in order to win Brabantio’s daughter from him). Ultimately the reason behind all the madness is demonstrated in the last scene of the play. What Othello plans to commit is not a murder‚ but instead a sacrifice . He does this through love for Desdemona‚ to save her from herself‚ and for his own honour. This act helps establish a new Othello‚ an Othello even nobler and braver than the Othello of Act 1‚ an Othello that arrests his previous decline. O balmy breath‚ that dost almost persuade
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The Tragedy of Desdemona Throughout the play of Othello‚ Shakespeare takes the audience through a series of events that allows good and evil to be distinguished amongst the characters introduced. This play also gives off a strong sense of heroism and how easily that can be diminished by the impact of evil. The life of Desdemona is most closely effected by evil through her husband being convinced that she has been adulterous‚ causing an overwhelming amount of corruption to they’re relationship
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How do you interpret the character and role of Desdemona in Othello? If any character in Othello embodies goodness‚ it is Desdemona. In simple terms‚ she appears to be the antithesis of all the evil and malice that is represented by Iago. Yet she is not a completely ‘flat’ character – Shakespeare gives to her certain characteristics and human qualities that result in her being a far deeper and more interesting character. Much of the interest in her is owing to the fact that each character in
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can or can’t exist. Judging from the relationship between Desdemona and Othello‚ through Nicholson’s "Othello" And The Geography Of Persuasion." the play seems to say that marriage based on an innocent romantic love or profane love is bound to fail. Shakespeare is pessimistic about the existence and survival of a true type of love. There is a common thread of betrayal and deceit among his female characters‚ especially. Othello and Desdemona‚ as portrayed in the play‚ are the two greatest innocents
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away the citizenship of Jews‚ followed by deporting them to ghettos‚ labor camps‚ and eventually death camps. The question still arises‚ though: who was actually responsible for the Holocaust? Many blame it on Hitler and the German government. After all‚ they ordered this to happen by creating the Nuremberg Laws‚ Jewish Ghettos‚ the "Final Solution"‚ and so forth. "The Jews were trapped in Hitler’s death net" (Chaikin 121). Hitler was the originator of the idea of this genocide‚ and he and his partners
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Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is influenced by a number of things‚ his deep desire and character persuades his ambition. The three witches who mention the prophecy that Macbeth
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Othello is a victim who runs ahead of his tempter Othello is a powerful and thought-provoking play because it demands its audience to contemplate the very nature of humanity. The concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence
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extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? The tragic downfall of Shakespeare’s Macbeth can be attributed to his forceful ambition which leads him to commit terrible deeds‚ selfish greed and weakness that allows him to be easily manipulated. These influencing factors are nourished and encouraged by the three witches and the deceitful Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s actions of murdering innocent children and women and his damning act of genocide show that he is primarily responsible for his own demise
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Oedipus is a king who suffers from hubris which leads to uncontrolled anger. Due to these two flaws‚ Oedipus kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already decided; Oedipus was destined to commit these heinous acts. Oedipus is not completely responsible for what happened
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such as Gypsies‚ handicaps‚ homosexuals‚ and others were also being attacked. German scientist‚ businesspeople‚ industrialists and civil servants contributed to the killing efforts of these groups of human beings. Many people and organizations are responsible for the Holocaust‚ but the actions of Hitler and his Nazis
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