Emilia Galotti

In the play Twelfth Night, Shakespeare displays the common theme of foolishness throughout his play through his characters actions, behaviors, and words; while doing this he creates a diversified spectrum of foolery that can be witnessed through dramatic irony, indirect characterization, and dialogue that reinforces the idea behind certain jocose, satirical events within the lives of the characters in the play. During the play, Malvolio believes a secret, romantic letter has been personally written

Robert, Whoaaaaa….Othello slept with Emilia, how did I completely miss this part? Your post certainly caught my attention and made me dig deeper into the text of the play. I now see where I missed the ‘twixt my sheets’ context in Act 1, Scene 3, stated by Lago (Bevington, 2014 [1.2] p. 620). Never did it come to me that the meaning of this was sleeping with his wife. Also, I see where in Act 2 Scene 1, Lago says, “for that I do suspect that the lusty Moor hath leaped into my seat”, again not realizing

Consumed with... What are symbols and why are they viewed differently by individuals. For example, a marriage between to people that love each other is represented by the vows said by each, the rings placed on the finger, and the commitment honored before God. In the play “Othello”, Desdemona and Othello married, they desired to share their life together, and even consummated the marriage through sex, but their views of love differ. Let me explain the opposition of how the audience may view the

Feminists believe that marriage is a source of conflict, in the play it suggests that marriageability is most women’s only road to power, the goal was to secure family, wealth, and protection from a male. And to fulfil this, women needed to be continuously sexually attractive yet pure and modest. Once married, it was self-evident that wives should follow their husbands and be humoured by them in return. After a wife had provided an heir, she was truly secure. This can be reflected in Iago’s cynical

Love Manipulates “Gaslight” by Patrick Hamilton, a thriller three-act play that indulges in psychological abuse. Patrick Hamilton opens a world of mind tricks between the husband and wife, and brings to life to the term ‘gaslighting’. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which false information is presented to the victim, making him/her doubt their own memory and perception. The director (George Cukor) and actors demonstrate towards the term ‘gaslighting’ in the movie “Gaslight”. The directors

Deception comes in all sorts of shapes and forms. From flat out lies to subtle bluffs, the act of lying has a profound impact on not only its victims, but its perpetrators as well. In the case of Billy Wilder’s Hollywood classic Sunset Boulevard, nearly all plot points are driven by some type of deceit. Max’s lies drive Norma’s attempts to revamp her career, while Joe’s own fibbing eventually leads to his death. Even Cecil DeMille, Norma’s old director, tricks Norma into believing she is still a

Iago is a master of deception. Despite his cruelty and lack of concern for others, he is able to deceive many because Iago prays on their weaknesses and lack of trust in virtue and purity, represented by Desdemona. Just as the characters are unable to believe in Iago's true nature—one of evil—, they also refuse to trust in Desdemona's true nature; had Othello seen either character's true identity, he could have saved their lives. Desdemona proves that she would give anything to protect and honor

My topic is jealousy in the play Othello. Shakespeare wrote this play as a focus on the dangers of jealousy. It shows how jealousy can be kept going by nothing more than circumstantial evidence and how it can destroy people’s lives. In Othello jealousy appears in many ways, from sexual suspicion to professional competition, but as in all cases it is destructive. Shakespeare proves that jealousy is inherently unreasonable in this play. He proves it is founded in the psychological issues of the jealous

Jafar is the best villain and antagonist that I think there is. He quiet,sneaky, and smart. He is able to solve problems and he can make people trust him without even knowing him. In the story he tries to steal a magic oil lamp to take over the palace. Jafar is smart in many ways. He can solve problems very quick and can make sure something is done right. He is also very sneaky. He is able to plot his whole plan to take over the palace without the king knowing. He can trick all the men working

The human eye has many powers that help us every single day, but the power of the mind can take over causing our vision to see things that aren’t always there. The mind has to work ten times harder to try and decide what is an illusion versus reality. Shakespeare challenges our minds by presenting love, jealousy, communication, and many more themes that we could connect too. The one theme that dominated the play in my eyes was illusion vs. reality. The play Othello demonstrates how the difference