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woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...

black people were considered to be outsiders in the most profound sense of this word as they were associated in the public mind wi...

of Cassio. Cassio was given the position, by Othello, that Iago wanted and so Iago employs the usefulness of Cassio, pretending to...

The depiction of jealousy in William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is the focus of this thematic analysis consisting of 5 pages. ...

In a paper of one page, the writer looks at evil in "Othello". The nature and motivations of Iago's evil are explicated. Paper use...

In a paper of two pages, the writer looks at evil in "Othello". Iago's motivations for evil are explored. Paper uses no sources....

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "Othello" and the concept of evil. The motivations for Iago's evil are examined in d...

This essay discusses Shakespeare's "Othello" and the role of gender, race and class. Five pages in length, four sources are cited....

This essay pertains to the portrayal of women in "Othello," focusing on Desdemona, and in The Canterbury Tales, focusing on the Wi...

of love" (Shakespeare I i). He sets the premise for keeping secrets when he informs the audience or reader that he hates Othello b...

to be successful. Iago does seem to make an impact on Roderigo at one point, however, when Roderigo claims imagines Desdemona and ...

character, Iago is also difficult to grasp, because he has no motivation that we can find to do what he does. It appears that he s...

is in seeing pompous buffoons made fools of, and lovers brought together. However, Aphra Behns play, though a comedy, also deals...

he is black, Othello is often referred to in derogatory terms such as "the thick-lips" (I.i.66); an "old black ram" (I.i.88); and ...

in the audience, because the audience members can see themselves as part of this chain of cause-and-effect (McManus). Lets very b...

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

But outwardly, he projects himself as a man of total self-assurance (Macaulay 259). He states almost majestically, "My parts, my ...

a noble falls, he takes a lot of people with him. Thats true here, where Othellos suspicion results in his destruction, as well as...

possibility that Desdemona is cheating on him, and in domino fashion this suspicion turns to jealousy, hurt, anger, rage, and even...

connection between Iagos perception of race and the cultural perception that "black" equates with "evil." This perception of race ...

to Todorov, the Spaniards could not conceive of the Native Americans as "equally human but culturally different" (Berry 315). The...

to share Iagos disgust and refers to Desdemonas acceptance of Othello as her "gross revolt" (I.i.134) and Roderigo shows his dista...

"What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see / She is your treasure, she must have a husband; / I must dance bare-foot on her we...

of perspective came about. Though various ploys were attempted to regain old sorts of power, in the end, there was a rise in the m...

(Shakespeare I i). In this we see a subtle indication that he has ended his anger and is now humble, doing what he must in followi...

of Venice is highly revealing of his character. This characterization is vital to the internal logic of the play because the trag...

he should rank higher than he does and he also feels that he should have Desdemona. In these regards we see a man who is clearly f...

of all, it establishes his character as a nobility in his own right, as he is descended from royalty. Furthermore, Othellos simple...

but on their bonds with other men who guarantee their honor and reputation" (Bloom 89). This is demonstrated through the characte...

since he was seven. All he knows is "broils and battles," but he has traveled extensively in mysterious regions, met with "cannib...