Self Interest, The Enemy Of True Affection

   Within the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello we find a full spectrum of loves and self-loves. Let’s put these under the microscope in this essay.

Enviousness is sometimes described as psychic tumor, and can be destructive at times, how that temptation of jealousy can overwhelm people and ruin people around. This situation is successfully introduced in the play The Crucible, how many characters are jealous of people around them, and such action of envying not only destroyed people who practiced envy but also people around. In the play The Crucible, Miller’s uses of compare and contrast between Abigail William and Mr. Putnam brings out their similar motive for their desire for power, which is envy. As a result of their envying of others, many innocent people died, thus demonstrates the dangers of envy.

Arthur Miller’s 1953 allegorical tale, The Crucible draws attention to the social disharmony in Salem’s strict and defective Puritan theocracy. Through his portrayal of key characters, Miller constructs how compromising integrity can destory relationships through John Proctor and Elizabeth.

Envy is often described as psychic tumor, where it can be destructive at times. That temptation of jealousy can overwhelm the most humble of people and ruin not only the life of that person, but the lives around them. This cancer of the character is prevalent throughout the play The Crucible, as many characters become jealous of people around them, and such action of envying not only destroyed the people who succumbed to envy but also the people anywhere near the epicenter. In the play The Crucible, Miller’s use of compare and contrast between Abigail William and Mr. Putnam brings out the similar motive of their desire for power, which is envy. As a result of their lack of will and contentment with the hand they were dealt, many innocent people perished, thus becoming a cautious tale of the dangers of envy.

Throughout The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, there were many complex situations that were displayed. There were many different instances throughout the play of relationship struggles. The multiple characters in the play were all linked somehow through one relationship or another. The central use of the relationship struggles is to make the storyline more complex during the trials and accusations. The relationships change, develop, and manifest themselves in multiple ways.

In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the author uses detail to develop the themes of love, betrayal, and survival. One of the many themes is love, like how John and Elizabeth were married. This play shows a lot of betrayal, for example how Abigal did elizabeth. There was also lots of survival for instance when John and Elizabeth told the truth and got hung. Love is demonstrated in the crucible a lot by John and Elizabeth.

Antonio views money as an influence to get someone to like him. In the book he uses it to try and get Bassanio to like him. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan even though Bassanio owes Antonio money. Bassanio asks for the money to impress a girl he likes named Portia. Antonio agrees to give him money even though he has no money to give because all of his money is caught up in his business. "Thou know 'st that all my fortunes are at sea; neither have I money nor commodity to raise a present sum. Therefore go forth: try what my credit can in Venice do; that shall be racked, even to the uttermost to furnish thee to Belmont to fair Portia. Go, presently inquire, and so will I, where money is, and I no question make to have it of my trust, or for my sake. "(1.1.184-192). in this quote Antonio says that all this money is in his business and that he would find a way to get Bassanio his money. To get Bassanio the money Antonio took a loan from shylock. Shylock is a Jewish moneylender.

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is a great portrayal of humans and their struggles. This

These assumptions are clearly present in Shakespeare's work. In Merchant, financial language and romantic language are inextricably linked, suggesting that money is a source of both power and sexual desirability, particularly for males. The opening scene depicts Bassanio asking Antonio for money so that he may woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia. Bassanio is penniless and, it seems, made weak, unattractive, and perhaps less masculine by his poverty.

Within everyone's lives, self-motivation affects the relationships that one has with others. In William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” characters struggle with adherence as they continually attempt to benefit themselves. Throughout the play, very few genuine friendships with loyalty were recognizable as the characters seek revenge to deceive Hamlet in the time of King Hamlet's murder. When the benevolence and sincerity were true as Horatio had shown, personal gain did not interfere. This compares to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s fake affair, who harmed to better themselves. Finally, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude shows betrayal towards Hamlet, with the marriage of Claudius.

William Shakespeare is one of the most recognized playwrights in the history of man. People have analyzed every sentence of his works and have taken note of the various styles used in his writing. Ironically enough, little is known about Shakespeare's personal life. It is assumed, however, that like other literary writers, Shakespeare relates occurrences in his life into his writing. The average person experiences varied and numerous events that affect them personally, and shape them into who they are. Whether one expresses loyalty or betrayal to another can impact one's life greatly and can cause numerous outcomes in a person's life. In

    Antonio feels closer to Bassanio than any other character in The Merchant of Venice. Our first clue to this is in the first scene when, in conversation with Antonio, Solanio says, "Here comes Bassanio, your most noble kinsman, / Gratiano, and Lorenzo. Fare ye well: / We leave you now with better company" (i. i. 57-59). Once Antonio is alone with Bassanio, the conversation becomes more intimate, and Antonio offers an indebted Bassanio "My purse, my person, my extremest means" (137). We find out later that Bassanio needs money to woo Portia, a noble heiress who Bassanio intends to marry. And though Antonio is not in a position to loan money at the time, he does not disappoint

Shakespeare uses the character, Portia, to display that even when you do love someone you do not always have full trust in them. Portia, despite her love for Bassanio, tested the loyalty and trustworthiness of her husband. She dosesn't know if she can fully trust him to keep the vows and the promises he made, in marrying her and to the ring of their love, in his time of trouble. When Bassanio leaves to try to save Antonio from his debt, Portia begins to talk to Nerissa and hatching a plan: “Come on, Nerissa; I have work in hand / That you yet know not of: we'll see our husbands / Before they think of us.” (3.4. 50-61) Through this passage, we see it's clear that Portia does not have complete trust in her husband. She makes a secret plan with

From the very beginning of The Merchant of Venice, we see the comedic element of lovers being separated time and time again. First, Jessica and Lorenzo are not permitted to marry or see each other because of their different religions and her father’s fervent hatred for Christians. “Lorenzo certain, and my love indeed / For who love I so much?” (2.vi.30-31). Jessica and Lorenzo and certain they are in love, despite the distance that separates them. Later, in Act 3, Bassanio must leave Portia to return to Venice where Antonio is waiting to see him one last time. “And then away to Venice to your friend! / For never shall you lie by Portia’s side / With an unquiet soul” (3.ii.317-19). This separation between Bassanio and Portia allows the audience to connect with the irony of these young lovers’ struggle. These separations between lovers lead to another element of comedy--costumes.

In a conventional concept, Antonio is an unattached man who takes no part in the courting games of the play and who is unassimilated into its happy ending. He is a gloomy people which making me think that maybe his unhappiness caused by his love. There are many clues showed Antonio‟s love to Bassanio, the core plot which Antonio is willing to sacrifice his life to repay debt for Bassanio is a kind of dauntless love. This action reminds me one of the proverbs in the Bible: “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. I t bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” (Matthew 7-13, 14). Enduring all things is one of the true essences of love, if Antonio‟s behavior is not out of love, no other thing in the world can be called love. In Bassanio and Antonio part, Bassanio told him he would make some speed of his return. He answered, “Do not so. Slubber not business for my sake, Bassanio, but stay the every riping of the time; and for the Jew‟s bond which he hath of me, let it not enter in your mind of love. Be merry, and employ your chiefest thoughts to courtship