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actions, in terms of black and white, good and bad. It is axiomatic that people wish to see those they regard as "good" as incapab...

shall my purpose work on him" (Shakespeare I iii). From there on out we begin to realize that we, as the audience, are the only on...

a black man was not suitable to be a ruler. In clever fashion, he sets about to accomplish his goal. In fact, when Iago and Roder...

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 ...

box office. Welles was a product of his time and though he had tremendous creativity when it came to camera angles and budgets,...

onto that of an innocent man. This cleverly conceived plot is Iagos manner of psychologically fooling the one he is also deceivin...

the only thing they share: "Othello reveals a more detailed acknowledgment of Desdemonas sexual appeal. As he discusses her death ...

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...

forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...

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

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

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

(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...

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

also clear that Shakespeare is not writing the play from the perspective that it is about the problems of interracial marriage. I...

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

lines of the opening curtain, Roderigo says "Thou toldst me thou didst hold him in thy hate" (I, i, 7), to which Iago replies, "De...

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....

place concurrently at the same time) rather than consecutively (one at a time after each other). Possible paths Total number of ...

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...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

In three pages this essay analyzes Othello in a consideration of jealousy's featured role in the characterizations of the protagon...

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

In short, then, Othello has it all, and in Iagos eyes, he has nothing. It is apparent that Iago has worked for many years in the s...

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

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...

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