A predominant image presented in William Shakespeare's plays is the image of a garden, infested with weeds. ... Shakespeare incorporates political rhetoric such as "sire- and "oppression- to emphasize the allusion of Richard's court. ... You thus employed, I will go root away The noisome weeds which without profit suck The soil's fertility from wholesome flowers. ... Again, Shakespeare includes political rhetoric, evoking the damaged state of England. ... Like the garden imagery in Richard II, the image of an "unweeded garden- in Hamlet is the protagonist's descriptio...

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"(Shakespeare 794). ... "(Shakespeare 785.) ... You do love my lord; you have known Othello long, and be well assured he shall in strangeness, stand no farther off than in politic distance" "(Shakespeare 821.). ... (Shakespeare 822). ... "(Shakespeare 838).Othello asks Desdemona to "Lend him thy handkerchief, that one which I gave you " "I have it not about me" "Not! ...

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Desdemona Shakespeare's sweetest star A Outline of the role of Desdemona in the text : Desdemona is the sickly sweet innocent in Shakespeare's play Othello. ... Brabantio tried to find a suitor for his daughter like any father of the time but she rejected them all. ... How to respect you. You are the lord of duty. ... It does not really let us see any other side of Desdemona's personality we have seen it all before. 2 ) " Alas the heavy day : Why do you weep Am l the motive of these tears, my lord If haply you my father do suspect a...

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Shakespeare creates the character of Iago as the villain of the play. ... This leads you to believe that he is a member of a reasonably upper-class family, which is further emphasised by his use of complex sentences and high register and figurative language. ... The manipulation of Roderigo demonstrates how Iago can convert a wealthy, powerful man like Roderigo into a man who is willing to aid Iago in his conspiracy to overthrow Othello. ... Shakespeare makes it clear how Iago feels about Cassio's placement as Othello's lieutenant. ... He describes him with several beast-like images...

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William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. ... For the first time, it appears that Othello is at a loss with what to do with his power: "Do you go back dismayed? ... It is a noble speech, and a dubiously noble ending, but still, like Othello, flawed. ... He holds back the company of men who seek to take him to prison or worse with a hand and "Soft, you." ... Shakespeare sets up Othello as his perfect leader: no one ever questions his ability to conduct an army (because he does not engage in combat during the play, this opinion must be drawn from the la...

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As stated in Kelley Griffith's, Writing Essays about Literature, characterization develops the traits of the characters just like Iago and Othello. ... But we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, and our unbitted lusts, whereof I will take this that you call love to be the a sect or scion (1.3.324-329). ... In Act five Scene One, Shakespeare uses dramatic action and tension where Roderigo attempts to kill Cassio. ... The love and trust for a 'Janus' character brings upon the ideas and messages Shakespeare presents. ... If you did not have the rivalry betw...

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Therefore, it is a certainty that a marginal amount of people will see Othello as "unjust and cruel," even if he is fair and liked by many. ... Speak, is't out o'th" way...Say you? ... Desdemona: Come, Come, you"ll never meet a more sufficient man Othello: The handkerchief Desdemona: I pray talk me of Cassio Othello: The handkerchief...The handkerchief. Desdemona: I"faith you are to blame. ... Machaivelli's prince and Shakespeare's Othello are very similar in their character traits. ...

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This is illustrated in the following quote, IAGO - " I"ll tell you what you shall do. ... Importune her to help to put you in your place again. ... For a woman like Desdemona, who is surrounded by lords and governors and most importantly, being the wife of a general, a good name as a loyal woman is everything. ... (Shakespeare 4.1.278-9). ... (Shakespeare 4.1.226-9). ...

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William Shakespeare has come to be known as arguably the finest sculptor of language through his plays and poems. ... 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. ... In Act I, scene iii when Othello "calls for the lady-, Desdemona in her first appearance on stage challenges her father, explaining to him that: I am hitherto you daughter. But here's my husband/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ to you, preferring you before her fa...

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" (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 75-76). ... " (Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 0-17). ... "Make it a darling, like your precious eye. ... " (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 76). ... Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip? ...

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In an article concerning the modern performance of Shakespeare, W.B. ... Looking straight into her eyes, he once again explains the story about his scars and asks, "You wanna know how I got 'em?"" ... After speaking with Harvey Dent, he addresses his lack of a motive: "Do I really look like a guy with a plan? ... What you know, you know. ... Because they do not have well-defined motives like other characters, they are free to understand and manipulate those who do. ...

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Othello undoubtedly is passionately in love with Desdemona for at the mere sight of her, Othello, himself, comments: It gives me wonder great as my content To see you here before me. ... When Othello finds out 5 Cassio, the accused adulterer, has a look-a-like in his possession; Othello thinks Iago's case is proved. ... "William Shakespeare's Othello,"" Blooms Notes. ... Shakespeare's Tragedies, New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1978. Shakespeare, William. ...

