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    affect all men in the same way? This concept is very clear when we examine the Shakespearean tragedy of Othello. This play demonstrates how Othello a very strong and confident warrior is turned into a paranoid psychopath when faced with the idea of being deceived by his love Desdemona. However, the true question is can Othello the warrior; truly love despite his dangerous nature? A.C. Bradley considers Othello one of Shakespeare’s most romantic character. One must determine if love and passion is the

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    this in to bring attention to bifurcation between women of opposing views. The trust and betrayal among women that sometimes plague women’s relationship with each other is tackled headlong in this adaptation. Emilia, an active participant in the tragedy of Desdemona is perceived as a loyal friend though she gets deceived by Desdemona. The idea that women cannot be true friends is a central theme to the play. Emilia says to her mistress, "there 's no such thing as friendship between women," and she

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    Othello: Tragedy at Its Finest Tragedy in the modern impression of the word is categorized as an event causing great suffering or distress, it can come in many forms and effect people in different ways, but what constitutes a play as falling under the genre of tragedy? In the Shakespearean sense of the word, most tragic plays follow the pattern of having a hero whose fatal flaw causes his inevitable downfall ending in an untimely moment of clarity with a moral take-away. However, death is always

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    Awa Fraser Ms.Milliner EES21QH02 1/14/17 Grit and Mindset in Othello Within the Shakespearean play entitled “Othello” or better known as “The Tragedy of Othello”, there are many instances where grit and mindset are displayed. Most of the characters possess these traits. This play is a tragedy, that basically displays the fruit of many people that have feelings for one person and that fruit is : jealousy. If it continues to germinate, it can ultimately have fatal effects. In my opinion

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    the conscious mind, but the best classical playwright such as Othello not only appeals to conscious mind, but also to the subconscious mind. “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice,” written by William Shakespeare from the sixteenth

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    Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the play as a whole. Remember to include in your answer relevant analysis of Shakespeare’s dramatic methods. [ Othello being a domestic tragedy is still considered to be as great as Shakespeare’s other plays such as Macbeth King Lear and Hamlet. Othello’s hamartia is his natural inclination to loyalty and blind trust which makes him easily manipulated and brings him to his dreadful end. The conversation between Rodrigo

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    Mohandas K. Gandhi once proclaimed, “There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to men” (Gandhi n.p.). Women all throughout the world have been forced to endure innumerable hardships and struggles. Merely accepting women as a rightful component of society and a necessary aspect of culture has taken countless numbers of years. And to this day, unfortunately, gender equality has yet to become a reality for many. Certain judgments and stereotypes have been placed

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    Othello, an Aristotelian Tragedy and Tragic Hero When reading a story, specifically a tragedy, what stands out? Tragedy often enables its audience to reflect on personal values that might be in conflict with civil ideas, on the claims of minorities that it neglected or excluded from public life, on its on irrational prejudices toward the foreign of the unknown (Kennedy & Gioia, 2103, p. 857). Readers feel sympathy for the characters, especially the tragic hero. Othello, the Moor of Venice is

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    Othello was written by Shakespeare during 1603-1604, which wan not published until twenty years later (Britannica 2017) Othello is said to be a tragedy, but it is also viewed as a love story. Where there is love, there can also be envy, jealousy, trust issues, deception, as well as manipulation that was all caused by one person, which was Iago. Iago the master of manipulating that feeds false ideas to the people around him in order to turn them against each other. Iago, a trusted friend that is so

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    Drake Usher Ms. Zamanis Honors English II March 18, 2016 Othello Essay “The Tragedy of Othello,” by William Shakespeare, is about the tragic downfall of a once great man named Othello by the manipulation of Iago, the antagonist of the story. However, a deeper meaning of Othello could be “[It] is a tragedy of incomprehension, not at the level on intrigue but at the deepest level of human dealings. No one in Othello come to understand himself or anyone else.” It is debated on whether or not this is

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