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    Othello Quotes

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    Desdemona ■ "She lov’d me for the dangers I had pass’d" - Othello ■ "Oh she deceives me" - Brabantio ■ "The heavens forbid but that our loves and comforts should increase even as our days grow" - Desdemona ■ "Oh thou Othello thou was so good" - Desdemona ■ "Be thou assured‚ good Cassio‚ I will do" - Desdemona ■ "If I do vow a friendship I’ll perform it to the last article" - Desdemona ■ "Where should I lose that handkerchief Emilia?" - Desdemona ■ "I have not deserved this" - Desdemona ■ "She has

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    To what extent did opposition to the policy of appeasing Germany increase in Britain in the years 1936-1939? The policy of appeasement had reached its heights by the period between 1936 and 1939. It was felt by many to be the best policy at the time‚ as it allowed Britain to buy herself some valuable time in order to delay the inevitable war. Opposition during 1936‚ when appeasement was first seen as really taking the forefront of foreign policy‚ was small and weak. However it was by 1939 that

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    Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic *Experienced Confident

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    them. A good example of this is the drama Othello. In the drama Othello‚ Shakespeare shows how jealousy‚ betrayal‚ revenge can negatively impact people’s lives and can lead to series of tragedies in the life of a hero. At the start of act1‚ Roderigo was jealous of Othello’s marriage to Desdemona‚ and Iago promised that he will help him to get her but he ended up betraying him. While Roderigo and Iago were discussing Othello’s secret marriage with Desdemona‚ Roderigo was mad at Iago for not telling

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    Is Othello a Tragic Hero?

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    To what extent can Othello be considered a ‘tragic hero’? The extent of which Othello is a tragic hero has been open to much debate; the basis on which he is judged falls to Aristotle’s established view of the crucial elements that distinguish whether a person is truly tragic. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic protagonist is a nobleman or person from high status‚ who contributes to his own demise and illustrates a flaw or weakness in judgment. The tragic protagonist must make a fall from a high

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    Othello as an outsider

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    century Venice‚ Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ explores the idea of an outsider from the very beginning of the play. Shakespeare uses Othello‚ a black army general‚ to explore the relationship of an outsider in high Venetian society using a variety of approaches. The reader sees characters consistently referring to Othello in derogatory and demeaning terms‚ as well as frequent implications that Othello is scarcely human. Further exploration of an outsider in society comes from Othello himself‚ as he

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    Isolation In Othello

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    causes for tragedy in stories or plays. One that stands out happens to be the dangers of isolation. In the tragedy known as Othello‚ this theme causes great conflict leading to the story or play ending tragically with many deaths. Not only does isolation allow Iago to go through with his evil plan‚ but it also makes Othello question his wife and grow hatred for Cassio. Othello is heavily busy with military duties giving Iago a big opening to talk to people behind his back in order to start his plan

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    Passion Pleasure Pain: A study of passion and reason in Othello According to Aristotle – a Classical biologist and philosopher – he believed that Catharsis draws out pity and fear in all tragedies. Many of the readers drew themselves to feel clarification‚ purification‚ and purgation‚ which were caused‚ by passion and reason. His theory plays out in most tragedies especially in Othello. Shakespeare captured many different themes in this play – one of them being passion and reason. The balance

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    You have seen nothing then? Nor ever heard‚ nor ever did suspect. Yes‚ you have seen Cassio and she together. But then I saw no harm‚ and then I heard Each syllable that breath made up between them. What‚ did they never whisper? Never‚ my lord. Nor send you out o’ the way? Never. To fetch her fan‚ her gloves‚ her mask‚ nor nothing? Never‚ my lord. That’s strange. I durst‚ my lord‚ to wager she is honest‚ Lay down my soul at stake; if you think other‚ Remove your thought; it doth

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    Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ he suggests otherwise. Both Desdemona and Emilia were killed by their husbands. The only girl left at the end of the play is Bianca‚ a prostitute. Marriage‚ while generally a positive concept‚ is fatal and dangerous in William Shakespeare’s play Othello. Both Desdemona and Othello were happy with their marriage until Iago purposely sabotaged it. He convinced Othello that Desdemona was cuckolding him. When Othello believed Iago’s lies and decided to kill Desdemona it showed how

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