Shakespeare’s play Othello exhibits many modern Freudian psychology theories‚ specifically through the character of Iago. Iago is a character who shows typical characteristics of a psychopath. Iago’s behaviour and intentions can be explained through modern Freudian psychology‚ and emphasised through the critical writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Fred West‚ who‚ respectively‚ argued Iago’s “motiveless malignity” and Shakespeare’s “profound and accurate portrayal of a psychopath in Iago”. Through
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago engages in a tactical game of chess‚ where he manipulates the characters like pawns and uses them to obtain his selfish aspirations. Iago exploits Cassio’s inability to hold alcohol and ruins his reputation‚ persuades Othello to murder his beautiful and beloved wife‚ and convinces the ignorant Roderigo to attempt to kill Cassio – all with his persuasive‚ yet deceitful diction. Iago’s duplicity results in the death of four characters‚ including the
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valuable evidence and clues as to not only what the offender did‚ but why the offender did it and what exactly happened‚ either in the form of physical or biological evidence on the victim’s body‚ or in the form of an eyewitness account. Crime and Victimization are measured in a few different days‚ but there are three official ways that crime is measured.
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a person’s identity‚ in the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. The main character Othello the moor and a young naive girl named Desdemona are married in secret. The villain Iago plots a plan to get revenge on Othello for not choosing him as lieutenant and rather picking Michael Cassio. Othello was made a fool because Iago staged a lie that Othello’s pure Desdemona is cheating on Othello with his loyal friend‚ Cassio‚ that brought them two together. Othello is manipulated to murder his wife
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What are the major themes in “Othello” and how are they explored The play “Othello” written by English playwright William Shakespeare is a timeless tale that vividly portrays the downfall of the noble Moore‚ Othello. The play itself is tragic in nature because it vividly portrays Othello “falling from Grace” through the exploitation and deceit that is orchestrated by the Machiavellian villain‚ Iago. The key themes that encompass the play are that of deception‚ manipulation and jealousy. Each of
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Tragedy of Desdemona In the play “Othello the Moor of Venice” by William Shakespeare‚ Desdemona is the Venetian beauty who upsets her father Brabantio‚ a Venetian senator by eloping with Othello‚ a man several years her age‚ she is introduced confessing love for Othello to her father Brabantio before the Venetian senate‚ where she expressed her feelings toward her father and at the same time proved loyal to Othello. Desdemona is simply a good person‚ however during the course of the play her character
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Alfredo Alvarez English 1302 Jennifer Jordan November 30‚ 2011 Othello Othello is properly held to be one of William Shakespeare ’s most powerful and moving tragedies‚ and there are many ways that the play can be interpreted‚ helping to enhance the play ’s value and keep it relevant and timely even in the modern era. In particular‚ the play provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow
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Tribute to Shakespeare Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. He is generally considered the "greatest dramatist the world has ever known" and the "finest poet who has written in the English language" (World Book Encyclopedia). Shakespeare has also been the world’s most popular author. No other writer’s plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare’s appeal. But his fame basically is on his understanding of
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Was Shakespeare a Misogynist? William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest English playwright of all time. His plays bring out emotion‚ and inspire people many generations after his death. Many of the themes that are present in his writings are still relevant today. However‚ Shakespeare hasn’t shed a very good light on all of his characters‚ especially the female characters. Based on his portrayal of the women in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Othello‚ Shakespeare appears to be a misogynist
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National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Their type of crime data has been ongoing since 1973 and their latest data available id from 2015. Collection is conducted by the U.S Census Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). They collect data by multi-stage cluster sampling; compile a stratified group‚ sample‚ and sub sample the set. Data is obtained from a nationally representative sample‚ approximately 90‚000 households and nearly 160‚000 persons participate voluntarily. Those who agree to participate
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