still vital in understanding the culture and history behind the play. A student must understand the implications that Shakespeare originally intended to be understood by the audience. There are three main characters in the play. These women are Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca. These women all show true‚ strong affection to the main men in their lives.
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Name: Adeisha Pierre Class: U6:3 Subject: Literature OTHELLO ACT 1 Lighting is important as it extends Shakespeare’s thematic concerns with the lightness and darkness of character and skin. Play begins in darkness. Entirety of Act one is in darkness. Critic: Norman Sanders: “The darkness helps to reveal Iago’s character because it is set in the night and it highlights the dark and devilish nature of his character.” The darkness feeds Iago’s malicious nature. Textual evidence: Iago:
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TEEL An individual’s sense of belonging is determined not only by their own choices but also by the attitudes of others. Essay draft: Belonging brings to our attention the potential that all individuals are affected by not only their choices but the attitudes of others. The Notion of time allows for an individual’s perception to change and in-turn‚ form different attitudes towards people as we see through the characters in Rainbows End by Jane Harrison and Othello by William Shakespeare. An individual’s
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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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seems smooth. Under the surface‚ though‚ the transition has not been nearly as complete or total as it seems. What proved to be Othello’s downfall is one of the very trophies of just how accepted into local cultural he has become: his Venetian wife Desdemona. Wily Iago uses the cultural background that Othello is not familiar with as a springboard for dissention Othello’s assimilation into the culture was not complete because he
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worst side out of the strong‚ noble‚ great Othello. Throughout the play he totally transforms Othello into a different person. Making him feel like a monster. Iago manipulates Othello into believing that Cassio is having an affair with his wife‚ Desdemona‚ planting doubt and jealousy in him. Using his reputation as an honest man to his favor is how he gets Othello into believing all the lies that comes to his mind. Othello‚ like everybody else viewed Iago as the most honest man‚ not knowing that Iago
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If Cassio is alive‚ Iago will live in fear because Othello is capable of telling Cassio that Iago addressed the rumors of Desdemona cheating with Cassio. Iago’s jealousy has grown bigger because at the beginning of the play‚ he wanted to exact revenge on Othello‚ but now he is betraying his own friend‚ Roderigo. Dramatic irony is displayed because the audience knows more than
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Knowledge is power. This is a commonly accepted fact‚ it also applies to Othello‚ Brave New World‚ and Pride and Prejudice. Iago uses his knowledge of power to manipulate‚ trick‚ and ultimately destroy a relationship. John has power in his knowledge and he uses it to set himself free from the World State. Elizabeth uses her power to make knowledgable decisions about her future. The power that comes with knowledge is the common theme throughout these three texts. In Othello‚ Iago is a power
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Analyse the Methods Iago Uses to Persuade Other Characters in Othello to his Point of View. Iago uses some excellent‚ persuasive methods to deceive his characters into thinking that his point of view is correct. Iago’s plots are made to sync in with the general design of the play‚ in that it is upon these contrived situations that all the tragedy is born from. The characteristic feature of all of Iago’s plots is that they seek to undermine attitudes and positions of others. He either plants seeds
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It is a known fact that the actions someone makes throughout his/her life fashions the kind of person he/she is‚ however this is not always the case. Ultimately it was Othello who was in control of his own behaviour though he was highly influenced. Despite the fact that Iago had finished the deed of killing Roderigo‚ he was more in control of the others thoughts than actions. Together‚ Iago and Othello were fundamentally in charge of their lives though powerless to their thoughts and actions. Nonetheless
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