English 2 Jealousy Shakespeare’s Othello portrays the effect of emotions. Throughout the play love and jealousy are the most prominent emotions. The characters’ emotions lead them into making the decisions that make this play a tragedy. Although some may argue love is the most important emotion in Othello‚ nevertheless jealousy truly is because it makes Othello and Iago make awful decisions. On one hand‚ some people might say love is the most important emotion in Othello because Iago’s motive for his
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The Importance of Reputation in Othello In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there are many motives that drive the direction of the play’s characters. None more prominent than reputation. Reputation is simply part of one’s life‚ none can dispute that fact. To some it is a blessing‚ to others it is a curse. Throughout the duration of the play‚ the characters Iago‚ Othello‚ and Cassio display the importance of reputation. Iago’s honest reputation‚ Othello’s war fought reputation and Cassio’s desperation
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Othello: A Feminist Reading Using ideas from feminine stereotypes‚ explore ways in which Othello might be regarded as a product of its time. The representation of women in literature was felt to be one of the most important forms of socialisation. It provided role models which shown to both genders what is “acceptable” of females. Feminist Criticism examines the ways in which literature has been shaped according to the issues of gender. The feminist challenges the idea of women being submissive
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PART 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT 1.1 PROJECT PROFILE 1. Topic of Project OTHELLO (or REVERSI) WINDOWS PHONE GAME. 2. Project Features 4X4 board game. Live counter of number of discs after every move. Sound alert on invalid moves. 3. Runtime Environment Information “Othello (or Reversi)” which is a Windows Phone Game runs on Windows Phone OS 7.0/7.1 and there is a prerequisite of Windows Phone SDK 7 to develop
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In Shakespeare’s Othello relationships are manipulated and the concept of love is fragmented. Throughout the course of the book‚ the relationship of Emilia and Iago take an interesting route in which defines the role of women and more importantly Emilia’s imperfections. During the Shakespearean era women were expected to be obedient and self-sacrificing. This is portrayed in the character of Emilia; although she is emotionally abused by her husband she continues to love him unconditionally. Emotions
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Othello racism Othello tragedy Dustin Mills English 102 Dr. Elisabeth Sachs Othello Essay Honest Iago One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is honest Iago. At first Iago seems to be motiveless. However‚ the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago’s quest for personal gain‚ as opposed to just being evil for evil’s sake. Iago’s greediness can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ and most importantly
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Two tragedies from two different time period‚ Medea and Othello show similarities and differences in their characters‚ story plots and settings. Euripedes’ Medea written in the classical period and Shakespeare’s Othello written in the romantic era‚ the two tragedies shows different feel of what tragedies are. First of all‚ the most obvious difference between these two play is how Medea shows unities (time‚ place and action) whilst Othello has none. It’s clearly shown in the first scene‚ as soon
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In Othello‚ Moorish General of the Venetian army‚Othello is placed among the Elite social ranking due to his military prowess but is also disrespected due to his race as a black Muslim;he lives in a society where the majority of the population is white skinned. Similarly‚ because the media has such a great influence on society‚ the gaming community in modern society does gain recognition for how video games (VG) improve the human brain‚ but also heavy criticism whenever someone sees a member of the
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Othello Othello is a Shakespearean play and a morality tale‚ which is set in Venice‚ Italy and represents the themes of race‚ death and at its very heart is the ‘green-eyed monster’: Jealousy. The character of Othello is insecure and naïve. His race‚ a major theme in the play‚ shows how Othello perceives himself as a rough outsider‚ though he is nothing of the sort and his skills are nevertheless powerful‚ his power being personified by the fact that he is always surrounded by people. In Act 1
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The Downfall of Othello Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is the perfect example of a romantic tragedy in which events involving the themes of jealousy‚ greed‚ revenge‚ and appearance versus reality bring the play to its tragic end. The play begins with an argument between Iago and Roderigo. This conflict gives the reader a glimpse of what is to come. Shakespeare uses the technique of foreshadowing to help the reader predict the misfortunes that will befall the characters in the play
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