My Perception Of William Shakespeare's Othello
.... Othello states, "If she be false, O, then heaven mocks itself! I'll not
believe 't." (lines 294-295) Yet only a couple hundred lines later he says,
"I'll tear her to pieces" (line 447) and says that his mind will never change
from the "tyrannous hate" (line 464) he now harbors. Does Othello make the
transition just because he is so successfully manipulated by Iago? Or is there
something particular about his character which makes him make this quick
change? I believe that "jealousy" is too simple of .....
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Romeo And Juliet: Night - Rejoice Or Rebel?
.... with night. "Come, night, come Romeo, come thou day in night."
(Shakespeare Act III Scene ii:17)
Shakespeare uses night also as a time for exchanging of vows. "Lady, by
yonder, blessed moon I vow, That tips with silver all these fruit tree tops --
-". (Shakespeare Act II Scene ii:106-107) After Romeo's vow Juliet later
promises during the welcomed night to be loyal to him throughout his life.
Under the cloak of darkness she is unafraid to pledge, "And all my fortunes at
thy foot I'll lay, A .....
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Hamlet: Hamlet The Idealist
.... for
Gertrude and Claudius tell him he needs to move on like they have done, yet
Hamlet can't understand this. His actions are reflections of his true feelings
while the rest of his peers seem to be ignoring their grief. When Hamlet finds
out that he is supposed to kill Claudius for his father he becomes distraught.
This is because Hamlet's morals won't allow him to kill even if it releases Old
Hamlet from his purgatory. He later realizes that he must start appearing
differently than usual in order to c .....
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William Shakespeare: Most Famous Of All English Writers
.... Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate itself
And trust no agent." (Shakespeare)
So let it be known, Shakespeare obviously learned a great deal about love
throughout the course of his life. He learned not only the good, but also the
bad, and in this, love plays a major role in Much Ado About Nothing (Wright 10-
13).
Another element used in Much Ado About Nothing is deceit. This deceit
involves a conflict between two brothers in which one wants to keep the .....
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Oedipus The King: Existence Of Man
.... discover is none other than
Oedipus himself. In adhesion to the definition of literature, this tragic plot
reveals to the reader three main commentaries about the nature of man: man
cannot escape his past, pride is the sin which leads man to greater evils, and
although the life of man is in itself a positive good, there will always be a
shadow of terrible tragedy that falls across it.
All throughout literature, many works have portrayed characters who
carry with them a dark and gloomy past, and try to te .....
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Hamlet: Ophelia And Gertrude
.... Hamlet had suspected
her of aiding in the killing of King Hamlet. That will be discussed later.
Her character is the one character in the play that I believe does not
develop but rather stays identical to the scene in which she is introduced(Act I,
scene II). She is shown to be a quiet, "stand by your man" type individual who
is easily influenced.
This is my belief because in the second scene of the play, Hamlet is
shown to be crushed by his mother's hasty remarriage. If marriage within the
family .....
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Othello: Shakespeare's Most Tragic Play
.... something wrong.
Othello has many tragic flaws. He is a really gullible person, for
example he was tricked by Iago; thinking that Desdemona was really having an
affair with Cassio. “ ` Did he confess it?'” (134). He trusts Iago too much
and totally relies on Iago therefore making him really vulnerable to Iago's
evilish schemes. Othello's gullibility causes him to be jealous. He let's his
jealousy take over, he looses control of himself and acts on his jealous
emotions, he let's his jealousy clutte .....
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Othello: Iago - "O, Beware, My Lord, Of Jealousy"
.... Roderigo desires the possessions of another. It is this
jealousy which moves him to do many evil things in the play. He pays Iago large
amounts of money to conjure up a scheme to acquire Desdemona. He gives in to
Iago at the beginning of the play. In effect he has become the villian's
disciple. By doing this, he himself has adopted the green-eyed monster image.
In act two, he is prompted by Iago to cause a commotion and begin a fight with
Cassio. Later in act four, scene two, Roderigo is convinced b .....
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Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge
.... And it is thought abroad that
'twixt my sheets He's done my office". The irony of this statement is that in
the next line he says that he does not know it for a fact, but because he
suspects it, he will act as if for certain! This gives me the impression from
the beginning, that Iago is insane and exceedingly paranoid, going so far as to
set up a cache of murders, just on the suspicion of adultery.
Iago was also jealous of the open and loving relationship that Othello
had. When Othello and Desdemon .....
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Othello: Summary
.... to Othello and lets
him know what is about to happen. Shortly after their talk Brabantio confronts
Othello about stealing his daughter. Then they all went and saw the Duke.
Othello defends himself and asks if Desdemona can testify on the behalf of him.
Othello tells how that the only "witchcraft" he used were his stories, and how
Brabantio used to invite him up to tell them. Finally, Brabantio disowns
Desdemona and she goes to be with Othello.
*Near the end of the first scene of the second act, Iago .....
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Othello: Act 5 Analysis
.... when he hears all these lies from Iago.
He is now less patient. He hurries through many decisions to be made. Such as
the one to kill his wife. He also jumps to conclusions too quickly. This is
shown when Iago and Bianca are talking about Cassio and Othello misinterprets
them talking about Desdemona. "Ay, let her rot and perish and be damned
tonight, for she shall not live." (4:1, 200-201. Othello is planning
Desdemona's death. He appears to be very stressed out, by the way he acts and
talks. He .....
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Othello: Iago Makes Othello Believe His Wife Is Having An Affair
.... position
as lieutenant, using Desdemona's prime weakness; her naivety. He disgraces
Cassio by intoxicating him enough so he strikes Roderigo. Othello then
discharges Cassio of his Lieutenancy when he says: "Cassio, I love thee,/ But
nevermore be officer of mine" (II.iii.242-244). It was therefore understandable
that he would fall to the mercy of Iago, completely oblivious to the inevitable
effects. Iago reveals his plan to the reader in his third soliloquy when he
states:
His soul is so unfettered to h .....
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Othello And King Lear: A Comparison
.... it is largely by luck that the little evidence we have, such as the
entry of his birth in the parish register, has survived at all.
And yet, by looking carefully at contemporary pictures, by reading
contemporary accounts, it is possible to get a good idea of how the boy whose
birth is recorded in the Stratford register of 1654 grew up into the man who
wrote such famous plays still known all over the world, as we type.
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Othello: Othello A Tragic Hero
.... of the great leaders.
Not only does he posses great character and courage, but also dignity.
He keeps his control even when he is being accused of witchcraft during the
first encounter with the senators when Desdemona's father confronts him about
see his daughter.
"Most potent, grave, and reverend signors,
My very noble and approved good masters;
That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter,
It is most true; true I have married her.
The very head and front of my offending
Hath the extent, n .....
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Movie: Othello
.... single
hint that Desdemona even acknowledges Roderigo's existance, it is so cleverly
delivered to Roderigo that he takes as a fact, even when the facts show
otherwise. Iago controls Emilia through her love that she has for him. He uses
her love of him to get her to steal Desdemona's handkerchief. Othello is
manipulated by suggestion and hints that are carefully worded and said at just
the right moment. Each one weakens his faith in Desdemona a little more. Then
Iago produces “evidence” to add weight .....
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