Michael Cassio

the top of the hierarchy. Othello’s possession of Desdemona makes her a target, which is why, when Iago has convinced Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful, he is the one to turn Othello’s murderous thoughts onto her. When Othello suggests murdering Cassio, Iago says “did you see the handkerchief / […} she gave it him / […] [s]he’s the worse for all this / […] [s]trangle her in her bed”…

The sacrifice of the precious in order to satisfy the expectations of the self and of society often leads to pain and destruction. This is true in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing, when Claudio forfeits his marriage to Hero and sacrifices a life of happiness with her because he suspects her of infidelity. His willingness to abandon her reveals in him pride and a deep value for female chastity. Claudio’s pride in his power and control, as well as his rigid conformity to societal…

The Merchant of Venice by the great writer William Shakespeare of the nineteenth century portrays the male, Christian dominated society and where women’s rights and other religions are highly rejected by the community. Also this lies on revenge, greediness of individuals’ in the society where they would take the life of a human in order to pursue one’s thought. However, the character of Portia is emphasized as a rich, beautiful, who has been previously controlled by men, triumph as she…

absolutely despise him! I was the man to be lieutenant! Three noblemen asked the moor to make me his lieutenant, yet he refuses it? I cannot believe this. And whom does he make lieutenant instead of a fitting man like me? Antonio Cassio! Antonio Cassio as the lieutenant of Othello! Cassio is a man who knows nothing about battle, only the theories. I have followed the orders of the moor without question and have been loyal to him. Yet the moor decides to betray me like this? This is truly an…

convinces him that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. In a rage, he convinces Roderigo to fight with Cassio in order to force him off the island. After the plan failed Roderigo was ready to quit and kill Iago, however, being the charmer he is, Iago told him to go make money and sell all his belongings. In exchange, he’ll have Desdemona back under his arm. With this in mind, Iago convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio, but Iago was the one to stab Cassio from behind. However, Cassio had on his…

1. Introduction to Tragedy in Manon “Why did he love her? Curious fool, be still! Is human love the fruit of human will?” Such a cry starts the novel Manon Lescaut. Kenneth Macmillan’s ballet Manon (1974) holds this same tragic element as its raison d’être (Haby); regardless of intention something always goes wrong. Set in the avaricious French Regency, the story of the eponymous courtesan and penniless Des Grieux details his faithful love despite her fascination with material riches. As opposed…

Imagine what it would be like over a hundred years ago to trust someone, then to know they were secretly talking about you behind your back. Imagine that even though you've known your significant other better than anyone, you got pulled Into a trap that leaves you in disbelief that they’d even cheat on you. Imagine what would happen when you find out after they pour these infectious words into your ear and then all of a sudden your anger starts to fizz up, so you go to confront them, only to…

Conflict between Rodolpho and Eddie: "and he takes and puts his filthy hands on her like a goddamn thief!" "He's stealing from me!" Eddie insults Rodolpho by calling him a thief and saying his hands are filthy."and he takes and puts his filthy hands on her like a goddamn thief!"This shows that Eddie does not think Rodolpho’s intentions with Catherine are right and he is jealous of their relationship. Eddie is possessive of Catherine and by calling him a thief he is implying that Catherine is…

In order to be considered an Aristotelian tragic hero, the protagonist must exert a hubris, which is an excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of the world. Both Faustus and Dorian display arrogance as their hubris’, which is one factor contributing to their inevitable nemesis of damnation. Marlowe contextualises the play through the use of a Chorus, and thus dictates to the audience the extremity of a rogue tragic hero whose pursuit of absolute knowledge leads him to his…

Malcolm in the Middle Answers 2. A conflict in “Malcolm In The Middle” is a person verse another person conflict and is between Malcolm and Dave Spathe. It mainly involves Dave Spathe just annoying and making fun of Malcolm. As the episode progressed it became apparent that Malcolm is one of Spathe’s regular targets. Another conflict in the episode is a person verse society conflict and involves Malcolm and a large majority of the kids in his school. Malcolm is offered a position in the…