Michael Cassio

In order for Iago to get revenge on Othello for promoting Cassio to lieutenant instead of him, he must devise a plan that will turn Othello against his wife and friends. Iago uses Othello’s insecurity of his skin color to make him believe he’s not good enough for Desdemona and that she gives love to another man…

Freethinking, nonconformity, dissent, and heresy. All four of these words are synonyms, yet when one is considered a freethinker, they are praised as an individual, as thoughtful, as admirable; but when one is a heretic, they are insane, they are thrown out as such, and there name is never heard again. In the United States, we hold the right to peaceful protest for our nonconformist thoughts. We hold the right to rebel against our country if it takes away our freedoms. A world where this right…

In the beginning of Othello, a major character is introduced, Iago, who within the first scene exclaimed his hatred for Othello and jealousy for Cassio. Immediately Iago makes a plan to sabotage Othello's marriage by spreading false word to Brabanzio this quickly demonstrates the true evil nature of Iago. Those with innocent hearts have no chance of happiness when influenced solely by evil. “Nay but he prayed and spoke such scurvy and provoking terms against your honor.” Almost immediately…

A clear example of dramatic irony in the play is when Othello accuses Desdemona of infidelity. Iago has created this example of dramatic irony by exposing his plans in his soliloquies. In Act 1, scene 3, Iago is all alone when he says” After some time, to abuse Othello's ear That he is too familiar with his wife. He hath a person and a smooth dispose.” Basically, Iago plans to convince Othello that he is not keeping track of his wife and that another character is too familiar with her. Since…

The word guile is used twice in Richard III, both times as a describing term for an actions or our protagonist Richard of Gloucester. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word has evolved in its spelling but gained its modern spelling and interpretation in 1671, “Insidious cunning, deceit, treachery”. This seems to be a fitting word to describe the character of Richard who serves as our main character, though he is also the villain of the play. He backstabs people who are friends and…

When Chaucer shared his tales for everyone to read, people began to notice the theme from tales had many similarities. These themes were known as the “seven deadly sins”. From many different themes such as pride, envy, greed, lust, and anger, and from the many different tales he wrote, the one that could possibly catch the reader's eye the most was the “Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale”. The “Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale” was a tale about these two brothers who fought over a girl because they were in love…

When reading Euripides Trojan Women, the story focus on what occurs after the Trojan War when the city has been destroyed by the Greek Army. The story is from the perspective of the Trojan women Hecuba, her daughter Kasandra, Hector wife Andromache and Helen of Sparta. After the fall of Troy the Greek generals capture these women and they our given as trophies to the generals of the Army. During this time Hecuba queen of Troy is distort when she finds out her daughter Kasandra as priestess to…

In Rome Open City, the director, Rossellini, depicts his characters in certain ways that correspond with Wilheim Reich’s three layers of the personality. Rosellini depicts Marina, Pina, and Captain Bergmann in way that each character closely aligns with a different layer of personality. In the scene in Marina’s living room where Giorgio and Francesco are spending the night, Rosellini enhances Marina’s surface layer personality to make her seem polite and cordial. She puts on music and dances…

Iago lies about Cassio incriminating himself in his sleep about having an affair with Desdemona, this was Othello’s last straw, at this point he is convinced Desdemona is unfaithful. He tells Iago that his love for Desdemona is gone and he will avenge her betrayal. He asks Iago to kill Cassio, and he will kill Desdemona. Later, Lodovico enters to inform Othello that he must return to the city. Desdemona walks in and Lodovico asks her about Cassio, she explains how Othello and Cassio had a…

Many people in this world today have trouble getting over the past. In the story "The Cask of the Amontillado", by Edgar Allen Poe, Montressor has a problem with Fortunato. Through the story, Montressor tricks Fortunato into following him to the catacombs. After they arrive Fortunato is chained to a wall and buried alive by Montressor. The fact that Fortunato is normally drunk, easy to trick, and is a jokester, makes him an easy target for Monressor. Based on what happened it is easy to see…