It is important to note, however, that Othello is one of the first characters in a major play to be of color. ... It does not take long for the play to quickly shift gears from discussing how great and heroic Othello the warrior is into Othello being fully involved in Iago's plot for revenge. ... Desdemona is blindsided by the quick change in Othello's character, so her life becomes collateral damage in Iago's grand scheme of revenge. ... " Iago recognizes Othello's obsession with his image which it why it was so easy for him to persuade Othello that Desdemona would q...

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Hamlet at this point in his life is going through great difficulty trying to cope with his father's murder and his mother's quick marriage to his uncle. ... He finishes the soliloquy on a reasonably elation note, satisfied with his plan and that it will work. If you compare it to the opening line, the tone is very unlike, showing that within a short space of time or lines, Hamlet can quickly change his mood and feelings. ... For Hamlet this is not helped by the sudden, unexplainable death of his father which he later learns was due to the action of his uncle and now king and stepfat...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Once again, Luhrmann is able to utilize the camera to intertwine a minute amount of humor into a quickly rising conflict. ... The rapid motions of the camera display the quick turn of each characters" emotions, and what started as a jest quickly amounts to a conflict. ... Luhrmann adds a key element into his version of the story by noting how each house jests at the other. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

On the same note, Lear also seems to order his goddess, Nature, as though he is in control. ... He has faith in the gods and their justice, and is quick to give the "higher powers" the credit for what happens to men. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They both seem to have a firm grasp on who truly loves them the most, but it quickly becomes evident they are actually quite blind to the true feelings their children have for each of them. ... It is also important to note that Gloucester's eyes are bleeding at this point in the play. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fortunately, Edgar revealed Goneril's evil intents to Albany with a note outlining her deceitful plans. ... In conclusion, the story of King Lear demonstrates that by being blinded and not having clear thinking, the powerful can quickly because powerless, with destruction, chaos, and corruption likely to follow. ...

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Jealousy and Racism The Shakespearean tragedy Othello addresses jealousy and racism during the Shakespearean Era. We as a modern day American society continue to struggle with these same issues. Othello was supposedly written during the early seventeenth century. Speculations have been dra...

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Dr Samuel Johnson in an article of critical thinking notes, "Ophelia is treated with wanton cruelty"(2). ... Why has Hamlet lost his mind when he has the love of his good mother and caring uncle who so quickly replaced his father at his mother's side? ...

• Word Count: 1514
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• Grade Level: High School