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impact on one’s life. Shakespeare understood the crucial effect of friends and usually authored his plays around the fundamental impact of others. Shakespeare’s Othello possesses a premise of one’s choice in friends supplementary to his other works. Shakespeare’s play Othello emphasizes the importance of good choices in friends through Othello‚ Cassio‚ and Rodrigo’s vulnerability to trust Iago. Iago is not a traditional villain for he plays a unique and complex role. Unlike most villains in tragic
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lieutenant: “I know my price; I am worth no worse a place” (Othello I.i.10). He feels that the position belongs to him‚ and he becomes extremely envious when the position is given to Cassio instead. Lancer mentions that envy is a defense mechanism to insecurity and that those who experience envy “might [even] go so far as to sabotage‚ misappropriate‚ or defame the envied person.” This is exactly what Iago does; he conjures up a plan to sabotage Othello and defame Cassio in his fit of rage by using something
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Have you ever wanted pizza but were too lazy to order one? Well that will change when I explain how to order a pizza. First you decide what pizza company you want to order from. Second is calling and placing your order. Third you call and order and then the waiting begins. When you have a craving for pizza you have to decide on the many different pizza companies and the different types of pizzas that they make. Some of the more popular pizza companies include Papa John’s‚ Dominos‚ Pizza Hut‚ Angie’s
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Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic *Experienced Confident
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The Dimensions of Othello the Tragic Hero How does one define a “tragic hero?” Aristotle illustrates such a character as an overall great person with very noble traits‚ but one who is not perfect. Many will look up to these tragic heroes; however each hero will have a specific flaw. This “tragic flaw” will ultimately lead to that character’s downfall. Also‚ these characters will often have the abilities to both recognize their tragic flaws in the end and also connect with the audience in some way
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Could one ordinary woman be more intelligent than several highly skilled male warriors? In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ although Emilia plays a small role‚ she makes a powerful impact. Her omnipotent bravado brings us to the conclusion that she is the reincarnation of Esther from the Bible and that she is a mirror image of today’s risk taking woman. Emilia’s insight brings perspective to not only what is righteous but also to the darkness of bestiality portrayed throughout the play. Although
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| Enter OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA‚ EMILIA and attendants | OTHELLO‚ LODOVICO‚ DESDEMONA and EMILIA enter‚ with attendants. | | LODOVICOI do beseech you‚ sir‚ trouble yourself no further. | LODOVICOPlease‚ sir‚ don’t trouble yourself. | | OTHELLOOh‚ pardon me‚ ’twill do me good to walk. | OTHELLOI beg your pardon; walking will make me feel better. | | LODOVICOMadam‚ good night. I humbly thank your ladyship. | LODOVICOGood night‚ madam. Thank you. | | DESDEMONAYour honor is most welcome
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Women’s Roles in Othello Shakespearean England was a thoroughly patriarchal society‚ with very few rights for women. This culture was borne of the perspective that women were of a lower worth in society than men‚ a view reflected in the treatment of the majority of women by the men in their lives. William Shakespeare wrote many plays about social issues across Europe‚ and his play Othello was especially focused on the mistreatment of women in England. Though Desdemona and Emilia‚ the two main female
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Othello begins on a street in Venice‚ in the midst of an argument between Roderigo‚ a rich man‚ and Iago. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him in his suit to Desdemona. But Roderigo has just learned that Desdemona has married Othello‚ a general whom Iago begrudgingly serves as ensign. Iago says he hates Othello‚ who recently passed him over for the position of lieutenant in favor of the inexperienced soldier Michael Cassio. Unseen‚ Iago and Roderigo cry out to Brabanzio that his daughter
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