Michael Cassio

Iago's jealousy has made him unreasonable and nonsensical. Iago believes that Cassio is unfit for lieutenant because he is “a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster” (I. i. 21-25). Iago feels Cassio is not worthy of lieutenant and doesn't understand the Intricacies of battle and Iago shows his jealousy for Cassio when he believes he should have been chosen. In…

Crisco was a product that offer the possibility of not burning. It did not catch on fire in high heat condition. It can probably reuse it if you need to or want to. Unlike butter, Crisco can’t go back as butter because it is last a long time. It is a scientific created product known as hydrogenated oil that part of new revolution of chemical engineering in 1800’s and early 1900’s. There are bunch of things that make Crisco superior the butter and people use Crisco for frying chicken and making…

Identity is often misinterpreted in common films and novels. These originated from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night about a girl named Viola, who washed ashore and dresses as a man so she can raise money to return to her land. One of the films that is based off the idea of deception through appearance is Some Like it Hot, two men searching for employment in a band dress as girls, cloaking themselves from a mob. Deception in appearance is common throughout these two stories in several ways.…

Man’s Inhumanity to Man in ‘’The Cask of Amontillado’’ and ‘’The Scarlet Ibis’’ The ‘’Cask of Amontillado’’ by Edgar Allen Poe and ‘’The Scarlet Ibis’’ by James Hurst are two short stories that both develop the theme Man’s Inhumanity to Man in their distinctive plots. This theme expresses the cruelty people show to each other for a variety of reasons. In the case of these two stories, it is showcased with the dialogue between the characters and the narration throughout the story.…

Here we stand in this court room, where the people are going against my defendant, Mr Brown, and they believe this man is sane. They believe that my defendant is a cold hearted killer who had complete intentions. However, I believe wholeheartedly that my defendant is only an insane man, driven to mania, that needs nothing but help. I shall prove to each and every one in this room that he is medically insane. First off, I can prove the madness through his few first sentences in his confession.…

Othello Act II Essay The excerpt of Iago’s soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Othello Act II, scene 3 depicts Iago’s self reflection upon his own plans to corrupt Cassio, Othello and Desdemona. Throughout the soliloquy, Iago constantly questions why he is considered the villain of the situation while revealing his plans to dispose of Othello. It is through the use of literary techniques such as oxymoron, irony, metaphor and simile that Shakespeare portrays Iago’s awareness of the evil intentions…

like the lieutenant position in Othello was determined by how much Othello liked Cassio at the beginning. Iago was not the best man of the applicants and was extremely jealous when he proclaimed “Why, there’s no remedy.’Tis the curse of service” (1.1.37). Iago states that the position for lieutenant was determined by social status. Iago felt he was more qualified than Cassio in every way, but was out beaten by Cassio and became another reason of revenge towards Othello. It happens in reality…

Syndrome In Othello (1603), a play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the antagonist, Iago, enacts a plan to exact revenge on Othello, the army general, for appointing Cassio as lieutenant instead of him. He executes this by targeting Othello’s love for his wife, Desdemona by falsely implying that she is having an affair with Cassio. Jealousy is the central emotion throughout the play as it drives both Othello and Iago to act with cruelty to those around them. The role of Iago in the play is…

As the speaker follows behind the wagon—painfully aware of his friend’s suffering—the reader begins to truly see the human toll of war, and the speaker continues to decry Horace’s words. The speaker employs graphic imagery to describe a young man, the victim of a mustard gas attack, after he is throw into a wagon when the group of soldiers in marching. The dying or dead soldier is grotesque to behold, and it is not enough to wake the speaker from his nightmare of war. The speaker describes the…

Chekhov’s most famous plays were written at a time when the stage director was becoming a significant factor in the modern theatre. It is the entire recognition of the main themes of Chekhov’s plays that demonstrates why directors are so prone to immerse in wild fantasies. Throughout his life, Anton Chekhov was extremely critical of many features of the theatre of his day. His negative behavior towards directors and actors who displayed his plays in a manner that dissatisfied him led Chekhov…