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- 8231: Othello - The Tragic Hero
- ... everyone except Iago. This gives Iago the perfect opportunity to complete his course of action. Finally, Othello's breakdown results in the murder of his wife Desdemona. Desdemona, representative of goodness and heaven, blames her death on herself and not Othello. She is representative of the good in nature and is referred to as "white ewe". Good can be defined as forgiving, honest, innocent and unsuspecting. The evil contained within Othello ...
- 8232: Othello - Change Of Character
- ... her to have a clean soul when she dies. After hearing this question, she realizes what he is about to do and pleads with him asking why he is doing it. Desdemona dies a tragic death. She dies because Othello was a pawn in Iago's game, and she had nothing to do with it. The conclusion of the play signifies the end of the frustration for many characters. Each of ...
- 8233: Othello - Anger In The Play
- ... vital role. Three characters that it affects in the play are Othello, Iago and Roderigo. All the characters vent their anger through violence and confrontations. Othello vents most of his anger by smothering Desdemona to death when she is on her deathbed. His anger slowly built up during the play, due to Iago falsely convincing him that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. It all starts when Othello sees Cassio ...
- 8234: Othello
- ... forever.' When Othello says this, he means how he is indebted to Iago, but the hidden, ironic meaning is that Othello is now the property of Iago, and will not escape his evil grip until death. These sorts of ironies again bring out the idea of the villains talking in riddles, which gets passed on to Othello. This whole idea I think is showing how evil is so powerful that once ...
- 8235: Othello
- ... before he can dispell the evil that Iago represents. Finally, Othello, so full of the lies told to him by Iago murders his wife. Desdemona, representative of goodness and heaven as a whole blames her death on herself and not Othello. Iago's wife, Emilia, becomes the ultimate undoing of Iago. After revealing Iago's plot to Othello, Iago kills her. This is yet another vicious act to show the true ...
- 8236: Much Ado About Nothing - Summary
- ... thinks of his first love of Hero. Leonato hears of the revelation, but when he comes before the company, he proclaims Pedro and Claudio the true villains. They are the ones who really caused the death of Hero by believing the accusations against her. When they beg for penance, Leonato charges them to announce Hero's innocence to the people. Also, Claudio must marry his niece the next day. Act V ...
- 8237: Much Ado About Nothing - Passion Vs. Reason
- ... was what Leonato told them. Being a strong-headed woman and clearly upset by all of this Beatrice ordered Benedict to go against his sworn friends and challenge Claudio to a duel to avenge the death of Hero. Benedict unhappy, but unwilling to lose his love, agrees and challenges Claudio. This shows just how truly in love with Beatrice that Benedict was, and they were just caught up in their quibbles ...
- 8238: Much Ado About Nothing
- ... occurs as Claudio is deceived into thinking he has lost Hero and must make up for what he has done. Leonato orders Claudio to inform the habitants of Messina of the truth of Hero's death, "hang her an epitaph upon her tomb", and marry Antonio's daughter (who look like Hero). This deception was devised by Leonato to ensure Claudio is true. It is through Dogberry and his crew that ...
- 8239: Macbeth - Tragic Hero
- ... King Duncan. In conclusion, the prophecies given to him by the witches, Lady Macbeth's influence and plan, and his intensified ambition, all contributed greatly to his degeneration of character which resulted to his downfall...death. Therefore Macbeth character displays strong signs of a tragic hero, making him the ideal classic example.
- 8240: Macbeth - The Importance Of The Witches
- ... in Paganism.), the number three was seen as evil. It was also a magical number because of the holy trinity The ingredients that the witches add to the cauldron are associated with the themes of death: ‘finger of birth-strangled babe.’; crime: ‘grease that’s sweaten from the murderer’s gibbet.’; evil: ‘Tartar’s lips.’; poison ‘adder’s fork’; and damnation: ‘Liver of blaspheming Jew’. These powerful images would have shocked ...
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