successful men down on his knees? Jealousy? Mistrust? Deceit? William Shakespeare’s Othello tells a tragic story of how jealousy and mistrust can rob a powerful man of his power. Due to the ever changing context of society throughout history‚ many more critical interpretations of the play Othello have been formed since the Elizabethan times. Throughout this book‚ you will find many differing interpretations of Othello. Two interesting interpretations to compare include : the ancient Aristotelian interpretation
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OTHELLO: JEALOUSY D. R. Godfrey [Godfrey examines the portrayal of jealousy in Othello‚ determining that it is the cause of evil in the play. The critic exposes the jealousy presented by several characters: Othello‚ Roderigo‚ Bianca‚ and Iago. He compares their irrational behavior to that of Leontes‚ the jealous husband of Hermoine in The Winter’s Tale‚ and asserts that each displays a form of sexual jealousy. Iago‚ however‚ exhibits "an all-encompassing jealousy directed not only against sexual
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disregard the honesty and strength many of the men of Othello display. Whilst Iago is completely duplicitous and deceitful‚ Cassio displays loyalty and integrity throughout the play. Othello’s nobility cannot be doubted at the beginning of the play‚ however as he descends into madness we see him lose all sense of reason and ultimately become a copy of him manipulator‚ in terms of language and irrationality. On the other hand‚ the females in Othello‚ all show integrity throughout
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"If Othello didn’t begin as a play about race‚ history has made it one." The Venetian society that Othello is set in is representative of the writers context. The attitudes and values that Shakespeare reveals through the text are those same attitudes and values of Elizabethan society in England in the sixteenth-century. Although Othello is set in Venice and Cyprus‚ the attitudes and values shared in the text are probably reflective of the attitudes and values of Shakespeare’s own
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Eli Tooloee English 101 Olympic College Poulsbo Fall Quarter 2011 December 6th‚ 2011 3 Strikes Laws: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Washington State was the first in the nation to enact a “3 Strikes Law”‚ which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences
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relationships‚ or even in an intense argument‚ respect for someone else’s well being is a quality that will always facilitate the best possible outcome. In the play‚ Iago falsifies his friendship with Othello‚ and everyone else around him for that matter. Iago demonstrates his sinister intentions as he deceives Othello by saying‚ “but such a handkerchief- / I am sure it was your wife’s- did I see today / See Cassio wipe his beard with”(3.3.496-498). Iago is blatantly lying as he describes what he has supposedly
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In what ways does Shakespeare present Othello as a typical tragic hero? Professedly‚ Shakespeare appears to present Othello as tragic hero‚ exposing his tragic flaw‚ which consequently leads to his downfall‚ through his use of language‚ structure and form. It could be argued ‘Othello’ appears to conform to Aristotle’s principles of tragedy‚ of the noble protagonist who undergoes perpetia and endures suffering‚ resulting in his ultimate downfall due to harmatia‚ which he eventually realises‚ providing
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Goals are constantly pursued throughout life and are crucial to the overall satisfaction of being‚ but are often ambitiously pursued with only the end result in mind. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Othello and Macbeth‚ an underlying connection of the result of blind ambition is presented. Through the use of ambition for power‚ love‚ and mental satisfaction‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that regardless of the source of ambition‚ if it is pursued without regard to morality‚ it results in destruction.
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Othello Essay William Shakespeare’s Othello tells a story of the tragic downfall of a man through jealousy and mistrust‚ influenced by the manipulative actions of another. Due to innumerable changes within society over time‚ it is inevitable that a wide range of critical interpretations and readings of the text will emerge. My personal interpretation of the play draws from the concepts of the traditional Aristotelian views of a tragedy. An Aristotelian interpretation concerns itself with whether
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When pride comes‚ then comes disgrace‚ but with humility comes wisdom. To me‚ Othello was the living validation of this quote from the Holy Bible. Othello‚ a noble man to us all‚ an admirable leader to our army‚ a valuable friend to everyone‚ and a doting brother to myself. Citizens of Venice‚ fellow Venetian army‚ most humble duke‚ and gracious God above‚ it is with great sorrow that I‚ Michael Cassio‚ as his former officer and the leader of the Venetian army‚ stand here today to bid farewell to
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