Shakespeare as well as other renowned writers during the Elizabethan time profusely explore the theme of controlling natures of men towards women in their works to highlight the strict patriarchal values of Jacobean society. Desdemonaâs subservience acts as a signifier of the control men had over women. The concept of men controlling women can be seen and encouraged through womenâs...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, presents a profound exploration of human nature through its intricate characters, most notably the titular character, Othello. As a Moorish general in the Venetian army, Othello is a man of great stature and commanding presence, yet he is not immune to the vulnerabilities that plague humanity. This essay delves into the multifaceted nature of Othello,...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's "Othello" is a timeless tragedy that intricately explores the complex interplay of race, jealousy, and betrayal. Central to this narrative is Othello himself, a character who has captivated audiences for centuries as a quintessential tragic hero. Defined by Aristotle as a noble character with a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall, the tragic hero is a...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, presents a rich tapestry of themes that explore the depths of human emotion and the destructive power of jealousy, manipulation, and racial tension. Set against the backdrop of a militaristic and hierarchical Venetian society, the play intricately weaves together personal and societal conflicts. These conflicts are not only central to the narrative but also provide...
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In this excerpt, Othello is watching Desdemona sleep and repeatedly telling himself that he has to go through with killing her. Othello uses the pronouns âiâ and âmeâ to show that he is taking credit for all he is going to do. He will not state what his reason is but promises to not ruin her beautiful skin by cutting...
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Good Morrow fellow Venetians and blessed be the day. It is with my deepest sadness that stand before you all as we unite in mourning and admiration as we lay our noble, Othello to earth. Today we shall honor the memory of a truly great man. Othello can be described as many things, courageous, passionate & loyal but to know...
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We know that during the context of the original script, people were extremely superstitious, and this affected their view on everything from treating illnesses to religion. Religion was central to Elizabethan society â Queen Elizabeth made attendance at the Church compulsory. Unless you had a valid excuse such as illness, you were fined if you did not attend. Almost everyone...
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Shakespeareâs Othello presents to its audience the tragic story of a doomed interracial marriage in which Othello, the titular âMoor of Veniceâ becomes entangled in the schemings of his malevolent ensign Iago, who convinces him of his wife Desdemonaâs infidelity. By the end, Othello has murdered Desdemona and taken his own life out of grief and guilt. That Othello succumbs...
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Throughout the plot of the play, the character Othello reveals himself as an amoral character. His character is interesting from many perspectives since the protagonist develops from being a heroic and moral individual into a cruel and amoral person, who even kills, as the result of Iago´s insidious machinations. Othello can be described as a foil since he shows the...
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William Shakespeareâs Othello explores the term 'other' to achieve his purpose of trying to question the validity of stereotypes. Shakespeare uses the protagonist, Othello to question the racial prejudices during the Renaissance and to question the validity of stereotypes. During the Elizabethan Era in England, a dark-skinned person in a position of power wasn't part of the norm during the...
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Othello and Troy are the two main characters in their situational plays. Othello is from âOthello, the Moor of Venice,â by William Shakespeare and Troy from âFences,â by August Wilson. Both men come from two completely time periods but manage to have a lot in common. Othello is a young, dark man from Venice who has recently in the play...
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An individualâs self-perception varies based on what they believe is an illusion and what they believe is reality. In todayâs society, this same idea is present when people interact with one another, as they may retain a different perception of what others think of them compared to what the blunt truth is. As a matter of fact, humans possess the...
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In society, there are many people who made bad choices because of their own influences or because of another personâs influences. Some people do not know if they made the right choice without finding out what is going to happen after. For example, a driver does not know if it is right to run a red light before they get...
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The power of word means the power of manipulating someone just with words, the power which affects people on their mind and not they corpse, we can say is something that hit your brain and causes confusions on your brain and not to your body. On the other side is the power of sword which is a physical power, it...
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When thinking of what makes someone a master puppeteer, a reader might consider a master puppeteer to be is an expert who perfectly handles his marionettes through his presentation, thus causing happiness, sadness, destruction or the creation of something with just a flick of his wrist. Reading Shakespeareâs The Tragedy of Othello, it is very noticeable how manipulative Iago is....
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W.H. Auden once aforementioned, ââThere is more than meets the eye.ââ suggesting that there could be a hidden or deeper meaning behind a personâs initial look. Lies, deceits and dishonesty is one of the foremost themes in Shakespeareâs play â âOthelloâ. â The character of Iago isn't any different from those deceptive individuals. Behind his facade of a trustworthy ensign...
