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The play Othello, written by William Shakespeare effectively explores the power of manipulation. The audience is taken on a revenge-filled journey, where Shakespeare encourages looking beyond appearance and reality to the underlying details. He further challenges the Elizabethan racial prejudice and gender inequality, through his revolutionary writing language. The manipulations power and resulting jealousy however, is what ultimately leads to “farewell the tranquil mind! [and] Farewell of…

Curtis Karner Mrs Markovich ENG3U In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the theme of betrayal has an effect on many of the plays characters. Othello and Rodrigo both endure a crippling betrayal at the hands of the sinister Iago. Iago betrays his General Othello by trying to ruin his relationship with Desdemona through a series of devious acts designed to get revenge on Othello for not promoting him to Lieutenant. Iago betrays his friend Rodrigo by using his deep lust for Desdemona…

The fulfilment of one's desires offers them new perspectives on oneself. When a desire is accomplished or attained, the opportunity for self-reflection arises and we are given insight into our personal transformation. Desire can be defined as a longing or craving for a person, state, or object which brings satisfaction or enjoyment. This concept is explored through William Shakespeare’s 1603 play “Othello”, and Gustav Klimt’s 1907-8 oil painting “The Kiss” each explore . Both of these texts…

William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan tragedy, ‘Othello’, resonates the damnation and inevitable dissolution of man in the face of compunction, facades, hubris and unbridled jealousy; extremities which foster the machinations of our humanity-the igniter of one’s hamartia. Through the use of dramatic irony, symbolism and soliloquies, Shakespeare journeys one through the complexities and subtleties of the human condition; accentuating the eponymous hero’s inexorable fall from grace which is centred on…

“She lov 'd me for the dangers I had pass 'd, And I lov 'd her that she did pity them”- William Shakespeare, Othello. Shakespeare chose to portray Desdemona as a woman with longing for adventure. He also wrote her with great loyalty and affection for those she loved. In the film, Othello, Oliver Parker takes William Shakespeare’s interruption and uses it to create the role of Desdemona. Desdemona was depicted in many important scenes in including the on in which she openly defies her father…

His tone is rather rash and very demeaning, especially towards his own wife, whom everybody seems to believe is innocent except him and Iago. He calls her a “strumpet” (4.2.81) and a “whore” (4.2.72). She claims ignorance and innocence, but he refuses to believe her. Even when Emilia defends her, Othello is unable to hear any voice of reason. Again, this demonstrates the inferior treatment of the women in the play. Emilia is Desdemona’s loyal servant and stays by her side through all Othello…

Othello becomes a tragedy of incomprehension where hate, manipulation and revenge derive from the arrogant and blinded nature of the characters and their interactions with one another. Within the Aristotelian tragedy of ‘Othello’, the attribute of incomprehension creates the ultimate downfall of Othello through Rodrigo’s initial and prevalent manipulation by Iago to further his plans, Iago’s inability to comprehend Othello’s genuine trust for him which fuels his blinded revenge and Othello’s…

“Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.” This quote by Germaine Greer, who was an Australian theorist, academic and journalist, demonstrates how character such as, Okonkwo and Nwoye in Things Falls Apart, by Chinua Achebe and Iago and Othello Othello by William Shakespeare show what their intentions are and their emotions , but they will not show their what drives them to commit their actions. Okonkwo proves this quote by actively attempting not to be like his father without giving…

and his relationship with Desdemona. Othello as a black man in society is an outsider who has built up a reputation for himself. Initially, Othello demonstrates self-control and confidence where he claims that his “services…shall out-tongue his [Brabantio] complaints” as this shows that Othello relies on his efforts as a General to feel confident. Othello creates a persona that is opposite to what is expected of him as a black man in order to lift himself in Venetian society. He eradicates the…

But that isn’t all Iago has in store to tell Othello, he then mentions that she is likely to betray him for she has already done so with her very father Brabantio. “She did deceive her father, marrying you, And when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, she loved them most” (Othello, III.III, 59). Iago is trying to convince Othello of Desdemona’s deceitfulness so Iago will be on his good side and he will…