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The main character Shakespeare presents in Othello to display the theme of jealousy is Othello himself and the impact jealousy has on him. ... However Othello still holds a small doubt as to Iago's accusations and demands Iago show proof and like clockwork his opportunity appears, tricking Othello into believing talk of Bianca with Cassio is of Desdemona. ... However Othello still clings onto his love for Desdemona, talking of killing a "fine fair...sweet woman," but Iago crushes these thoughts, "you must forget that." ... As Cassio kisses Emilia Iago jealousy comments "would she give you...

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Although Shakespeare's plays were written several hundred years ago, they are still able to captivate a contemporary audience. ... Through these themes and dramatic techniques, Shakespeare's plays are made popular even to audiences of today. ... When asked by Emilia what he was going to do with the handkerchief, he replied, "Why, what is that to you?" ... "Our general's wife is now the general Confess yourself freely to her: importune her help to put you in your place again." ... (Act 3 Scene 3, lines 195-202) The audience in Elizabethan times would know that most Venetian wom...

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From your consideration of act one, how far would you agree with this description of Othello and Desdemona? Shakespeare's protagonist Othello is an isolated black male playing an active role in Venetian society. ... Her first speech is full of confidence and she shows a great amount of control which the audience where prepared for as Brabantio described her as "a maiden never bold" unlike other women and not like a "moth of peace". From this the audience would have arrived at a conclusion Desdemona was independent and a strong character not fragile like a moth. In the speech she confes...

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William Shakespeare was a master at providing an audience with a keen insight into the human psyche through the actions and words of his heroes, and even more so, his villains. ... However, unlike many "evil villains" in literature, these two characters are far more complex than may be seen at first, and Shakespeare manages to give us a unique three-dimensional view into their wicked minds. ... He demonstrates these ideas in his brief chat with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range. Therefore prepare you. I your commission will...

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Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Shakespeare's Othello are very similar in many ways, in that they both use akin aspects of characters to reveal how they are alike. ... And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell! ... In Shakespeare's Othello, it was said that the handkerchief, a key symbol in this play, represented love, but if it was lost, loathe. ... Salinger and Shakespeare both utilized nave characters to prove that illusions only cause anguish and distress. ... Like Franklin Delano Rooselvelt once said, "Th...

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In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. ... All the constant declarations of love spoken so openly and as though thoughtlessly throughout the play would be enough to fool anyone, "I think you think I love you...I protest, in the sincerity of love and honest kindness." ... To my mind, this is due to Iago's animal like attitude to love and life. ... Othello : It gives me wonder great as my content to see you here before me. ... "How now, what do you here alone?" ...

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Moment of Weakness Throughout William Shakespeare's infamous play Othello, it is evident to the reader that it is a tale of passion, ego, deceit, and betrayal. ... Although this scene is typically overlooked by readers, Shakespeare carefully positions this scene to emphasize the deeper relationship between Iago and Cassio. ... Iago squeezes his legs like that of a snake over O's ribcage while screaming the lines in his face. ... When you love someone, you experience the awful sinking of heart and the uncontrollable premonition of disaster. ... Why then In God's name did y...

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The following will reveal oppression as depicted in Hemingway's Hills like White Elephants, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello and Chopin's The Story of an Hour and the ramification of manipulation, envy, and freedom. ... I said the mountains looked like white elephants. ... But if I do it, then it will be nice again if I say things are like white elephants, and you'll like it?... In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello: "Othello is jealous, Iago is envious, Jealousy is typically over that one possesses and fears to lose, while envy may be over something one ha...

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An example of illogical reasoning and thinking is present in William Shakespeare's play, Othello, where Iago, who is Othello's most trusted advisor, plans and acts out his revenge on Othello, who is the good and noble general, because he is jealous over a promotion he did not get. ... In Othello's case, he makes an unwarranted assumption when he presses and trusts Iago for answers about what he thinks about Cassio, his lieutenant, and Desdemona, his wife, meeting and talking together: I heard thee say but now, thou lik'dst not that, When Cassio left my wife; what didst not...

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Shakespeare's Othello holds a most exotic, complex and interesting villain of his tragedies. ... By far, in terms of stage time, soliloquies and the like, Iago supersedes any other character. ... But we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings or unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion."... Shakespeare does not allow any attention to shift from Iago. ... He makes Roderigo to appear like a 'fool'. ...

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Shakespeare's play Othello involves 3 main themes. ... This tells the audience no matter what jealousy will eventually get to you. ... I like not that". ... You are able to see how badly women were mistreated back in the 17th century. ...

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./ To you I am bound for life and education;/ My life and education both do learn me/How to respect you. You are the lord of duty,/ I am hitherto your daughter/ But here's my husband,/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ To you, preferring you before her father,/ So much I challenge that I may profess/ Due to the Moor my lord. ... There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the other characters). ...

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Shakespeare's "Othello" tells the story of a man who is driven by jealousy and the influence of others to kill his wife and eventually himself. ... It becomes clear that he knows what he is about to do is wrong: "Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars" (5.2.2). ... By referring to Desdemona as having skin that is whiter than "snow" and smooth like "alabaster," which in the footnotes is defined as "stone used in tombs," Othello is showing some initial reluctance to hurt someone he has seen as being so pure and almost angelic, like a fresh snowfa...

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