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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...

Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...

one of his most vexing. This paper discusses him in detail. Discussion Iago is a fascinating study in evil; he sets out to destro...

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 ...

Iago and others are not around, we know that Iago is a liar. Our first true indication of how Iago plans to use Othellos love a...

idle pleasures of these days. / Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous" (Shakespeare I i). In Othello Iago tells us, "And whats h...

leave his new bride to wage war in Cyprus. The departure, though bittersweet, returns Othello to familiar territory that renews h...

for himself - with a kiss. Her husband retorts, "Sir, would she give you so much of her lips / As of her tongue she oft bestows o...

line indicates how Iago begins to chip away Othellos confidence in his lieutenant and his wife, as Iago insinuates there is someth...

really be proven wrong, and the only thing that Othello has to go on is really the word of his wife who he ultimately disbelieves....

old black ram is tupping your white ewe"(Shakespeare, Act I, sc I, li 88-89). Brabantio is Desdemonas father and as such would hav...

classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...

romantic experience and worldly sophistication, he easily falls victim to his insecurities. He is a proud man and anything that t...

biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...

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

perception and myth, was a place characterized by both barbarianism and exoticism, inhabited by wild beasts and by people with env...

be the corrupt individual that he is. That said we move on with a discussion of Othellos jealousy. Othello is convinced, through...

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...

differently in different periods of time, but the man as a writer stays very much the same. The homogeneity of his works is remark...

no worse a place. / But he, as loving his own pride and purposes, / Evades them, with a bumbast circumstance / Horribly stuffd wit...

Moor, and his looks and primitive demeanor are woefully out of place in civilized Venice. He may have married the esteemed Senato...

my cold blood, I am of your humour for that. I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me" (Much Ado About...

In five pages this report discusses the significance of the handkerchief in this tragedy by William Shakespeare. Three sources ar...

In five pages this paper examines how Shakespeare's Iago uses language to disrupt the play's stability. There are no other source...

In five pages this paper examines the symbolic meaning of white in this tragedy by William Shakespeare. Four sources are cited in...

fears he shall be poor" (Shakespeare III iii). In this we can see that "The word content is used to represent Othello s current si...

soldier, eight-and-twenty years of age, who had seen a good deal of service and had a high reputation for courage. Of his origin w...

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

speaks so eloquently that the Duke comments that Othellos tale would "win my daughter too" (Act I, Scene 3, line 171). Furthermore...