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Othello by William Shakespeare and Scholarly Interpretations

In ten pages post 1950s' scholarly perspectives on Othello by William Shakespeare are examined. Seven sources are cited in the bi...

Othello by William Shakespeare and 3 Different Perspectives

directors. Because of the intimacy between stage performers and the audience, Shakespeares prose is able to serve as a feature pe...

Analyzing Oliver Parker's Film Version of Othello

military prestige and marriage to a well-to-do Caucasian, was little more than a savage who was ultimately enslaved by primal pass...

William Shakespeare's Othello and Iago's Destructive Motivations

a squadron in the field" (I.i.9-22). According to Iago, Othello has passed him over for the position of lieutenant (or second in ...

Oliver Parker's Film Interpretation of William Shakespeare's Othello

In six pages this paper examines the alterations Oliver Parker made to Shakespeare's play in his 1990s' interpretation in terms of...

Interpretation of a Passage in William Shakespeare's Othello

clear enough to demonstrate the fact that Iago no more wanted to amend his wrongdoing than he did avoid even further -- and inevit...

A Comparison of Juliet and Desdemona

This research report focuses on two female Shakespearean characters who are Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Desdemona in Othello. T...

Shakespearean Conflict Analysis

of honor. Macbeth is one of Shakespeares darkest and most intriguing plays- a tragedy of ego, obsession, guilt and ambition. Ma...

Jealousy in Othello

tells Desdemonas father that he must act quickly else "youll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse" (I.1.112-113). As p...

Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca

her innocence and lack of understanding in her words as she dies, words that do not even point to Othellos guilt as Emilia asks he...

Research on Shakespeare’s Othello

myth. It is a play that demonstrates a profound intelligence on the part of the author, and a play that illustrates how the autho...

Act 3, Scene 4 of William Shakespeare's Othello

immediately to fetch the handkerchief. Emilia, Desdemonas maid and Iagos wife, comments: 4. "Is not this man jealous?" (III.4.99)....

Comparing Stage and Film Versions of Othello

the audience a close up of Othellos face and the audience is able to watch the doubt creep over Othellos face. Without saying anyt...

Orson Welles' 1952 Film Othello

Iago - played by Michael MacLiammoir Iago is roughly thrust into the cage, and by means of a creaking iron wheel and pulley, the ...

Film Versions of William Shakespeare's Othello by Directors Orson Welles and Oliver Parker

In five pages this paper critiques 2 film interpretations of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. One source is cited in the bi...

Handkerchief Significance in William Shakespeare's Othello

good man, whom he has treated unjustly. Desdemona has, of course, been persuaded by Iago to defend Cassio, as he knows that this w...

Short Essay Responses to Questions About Othello by William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper answers questions regarding characters Iago, Othello, and Desdemona featured in William Shakespeare's Ot...

How Othello is Admired by Others in the First Act, Third Scene of Othello by William Shakespeare

an outsider, a theme which is emphasized in most critical analyses of the play, Othellos identity as the Moor in Venice was "not a...

Wordsworth/A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

the deceased woman no longer has voluntary motion or sensory perception, but she is part of nature, which has sweeping grandeur in...

'What is Man?' and William Shakespeare's King Lear

In four pages the question regarding the nature of man is examined within the context of William Shakespeare's King Lear....

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and its 2 Couples

In five pages Benedick and Beatrice and Claudio and Hero are contrasted and compared in this analysis of William Shakespeare's Muc...

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...

Patriarchy and William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines how the social patriarchy victimizes Othello and his bride Desdemona in an analysis of Othello b...

Othello and Iago's Views of the World

discussing Othello, Roderigo blatantly refers to Othello in derogatory terms by calling him "the thick lips" which directly single...

Iago's Devices in Othello by William Shakespeare

also aware that Desdemona is not one of his soldiers, obliged to obey orders; she is her own person and if she chooses not to love...

Emilia's Importance to Othello by William Shakespeare

Iago as evil, but what is Iagos true motivation? It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. Yet, he seems to be somewhat p...

Racism in Othello

seem that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, the man that Othello favored for promotion over Iago. Convinced that Desdemon...

Past and Present Racism and William Shakespeare's Othello

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

'Outsider' Status of Othello

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

Character Sketch of Othello

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