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    weighty factor in the unsuccessful conversion of Othello. As Jane Hwang DeGenhardt discusses‚ a crucial aspect of the culture during this era was the idea concerning the “threat of Islamic conversion” which is “in light of England’s increased commercial engagement with the Ottoman empire” (84). In other words‚ the fear of the idea of “turning Turk” led to resistance from Christians‚ and this development was frequently represented on stage with Othello as no exception. As DeGenhardt explains: In each

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    The witches and Lady Macbeth are largely responsible for Macbeth’s downfall The play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare depicts the beginning and end of a tyrant who loses his strength of will. It can be said however that the fault is not Macbeth’s alone as the witches and Lady Macbeth were partly responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. This can be shown through a variety of techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors and the use of dialogue. The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband

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    Ilona Casajuana To what extent do you hold Kingshaw responsible for what happens to him? Charles Kingshaw is the perfect victim for Hooper‚ he has low self-esteem‚ many fears‚ is really sensitive and has an unhappy family backround.Hooper constantly bullies Kingshaw which leads him to commit suicide at only 11 years of age. I would say‚ it is not Kingshaws fault‚ as he is only a kid who does not know how to fight back his bully and has not got a close relationship to his mother. I would mostly blame

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    Doris L Soto Prof Nadita Batra INGL 4025 802 07 8757 Desdemona and Cordelia’s Love The differences between love and tragedies are portrayed in Shakespeare’s Othello and King Lear. The complete relationship between father and daughter is corrupted by an external meaning‚ which plays an important role. How blind and deft can a father be to not understand? Is it that important for a daughter to die just to prove her point and her extreme emotional intelligence? One man that can provide an example

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    Ruth Vanita‚ the author of “Proper” Men and “Fallen” Women: The Unprotectedness of Wives in Othello‚ explains how Elizabethan and Jacobean writers included the murder of an adulterous wife by her husband in a majority of their plays. She attempts to prove that Desdemona and Emilia both died as victims of spousal abuse due to their alleged infidelity. According to the accepted social norms‚ both Desdemona and Emilia deserved their murders because of their infidelity to their husbands. Emilia betrayed

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    Othello is a play written by Shakespeare that features a top ranking military official‚ Othello. The main focus of the play is the love between Othello and Desdemona and how it became poisoned by a man named Iago. The Marxist perspective best impacted my understanding of Othello because of how the main plot was heavily subjected to Iago’s lust for power and wealth. Iago took advantage of people to propel his agenda. An example of this was when he used Roderigo’s emotions toward Desdemona to his

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    there have been many discussions that historians have had about who was really responsible for freeing the slaves. People have said it’s been the military‚ congress‚ african americans themselves‚ or Abraham Lincoln‚ and yes they all do take a part in helping on freeing the slaves but still question on who deserves all the credit. Abraham Lincoln had a big impact on freeing the slaves and was the one that was responsible for freeing the slaves because of the speeches he has given‚ like the speech in

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    As the secret comes out Tom alerted himself all about his wife what she is doing with Gatsby. And then‚ Gatsby and Tom confronted each other in angry mood of the situation over Daisy at the hotel Plaza. It is not funny to say “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of Secret” (Titanic-Rose) sometimes is not and Daisy did

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    In tragic plays‚ the male characters are often complex; brave‚ courageous‚ noble‚ proud and ambitious but with major personality flaws. It is with these moral failings such as cowardice‚ weakness or greed the characters are forced to push harder to seek power and control and pursue a determination without keeping their behaviors in check. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the Scottish General Macbeth‚ also known as the Thane of Cawdor‚ is a valiant and courageous soldier who desires to become the

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    Everybody loves the imaginative factory. From the chocolate river to the Oompa-Loompas the story will forever be a classic. Although the story Willy Wonka may seem childish and simplistic‚ meaning is carried throughout and the reader is shown the downfalls of being ungrateful as well as the benefits of being appreciative. In the beginning of the scene‚ Willy Wonka walks out of his factory with a cane and having a frail walk towards the crowd that had such enthusiasm to see him. Then leads to

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