In Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's Othello, Iago voices his strong misogynistic opinion towards women-that every woman is the same, shrewd monster whether pretty, ugly, smart, or dumb; and that only when women are obedient and submissive, they are worth praise. Iago's misogynistic view on the opposite gender is commonly used to turn women into monstrous beings and is portrayed in the theses of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen's, Monster Culture (Seven Theses). ... Cohen writes, ""Monsters are never created ex nihilo but through a process of fragmentation and recombination in whic...

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Iago is aware of Othello's jealous nature, portrayed in the personification of the metaphor, "O beware my lord of jealousy; it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on". ... As a result, Othello becomes "the green eyed monster" as jealousy consumes him, causing the uprise of monstrous thoughts and a destructive and evil nature which ultimately leads to his downfall. ... Othello begins a noble hero of war with great courage and pride in Act 1 and by Act 3 his character begins to deteriorate as he becomes "the green eyed monster". ...

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As Othello falls into Iago's "web of deceit," Shakespeare portrays Othello's change from a humble, soft-spoken, loving, and rational general to an animalistic, malicious monster who uses Iago's bestial vocabulary. ... The symbolic "green-eyed monster" is of Othello's own mind. ...

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When Roderigo informs Brabantio that Othello may have stolen his daughter they both make racist comments towards him because by doing this they make Othello seem more like a monster and a beast since that reader hasn't actually been introduced to Othello. ...

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This monstrous birth is again refer to by Othello at the beginning of act 3 scene 3 as Othello becomes suspicious of Iago's rumors, questioning whether there is "some monster in thy (Iago's) thought too hideous to be shown." ... Othello's jealousy is a growing poison throughout the play, planted by Iago it turns him from an honorable general, forgiving and benevolent in his approach to people, into a monster able to order the death of an innocent man and perform the murder of his own wife on the grounds of his lieutenant's rumor. ...

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Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. ...

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Othello (the play) presents the audience with a disturbing picture of jealousy, yet an inspiring picture of constancy in love. In Othello, jealousy is presented to the audience by Shakespeare as a disturbing predator, which takes control and attempts to destroy constancy in love. The jealousy po...

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Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. ...

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A text's value resides in its ability to relate and resonate with modern audiences. Shakespeare's tragedy Othello demonstrates this, reflecting Elizabethan values which are still relevant in today's society. Through the portrayal of a systematically racist society, Shakespeare utilises the universal...

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Oppression had been around since the beginning of humanity which can make it difficult to steer away from because it is a state of prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control and mental pressure or distress in which the differences between two or more groups are viewed as indications that one ...

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