How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic devices to present the theme of jealousy in Othello? ----- Othello weaves a tragic tale of love‚ jealousy and murder. Set in Venice and progressing to Cyprus‚ Shakespeare’s Othello follows the cursed path of its namesake‚ a black soldier whose love for his wife ultimately results in her death. Woven into the socially and emotionally delicate plot is a multitude of key themes‚ including race (Othello’s colour)‚ love‚ and jealousy. A key figure‚ if not
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In Othello‚ Shakespeare presents the dramatic treatment of jealousy through the presence of an outsider. His hamartia of exceeding trust and hubris is exploited by Iago and his duplicity. The dangers of unbridled jealousy is revealed in Act 3 Scene 3‚ where we see the emergence of Othello’s downfall and degeneration as a character. This section holds great significance‚ as it highlights the dramatic turning point of the play and sets up the latter tragic events‚ thus proving its worth of critical
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How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic techniques to present love in ‘Othello’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’? ‘Othello’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ were both written by Shakespeare between the 1590’s and the 1600’s; both were plays to excite and please the audience of the Elizabethan era with the theme of love and conflict. Shakespeare presents love in various ways; since love is complex‚ there are many forms of it: sexual‚ platonic‚ medieval courtly‚ familial‚ romantic and destructive love. With
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Shakespeare had a very diverse vocabulary which made him talented writer. Many of the phrases that he wrote within his works are still being used today. However‚ the phrases that he created during his time now have a new meaning behind it. As civilizations continue to advance and change with time‚ the language also changes as well which is why the phrases and expressions used back then have some different meanings in present day. For example‚ the phrase‚ "Good riddance‚" can be interpreted as an
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How does Shakespeare use humor in the play? Though Othello is categorize as a tragedy‚ but in fact it can be display as a black comedy as well. Shakespeare uses humor through various kind of irony‚ such as verbal‚ situational and dramatic. He also creates comical characters in the play which adds humor to the plot. Verbal irony is mostly use that portrays how other characters see Iago and who Iago really is. Iago describes Othello as “an old black ram” or call him the “Moor” when talking
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Jealousy is the most dominant theme of Othello. “Honest” Iago‚ the protagonist‚ is utterly absorbed with his jealousy of Michael Cassio because Cassio was chosen as lieutenant instead of Iago. He yearns for everyone to be as miserable as himself by implementing seeds of doubt resulting jealousy of other characters. His mind is clouded by animosity; Iago acquires for others to be justly jealous shown through Iago’s manipulation of characters‚ especially Othello. Shakespeare begins the story with
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Good Morning Fellow Artists for the Dramatic Arts! We all know the reason for which we have gathered here today 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
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Shakespeare’s use of Literary Techniques Candia Ndayizigiye ENG 4U1 Mr. Daranjo
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In William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Othello‚ Shakespeare uses love as an overall theme for his play. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and normally‚ authors use it to show the relationship between two people. Shakespeare takes what love means to an entirely new level‚ and uses it in an unusual way within this play‚ for love is not only used in the general sense of love for other people‚ but in the love of power over others and how to use the love that other people hold for one person to
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location. The beginning of the play is set around Shakespeare time in Venice. Venice was a prosperous Italian city that was centered in the middle of many trading networks. The second half of the play is set in Cyprus‚ which is an island controlled by Venice. On this island is where things start to fall apart to all the characters. Everyone goes from a very structured society to a very violent and chaotic situation. Othello is the only African or Moor in a predominantly
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