Michael Cassio

Part 3: Men like Torvald in the 19th century weren’t subject to the same gender roles as women. They weren’t under the expectation that they would be pure, childish beings whose role was relegated to the household. Still, they had their own defined gender roles in society and marriage that were just as strict. These roles affected Torvald in a negative way as well, though the results of these negative effects were not the same as the results produced in Nora. Aside from being condescending to…

Ambrosia - the nectar sustenance of the Greek pantheon - consisted of a fermented honey that granted immortality to all lips it touched. An earthly counterpart was consumed throughout the ancient Aegean world as an entheogen, a psychoactive substance used in religious ceremonies. Of course, worshipers also inebriated themselves with the "gift of the vines," loving wine to the point of creating an entire deity, Dionysus, to personify and exalt the experience. Like the ancients, modern society…

In order to fully comprehend a story and to avoid misrepresentation, books must be looked at from both the perspective of the victim and the perpetrator. The novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is told from two different points of view. One, by Marie-Laure who is trying to escape the terrors of World War two the other, by a young Nazi soldier named Werner. These are two drastically different perspectives yet they are both vital to the story. On one hand, there is a victim of…

1. Characters: Othello: the moor Barbantio: (a Venetian senator,) father to Desdemona, protective over his daughter Cassio: Honorable lieutenant (to Othello) Iago: (Othello’s ancient) a villain, deceives people that trust him Roderigo: a gulled gentleman, loves Desdemona, pays Iago to sabotage her marriage with Othello Duke of Venice: calls for Othello to talk about Turkish fleet Senators (of Venice): Meet with the Duke about the Turkish fleet Montano: governor of Cyprus Lodovico and Gratiano:…

Things start to get a little bit clearer as to why Celia seems to have feelings towards Rosalind, more than that of sisters love. During scene III, Duke Frederick decides to banish Rosalind because people are starting to pity her. Celia's response to her father's decision is to request banishment upon her as well and tells him "if she be a traitor, why, so am I. We still have slept together, rose at an instant, learned, played, eat together, and wheresoe'er we went, like Juno's swans, still we…

From the "crazy ex". I am writing this letter to you today, one year later, to let you know just how much you affected me. I am sure you don't even think twice about me, but I am asking you to just read this letter and, hopefully realize, how much being a female in a world of masculinity sucks. I also hope you see the impact your words had on me. Let's start on a positive note. First I would like to thank you. I have now become more aware of people's intentions, realized my calling in this…

no watch? no passage? murder! murder!” (Act 5 sc. 1). Because Roderigo, Iago’s helper was unsuccessful at killing Cassio, his own life was ended by his very own Iago so he could never speak of his plan again. Now at a threat, fate decided to let Cassio live. This intense scene all lead up to the very final scene in Othello, where Iago’s plan is unrevealed and everyone is set up for disaster. “I kiss’d thee ere I kill’d thee: no way…

Shakespeare there is a constant reoccurence of deception. Shakespeare describes Iago as a character of duplicity and he is well aware that trust and deceit must both be present in order for him to accomplish his inflicted punishment on Othello and Cassio. Iago envies them both and is constantly trying to bring them down while obtaining their trust. Iago is a manipulative individual who serves his life as a bad apple. Iago has the ability to read a person's character and this helps him detect…

Arrogant, unpleasant, and stately, Malvolio from Twelfth Night fills the role of a mean-spirited antagonist and acts as a fool to the other characters. Similar to some of the other characters in the story, Malvolio’s role in life does not match his true nature; Malvolio possesses the demeanor and nature of the aristocrat. One can find evidence in his condescending rhetoric as seen when he describes Feste as “ a barren rascal ” with “ no more brain than a stone”(I.v.9-11). In addition, his moment…

immoral, this action would be considered evil. Another example would be when Iago convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio. He tells Roderigo that he needed to murder Cassio in order to seize the opportunity to win Desdemona’s love (Shakespeare IIII.ii.229-235). As previously stated, his intention causes the action to become evil. Iago wanted Cassio dead, so he lied to Roderigo and used him to murder Cassio. Iago’s villainous actions did not make him evil, his wicked intentions…