This becomes an intimate moment between the two, as Emilia is unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). ... Like Emilia, she appears worldly and loves her partner without any reservations, but fully aware of her place in a male-dominated society. ... "I am no strumpet, but of life as honest as you thus abuse me (line 142)." ... Cassio never talks with her about his demotion from Lieutenant, something you would confide in with your partner. ... Again, Shakespeare allows us to view women as they did during the Elizabethan period. ...

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Change Essay For every person who welcomes change, there is someone who wants life and experience to remain unchanged' Did you find this true of the texts you studied? ... This can be found true through an analysis of the texts The poem "In the Park- by Gwen Harwood, The poem "Father and child- by Gwen Harwood, The short story "Sky High- by Hannah Robert, Shakespeare's Othello' and the film "Cruel Intentions- by "Kevin Williamson- The poem In the park' composed by Gwen Harwood presents a significant example ...

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William Shakespeare, undoubtedly the most famous literary figure of all time, wrote many plays in his lifetime including four major tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello. This publication focuses on Othello only, and contains a selection of various critical interpretations and essays by eminent Shakespeare scholars. Each essay closely examines and analyses original perspectives on Shakespeare's Othello through a variety of frameworks - historical, Marxist, reader-response, feminist, psychoanalytical and postcolonial. ... Thus in this introduction, I will be discussing Shakes...

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The credit goes to none other than Shakespeare and his classic work Othello. ... Just like his enemies are despicable, his allies are reliable, loyal and generally agreeable individuals. ... (Shakespeare Resource Center n.pag.) ... It again lends itself to such heroic values as respect, courage, determination and the like (Time and the Tragic Hero n. pag.). ... This is quite possible evident no better than in Othello's dying words: Then must you speak / Of one that loved not wisely but too well, / Of one not easily jealous but, being wrought, / Perplexed in the extreme; of...

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For instance, he can use rhetoric like affected doubt and naivety. ... You need to direct the examiner to your argument as quickly as possible. 2. ... On a comparatively minor note, always avoid phrases like "It could be argued". What do you think? ... To truly understand Othello, or any play for that matter, you have to think about what happened before the play that brought about the situations you read. ...

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He greets Desdemona, a virgin with high social status, by saying "You men of Cyprus, let her have your knees. ... " (II.i.84), on the verge of worshipping her like the Virgin Mary. ... Women like Hero were easily slandered as, in Elizabethan times, female sexuality was something feared by men. ... She is an honourable wife and accepts Othello's choice to kill her, saying, "[My sins] are loves I bear to you" (V.ii.40) - her only sins were out of love for her husband. ... Although she is a chaste and virtuous woman, who calls herself a "maiden", Beatrice disagr...

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Line 61 - "Good signor, you shall more command with years than with your weapons." " It is evident that Brabantio has status and power, as Othello tells Brabantio, who comes at Othello with a sword to fight him with, "you shall command with years than with your [sword] ", showing that Brabantio's age and status has more respect than if he were to fight Othello. ... "To you I am bound for life and education...I am hitherto your daughter. ... The duke is saying ˜just let it go, the past is the past, If you keep dwelling on it then it will only bring more bad. ... Line 219-226 - Wri...

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SCENE SUMMARIES AND NOTES Act I, Scene 1 The play opens late at night on a street in Venice. Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian gentleman, is discussing the marriage of Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio. Earlier in the evening, she had eloped with Othello, a Moor who is a respected Genera...

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• Grade Level: High School