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1,766 wordsShakespeare's protagonists Othello and Hamlet are for the most part, completely unalike in the ways that they handle the many emotions thrown at them in their respective plays. Othello is the victim of a twisted villain; Hamlet bears a distinct solitude and has a tendency to procrastinate. Othello is a story centered on the manipulations of an insecure newlywed, while Hamlet is centered on an idealistic avenger of justice. Hamlet is smarter, and with maybe the exception of his confidante Horatio...
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View Of Women Time And Place
1,217 words... ello is "a treason of the blood" (I... i. 160) and he feels that society's acceptance of Othello will reduce Venetian statesman to "bond slaves and pagans" (I. ii. 99). He also believes that Desdemona could not love "the sooty bosom of such a thing" (I. ii. 70). One who she feared "To fall in love with what she feared to look on" (I. iii. 98). The idea of race developed as a way to explain social divisions in a society that thought it believed in equality. And what constitutes race has chang...
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P 2124 Line Love And Magic Othello
886 wordsRepeated Image Clusters of Love and Magic in Othello In Othello love is made to be deceitful and evil, spawned from magic. References of magic are used to define Desdemona's love for Othello. Black versus white, good versus evil, these themes are provided to the reader by a deceitful Iago. Convincing Rodrigo, other characters and perhaps the reader that their love could only be the result of some spell cast by Othello to usurp her love. Iago spins on his web of deceit. Desdemona's love is not tr...
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State Of Denmark Kill Cassio
1,060 wordsWhen reading a story, people tend to identify with the hero. They like to think of themselves as heroes in their own lives and the success of a hero in a story makes them feel better about their chances of success in their own lives. However, a hero is only as great as the obstacle he can overcome. The obstacle can be a natural disaster or even a wild animal but it is a human villain who himself develops and changes as the story unfolds that can be the most challenging, and therefore interesting...
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Point Of View Tragic Flaw
1,175 words... upon him the approval and affection of the fictional world's power structures" (Djordjevic 2003). Is Othello Real? Now we will turn in our discussion to a possible objection to the fact that Othello is a tragic hero. Some criticism of his belonging to this category comes from the "speculation concerning the realism and probability conveyed by Othello which suggests that because of the seeming unlikelihood of the events in the play, it is not characteristic of a tragedy" (Sharina). Indeed, th...
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Act 1 Sc 3 Goddess Of Love
1,040 wordsA tragedy without meaning Othello is not, as the very genre of tragedy seeks to imitate action and life, both of which have an inherit meaning. In some ways, Shakespeare's work can be considered didactic as in the case in classical tragedy, the heros falls arises as fault of a hamartia on his part, a fault which plagues humanity. In fact, throughout the work, Othello is revealed to have many more faults and weaknesses than a man of his stature should posses, providing a reason for his downfall. ...
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Act 1 Sc 3 Communication Skills
1,021 words... In fact, at the time, although Venice was considered Europe's cultural capital, it was seen to have certain drawbacks, especially regarding promiscuity and the diminished role of fidelity in marriage (Tillyard 134). Add to this the fact that Iago is dealing with a man who has only recently been engaged in wedlock and therefore is less certain when questioned about his wifes character. Othello has seen the way in which Desdemona has deceived her father and eloped, what is to say that such a c...
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Romeo And Juliet Romeo Juliet
1,256 wordsTrue love, can be a fantasy come true or you worst nightmare in my perspective, for love is a strong word and its used to frequently, but in the three movies I have observed you find yourself truly believing in love and in my opinion, True love is out there, and if your lucky you will meet the right person, the man or woman of your dreams. The three movies I picked are Shakespearean plays, Romeo and Juliet, the modern movie made in 1996, Othello which is also a known classic, tragic love story, ...
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Othello As A Tragic Hero
1,050 wordsTo what extent does Othello represent the idea of the tragic hero? The Poetics of Aristotle are extremely significant when distinguishing the characteristics of tragedy, and particularly important when analysing the character of Othello as a tragic hero. Aristotle writes that there are certain qualities which define a tragic hero: peripeteia, the undergoing of a downfall; hamartia, evidence of a fatal flaw; anagnorisis, recognition of these flaws; and catharsis, the purging of emotions from the ...
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Jealousy Causes Corruption Affair With Cassio Othello
547 wordsduring the invasion of the island of Cyprus by the Turks. The protagonist of the story, Othello, is a newlywed, Moorish general with a very gullible nature. The antagonist of the story is Iago, an officer under Othello who wishes to be promoted to lieutenant, but the position was given to the young and attractive Cassio. Other major characters in the play are Desdemona, Othello's wife who is accused of having an affair with Cassio. In addition, there are Rodrigo, a Venetian who is deeply in love...
