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Race Issues in Othello by William Shakespeare

of dark-skinned people was based on the stereotypes perpetuated by the fact that most people they encountered with dark sin, very ...

Characters in Shakespeare’s Work

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

Othello by William Shakespeare and Characterization

well lead him into trouble. He is not a particularly observant man, nor an introspective one. He can be very imaginative and highl...

The Element of Tragedy as Presented in Literature

in his society. Sometimes he is one who has been displaced from it, sometimes one who seeks to attain it for the first time, but ...

Historical English Plays and Marginalization

In five pages this paper considers marginalization as featured in English plays William Shakespeare's Othello and Aphra Behn's The...

The Concept of the “Outsider” in “Othello” and “The Rover”

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

Race, Gender and Sexuality in "Othello"

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 ...

Psychological and Sociological Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Othello

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

Othello as a Tragic Aristotelian Hero

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

Interracial Marriage in Othello by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the social perceptions of interracial marriage past and present as they relate to ...

Russ McDonald's 'Presentational Theater' and William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, Hamlet, and Othello

This paper consists of five pages in which Russ McDonald's 'presentational theater' theory is used to analyze illustrations from S...

Overview of Postmodern Views on William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines postmodern philosopher Stanley Cavell's views on William Shakespeare's tragic plays Antony and Cl...

Defining the Tragic Hero in William Shakespeare's Othello

man who seeks respectability in a white mans society. Despite his many military victories and his marriage to Senator Brabantios ...

Animal Characteristics and Ambrose Bierce

In a paper consisting of eight pages Bierce's mirroring of human and animal characteristics is explored and these traits are compa...

The Use of Critical Sources in Understanding Works of Shakespeare

in joining such a group. By discussing books and plays with peers, an individual can hear other opinions on subject matter that h...

Identity and its Power in the Shakespeare Heroines Mariana and Ophelia

In six pages this comparative analysis of the heroines featured in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello compares ...

Renaissance Humanism and William Shakespeare's Othello

In three pages this essay discusses how the humanism philosophy of the Renaissance is represented in William Shakespeare's tragic ...

Jealousy in Othello by William Shakespeare

In eight pages plus a Roman numeral outline of one page this paper examines how William Shakespeare thematically develops jealousy...

Othello Characterization and the Life of William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper discusses how Othello reflects the life of William Shakespeare with both the play and the film adaptation ...

Tragedy Structure and Othello by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper presents a definition of tragedy and explains how Othello structurally fits within the parameters establis...

Tragic Irony in Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper examines how irony heightens the tragedy in William Shakespeare's Othello. There are no other sources li...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...

"Othello" and The Canterbury Tales, Portrayal of Women

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

Othello, Role of Gender

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

Prospectus - Othello and the Nature of Evil

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...

Iago's Evil

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

"Othello" and the Motivation of Evil

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...

"Othello" and Shakespeare's Characterization

at war with the Turks, that not all of Othellos men are loyal to him, and that there remains a great deal of cultural suspicion ab...

Jealousy, the 'Green-Eyed Monster' and William Shakespeare's Othello

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

Othello and Authority

first and foremost, a story of love lost and opportunity wasted. There are many different themes in the play; this paper considers...