In life today and life back in the time that "Othello" was written by Shakespeare there has always been a sort of battle between good and evil. ... In "Othello," written by William Shakespeare, there is a clear challenge between good and evil shown by what the characters feel and do. ... In Act 1, Shakespeare presents the reader with the antagonist of the play, Iago. ... These are examples of how Othello lost to his inner evil. ... In the play "Othello" Shakespeare's characters have a good and evil side, and all too often they let the evil take over. ...

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Othello Many people believe that in Othello, by William Shakespeare, the main character, Othello, is depicted in a racist way by the author. ... Then there's the characterization of Othello from Shakespeare; by this I mean that Shakespeare speaks of Othello directly through the characters that display a lack of bias, Desdemona, the Duke, etc. ... By having these three men describe Othello in such a way, Shakespeare is telling the audience "since these guys despise Othello so much, Othello is good, and anything they say about him is biased because their evil". ... In Othello, Shakespe...

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This love must be between two liberated yet emotionally attached beings as shown in Shakespeare's Othello between Desdemona and her husband, Othello. ... Consequently, in Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona and Othello are independent characters that portray their eternal love throughout the play. ... " (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 75-76). ... " (Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 0-17). ... " (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 76). ...

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Othello starts the play on top of the world. ... It is a judgment maimed that will confess so could err against all the rules of nature," (Shakespeare 1.3.6). ... In the last few acts of Othello, the evil side of Othello's character is finally unleashed. ... Driving himself mad by only a couple pushes from Iago are Othello's ultimate downfall, "I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee: no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss," (Shakespeare 5.2.3). ... Based on evidence from the play, Shakespeare suggests that he really did intend to make Othello the innoce...

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"Othello", one of William Shakespeare most famous tragedy, was consistently evolving around the central theme jealousy. ... Firstly, Shakespeare's first symbol used to represent jealousy is love. ... Secondly, another symbol of jealousy used by Shakespeare in "Othello" is paranoia. ... Shakespeare uses paranoia to cause many characters such as Othello and Cassio to feel jealousy and experience emotional exhaustion. ... Othello does not promote him and blames Othello: "Despise me, if I do not. ...

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Othello Essay In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, Othello is not a monster, but a tragic hero. ... The Duke himself also goes on to describe Othello as valiant Othello'. ... Shakespeare presents the noble qualities in Othello at the start of the play to emphasize the fact that he is noble and a tragic hero, not a monster. Shakespeare also presents a different aspect of Othello at the start of the play. ... Such imagery is part of the Othello music' in the play to reinforce the romantic image of Othello to show he is not a monster. ...

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In Shakespeare's plays, most of the main characters or main speaking parts are played by characters that are male. ... Women also seem not to be favored in Shakespeare's plays, yet more of the problem. In Othello, Shakespeare writes his male character's to view women in a demeaning way. ... Shakespeare seems to use women as a type of motive in his play. ... If it wasn't for the inequality of women that Shakespeare had used in his plays they wouldn't have worked. ...

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The credit goes to none other than Shakespeare and his classic work Othello. ... Iago, Othello's more obvious villain also embodies many contrasts to Othello, but in a more caustic nature. ... (Shakespeare Resource Center n.pag.) ... This takes more courage than any other problem Othello faces does (ClassicNotes: Othello n. pag.). ... This is evident in much of Othello's speech, written in graceful prose (Othello Navigator n. pag.). ...

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By using a mix of the truth and lies, Iago plays a particularly important role in manipulating Othello. Iago's focus on the truth is used with the intent of igniting emotions like jealousy in Othello. ... By playing on Othello's jealous nature through the medium of racism, Othello is able to use brutal honesty to destroy him. Othello's motivation is his hatred for the moors, and his ability to play on the insecurities of Othello allows him to gain control of him. ... Through the use of Iago as a character, Shakespeare is able to make it clear that humans cannot always bend to th...

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Othello - Homework. William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. ... Othello says he "loved not wisely, but too well." ... 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 lack of negative sentiment from anyone in the play). ... Othello could lead, but he could not reason. ...

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"The concept of evil has not been elsewhere been portrayed in great mastery as we see in Shakespeare's character Iago" (Bradley, 206). By analyzing and reading Shakespeare's play Othello, we can indeed say that Iago is Shakespeare's most notorious and evil character. ... He is a complex character in all the Shakespeare's tragedy (Chatto & Windus, 19). ... He is doing my office" (Shakespeare 1389). ... He will tenderly be led by the nose, just as the asses (Shakespeare, 143). ...

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Both William Shakespeare's original play and the cinematic adaptation by Oliver Parker explore ideas of otherness and the patriarchy. William Shakespeare represents multiple ideas in his play Othello. Oliver Parker further resonates Shakespeare's ideas, using different cinematic techniques. ... Both William Shakespeare and Oliver Parker show how that idea, when entwined with fears and misunderstandings of otherness can lead to catastrophic incidents. ... Both William Shakespeare's play and Oliver Parkers cinematic adaptation, thoroughly explore the ideas of identity, otherness ...

