Othello and the Time of the Elizabethans

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The paper discusses Shakespeare's play "Othello" and relates it to the time of the Elizabethans. The paper describes how the play reflects the values and beliefs of Shakespeare's own society (where people believed strongly) -- in the natural order of life (great chain of being), danger of emotions and punishment for major sins.

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"Values and beliefs to a person who is religious are everything. People of the Elizabethan era were extremely religious and believed in the natural order of life. There were many factors that could upset the natural order of life; hence a punishment is imposed upon them. In William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, the main characters that the play was based on all died or were punished in some form because they upset the natural way of living and questioned their status. People of that era had strong beliefs regarding the power of emotions. It has the power to eliminate ones identity and upset the society."

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