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This paper focuses on William Shakespeare's use of women in his plays. It shows how Shakespeare chose to include women such as Lady Macbeth, Desdemona and Imogen as counterparts to the male protagonists often guiding the play. It describes the roles played by Lady Macbeth, Desdemona and Imogen and how they are necessary to not only maintain the flow of the play, but often to coerce their male counterparts into extreme behavior. The paper focuses on the strength and abilities of these women, deriving a logical conclusion as to why Shakespeare may have given them such great importance.

From the Paper
"English poet, playwright and actor, William Shakespeare, bestowed upon the world a canon of literature that has earned him recognition as the greatest playwright of all time. Through his literary genius, Shakespeare created some of the most famous literary works studied across the globe. His methodical and artistic nature provided an enhanced view of our world through imitation and a means by which issues such as race, class and gender could be transcended. Shakespeare's creative efforts encouraged cultural influence allowing him to attain this profound appreciation that no other author has rivaled. His ability to captivate audiences in numerous languages has allowed him to remain the "greatest playwright of all time." Time after time, William Shakespeare proved himself to be the "soul of the age"(Jonson), providing works that imitated real life, while incorporating lyrical images that transcended this Elizabethan Era literature and become contemporary in "all time"(Jonson). His writing often combines an efficient use of symbolic messages, facets of British and Roman history, romance, revenge tragedy, comedy and myth. The versatility of Shakespeare's prose from one literary piece to the next seems to be central to his success. The brilliance of William Shakespeare is exposed in his dynamic ability to write and perform the greatest theatrical works the world has ever experienced."

Tags:desdemona, feminism, feminist, imogen, lady

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This paper is written about the women in Othello. The main female character is Desdemona who is deceitful from the beginning of the play, which leads to her death eventually.

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This paper discusses the role of the character Emilia in the play 'Othello' by William Shakespeare. According to this paper, Emilia is more than just a character in this play. She functions as an example of the standing and role of women during that particular period of time.

From the Paper
"What type of character does Emilia play in 'Othello'? Does she play a significant role? Why? What is her purpose in the play? These are questions that must be considered in looking at the different characters in 'Othello'. Emilia is Iago's wife and the maid to Desdemona. Emilia is a faithful wife until the very end of the play where she takes a stand against Iago. Emilia is a symbol of the state of women during this time period. It is important to study the role that Emilia played in Othello because she has a significant and dramatic purpose."

Tags:character, plot, othello

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This paper focuses on the importance of the women's roles in the plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Othello. Particularly, the relationship between the woman and their fathers is analyzed in this paper. The father-daughter relationship that this paper focuses on is the relationship between pairs of characters in the plays mentioned above: Lord Capulet and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Polonius and Ophelia (Hamlet), and Brabantio and Desdemona (Othello). Each character is evaluated according to their interaction not only with other people, but most importantly their interaction with each other. An analysis on the effect of woman roles in contributing to the tragedy that happened in the play is also discussed.

From the Paper
"Women in many of Shakespeare's plays establish their own identity in the story through a series of interaction with various characters in the play. Aside from their roles as a woman and a wife or lover to the main characters of Shakespearean plays, the author presents another side of the woman's character through a reflection of the existing father and daughter relationship in the story. If women were regarded as "goddess" by their husbands/lovers, their relationships with their fathers present another part of their persona, and each of them possesses unique characteristics that make their roles in the story memorable. "

Tags:hamlet, romeo, juliet, othello, capulet, desdemona, english, theatre, female

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This paper analyzes how the male protagonists in the "Odyssey" by Homer, "Othello" by William Shakespeare, and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" are driven by their personal needs, strengths and weaknesses. It also describes how their lives are greatly influenced by women and details these influences.

From the Paper
"Sir Gawain, in other words, is gaining his power and strength to fight the Green Knight from Mary and the Church. This power will help him if he is ever tested to be disloyal in love and spiritual faith. Like Odysseus, on his journey to look for the Green Knight he is confronted by a number of hardships and finally reaches the point of despair. However, he is not helped by the thought of a mortal woman waiting, but a spiritual symbol. As he lies cold and alone in the woods, he prays to Mary to find him shelter and a place of lodging to say Mass on the Eve of Christmas. She answers his prayers and leads him to Bertilak's, "The Cross of Christ me speed!" (33.)"

