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    introduced to the conflict between the husband and wife. Throughout the story Kate Chopin portrays Mrs. Mallard was actually happy that her husband died and that leaded to her tragic death‚ “The Joy That Kills.”(Chopin 517). On the other hand the play Trifles‚ has the same moral as‚ “the story of an hour” but a completely different outcome. This play is about a couple that does not take any part in the play‚ and we only learn about them throughout the character’s dialogue. As in the story Mr. Wright is

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    Misogyny Othello

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    degrades and controls Emilia‚ Iago also commonly insults females in general. Othello also shares his misogynistic views as he constantly hits Desdemona in public and later accuses her of sleeping with Cassio Act 5 scene 2 line 20 ’So sweet was ne’er so fatal’ This shows Desdemona’s sweetness has brought her to where she is now‚ leading to her own death because she has slept with another man‚ can also be seen as Othello describing his kisses as fatal as they will be followed by murder but Desdemona

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    Temptation In Othello

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    Othello In the world there are many forms of temptation. One form is evil. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare a very strong character plays the role of evil. From the outside looking in‚ Iago may seem like the good guy with all good intentions but as the play goes on and his plan unravels the evil side appears. Married to Iago‚ Emilia is faced with many challenges with Iago’s evil side. Starting off innocent and quiet Emilia has to find the courage to take a stand in her own life to save

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    Deception In Othello

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    Shakespeare’s play‚ ’Othello’ and in Mike Nichols film‚ ’Primary Colours‚ present the Art of Deception through the characters of Iago and Jack Stanton. The era in which both texts are presented gives off a different reason why both characters use deception to gain what they are looking for‚ thus context plays an important role in how deception is presented‚ and affects both the meaning and values of each text. Whilst both texts portray deception as the driving force in their plots‚ the motives‚ methods

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    Othello Analysis

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    The tragedy Othello is filled with a complex web of separate conflicts that are connected with each other. The external conflicts are very obvious‚ such as Iago trying to replace Cassio as lieutenant and Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s affair. In addition to these conflicts‚ however‚ many characters in the play also face their own internal conflicts in which they have to make a choice between two opposing forces. An excellent example of this internal conflict can be found in analyzing Roderigo. Roderigo’s

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    Identity In Othello

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    a person’s identity‚ in the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. The main character Othello the moor and a young naive girl named Desdemona are married in secret. The villain Iago plots a plan to get revenge on Othello for not choosing him as lieutenant and rather picking Michael Cassio. Othello was made a fool because Iago staged a lie that Othello’s pure Desdemona is cheating on Othello with his loyal friend‚ Cassio‚ that brought them two together. Othello is manipulated to murder his wife

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    Othello Critique

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    This last show that we currently produced here at Hutchinson Community College which was Othello was a show that I wasn’t used too for different reasons. The first one was that I have never seen a production of Othello at all so I had no clue of what to expect with not only the acting but the design aspects of it as well. There were four design aspects that were different to me which were set‚ sound‚ costume and lights. None of these aspects are really my forte‚ these past two years is where I have

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    Othello Questions ACT I 1. While Shakespeare presents the world of Venice as a place of civilization‚ is slow turns into a place of un-civilization and disputes. For example‚ Roderigo and Iago wake up Brabantio and tell him that there are thieves in his house. In reply‚ Brabantio says "This is Venice. My house is not a grange." This shows how Venice is not usually a place with interrupting events. . Shakespeare also shows how Venice is slowing becoming corrupt. This is demonstrated when Desdemona

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    Melissa Prather English 102 Research Paper May 8th‚ 2012 Understanding Feminism in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles Susan Glaspell lived during a time where women’s rights were not fully acknowledged. The oppression of women during this time stretched to the point that they were not truly acknowledged as their own person. They were to be seen and not heard so to speak. Their sole purpose was to take care of their families by keeping house and performing their caretaker duties. Glaspell even demonstrates

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    Ambiguity In Othello

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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago engages in a tactical game of chess‚ where he manipulates the characters like pawns and uses them to obtain his selfish aspirations. Iago exploits Cassio’s inability to hold alcohol and ruins his reputation‚ persuades Othello to murder his beautiful and beloved wife‚ and convinces the ignorant Roderigo to attempt to kill Cassio – all with his persuasive‚ yet deceitful diction. Iago’s duplicity results in the death of four characters‚ including the

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