was based on a story in Cinthio’s ‘Hecatommithi’ in 1565‚ ‘Un Capitano Moro’. Othello‚ the Moorish general in Venice married Desdemona‚ a daughter of a Venetian senator‚ Brabantio in spite of her father’s opposition. However‚ Iago‚ Othello’s ensign bears a grudge against Othello because Othello appoints
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read about jealousy. The reason is that my book is more a personal portrayal‚ rather than a professional book built on a lot of inspiration. The advantage is that you’ll get a very authentic look at jealousy‚ and it contains a lot of inspiration to keep yourself free from jealousy‚ without having to feel you are reading text from a psychologist. (Not because there is something wrong with going to a psychologist.) Just so you know‚ if you read my book to do something about your jealousy‚ there is
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DePaola 1 Avery DePaola Ms.Imhof English II Honors‚ mods 1-2 November 30th‚ 2012 The Monstrosities of Jealousy Studies have shown that people with high levels of jealousy often have a strong desire for revenge. The feeling of envy or jealousy occurs in almost every human body‚ whether the person flaunts the emotion‚ or ignores it. Jealousy is typically known as a situation when a person resents another person because of their success‚ which the resentful person wishes to have. It is
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Annotated Bibliography Hupka‚ B. R.‚ & Bank‚ L. A. (1996). Sex differences in jealousy: evolution or social construction? Cross-Cultural Research‚ 30(1)‚ 24-59. Ward‚ J.‚ & Voracek‚ M. (2004). Evolutionary and social cognitive explanations of sex differences in romantic jealousy. Australian Journal of Psychology‚ 56(3)‚ 165-171. doi: 10.1080/00049530412331283381 Sex differences in romantic jealousy have been widely reported in the recent psychological literature. According to this
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William Shakespeare’s Othello is a classic work of tragedy named after its protagonist. It is a compelling piece of literature due to the intentions and subsequent actions of not the noble Moor but of his ensign or ancient. The character of Iago is responsible for the conflict within the story. He is villain who manipulates the other characters by assessing and exploiting their weaknesses with complete lack of conscience‚ and he accomplishes this trickery by employing clever use of language. His
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Jealousy is a word that comes from the noun word jealous. Jealous means to have resentment against a rival‚ or a person enjoying success or an advantage. It’s a mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry. Vigilance in maintaining or guarding something. Jealousy can be a mood‚ a disposition‚ a state‚ or a mood (Dictionary.com‚2018). Jealousy is usually driven by a mental illness‚ drug use‚ anger‚ and can even be caused by a sexual encounter. Jealousy was more likely when the cause of a
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Shakespeare task Theme of racism Racism is a prominent theme in Shakespeare’s Othello. A lot of things can suggest that ‘Othello’ is a racist play but other themes can actually dominate this opinion. At the time where the play was written (1604)‚ the romantic union between black and white usually gets destroyed and hated upon because most people thought this type of relationship was wrong. Moreover‚ the queen of England at the time was extremely racist so there must have been a strong
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