Shakespeare present Othello as being responsible for his own downfall? Shakespeare’s Othello consists of the themes betrayal‚ love and dishonesty. At the centre of this play is the tragic downfall of Othello at the hands of his so called friend Iago. In this essay I will be discussing the reasons for and against Othello being responsible for his downfall through looking at critical interpretations of his character and actions. In some ways you could say that Othello was highly responsible
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As one of Shakespeare’s famous tragedies‚ “Othello”‚ is a play that not only shows the love and the humanistic ideal destroyed‚ but also shows the tragic fortune of women in the era of the patriarchal society. (Snow 384) This play includes several main themes of love tragedies delivered through some contrasting values and characters such as love and jealousy‚ trust and breach of trust etc. Desdemona‚ a representative of the perfect embodiment of a faithful loving wife‚ eventually killed by her
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Through its portrayal of human experience‚ Shakespeare’s Othello prepares us for an inevitable tragedy. How is this revealed in the first 3 acts of the play? Weather the relationship is personal‚ public or rivalry; power is always present. Shakespeare demonstrates his thoughts on power in relationships in the tragic play‚ Othello. Throughout the play we see control and power struggles in three main relationships and the interaction between the main characters leads towards an inevitable tragedy
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with little rights. They were considered properties of their masters (fathers and husbands)‚ and had no use other than birthing and mothering. A woman was supposed to be meek‚ chaste‚ and have no opinion. However‚ the characters Desdemona in William Shakespeare’s Othello and Dame Alison from The Wife of Bath’s Prologue in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales seemingly go against common conventions of women‚ as they are bold characters who have strong opinions and exert dominance. Dame Alison
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Brendan Barbato Ms. Netcoh English IV EEP 28 January 2013 Othello Othello is one of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedies‚ which is an epic tale of a moor that is brought to Venice and serves as a general within the Italian army. Othello’s private life can be seen as more interesting than his life as a general‚ because of his marriage to Desdemona and all of those who try and ruin his relationship. Desdemona is the daughter of a wealthy lord‚ named Brabantio‚ who is a Venetian senator. The
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IN OTHELLO JENNIFER PUTNAM This paper was written for Dr. Brevik’s English 1102 class. Shakespeare is prominent in his use of recurring themes throughout his works‚ particularly those of love‚ death‚ and betrayal. All these themes are present in Othello. Most paramount‚ however‚ is jealousy. Jealousy runs the characters’ lives in Othello from the beginning of the play‚ when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and to the end of the play‚ when Othello is
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the individual locations in which the play The Tragedy of Othello takes place. From this geographical movement‚ the audience is shown how Shakespeare relates specific characters to individual geographic locations throughout the play. As a result‚ the physical geographic movement of the play represents much more than a simple backdrop; it serves to exemplify symbolically the battle between good and evil among the characters Othello‚ Desdemona‚ and Iago. In the beginnings of the play‚ Shakespeare sets
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Othello Character Analysis Major Characters: Othello: Protagonist and hero. He is a highly valuable and respected general of Venice‚ and an eloquent and powerful figure. He is nevertheless easy prey to insecurities because of his age‚ his life as a soldier‚ and the fact that he is a racial and cultural outsider. He sometimes makes a point of presenting himself as such‚ whether because he recognizes his exotic appeal or merely because he is self-conscious of his difference from other Venetians
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The tragedy novel “Othello”‚ written by William Shakespear‚ was written in around 1600s. The four main themes of the story are racism‚ love‚ jealousy and betrayal. The two protagonists in the story‚ Othello and Iago‚ are basically the one’s who were responsible for the tragic events. These tragic events includes the destroyed marriage of Othello and Desdemona‚ death of Desdemona‚ Emilia and also the downfall of Othello. This story questions who was more responsible for the tragic
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Ugly black twisted tree in the middle of a green field and a butterfly is chained next to it RACE and GENDER MANIPULATION: Iago manipulates Brabantio into believing Desdemona ran off with Othello in a negative way Iago manipulates Cassio in drinking and starting a fight Iago manipulates Othello into thinking Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair GENDER ROLE: Iago’s depiction of female- his treatment and rude comments about Emilia and Bianca Iago’s telling Roderigo women only wanted sex
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