Shakespeare's tragedy Othello demonstrates this, reflecting Elizabethan values which are still relevant in today's society. ... Shakespeare's Othello centres on the complex idea of jealousy as a means of exploring the emotion which is prevalent in all societies. ... Through my understanding of Othello, we can see that Shakespeare utilises the societal relevance of honour and reputation as a key concern in the play. Shakespeare's Othello allows insight into the Elizabethan values that are still pertinent to today's audiences. ... Ultimately, through my critical study o...

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Introduction to Othello Out of the four of Shakespeare's great tragedies, Othello remains the most powerful and forceful not only on the stage but also for study as a critical text. ... Throughout most of Shakespeare's plays, analysis using many different views could be applied. It is the various analytical applicability of Shakespeare's work that makes Shakespeare's writing extraordinary. ... Shakespeare still presents the story in the view of Othello which reflects the author's context of classes and limitations of the lower classes. ... During the time of Shakesp...

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William Shakespeare has come to be known as arguably the finest sculptor of language through his plays and poems. ... Shakespeare's tragedies are notorious for starting with one or more noble figures that go against the dominant social meaning systems only to have them eventually fall into submission to these ideals and beliefs. ... Interestingly, Othello does not make an appearance until Act I scene ii, where Shakespeare uses his first appearance to contradict the audience's expectations that were developed in scene one. ... When Othello is "straight employed- (I,iii) to Venice,...

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Shakespeare's Othello presents several resistant readings, including feminist and post-colonial readings. ... Othello as a dominant interpretation looks at the adverse actions of the Moor, Othello, caused by manipulation from Iago, who is able to act upon Othello's jealous and gullible flaws. ... However, once she marries Othello, she becomes devoted to him. ... She represents what Othello and Iago come to view all women to be. ... A feminist and post-colonial interpretation can be made from Shakespeare's Othello, and is evident in Gunston's versions of the play. ...

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Set in 16th century Venice, Shakespeare's "Othello" presents notions of difference that deem it as amorphous, espoused with a resonance that appropriates it to the twenty first century mindset. ... Othello's North African background distinguishes him from the Caucasian Venetian society, and stark difference can be gleaned off personal differences such as the reverence of Othello with the duplicity of Iago. ... Othello's different racial background displaces him within the societal sphere of his career. ... Contrarily, Othello's ethnicity subjects him to the vi...

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