How would the themes appeal to a contemporary Audience? The plot of Othello appeals to a contemporary audience because the play ageless. The play Othello uses many themes such as jealousy‚ hatred‚ envy‚ love‚ sacrifice‚ death‚ manipulation‚ honour‚ justice and etc. These themes are themes that are timeless which explore human nature which is unchanging which still develop and evolve around us. A contemporary audience would find it appealing because it explores themes that are prevalent in today’s
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and thank you for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now‚ to be able to convey a character perfectly‚ one must know the culture‚ society‚ personality‚ relationships and various other components to portray the character as realistic as possible. This‚ you should know‚ in the dramatic world‚ is called realism. Now‚ you’ve all obviously been inspired by the character of Othello and let me tell you‚ that if you think it’s a piece of easy work and simply reciting
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IAGO: a cold-hearted villain capable of manipulating anyone to get what he wants. William Shakespeare‚ born: 1564 died: 1616‚ is considered one of the greatest writers who has ever lived. He had a unique way of putting things into words. All of his plays‚ sonnets‚ and poems have gotten great recognition. But when Shakespeare wrote Othello he created one of the most controversial villains of all times; Iago. He is best described as disturbing‚ ruthless‚ and amoral. No other character can even
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Who is Iago? Iago poisons people’s thoughts‚ creating ideas in their heads without implicating himself. His first victim is Roderigo. Roderigo remarks‚ "That thou‚ Iago‚ who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine." [Act I‚ Scene I‚ Line 2] Throughout the play‚ Iago leads Roderigo‚ professing that ". . . I do hate [the Moor] as I do Hell pains." [Act I‚ Scene I‚ Line 152] He tells Roderigo to "Put money in thy purse" [Act I‚ Scene III‚ Line 328] so that he can win Desdemona with gifts. Iago
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associated with their respective downfalls and tragedies. Othello‚ however‚ is an anomaly. While he is flawed by his paranoia and pride‚ Othello is only unstable and destructive after intricate deception. Indeed‚ he seems maddeningly perfect to his adversaries. Even Othello’s greatest enemy‚ Iago‚ confesses in act I‚ scene i‚ "Were I the Moor‚ I would not be Iago‚" or rather‚ he would not want to be Iago if he could be a man like Othello. The Moor commander is constantly respected by Venetian senators
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Does technology corrupt society? (By: Gordon Turtle) Does technology corrupt society? That’s a commonly asked question. If you think about it‚ technology helps society more then it harms it. A lot of schools disallow the use of cell phones or laptops unless they are used for school it-self. How would students communicate without them? Through the one hour to an hour and forty five minutes of lunch? What about technology used for medical purposes. Also‚ technology used for electronics such as
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Act II Scene i 1. How is Cassio portrayed in the beginning of this scene? Cassio is young‚ good looking‚ and inexperienced in worldly matters. He is completely loyal to Othello‚ and he deserves his promotion to Othello’s lieutenant. 2. What does Iago mean when he says‚ “Sir‚ would she give you so much of her lips As of her tongue she oft bestows on me‚ You would have enough” (112-114)? She talks to much 3. What is Iago saying in lines 140-143? That hes too dumb to come up with praises out of
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The East Egg depicts the established aristocratic families with their inherited money while the West Egg depicts those characters that strive to become rich and obtain money in “get-rich-quick schemes” as shown by Gatsby’s bootlegging. Having large amounts of money for a long period of time is prejudicial as it causes corruption and makes the owners become desensitized‚ shallow‚ selfish and hypocritical. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows his distaste towards the deceitful aristocratic class through Tom and
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Megan Hartford Prof. Mathews-Kane English Comp 101 9/16/14 “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” By Alfred Lubrano In this article taken from the book Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots‚ White Collar Dreams‚ the journalist/author Alfred Lubrano brings up many things readers wouldn’t normally associate with college. Essentially his main point is to tell the readers that college slowly but surely cuts off connections with people you were once close with‚ such as family‚ old hometown
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Iago is one of the main characters in the play Othello. His personality consists of being the personification of the moral behavior. Shakespeare goes a lot deeper than that‚ he gives Iago this colour that makes him more than just a stock character. Iago gains complexity throughout the play through having multiple motives‚ his ability to manipulate others and being generally just unsympathetic. Shakespeare shows us exactly what kind of person Iago is right from the beginning of the play. The reader/spectator
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