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William Shakespeare's "Othello", 2008.
Describes the setting and characters in William Shakespeare's play "Othello".
1,515 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper suggests that, in William Shakespeare's "Othello", racial discrimination could have been the unconscious motivation in the plotting against Othello. The play was published around the time when people of color were just making their way into the British scene. The author points out that Othello is the only person or character of color in the cast. The paper also describes other key characters, Desdemona, Iago and Roderigo, and their interactions with Othello, which forms the core of the drama. The author emphasizes that Shakespeare's characters are very real and so true to human nature that, centuries later, they seem to represent mankind today.
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"As a product of her time and circumstances, Desdemona should be a typically and stereotypically weak and submissive daughter to Branbanzio and wife to Othello. She is the young and sexual daughter of a prominent Venetian citizen who falls for the marvels and tales of courage of Othello. Her comfortable life allows her to pursue a dream husband and also assert her independent will and influence over him when she wants to. Women in those days, as represented by Shakespeare's characters in this play, are subjugated to men."
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William Shakespeare's "Othello", 2008.
Looks at the perils of cultural differences and the clash of identity in William Shakespeare's "Othello".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that "Othello", a Shakespearean tragedy, is as much about a clash of cultures as it is about a failed romance or jealousy. The author relates the story about the main character, the commander Othello, a dark-skinned Moor living in a largely white, Christian society. The paper suggests that, created by Iago's scheming, issues of Othello's culture and race are suspect as the causes that drove him to murder Desdemona. The author concludes that, while a person might sympathize with the ostracized Othello in a racist society, it is uncertain if Shakespeare might have written the play originally to validate some of his own culture's racist stereotypes.
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"The charge of witchcraft is especially relevant, because it underlines how Othello is perceived as a stranger; capable of strange arts because of his religion and appearance, even by the side he fights for, the people of Venice. And it might be added, that because Desdemona falls in love with Othello because of his power to tell stories about his strange life, which includes being sold into slavery but also cannibals and men whose heads grow beneath their shoulder, his strangeness and 'otherness' becomes a source of attraction."
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William Shakespeare?s ?Othello?, 2004.
This paper analyzes the character Iago in William Shakespeare?s play, ?Othello?.
1,105 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that Iago, from William Shakespeare?s play, ?Othello,? is probably one of the best evil characters ever created. The author points out that he is an interesting case study because he is proud of his evilness and plans to use it to his utmost abilities to bring Othello down. The paper relates that another aspect about Iago's character that makes him so detestable is that he really has no reasonable excuse to hate Othello so much; he is not crazy, but rather is smart and clever, two characteristics that make him even more dangerous.
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"Another characteristic of Iago that is unforgettable is his cleverness throughout the entire play. Iago must know Othello well because he demonstrates that he knows just the right things to say to Othello to spur his anger and jealousy. Robert Heilman claims, ?Wit is Iago?s instrument to compensate for what he does not have. He perversely hates and yet lusts after what he does not have . . . and he undertakes to disparage it, minimize it, debunk it, and destroy it.? Once he knows what it is he wants to do, he has no trouble achieving his goal. Critic Harold Bloom states that Iago?s ruination of Othello is in some ways too subtle for criticism to paraphrase. Iago suggests Desdemona's infidelity by at first not suggesting it, but hovering near and around it.? This is all too true."
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William Shakespeare's "Othello", 2008.
An analysis of the possible reasons for Othello's end in Shakespeare's play of the same name.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper considers the possible reasons for the demise of Othello in Shakespeare's play of the same name and questions whether it was the predictable unwinding of a man under the duress of war, removal from his home, and the conniving of an infamous enemy, or whether his end was just an extension of his own jealousy, and could have been easily circumnavigated were it not for a series of poorly timed events which served to feed that jealousy. The paper explores both possible explanations and concludes that Othello has no one to blame but himself.
