Sexuality Final Paper Cuckolding: A Phenomenon of Sexual Evolution The word cuckold has its origins in Old French‚ from the term cucu or cucualt‚ which refers to the Cuckoo bird. While majority of Cuckoos do raise their own offspring‚ it has been noticed that a significant number are brood parasites. This implies the female bird would lay her eggs in the nest of other birds whose eggs are similar to the cuckoos. The term ‘cuckold’ came to be used to refer to men whose wives had been unfaithful (‘taking
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Cassio. Because of this Othello becomes apprehensive to the fact that he has been “cuckold” by none other than Cassio‚ and this jealousy bring out the “green-eyed monster” in him to act on this enraged jealousy. As he is passionate‚ he acts without thought and these blind actions lead him to murder his wife without seeing reason. In his anger when he is torn between his love for Desdemona and his rage for being “cuckold” he lashes out at iago who fills his “mind with poison” yet again and this is the
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beshrew= curse bootless = without result cousin= any relative or close friend; monarchs often refer to each other as cousin‚ whether related or not and whether friends or not cuckold= a man whose wife is unfaithful; the butt of many Elizabethan jokes‚ often referred to as wearing horns‚ the traditional sign of the cuckold. References to the cuckoo‚ a bird that lays its eggs in the nests of other
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power of expression. In the passage of very few lines‚ we witness the play’s psychological transition point‚ as Othello‚ once a confident‚ happily married high-standing member of Venetian society‚ turns into an insecure‚ jealous‚ crude and violent cuckold. After Iago has placed the seed of doubt in Othello’s mind‚ the Moor indulges in an extended meditation of great visceral and poetic power: Haply for I am black‚ And have not those soft parts of conversation That chamberers have; or for I am declined
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more words they went and got in bed.” (100)‚ a quote indicating how much Nicholas and Allison are madly deeply in love. Their feelings are so real to the point where it might get lusty. John on the other hand is so caught up not realizing he is a cuckold. His love for Allison is not equivalent to the amount that his wife gave in return. Nicholas is the symbolic of abusing his status. Although Nicholas is intelligent‚ he is not street smart. As Chaucer says‚ “Fell in love with this young wife to
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is thrown into a fit of anger. Othello says to Desdemona “This hand is moist‚ my lady”(4.1.30). When a person’s hand is moist‚ it suggests infidelity in a marriage. Othello believes even more that Desdemona isn’t loyal‚ and believes that he is a cuckold. Speaking of Othello being a cuck‚ after hearing of Cassio and Desdemona “love”‚ he falls into a fit. One of the things Othello says during the fit is “ First to be hang‚ and then it confess- I tremble at it ”(4.1.33). Othello in his fit of madness
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the other protagonists try to trick Benedick and Beatrice and convincing that they are madly in love with each other. Also in this play‚ out of all the men Benedick is the most aware of becoming a cuckold because like any other man he scared that he might ruin his ego and lose his masculine pride. A cuckold is when a man believes that marriage is a trap where husbands are controlled and deceived. Claudio‚ Don Pedro and Benedick all share this suspicion at the beginning. The main plot in Much Ado
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Indian writing. He is one of the postcolonial Indian writers. Some of his works include Ravan and Eddie (1994)‚ Saat Sakkaam Trechalis (1974)‚ and Cuckold (1997)-For which he has been awarded the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award. His novels mainly talk about immoderation‚ the quest for identity‚ conflicts‚ conspiracies etc. One of his most renowned book ‘Cuckold’ highlights glimpse of historical conspiracies and political conflicts in 16th century India‚ spiritualism and some facts of cuckoldry. The critical
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William Faulkner(威廉·福克纳) * (1897-1962) * “A Rose for Emily” * 1931 * American | Significant & Visual Passages: a) “When Miss Emily Grierson died‚ our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument‚” “Alive‚ Miss Emily had been a tradition‚ a duty‚ and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town.” (P409)---Emily acts as an embodiment of the old tradition. She is the spiritual pillar of the people who still live in their old
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How does Shakespeare present disturbed characters? Othello is a tragic hero whose jealousy is cleverly manipulated by the maleficent Iago‚ transforming him from a noble figure to a disturbed murderer. In keeping with the tragic genre‚ Shakespeare depicts a sequence of events through which bring about Othello’s decline. The playwright slowly escalates the emotional intensity of the play as Othello becomes more obsessed and less rational. The audience experience a range of emotions as the emotional
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