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    Iago’s character displays hate, jealousy, and deception throughout the play. Furthermore, he speaks to himself and the audience as he plans each event that led to the deaths of Desdemona, Othello, and Iago’s very own wife, Emilia. Without a doubt, Iago is fully aware of his evil doings, and he uses each person’s weakness and natural characteristics against them in order for his malicious plan to play out in his favor. At the same time, he makes himself appear to be respectable, sincere, and…

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    Blood is everywhere, yet there is love in the air. Many people believe that the main theme in the play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, is revenge. However, those people seem to not read between the lines and look deeper into the text. If one were to read further into the play, then they would be able to see that the play is actually centered around love. The theme of Hamlet is love because it is clearly illustrated through relationships between characters, thoughts of suicide, love-driven…

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    A Sociopath in the Venation Era Sociopaths seek to dominate others and “win” at all costs. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, the character Iago demonstrates sociopathic tendencies such as manipulation of others and lack of empathy/remorse. Iago’s actions can only be explained by sociopathy; his ruthless manipulation and his lack of empathy are the key to his plan to create Othello’s downfall. Iago clearly manipulates others in the play with wit or charm and it seems to be very…

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    The third Suicide Squad trailer has just been unleashed at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, and it looks like the next DC flick will be well worth the wait. The new teaser features more of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn (and we mean MORE), Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller and even a quick glimpse at Ben Affleck’s Batman! Plus, there are plenty of jokes, mostly at the expense of Jay Hernandez’s El Diablo! The clip opens with the villains still in their cells while a question is raised: “What if Superman had…

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    Film Noir Themes

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    1. The article says for the story concept, the film noir presents dark themes such as desolation, detachment, iniquity, pessimism, etc. The story is complex and perplexing. In the filmmaking technicality, the directors employ strong shadow lighting techniques (often use one single source of light to create strong shadow, deep focus and unusual extreme camera angles. The sound also intensely gripping to form suspense. 2. They are a predatory character that uses a seduction and manipulation to…

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    His world was painted in blacks and grays, highlighted in pangs of hunger, defined by simple lines- simple beings cutting through gray air, the black skies. Occasionally, they would speak to him, speak of him, hushed breaths saturating the frigid air. Upon such occurrences, the casual observer could discern the perverse glee that consumed his eyes and speed their gait, blurring the blackness of his actuality. They would not offer him a name, could not offer him a name, as such a creature,…

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    The play ¨Othello¨ by William Shakespeare was written in Elizabethan Era and the play takes place in Italy and Cyprus. The character Iago in a play is a character who perfect expression as a villain character. There are many time in the play that Iago is referred to as “honest Iago,” but no one knows he uses his deft and astute strategic acts of manipulation to undermine other characters´ weaknesses. He take advantage of innocent people, and he cleverly manipulates in order to achieve his aims.…

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    Saint Domingo Racism

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    Racism in the French colony of Saint Domingo was alive and thriving. The accounts from whites living in Saint Domingo during its colonial peak are extremely racist. Many whites saw the blacks living in Saint Domingo as inhumane and savage. These aspects, contributed to the harsh treatment inflicted on the enslaved and free blacks in Saint Domingo. A British coffee planter living Saint Domingo in 1798, description of the blacks definitely shows the bigoted mindset of whites in the colony. The…

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    The most prevalent theme out of all that are presented in the play/movie Much Ado About Nothing is deception. One of the main characters in the film that was skilled at deceiving was Don John which is Don Pedro’s brother who is the prince. Claudio which was a friend of of Don Pedro also used deception with the help of Don Pedro in the film. There were more examples but these characters showed the largest impact on the other characters in the film and also influenced the plot. The first example…

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    Jealousy, whatever it may be driven by, can produce many different actions in a person depending on their desires. Othello craftly examines a few examples of these with highly contrasting characters driven by vastly different things. The different manifestations of jealousy in said characters can be analysed through the characters of Roderigo, Othello, and Iago. Rodrigo’s character serves as an example of true jealousy over love, rather as a facade to cover-up another motivation, as seen with…

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