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The epic poem Beowulf features two characters Grendel and Beowulf who are distinctive. Through the course of the story, Beowulf is a heroic warrior that saved the Danes, who were attacked by Grendel, a horrendous monster living as an outcast. As a matter of fact, Shakespeare identified this characterization technique in the year of 1600s in one of his most...
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In William Shakespeare's play Othello, Shakespear uses diction in Iago's monolog to further the plot and for the reader to higher apprehend who Iago's character is and what his plan is. In addition to this, Shakespear moreover makes use of diction to create pathos to create a hateful and untrusting feeling towards Iago by portraying him as manipulative, scheming, and...
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Most other Shakespearean characters do terrible things to accomplish a specific objective. As a rule, the guilty party is aspiration, as in Macbeth, or retribution, as in Hamlet. The thing about Iago is that one never truly knows for certain why it is that Iago needs to pulverize Othello. All through the play, Iago gives different and inconsistent thought of...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, âEnvy is the tax which all distinction must payâ. Iago was a mere individual who had been revoked high position in favor of Cassio. The reason why this makes the whole play compelling is that this rejection led to a well-planned tragedy all the ways towards its ending. Although Iago is clever, his intelligence synergizes...
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Jealousy, commonly described as âthe green-eyed monsterâ is a consistent theme throughout Shakespeareâs literature. It is, more often than not, the fuel that drives the plot, the tragic heroâs flaw and the main motivation for the storyâs antagonist. It is the universal theme of jealousy that set the mood for most of Shakspeareâs plays, including Othello. The obvious antagonist of...
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At the start of the play the audience is introduced to Othello, and he presents himself as a man of honour and dignity he is called âvaliant Othelloâ symbolizing that he is a brave and courageous, but Iago speaks of Othello in a hasty manner, he calls him an âold black ramâ he describes him as âtupping your white eweâ...
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In William Shakespeareâs classic tragic play âOthelloâ, published in 1622, the dangers of illusion and deception develops in the play as Iago manipulates his appearances and works to fool Othello who has trouble differentiating between what appears to be true and what really is true. Iago adopts his preferable style of speech to conceive images in charactersâ minds which are...
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Othello by William Shakespeare is set during the Elizabethan Period when women and people from other races were segregated and âOtheredâ due to their sex, race or skin colour. This was a time period when it was extremely rare to see a black man with power. Shakespeare placed Othello, a South African origin, into the high role of Duke of...
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In spite of all that modern critics have said on âTragedyâ, the definition of tragedy in the âPoeticsâ still remains the best. Aristotle said that âTragedy is a form of drama exciting the emotions of pity and fearâ. Although âOthelloâ covers the definition of tragedy, given by Aristotle in his book âPoeticsâ, but it is entirely different from all other...
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In Shakespeareâs Othello, it follows a Moorish generalâs internal struggle with deciphering between right and wrong. Heâs in love with a beautiful Venitain woman, Desdemona, daughter of the Senator. But all odds are stacked against him as his followers try to drive them apart. Eventually, Othello succumbs to all the rage and kills his wife because of an assumed affair...
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Shakespeare has used deception throughout the vast majority of his work. In the well-known comedy Twelfth Night, Viola deceives everyone including her own family into thinking that she is a man named Cesario by changing how she dresses, acts and talks, all to benefit herself. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Juliet secretly marries Romeo whom she truly loves and...
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Male to female relationships is a common topic in literature. The women were known as supporting the men in their positions of higher authority and taking care of their family. Othello by Shakespeare is a great example of relationships. In the play, it shows the acts of love and hate for one another in the examples of Othello and Desdemona,...
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Jealousy and pride tend to take root within an individual and unravel relationships between people. The play, Othello, tells a tale of Othello, who begins to lose trust in his beloved wife Desdemona, due to his uncertainty of deserving her love and lies that his trusted friend, Iago, had told him. In Othello, Shakespeare particularly takes a more pessimistic view...
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The main character in the poem, Othello, starts out as this noble, naive, and trusting person, to a foolish, jealous, murderer. Throughout the poem, the villain Iago is setting up his attempt to ruin Othello's life. Iago eventually sets into action his deviously complex and twisted plot to ruin Othello. As Iago's plans start unfolding, Othello's character slowly changes. Iago's...
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