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Tragic Flaw Tragic Hero
699 wordsTragic Hero Tragedies frequently focus on a tragic hero that has a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. That flaw is commonly referred to as a tragic flaw that is inborn to the person and can reflect his background. In Aristotle's Poetics, he discusses the theory of tragedy and what criterion is essential in an ideal tragedy. According to Aristotle, the tragic flaw is the most important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw. A tragic flaw is e...
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Cassio Life
822 wordsOTHELLO INTERPITIVE JOURNAL 2 In act two Othello and others arrive in Cyprus. Iago is still plotting against Othello while he tries to ruin Othello? s life. He is using other charters to get to Othello. Othello is a very courageous, kind and admirable General. However his kindness is gradually leading him into destruction and confusion. Othello is a man who can take control in any situation. Even if the odds are against him, Othello is a respectful man in any situation. Othello has just reunited...
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Iago Othello Cassios
247 wordsHonest Iago In William Shakespeare's Othello, despicable Iago, the ultimate villain, uses his intelligence and resourcefulness to exact his vengeance. By creating chaos and causing people to doubt each other Iago rises to power. In the deaths he causes as he achieves his revenge, he provides a shocking representation of absolute evil and a metaphor a out human nature. Iago's extreme villainy, originally fueled by his jealousy of Cassios position, bloomed into a much greater passion. His first de...
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Comparison And Contrast Named Desire
660 wordsComparison And Contrast: Stanley From A Street Comparison And Contrast: Stanley From A Street Car Named Desire Comparison and Contrast: Stanley from A Street Car Named Desire Lago and Stanley are villains in Othello and A Street Car Named Desire. They both plan a tragic scheme to draw the main Characters, Othello and Blanche to their downfall in their plays and they start it by their their hatred. Iago is absolutely inhuman being while Stanley showed his little conscience. They are both the mast...
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Othello Fate
486 wordsIn life, one can be significantly affected by his or her encounters with others. Often times, certain individuals gain great control over another? s fate. His or her control can lead to a positive or negative change to the person? s behavior. If negative, the drastic change may lead to a tragic downfall. In William Shakespeare? s Othello, Othello? s fortune was severely affected by his encounter with Iago. In the tragedy, Othello is initially viewed as a rational character. He is called the? val...
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Love And Lust Desdemona
493 wordsLots of times people get love and lust confused. In Shakespeare? s Othello, the characters in this book are very confused about the difference and it results in perplexity, confusion, commotion and death. This is shown in Shakespeare? s use of symbolism, characterization and irony. The person who best illustrates this theme is Roderigo. He tells Iago, ? That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse, ? to get Desdemona for himself. (I, I, 2) He pays Iago to get Desdemona, not knowing that he really is n...
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Jealous Man And That Iago Man And That Iago Othello
423 wordsOthello A Research Essay The Orthodox interpretation of Shakespeare's Othello is built on two assumptions; that Othello is not a jealous man and that Iago has no motives. Although there are many examples of these opinions within the play, I believe there is much more evidence which contradict these two statements, which allow me to conclude that Othello is in fact a jealous man and that Iago does have motives. As the play progresses the audience witness the development and increasing complexity ...
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People Have Not Read Written By Shakespeare Othello
500 wordsOthello by William Shakespeare remains an amazing, well-read and often-performed drama, approximately 400 years after it was first put to paper because every person that reads it can relate to a part or many parts of the play. Both the major and minor themes in Othello are emotions that are inherent to human nature. Humans of 3000 years ago felt the same things tearing at themselves as we all do in the year 2000. The fact that Shakespeare s plays are focused on emotions, Othello especially, is w...
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Love For Desdemona 2 Lines
667 wordsOthello s Tragic Flaws In Shakespeare s tragedy, Othello, jealousy sparks the tragic downfall for the hero, Othello. In this play, Othello, a moor who serves as a general in the army of Venice, experiences a great downfall caused by love, prejudice, and jealousy. All tragedies have a hero with a tragic flaw. In this tragedy, the hero loves too well, lets prejudice issues take their toll on him, and allows jealousy to rage in his heart. These characteristics are not necessarily bad, but when show...
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King Lear Fatal Flaw
1,910 wordsSuffering And Its Effect On Shakespearescharacters Essay, Suffering And Its Effect On Shakespearescharacters How does suffering affect ones actions? Do different types of suffering affect one in different ways? This paper seeks to determine how William Shakespeare's characters respond to various types of suffering. Suffering can be defined in two ways; physical suffering, in which the character is inflicted with physical pain and trauma, and emotional suffering, where the character suffers an em...
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