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not tell anyone of the whereabouts of the handkerchief and to leave him alone. Iago begins to set his malice plans against Othello with proof that will enrage Othello. Since Iago’s deep hatred from Othello arises from Cassio gaining position as lieutenant Iago sets the trap to Cassio to wipe Othello’s admiration from him. I will in Cassio’s lodging lose this napkin And let him find it. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations…

For generations, the Elizabethan era has been a prominent time period where Queen Elizabeth I heired. This era brought opportunities for great play writers to express their work as it was the era of the very first theatres in England. William Shakespeare joined the London theatre scene making history while creating 37 remarkable plays and 154 sonnets gaining the title of the great bard, since he is a great poet. During the year of 1603, Shakespeare wrote the classic drama, Othello. Othello…

military academy in 1785. He quickly rose through the military ranks, and through some additional help from his friends in the military, found himself as commander of the French republican at the Siege of Toulon in 1793. Napoleon then became a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment of French army. He rewrote the old French feudal…

In No Fear Shakespeare, Othello is the hero, a highly respected general of the armies of Venice, although he’s not a Native of Venice but rather a Moor. He is a very powerful figure and is very much respected by those around him. Feminist best explains Othello, because his mind is twisted and messed up because of Iago’s lies saying that his wife Desdemona was cheating on him, by Iago telling him these lies Othello believes him and that is how it drives Othello to do the things he had done as the…

the traditional perspective of a combat male, he represents Martha, Mary Anne Bell, and women in general as taboo or dislikeable objects (Barden, 2010). Martha, Lieutenant Cross’s girlfriend, is labeled negatively in the novel via the obsession with her virginity and purity (Smith, 1994). She then becomes a taboo subject when Lieutenant Cross becomes so distracted by his obsession with her virginity and purity that he allows Ted Lavender to die. She is blamed for Lavender’s death by Cross…

Authors of the Roaring 20’s In a time when a home library was a great investment and being well read was valued, literature was a major game changer in society. When television was still considered science fiction, people only had access to printed material for current events and entertainment. Literature from the 1920’s serves us today as a way of understanding what it was like to live a life during the prohibition, the Great Depression and so forth. Writers such as Edith Wharton and Ernest…

did not have opinions to be voiced, but were the homemakers, who should be seen and not heard. For Othello to give her this power over his fate, proves how deeply he trusts her. This loyalty then extended to Michael Cassio, who has appointed his lieutenant, and Iago, the Ancient. Othello trusts both men with his life, and is even declares of Iago, "A man he is of honesty and trust" [Othello, Act 1, Scene III]. Though only known to the audience, Iago has no true loyalty to the Moor but rather…

Reasons behind human responses and actions cannot be explained in black and white. After all, many decades of research later, neurologists and psychologist have been attempting to decipher several mechanisms in the human brain, that include the decision making process, and still have yet to find concrete answers. Decision making is essential to human nature because individuals need to make basic decisions to survive, or get through important events in their lives. The decision to comply with…

stumbles upon a friend that he can relate to in a young man named Bubba Beauford Blue. In addition to being a black man in an unaccepting world, it is displayed that Bubba is none too bright. Seeing the resemblance in mental processing, their Lieutenant, Dan Taylor, asks jokingly if they are twins, although it is clear they are not seeing the difference in race. Having similar deficiencies, Bubba and Forrest deal with scrutiny placed on them daily. Stigmatized in similar fashions, the…

At some point in our lives we have probably felt insecure or been manipulated by someone. In the case of Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago was a very talented schemer who would stop at no ends to achieve his ultimate goal of essentially ruining other people’s lives for his own sake and self-worth. By influencing Roderigo, Emilia, Cassio, Othello, and other characters, Iago was able to cleverly construct a plan that would leave him on top of every other character. He successfully caused…