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'Instead, he falls silent, as if to stop the spiral of jealousy-inspired madness that has dominated the entirety of the play. Iago, the villain mastermind, would be instead the victim who was taking out revenge on a friend who had betrayed him, and not intrinsically responsible for Othello's actions. By falling silent, and keeping his suspicions to himself, he accepts his fate. This is a typical set up by Shakespeare, because only we know of Iago's intent, from the monologue in Act II, to bring about Othello's demise because of his suspected infidelity."
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'Othello' by William Shakespeare, 2006.
A review of the jealousy, submissive female gender roles and race in 'Othello' by William Shakespeare.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, $ 26.95
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This study examines the role of jealousy, submissive female gender roles, and racism within Othello by William Shakespeare. In many ways, Desdemona pays a submissive role to Othello, as she cannot rise above her fears and confront her husband on the grave error of his theories about her infidelity. Furthermore, the issue of race helps Iago deploy his plan, as both he and Desdemona's father are racist in their jealousy of Othello's success. In this manner, jealousy, submissive female gender roles, and racism are constructed to bring a tragic ending to the once hopeful marriage of Othello and Desdemona. The issue of jealousy begins with Iago's anger at Cassio getting a promotion in Othello's elite guard.
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The Restricted Women of Shakespeare's "Othello", 2005.
Examines the characters of Desdemona and Emilia in "Othello" by William Shakespeare and argues how the violence imposed upon them by their husbands is a social statement of the women's restrained state in society.
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This essay looks at marriage as a patriarchal institution, and shows how the violence that occurs against Desdemona and Emilia in "Othello" by William Shakespeare infers the dominance that men hold over women. The essay also looks at the dominant views about femininity, as expressed by Iago, and shows how these stereotypes dictate the fate of Desdemona and Emilia.
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"Othello uses words like "greedy" and "devour" to illustrate how Desdemona hungered for him and chased after him. Othello does fear Desdemona will leave him once her curiosity is quenched, as he expresses through lines "She loved me for the dangers I had passed. And I loved her that she did pity them" (I.iii 165-167). In these lines, Othello shows through the use of the past tense and suggestive language that he knows Desdemona loves him for his exoticness, but that the thrill of it may soon wear off as the dangers dwindle."
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Shakespeare?s ?Othello?, 2004.
This paper analyzes Shakespeare?s ?Othello? as an Aristotelian tragedy.
2,115 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper explains that Shakespeare?s ?Othello? follows Aristotle?s principles for creating the perfect tragedy. It has a plot that is easily remembered and structured to arouse pity and fear within the audience, with importance placed on the action, and events turning upon surprises. The author points out that the suffering of Othello meets the essential requirements to be considered a tragic hero. The paper stresses that, in ?Othello?, the reader witnesses the genius of Shakespeare; Othello changes from a loving husband and great warrior to a jealous, murdering husband. The reader loves him, hates him, and then feels sorry for him.
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"Additionally, Iago also tells Roderigo that Othello ?Is of a constant, loving, noble nature,/And, I dare think, he?ll prove to Desdemona/A most dear husband? (II.i.280-3). In reaction to Othello?s character, A. C. Bradley states, ?Othello's mind, for all its poetry, is very simple. He is not observant. His nature tends outward. He is quite free from introspection, and is not given to reflection. Emotion excites his imagination, but it confuses and dulls his intellect . . . he has little experience of the corrupt products of civilised life, and is ignorant of European women? (Bradley). Our first impression of Othello is a positive one. This fact will help us to feel pity for Othello later in the play."
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William Shakespeare's "Othello", 2006.
This paper discusses the theme of jealousy in William Shakespeare's "Othello".
1,865 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that "Othello", like Shakespeare's other "big" plays, abounds in spectacular examples of theatrical effect, such as the brawls and the big pageantry;however, the theatrical effect of the rest of the play represents communication by gesture and look, the eloquent silences and whispered, spoken and shouted language. The author points out that jealousy in Shakespeare's "Othello" is a mask for the fear of death because what the jealous lover fears is that there will not be time or space enough for him. The paper relates that one of the peculiar splendors of "Othello" is that Othello's belated jealousy cannot be understood without first understanding Iago's primal envy of Othello, which is at the hidden center of the drama.