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As Shakespeare's masterful plot unfolds, it is witnessed that both Othello's weaknesses and circumstances contributed equally to his downfall. Othello is a man shrouded in mystery and "otherness". ... Whilst it is not clear whether Shakespeare intended Othello to be a dark or olive skinned Moor, it was his intention to convey him as an outsider. ... Indeed, Othello even convinces himself of Iago's sincerity. ... Othello's other decisive weakness is his pride. ...

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William Shakespeare's Othello is a tragic play regarding jealousy and its decomposing effects on the human psychology. ... "William Shakespeare's Othello,"" Blooms Notes. ... "The Peculiarity of Othello,"" Critical Essays on Shakespeare's Othello New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. ... "Othello, an Interpretation,"" Critical Essays on Shakespeare's Othello, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. ... Shakespeare, William. ...

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When analyzing the character of Emilia in Shakespeare's "Othello," one must take into account her conjugal relationship with Iago; an unconventional type of love that Emilia falls deeply into and eventually leads her to the edge of villainy. ... The central conflict in "Othello" is between husbands and wives. ... In his own marriage he suspects his wife to have been deceitful, and that too with Othello, thus he takes it upon himself to ruin Othello's marriage. ... Othello once expresses his love towards Desdemona that, "My life upon her faith!... Emilia knows that the handkerchief is...

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In one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, William Shakespeare's play Othello, the Moor of Venice, this controversy of good versus evil is constant throughout the entire play; the side of good personified by Desdemona, evil personified by Iago, and the human influence personified by Othello. ... After saying these words, Othello takes his own life. ... How one, Desdemona, can be so pure and innocent that when Othello is lied to by the devil, Iago, Othello could find infidelity and dishonesty in her. Othello truly exemplifies the fault and free will in man. ... Othell...

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Shakespeare's "Othello" is a rather controversial play in that it includes subjects such as racism, hate and murder. ... Iago is overbearing and tries to hurt Othello. ... It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. ... Othello had issues. ... Othello was driven to the act by Iago. ...

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In William Shakespeare's Othello, we are introduced to several characters throughout the course of the play, three of which are female. These characters are Desdemona, wife to Othello, Emilia, wife to Iago and Bianca, lover of Cassio. Shakespeare has chosen to present the reader with only three female characters for strategic reasons. ... She has fallen in love with Othello primarily because of his great military deeds and his courage. ... Therefore creating only three female characters was a strategic choice by Shakespeare. ...

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Othello is a play about language. ... Othello's idiom on the other hand, is dignified, measured blank verse befitting of his role as the noble and heroic Venetian general. ... Here, despite saying "Rude am I in my speech", Othello proceeds to give a beautiful, poetic account expressing the nobility and romance we come to associate with the tragic protagonist, substantiating the belief of many critics that Othello is Shakespeare's most "poetic" hero. ... Having given each of his characters a particular idiom, Shakespeare subsequently signifies discord in the play and changes in the ch...

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Heroic Men and Women in Othello In Shakespeare's Othello many terrible situations befall on the characters contained in the play. ... It is all the more tragic because Shakespeare builds up the character of Othello as one of his greatest literary heroes. However to combat Othello's truly heroic personality Shakespeare creates a character as evil as Othello is good. ... However instead of deeming him with negative qualities because of his skin color Shakespeare blesses him with heroic abilities as well as the heart of a hero. ... Not to say that Iago does not trust the actions...

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This form of manipulation is extensively highlighted in Othello between Othello, the victim, and Iago, the manipulator. ... Those manipulative assertions along with Othello's hidden insecurities help explain to Othello's descent into distrust in Desdemona. ... Othello accepted that he was black. ... Iago manipulated Othello by casually referring to Cassio, Othello's most trusted partner. ... Through this tragedy, Shakespeare enlightens his readers that insecurities can not only result in the manipulation of others, but also in the destruction of ourselves....

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In Othello by William Shakespeare, the two main characters Othello and Desdemona have a starstruck love; but that does not mean they have no issues. ... For Desdemona to have cheated on Othello would destroy him. ... Othello previously had shown lust and love for Desdemona. ... Othello tells her that Cassio has died, and then he kills her. ... Mistakes in Othello show up many times, in many ways. ...

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William Shakespeare has come to be known as arguably the finest sculptor of language through his plays and poems. ... Shakespeare's tragedies are notorious for starting with one or more noble figures that go against the dominant social meaning systems only to have them eventually fall into submission to these ideals and beliefs. ... 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. ... When Othello is "straight employed- (I,iii) to Venice,...

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The ever-famous tragic flaw, consistent throughout all of Shakespeare's works, echoes once more into the soul of a moor. ... Othello and Desdemona's unfaltering love for each other was immediately questioned, as Othello immediately began searching for answers, so he could find some stability, and try to gain control over his current powerless situation. With this in mind, Iago, started to spin his web more to prey on Othello's weakness and strengthen Othello's beliefs in his honesty. Iago tells Othello that he heard Cassio muttering during his dreams ...

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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. ... Another meaning within these lines is showing Othello's struggle with the power within himself. ... On a secondary level, Othello is again struggling with his lack of power in the situation. ... " After talking about Desdemona's purity and how he views her, Othello kisses her. ... Othello kisses Desdemona once again and we see that Othello has finally come to a decision: "So sweet was ne'er so fatal. ...

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