Tags:women, Shakespeare, Toklien, Homer

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This paper explores the domination of women by men. In Shakespeare's "Othello", Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", we see examples of this phenomena quite clearly, with our modern eyes. The paper examines the different ways in which ideas of domination have changed shape from Elizabethan times to that of the turn of the century.

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"Shakespeare's "Othello" is a play written by an Englishman, set in Venice. From the beginning, we see women warned by both men and women to beware of the scheming of men. "an old black ram/is tupping your white ewe," shouts Iago to Desdemona's father when he is warning him of The Moor's abduction of her. (1.1.89 Norton Anthology 2102) When Othello defends his marriage to Desdemona, he is accused of practicing witchcraft upon her. (1.2.64-64) Yet when he explains, we are assured both by the beauty of his words, by Desdemona, and by the reaction of the men listening to him that it was only the beauty of his stories that charmed her, not any sinister power he might have."

Tags:mysterious, exception, Iago, greatest, objection, characters, Othello, blackness, Emilia, general, evils, men

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This essay examines the three female characters portrayed in the Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice. It finds that Bianca, the mistress of Cassio, is an innocent. Although she is apparently a prostitute, there is a cleanness about her, and a concern for Cassio. Emilia is a conventional waiting woman, fiercely loyal to her mistress. Eventually she exposes Iago for the fiend that he is, and is murdered for it. Desdemona is the sweet, open woman, Iago's opposite, who remains loyal to the end.

Tags:othello, emilia, bianca

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Beginning with a comparison of the two pieces of fiction, this paper goes on to analyze the the romantic underlinings in each story. Focusing on the females in "Othello" by Shakespeare and Quixote in "Don Quixote" by Cervantes, it conceptualizes why the artists romanticize in any fashion. In concludes that an overly idealized and romanticized view of women is the inspiration for these tales.

From the Paper
"No fiction leads to any positive ends throughout Shakespeare's tragedy. Othello first sees Desdemona as a kind of Dulcinea, an utterly pure and chaste being. Although she is no peasant girl like Quixote's Aldonza, she cannot live up to her husband's projected ideals. So she becomes a kind of whore in Othello's eyes, a prostitute worthy of death, because she is no longer 'perfect.' Their marriage is false, an imitation of a marriage, which seems more perfectly initially and then is shown to be based upon sand and fictions. Much as it is said in Don Quixote, ironically "All that you have to do is to make proper use of imitation in what you write, and the more perfect the imitation the better will your work be." Fictions and imitations, or stereotypes, are more potent than realities. It is very easy to be put under the spell of another person's fiction, if they seem to believe that fiction with enough fervor--even the practical Sancho Panza finds himself going along with Don Quixote, against his better judgment, even when the Don's actions result in more harm than good for the people whom he is trying to save."

Tags:shakespeare, othello, don quixote, literature, art

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Explores the characteristics of Desdemona, Bianca and Emilia and their status, roles and power within the largely male dominated society. The paper suggests that the male dominated society leads to, ultimately, all three women falling victims.

From the Paper
"Othello by William Shakespeare is a play set in Venice at the height of it's powers. There are three significant female characters in the play, Desdemona, Bianca, and Emilia, who are representative of the female gender. Their characters within the play are presented as being victims of their gender, and victims of the male dominated society of the time. They are seen as victims in their treatment, their status and roles and their power within society, and in the ultimate death of two of the three female characters in the play."

Tags:cassio, dominant, females, gender, males, men, patriarchy, play, power, race, victims, women

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The paper shows how in "Othello", the idea of being a man is significant because it is believed that a true man must be in control of his life, his world and the woman that is in his life. Therefore, the paper explains that it is important for Othello to believe that he has control over Desdemona and those around him. The paper demonstrates how as Iago begins to devise a plan suggesting that Desdemona has been unfaithful, Othello becomes continuously convinced that his honor as a man has been betrayed.

From the Paper
"In "Othello", the idea of being a man is significant because it is believed that a true man must be in control of his life, his world and the woman that is in his life. When the man loses these forms of control then the man is no longer considered to be worthy of his position in the world. Therefore, it is important for Othello to believe that he has control over Desdemona and those around him. As Iago begins to devise a plan suggesting that Desdemona has been unfaithful, Othello becomes continuously convinced..."

Tags:othello, things, culture