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"Shakespeare's Iago appears in two aspects: his external appearance, as he reacts with others and his inner life as revealed by the soliloquies. Forget the soliloquies for a moment, and examine the face that Iago turns to the world. Here is a clever, ambitious man coolly manipulating others for his own ends. The current theories of will and reason he voices belong to his character both "psychologically" and dramatically. He denies the reality of loving feelings, they are only a lust of the blood, a permission of the will; he asserts the supremacy of the will and intelligence, ..."
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Shakespeare?s "Othello", 2004.
This paper discusses Shakespeare?s "Othello" as a tragic hero.
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This paper explains that, through Othello, Shakespeare creates, perhaps, the most popular tragic hero in literature because Othello is presented as strong and powerful in the beginning of the play, and, by the play?s end, he is reduced to a man blinded by jealousy. The author points out that Shakespeare allows the downfall of Othello through the character of Iago. The paper concludes that, because Othello recognizes his failure and tries to rectify the situation in the only way he knows how, we feel pity for him.
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"Again, we can see the genius of Shakespeare at work. We have witnessed the complete transformation of a warrior to a jealous husband. Othello?s flaw lies in the fact that ?his whole nature was indisposed to jealousy, and yet was such that he was unusually open to deception, and, if once wrought to passion, likely to act with little reflection, with no delay, and in the most decisive manner conceivable?. Cantor agrees with this assertion, adding another crucial element to Othello?s demise. He claims that Othello?s image of himself has become tightly connected with how Desdemona perceives him. He explains that for most of Othello?s life, ?his self-possession came from the fact that he could derive his sense of worth from his own heroic deeds, something largely within his own control."
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Shakespeare's "Othello", 2005.
Discusses the themes of doubt versus trust, monster imagery, and human love in William Shakespeare's play, "Othello".
888 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses Othello's and the other characters' misplaced trust due to their need for empirical evidence in Shakespeare's work, "Othello". It also analyzes Shakespeare's use of monster imagery to describe the darkness in the human heart. Finally, the paper contains an exploration of the liberal use of supposed love by the characters, which is eventually proven not to be love at all.
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"Shakespeare's exploration of the concept of jealousy leads to the theme of the human mind?s predisposition to favor the "monstrous." Monsters of the human psyche are self-generating, even without the prodding of an evil manipulator such as Iago. He feeds this compulsion by encouraging Othello to "behold," in his mind's eye, his wife being "topped" by Cassio (3. 3. 412). When jealousy is labeled as a monster in the play, it is used to suggest how one can be overtaken by a passion. Iago defines jealousy as "the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on" (3. 3. 179-80), a foul parasite that torments its host. When Emilia explains jealousy to be a "monster begot upon itself, born on itself" (3. 4. 157), she underscores its self-generating nature. "Jealous souls" do not need real events to fuel their suspicions because, Emilia explains, they are "not ever jealous for the cause" (3. 4. 154-55)."
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William Shakespeare's "Othello, the Moor of Venice", 2006.
This paper discusses the use of animal imagery in William Shakespeare's "Othello, the Moor of Venice".
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This paper explain that the use of animal imagery in William Shakespeare's "Othello, the Moor of Venice" reflects the base instincts, which bring about the tragedy of the main character and his innocent wife. The author points out that negatively characterizing Othello as an animal might imply that he is as base and beastly as Iago, but his honor and nobility throughout the rest of Act I makes the reader doubt that Othello is the animal. The paper concludes that comparing the characters to animals suggests that the play is not about race, politics or social convention but rather about the predator and the prey, which is something deeper and more innate than the trappings of society. The paper includes several quotations.
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"The innocent and good Cassio is deceived into believing himself a beast because of the machinations of Iago. Knowing that Cassio cannot tolerate alcohol, Iago encourages him to get drunk and orchestrates a fight in which Cassio appears the violent aggressor. Such behavior, especially because it interrupts the marriage bed of Othello and Desdemona, is perceived negatively by Othello who dismisses Cassio from his service. Cassio then likens himself to an animal, disparaging the effect of alcohol that "put an enemy in their mouths ....transform ourselves into beasts!""
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Shakespeare's "Othello", 2002.
A look at the characters in Shakespeare's "Othello".
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This three-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes three cases of symbolism in William Shakespeare's play, Othello. The author discusses the symbolism represented through the characters of Desdemona, Othello, and Iago.
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Shakespeare's "Othello" and "Hamlet", 2005.
This paper compares Shakespeare's protagonists Othello and Hamlet from his plays "Othello" and "Hamlet".
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This paper explains that both the protagonists Othello and Macbeth, in "Othello" and "Hamlet" respectively, are superior men, possessing great courage and outward strength, heroes in war accustomed to commanding a force of men in battle; but both go awry in their personal lives when a different morality and sensitivity is required: Othello is consumed by jealousy and Macbeth, by ambition. The author points out that a key element in Macbeth's nature is his imagination, which he lets soar ahead of his deeds; whereas, Othello is a man of action and not prone to ponder too much. The paper relates that, in their final words, the two men have completely disintegrated: Othello by taking not only Desdemona's life but also his own and Macbeth by resigning himself to go on with the fight for the crown, which even has taken the life of his wife. Many textual examples.
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"Macbeth is immediately shown as a man whose ambition is capable of overtaking his personality. However, the additional quality of fear is introduced in Macbeth, who has been referred to in the play's opening passages as "brave Macbeth." Whereas Othello was judicious, Macbeth's courage showed in him a rashness that sets the stage for his later actions. He is described in battle by a soldier as "Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,/ which smok'd with bloody execution, Like valour's minion,/ Carv'd out his passage till he fac'd the slave;/ And fix'd his head upon our battlements." (I,ii.19-26) He is valour personified and is so ferocious that his sword smokes, an example of hyperbole."
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Evil in the Plays of William Shakespeare, 2005.
An analysis of the function and usage of evil in the plays of William Shakespeare.
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This paper studies Shakespeare's usage of evil in his plays. The essay attempts to reveal the function of this device by analyzing its usage in seven Shakespeare plays: "Macbeth", "Henry VI", "Hamlet", "Julius Caesar", "Richard III", "King Lear" and "Othello". The author includes complete character and plot summaries, and supports his theses with quotes from the texts.
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"'Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair'. Unfortunately for Steve Bartman and the 2003 Chicago Cubs, this famous phrase does not apply to baseball playoffs. William Shakespeare wrote this line to describe the relationship between good and evil in his play Macbeth. By casual definitions, good is right and evil is wrong. However, Shakespeare operated with larger concepts that go beyond passive terminology. In his works, balance, harmony, justice and righteousness represent good. Evil is represented by disorder, temptation, corruption and immorality. There is inherent tension created when these principles collide."
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Shakespeare's "Othello", 2004.
Analysis of the character of Desdemona in Shakespeare's play, "Othello".
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This paper illustrates, through examples from the play, that Shakespeare used the character of Desdemona to explore the insecurities in Othello's character.
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"In fact, Othello reveals his own insecurity much before Iago begins to plant the seeds of doubt in his mind about Desdemona?s fidelity. This is apparent in his self-effacing remarks about his background and coarse speech (1.3. 84). Indeed, Othello?s self-deprecating remarks reveal his negative perception of his background and alien skin color in spite of his powerful position in Venetian society and Desdemona?s blatant hero worship: ??she wished / That heaven had made her such a man?/ She loved me for the dangers I had passed.? (1.3. 165-69) Unfortunately, Othello is unable to focus on the fact that Desdemona?s love for him was based on the strengths that she saw in his character. Instead, he allows his complexes to dominate his perception of Desdemona?s character and motives."
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