Jealousy is defined as a feeling of envious resentment of someone or their achievements, in the play Othello Shakespeare demonstrates this emotion abundantly. ... Shakespeare's Othello highlights the corruption of the human mind, suggesting that jealousy is the most destructive human emotion. In Othello, Shakespeare uses jealousy to teach various lessons, lessons which are timeless and relevant. ... In the play Othello Shakespeare uses jealousy to teach lessons, lessons which are timeless and remain relevant. ... Another idea brought forward by Shakespeare in Othello is that jealousy ...

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Is this true with Shakespeare's "Othello?" ... Thus in examining these different interpretations, the varying portrayals that mirror the composer's context reinforce why Shakespeare's "Othello" is such a great text. Shakespeare's "Othello" depicts the Elizabethan culture, illustrating how women were oppressed during those times and marginalised in society. ... When the aspects of homosexuality as presented in Shakespeare's version of Othello is contrasted to Oliver Parker's representation, a more distinct sense of Iago's relationship with men can be observed...

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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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William Shakespeare is a literary legend; composing dozens of plays, poems and short stories - mostly about love, incest, murder, tragedy and infidelity. The playwright had a way of constructing many complex characters and it's from his genius that we have such characters as Hamlet, Othello, Gertru...

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Shakespeare's tragedy Othello demonstrates this, reflecting Elizabethan values which are still relevant in today's society. ... Shakespeare's Othello centres on the complex idea of jealousy as a means of exploring the emotion which is prevalent in all societies. ... Through my understanding of Othello, we can see that Shakespeare utilises the societal relevance of honour and reputation as a key concern in the play. Shakespeare's Othello allows insight into the Elizabethan values that are still pertinent to today's audiences. ... Ultimately, through my critical study o...

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The main reason behind Othello's ability to withstand the currents of time is the fact that Shakespeare used universal human themes in the play. ... The play Othello has succeeded in achieving that. ... Through Shakespeare's Othello, today's audience could relate to the idea of racism, a very real social dilemma that confronts them in their daily lives as well as in human history. ... Iago was the main reason for jealousy in Shakespeare's Othello. ... This shows that Othello is relevant to a modern audience as many people experience the love he felt and how that love was t...

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Othello Othello The name William Shakespeare is certainly one of a timeless notoriety, belonging to one of the most famous playwrights of all time. ... The play Othello, well known as one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, proves to be an excellent example of this statement. ... Shakespeare required that a large actor take on the role of the Moor, making him quite intimidating. ... It is quite clear that Shakespeare's intention was to show Othello's physical dominance over his peers. ... The ideas propounded in his work were adopted by later writers, much like 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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In the tradition of Shakespeare's vague directive stance, he seems to have left yet another element of a play to the fancy of interpretation. ... In the movie, Lawernce Fishborne played Othello and I was left considering an important characteristic of Othello: How dark is Othello's skin? ... This could be a symbolic technique employed by Shakespeare rather than a specific trait of Othello's. ... It is possible that Shakespeare's use of the word black could have simply been a literary tool within the character of Othello. ... But in conclusion, I do not feel that Shakes...

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Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. ... I found Shakespeare's choice of a black man to be scorned and treated wrongfully indirectly in Othello to be very negative. I felt as if Shakespeare thought black men were futile in the human society as I watched Othello endure contemptuous manners directly and indirectly from Brabantio, Iago, and Roderigo. ... Even though there are people who can understand Shakespeare's language, there are also people such as myself, who have yet a long way to learn Shakespeare and his...

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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, one of William Shakespeare's tragic plays, focuses on two main characters that are both conflicted with their own insecurities. ... He has hatred towards Othello for giving Cassio the lieutenant title instead of him, so he plots revenge to get back at Othello. ... Because of this, Shakespeare creates Othello's character as someone who everyone looks up to, so that he would be worthwhile of everyone's time. ... Hamartia is a fatal flaw that leads Othello to his downfall. In this play, Othello's hamartia is jealousy. ...

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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the character of Othello transforms during the course of the play from a respected and honored General to a fallen man, due to the unfortunate sequence of events that transpire through both coincidence and Iago's evil designs. ... Othello Judgment was easily manipulated by the talks of Iago is seen in this line (Othello: "DEVIL- (STRIKES HER) When Othello strikes Desdemona; he shows the cruelty of his change and show's Othello's downfall. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, the characters of Othello and Cassio greatly contribute to their...

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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. ... Shakespeare gives the knowledge to the audience that Othello is in fact very jealous by running the two conversations of Iago with Othello and Emilia with Desdemona almost parallel which, if not for the serious nature of the situation, brings ironic humour to the audience. ... Another character Shakespeare presents the theme of jealousy through is Iago, yet this shines a different light on jealousy, we see it as a method Iago uses to justify his actio...

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Introduction to Othello Out of the four of Shakespeare's great tragedies, Othello remains the most powerful and forceful not only on the stage but also for study as a critical text. ... Throughout most of Shakespeare's plays, analysis using many different views could be applied. It is the various analytical applicability of Shakespeare's work that makes Shakespeare's writing extraordinary. ... Shakespeare still presents the story in the view of Othello which reflects the author's context of classes and limitations of the lower classes. ... During the time of Shakesp...

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In the play "Othello," Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. ... The three women of "Othello" are similar to other female characters in Shakespeare's plays. ... Again, Shakespeare allows us to view women as they did during the Elizabethan period. ... Shakespeare's Othello has been studied exhaustively, yet most character analyses focus on the two male figures, Othello and Iago. ... Shakespeare may have been precognizant in shaping the characters of Desdemona and Emilia for Othello. ...

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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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OTHELLO In his writing Shakespeare has a way of revealing his view on debatable situations, as do most writers. ... Shakespeare poses Othello as a model citizen and gives Iago the qualities of a typical black man. ... He is one of Shakespeare's most romantic heroes. ... Shakespeare also portrays Othello as a very nice Moorish General, who is caring towards his white soldiers. ... When Shakespeare positions Othello as the virtuous man and Iago as the evil man he has a message in mind. ...

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