Violence In Othello
Video games have become modern-day Othello. Both are praised for their contributions to society, but both are also harassed based on the effects of other individuals. While both may take place in different time eras, 16th century for Othello and 20-21st for video games, both share similarities in the eye of the public.
In Shakespeare’s Othello, the main character, Othello, is a Moorish general in the Venetian army during the 16th century. However, because of the culture and the time of the play’s creation, Othello was praised for his military prowess but belittled for his race. As a result, Othello is shown as a high member of society that ultimately fails to escape the nature of a stereotypical Moor. Similarly, because of supposed links between …show more content…
Just as there have been studies showing the benefits of video games, there has been studies highlighting the bad. Another report released later in the year by the APA reported "a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behavior ... and decreases in ... empathy and sensitivity to aggression." This shows that video games dull the player from the consequences of violence and could result in drastic psychological problems in later life. Additionally, the study also found that, “a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect.” This shows that those who play violent video games can become violent themselves, so players of violent video games could ultimately hurt other because of the games they played. However, while not everyone agrees on the type of violence, even Dr Mark Coulson, a associate professor of psychology at Middlesex University that defends video games, admits that "I fully acknowledge that exposure to repeated violence may have short-term effects - you would be a fool to deny that.” This shows that even those who claim video games don’t cause violent crimes cannot deny that exposure to violent video games do have violent effects on those who play them, even if they are
In Shakespeare’s Othello, the main character, Othello, is a Moorish general in the Venetian army during the 16th century. However, because of the culture and the time of the play’s creation, Othello was praised for his military prowess but belittled for his race. As a result, Othello is shown as a high member of society that ultimately fails to escape the nature of a stereotypical Moor. Similarly, because of supposed links between …show more content…
Just as there have been studies showing the benefits of video games, there has been studies highlighting the bad. Another report released later in the year by the APA reported "a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behavior ... and decreases in ... empathy and sensitivity to aggression." This shows that video games dull the player from the consequences of violence and could result in drastic psychological problems in later life. Additionally, the study also found that, “a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect.” This shows that those who play violent video games can become violent themselves, so players of violent video games could ultimately hurt other because of the games they played. However, while not everyone agrees on the type of violence, even Dr Mark Coulson, a associate professor of psychology at Middlesex University that defends video games, admits that "I fully acknowledge that exposure to repeated violence may have short-term effects - you would be a fool to deny that.” This shows that even those who claim video games don’t cause violent crimes cannot deny that exposure to violent video games do have violent effects on those who play them, even if they are