The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one of these characters, which in turn spontaneously triggers a series of events is when he convinces Roderigo to pursue Desdemona even though she is married to Othello, leading him to start a fight with Cassio. ... Iago even manages to get Cassio drunk at one point, contrary to Cassio's attempts to thwart it, through the use of persuasion and manipulation, resulting in Cassio's demotion from lieutenant. Following this, under the guise of friendship, Iago advises Cassio to ask Desdemona to help him sway Othello towards getting his ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Thus, the text reveals the paradox: sexual chastity was not a measure of how truly virtuous a woman is, but rather was an important negotiation tool in securing a husband, getting paid off in a sense by said husband's wealth, and cementing a woman's societal status as a "proper" woman. ... To add to her troubles, her husband and lawful master, growing increasingly weary of his wife and easily influenced by the insidious rumors running rampant, "forgot he had married her; and hearing so many people talk of her as a mistress he kept, he imagined it was so"(153) an...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

The relationship is regarded as within the Creole social convention of an adoring young man expressing his love for a married woman, who remains faithful and chaste. ... Mandelet, persists in select actions of conscious disobedience: not attending church, not sleeping with her husband and "let (ting) the housekeeping go to the dickens . . . tramping about by herself, moping in the street-cars, getting in after dark."" ... Edna constantly pursues Robert, trying to get him to confess him feelings towards her. ... Robert's refusal to actively reveal his adoration for Edna is because she is ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

The novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, takes place in two different settings: the World State and an Indian Reservation. Huxley contrasts these two settings to warn of the dangers of using technology to control society. By employing these societal extremes and what they stand for, Huxley is a...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

There's a correlation between the number of people marrying and cohabiting, as the number of people marrying decreases, the number of people cohabiting increases, however Robert Chester (1985) suggests that the majority of couples who cohabit see it as a trial before marriage, Ernestina Coast (2006) supports this as she discovered 75% of the cohabiting couples said they planned on getting marred in the future if their relationship is healthy. ... Another reason why many couples decide not to marry is because of the expenses of having a wedding, it's just far too expensive therefore i...

• Word Count: 1155
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate