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    Bigotry In Othello

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    Othello, a play full of lies, deception, and sin, is filled with underlying tones of racism alongside these other negative aspects. William Shakespeare, most likely unintentionally, displayed the bigotry and racism that was politically and socially prevalent during their time period. He showed this throughout with his usage of characterization and word choice when speaking of Othello, who was of Middle-Eastern descent, which was looked down upon. Unfortunately since then not much has been changed

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    Untruths In Othello

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    For Whom Is the Play Othello the Most Tragic? William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ reveals a range of flawed characters, who through their own actions and behaviours may be perceived as tragic. Both Cassio and Iago lose position, power and face in the community, this, of course, is tragic, however, it was merely a consequence of their own actions, mainly Iago’s series of untruths in attempt to fool all of the characters in the play. Othello could be considered tragic through his naivety and trust in others

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    Othello Is A Fool

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    Othello is honestly is getting more crazy in jealousy and rage. He actually starts to believe Iago’s stupid lies and “proofs.” Iago is like becoming the master of Othello thoughts and is basically telling him what to think. And it’s sad, because of Othello’s lack of esteem, he believes all of it. Iago tells Othello that Cassio has even told Iago that Desdemona and Cassio slept together. To which they both devise a plan to make Cassio outwardly say he has, so Othello hides while Iago and Cassio “talk

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    Othello Notes

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    Othello Notes: Assessment Objectives: AO1: A consistently fluent, precise writing, using critical terminology to present a coherent and detailed argument in which the question is well understood and answered. AO2: Well developed, analytical and consistently detailed discussion of effects of language, form and structure and ways in which it affects the audience. AO3: Well informed and detailed discussion of different readings of the text by various audiences, as well as different critical

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    Jealousy In Othello

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    Othello, the Moor of Venice I had a great time reading the play Othello, the Moor of Venice by Williams Shakespeare. Also, Williams Shakespeare as one of the greatest writer of all time did an incredible job on this tragedy that is mainly about jealousy and vengeance. Iago become jealous when Othello, a rightful soldier chooses Casio as his lieutenant instead of Iago. Firstly, Othello was a good and loyal man; so, he sees trough Iago’s bad behavior and that is why he chooses Casio as his lieutenant

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    Sexism In Othello

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    Othello, one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, believed to have been written in 1603 during the Renaissance period which spanned roughly between the 14th and the 17th century. Similar to Shakespeare’s previous works, like the Merchant of Venice, the core themes explored in the text are still of great relevance in contemporary times. However, although the themes are comparable there are considerable contrasts regarding the perception of the play depending on the era of reception. A modern audience

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    Femininity In Othello

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    Strives Through Literature In this paper I will compare the role of Desdemona in Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Ann-Marie MacDonald’s “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” I would like to argue that Desdemona’s character dramatically changes in “Goodnight Desdemona” and strives as a more feminist character different from “Othello” where her character was given less importance. In Shakespeare’s “Othello,” Othello’s love and jealousy regarding his wife made this play a tragedy. Ann-Marie MacDonald

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    Archetypes In Othello

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    review is as bad as the portrayal of Iago. The actresses and actors that star in movies can make or break them, did the ones in Othello do the script just or did they fall flat? Throughout Othello, three clear main characters can be identified: Othello (Laurence Fishburne), Desdemona (Irene Jacob), and Iago (Kenneth Branagh). Fishburne was excellent in portraying Othello. He appeared to truly love Desdemona and when enraged the audience could see the anger within his eyes. Sadly, his true love, Desdemona

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    Misogyny In Othello

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    Gender and Othello 1.Misogyny of men 2 gender roles, particularly of women Misogyny Miso (to hate) Gyne (women) Hatred of women ...is a cultural attitude of hatred for females because they are females according to sociologist Allan G. Johnson, "misogyny Misogynistic smashers: Iago Othello Cassio Roderigo Barbantio Females Fury Desdemona Emilia Bianca Othello appears to be kindhearted towards women But he later degrades Desdemona fervently both in private and in public. Desdemona frequently

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    Lust In Othello

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    love and lust with the marriage of the general and Desdemona in Othello. Readers are left to decide whether Othello genuinely loves and values Desdemona as her own person, or whether he is simply attracted to her physically and sexually. In Othello, Shakespeare uses the language and actions of Othello to reveal that his marriage to Desdemona is selfish, shallow, and driven by lust.

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