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    The universal appeal of Othello lies in its portrayal of dramatic relationships. Discuss with reference to the play. In the tragedy Othello Shakespeare explores the dramatic relationships between men and women of different classes and ranks‚ mainly in paternal‚ marital and fraternal aspects‚ thus creating a universal appeal to the play. He exposes the fragility of the human psyche and its duplicity through the relationship between the titular character and the manipulative antagonist‚ whereas

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    Othello Identity Essay

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    Shakespeare’s ’Othello’ is the study of how a seemingly successful Venetian general‚ is skilfully manipulated by the cunning Iago‚ who by exploiting Othello’s insecurities transforms his identity into a jealous murderer. At the beginning of the play‚ Othello’s identity is that of an assiduous black general who fought exceptionally hard to gain respect in a white dominated society. In marrying Desdemona‚ Othello adds to his identity by being a lover and husband and his identity is portrayed to be

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    Othello as “A Tragedy of Character” “Tragedy of Othello/ The Moor of Venice” is a typical of classical tragedy and is regarded as the greatest work of William Shakespeare by many critics. While writing his play in 1604‚ Shakespeare adapted the story from Italian author Cynthio’s novella called Hecatammithi which was written in 1565. In order to bring a comment on play’s being “a tragedy of character” it’s necessary to emphasize on these points: general characteristics of classical tragedy‚ “Tragedy

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    The Different Characterizations of Characters in Shakespeare’s Othello and Giraldi Cinthio’s Un Capitano Moro William Shakespeare based his play Othello‚ published in 1603‚ on the short story Un Capitano Moro by Giraldi Cinthio‚ which was published in 1565. Even though the two stories have many similar points and aspects‚ they are quite different. The basic structure of the plot is almost the same in both stories; each author simply wrote in their own details. Both authors also had different writing

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    context | Quote | Explain how the quote reflects the theme | Jealousy | Othello and Desdemona– confronting Desdemona about the handkerchief | ‘…thou gav’st To Cassio.’ | He is jealous that she gave the handkerchief to Cassio. It shows how misinterpretation can lead to extremes | | Iago to Othello | O! beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on | This quote shows that Othello is growing jealous. It also shows betrayal as Iago acts as if he even

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    Plays “The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice” by William Shakespeare which he wrote in the sixteenth century. In this short essay I will specify in the statement made by professor Carol Neely‚ who thinks that the theme of this play is love‚ especially marital love‚ and claimed that the central conflict of this magnificent Shakespeare’s tragedy was among the men and the woman. The play focuses on the plot against the reputable general of the Venetian army named Othello and his wife Desdemona

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    Iago's Loyalty In Othello

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    revenge on Othello until he died (Christofides‚ 2010). In the beginning of the play‚ Iago is talking to Roderigo about how he was passed up for Lieutenant. RODERIGO 35 “By heaven‚ I rather would have been his hangman.” IAGO 36 “Why‚ there’s no remedy. ’Tis the curse of service. Preferment goes by letter and affection‚ And not by old gradation‚ where each second Stood heir to th’ first. Now sir‚ be judge yourself‚ 40 Whether I in any just term am affined To love the Moor.” (Othello‚ 2014). Iago

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    can find it and return it. To a jealous man anything simple thing can be used as evidence. Iago finds Othello and keeps on filling his mind with jealous thoughts. As Iago tells Othello misleading lies‚ Othello demands “ocular proof” of the rumor.

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    Othello - Act III Scene III Othello by william shakespeare is a tragedy thought to have been written in the 1600s‚ and is undoubtedly one of shakespeare’s most celebrated pieces of work. The play deals with many themes such as jealousy and deception‚ and good and evil‚ all of which are centered around the tragic hero O. Throughout the play it has been discovered how Othello‚a black man‚ has overcome the racist views of others living in that time period‚ and married the beautiful white woman Desdemona

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    Nobility is distinguished by both Othello as well as Oedipus. Oedipus is brought to nobility through birth and by deed. Oedipus is the son of King Laius and Jocasta‚ who becomes his wife as well‚ the King and Queen of Thebes. From the prophecy‚ it is claimed that King Laius will be murdered by his own son. To prevent this from happening‚ Oedipus is left for dead in “The mountains where Cithaeron is” ( ). But he is rescued by a shepherd and raised by “Polybius… King of Corinth/ and Merope” ( ). Oedipus

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