Firstly, Shakespeare's first symbol used to represent jealousy is love. ... Shakespeare proves that such a high-rank character could be blind by his jealousy. ... There; give it to your- horse: whoever you had it, I'll take out no work on't" (IV.I.148-156). ... "Come swear it, damn thyself Lest, being like one of heaven, the devils themselves Should fear to seize thee: therefore be double damn'd: Swear thou art honest" (IV.II.35-37). ... To begin with, Iago is the most egocentric character in the play, he has no standard beyond himself. ...

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Without Desdemona, Othello feels incomplete as he has no one to talk to about his daily adventures and Desdemona has no one as manly in her life. ... " (Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 0-17). ... Whenever she feels is necessary, she backs herself up and stands up to Othello, "Why I should fear I know not, since guiltiness I know not.... " (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 76). ... He has no way of knowing that she will always love him and he is afraid to lose the love he thinks he will have forever. ...

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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. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, it was said that the handkerchief, a key symbol in this play, represented love, but if it was lost, loathe. ... As Holden was drunk and had no place to go, he decided to go to Central Park in search of the ducks: Then, finally, I found it. ... Salinger and Shakespeare both utilized nave characters to prove that illusions only cause anguish and distress. ... Like Franklin Delano Rooselv...

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The value of woman in the Elizabethan and 21st society is elucidated through comparing Shakespeare's and Nelson's representation of Desi and Desdemona. ... The little of her remaining sense of identity continues to quaver as Shakespeare makes no reference to her name in Othello's and Brabantio's speeches, depicting her as a possession which is fought over by men. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, the protagonists' supreme motivation to kill Desdemona is to maintain justice and order. Under fear that Desdemona will "betray more men" if she doesn't die, O...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... Being deceptive with good intention is not easily grasped by others because the way manipulation and deception is perceived; no one associates deception with good, but when manipulation is used viciously for the gain of your satisfaction and for the despair of another there is an inevitable brutal voyage in which there is no redemption. ... Jig never says &q...

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"Jealousy is a state of fear, suspicion, revenge or envy caused by a real or imagined threat or challenge to one's possessive instincts. ... The jealousy created frequently throughout the play causes characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other. ... He felt he had no other option "else she"ll betray more men." ... After obtaining the role he wanted of officer, he is no longer in control of the situation he has created, jealousy has flooded the mind of Othello and it knows no limits. ... No way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss" (...

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Iago is the ultimate bad-guy and a good contrast with Desdemona for it is obvious that Iago thinks of no one else's emotions but his own. ... Othello knows no other than his life as a soldier, all that takes place out of the military, must some way be related to that lifestyle or he is lost. ... 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). ... Iago is able to fake an affair with Desdemona and...

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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. ... In this instance, Othello is saying that once Desdemona has been killed, there will be no way to bring her back because her life can't "relume," or be reignited. ... " Othello continues his ideas about how he believes Desdemona is no longer pure and virginal: "When I have plucked thy rose I cannot give it vital growth again. ... Othello fears that he will regret killing Desdemona because he still has romantic feelings...

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• Grade Level: High School