Shakespeare has an exceptional ability to compose plays full of deceit‚ trickery‚ murderous revenge‚ and jealousy. In Othello‚ one of his most recognized tragedies was consistently evolving around the central theme of jealousy. Jealousy in Othello is what the play was founded on. One of Shakespeare’s most credible characteristics in his writing is his ability to compose a play in which has a story that originates‚ and strides on lies. As theses lies were unraveled the central theme of his play became
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1 Victor Jack English 3220 October 9‚ 2010 Jealousy in Othello Jealousy is a profound and universal human emotion. It is capable of driving human behavior and destroying relationships. William Shakespeare is known to use powerful emotions as themes for his work; and jealousy is no exception. Othello is Shakespeare’s examination of jealousy and its malignant effects. Shakespeare asserts that no good can come from jealousy; with jealousy comes only pain and destruction. Shakespeare introduces
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Jealousy and Manipulation in Othello He‚ who loves his wife for the lust‚ can run away from the situation that haunts him. But‚ he who loves his wife like he loves his god‚ loves to the death. Othello loved his wife so much‚ that if someone like Iago would plant seeds of lies and misjudgments into Othello‚ him and any other would go to the extreme as to kill her just to stop the pain. Jealousy itself it self is like a predator searching for the weak. Othello quotes‚ “O
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Shakespeare‚ there is a constant struggle with true love and trust in a friend. “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-ey ’d monster‚ which doth mock the meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss‚ who‚ certain of his fate‚ loves not his wronger: But O‚ what damnèd minutes tells he o ’er who dotes‚ yet doubts‚ suspects‚
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Jealousy Kills A common belief in ancient Greece was misogyny which is the fear of women (Pomeroy 90). Misogyny brought about male superiority which will explain the actions of Jason‚ a main character in the story Medea by Euripides. Men in ancient Greece created a society where it was nearly impossible for women to live on their own because they could not get a job to support themselves. Men in ancient times were terrified of the idea of‚ “…a good wife like Deronia can murder her husband. These
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Being a military man in a strange land‚ he often feels isolated and insecure‚ seeking the counsel of Iago‚ a fellow soldier who he trusts above all others. Othello declares Iago to be very truthful‚ saying “O brave Iago‚ honest and just‚ thou has a noble sense of thy friend’s wrong” (5.1.31-33). Meanwhile‚ Iago relishes the thought of manipulating his superior‚ declaring “Make the Moor thank me‚ love me‚ and reward me for making him egregiously an ass” (2
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2012 Jealousy Karl Kraus once said‚ “Jealousy is a dogs bark‚ which attracts thieves.” In this quote Karl is trying to express that jealousy is a trap. Once you become jealous‚ it attracts all kinds of bad events or actions. Jealousy can push people to do things‚ which they would normally never do. The young boys in the books A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ Waiting For the Rain‚ by Shelia Gordon‚ and Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ become very fond of the “attacks” of jealousy. In these
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it brings the great‚ the great‚ the remote and the impossible to an equality with the little‚ the real and the near. Shakespeare’s Othello is one such tragedy‚ a play which explores the complexity of human emotion in its many forms. The theme of jealousy plays a strong role in shaping the tragic events of the play‚ however it must be said that tragedy alone is not the cause of Othello’s downfall. Insecurity‚ manipulation and pride are several of the many themes which contribute to the disintegration
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Literary Analysis Every great nation’s past contains a great leader who sacrificed everything for his or her country. Abraham Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great
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Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O Captain‚ My Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman
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