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    Alyssa Auch Professor Grover ENG 314 November 17‚ 2012 A Victimized Villain in Venice What makes a villain? When introduced in films‚ the antagonist is often given tell-tale‚ gloomy music and shadowed lighting. They scowl and sneer and laugh in derision‚ and we know they are the opposition. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ the villains often introduce themselves as such‚ stating their macabre intentions or hateful jealousies. From a psychological point of view‚ their thoughts are simple enough

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    Fiona displayed as a villain? And what is the importance of her character to the real world? It starts by noting her difference from usual action characters. Usually‚ they are typically targeting males‚ which differs from real-life cases. However‚ in the first five episodes‚ Fiona mostly targets females-- the witches within her coven. In addition‚ Fiona does target some men; she targets anyone when she can benefit. This idea shows how Fiona holds the same powerful status among any character -- male

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    Iago is a cruel and evil man who uses ways to ruin Othello and Desdemona’s relationship. Othello appointed Cassio‚ to be his lieutenant. Iago was mad when he heard about it‚ he believes that he should be the one for the position since he knows more. This started off with his jealousy of Cassio. When Othello and Desdemona got married without letting anyone knowing‚ Iago begins to plot his plan. He used Roderigo to help him throughout the process of his plan to bring down Cassio. He then told Othello

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    So Iago is this extremely interesting‚ cunning‚ evil character. But over all of these trait’s Iago’s jealousy is what drives him to scheme and plot to take down othello and weave his elaborate web of destruction. Does anyone know exactly when in the play does Iago’s intense jealousy come into play? In the very 1st act scene one iago and roderigo are arguing in the streets and iago starts to rant about his hatred for Othello and how Othello passed him up over cassio for promotion to ancient

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    Without education‚ can we survive in this world? Before I begin my comment‚ for me‚ the term “education” means to graduate from university. Similarly‚ to survive in this world is to get a job and earn enough money for you and your family. In my point of view‚ I think human being is unable to live properly in this modern world without education. It is a productive and beneficial factor in a person’s life that everyone’s right to get. The training of a human mind is not completed without education

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    TO WHAT EXTENT IS INCREASED CONSUMERISM A GOOD THING? In the present age‚ consumption is playing a significant role in our lives. But in the meantime‚ whether increased consumerism has sparked much debate. Consumption is the belief that buying many things is goods. Some people assert that increased consumerism is a good thing while many other argue that increased consumerism is a bad thing for our lives. Then‚ I will describe the positive and negative respects of consumption in this essay.

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    1. Contributions of William Shakespeare to English Literature William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several shorter poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. William Shakespeare’s influence extends from theatre

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    What are the salient features of Blake’s poetry? Of all the romantic poets of the eighteenth century‚ William Blake (1757-1827) is the most independent and the most original. In his earliest work‚ written when he was scarcely more than a child‚ he seems to go back to the Elizabethan song writers for his models; but for the greater part of his life he was the poet of inspiration alone‚ following no man’s lead‚ and obeying no voice but that which he heard in his own mystic soul. Though the most

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    Throughout Othello‚ the devil-reincarnated Iago is seen to be scheming something. As the story unfolds‚ we see that Iago manipulates the people around him‚ by helping them in hope and confidence to achieve the success of his plans to bring down Cassio and use all efforts to make himself Lieutenant. The first person that we can see Iago uses is Rodrigo. At the start of the play‚ we see two characters‚ Iago and Rodrigo talking about something outside Brabantio’s house. Rodrigo’s love for Brabantio’s

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    Karolis 12A H/W Iago is a character who is admired and loathed in the equal measure to what extent is he both a hero and villain of Tragedy? In the play Othello by William Shakespeare Iago gets introduced in act 1 scene 1 where he had been complaining to the audience and Roderigo that he had not been chosen to be the lieutenant but Cassio being chosen instead of him by the likes of Othello. Shakespeare from this scene had shown the audience that Iago will be the Stimulus in the play causing

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