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Oedipus and Othello

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

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...

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 ...

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...

Spying and Eavesdropping in the Works of William Shakespeare

readily recognized as nothing more than lies. In the story Measure for Measure, Shakespeare employs the use of spying/eav...

Desdemona and Antigone

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

William Shakespeare's Othello Cinematic Adaptations

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

Jealousy in William Shakespeare's Othello

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

William Shakespeare's 'Romantic Revisions'

tragic reality. It comes as no surprise to note that one of the most powerfully, if not the most powerfully, tragic individual ...

Tragic Hero Othello

confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and ...

Death Themes in Othello by William Shakespeare

his prowess as a warrior that has drawn Desdemona to him. When his loss of battles to fight on the actual battlefield come to an e...

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...

Othello by William Shakespeare and Desdemona's Role

very easy to do so because she has been a kind and loving daughter. In truth, he had hoped that she would have married someone lik...

Women in Othello and Fences

he doubts her, believing the words of others, one can see that he is a very insecure man where his love is concerned. In the cas...

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...

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 and Emilia's Statement 'Thou hast not half the power to do me harm/As I have to be hurt'

skitters to the old event with a new trigger. It does not matter that it is a new person, a new time, or a new love. The memory...

Madame Butterfly and Othello, Themes Compared

Masks and weaknesses are two themes permeating Othello by William Shakespeare and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. This paper co...

Comedy, Appearances, and Reality in Othello by William Shakespeare

only as a representation of misconstrued appearance. As time progresses, Othello - quite arguably the only character with a stell...

Religion and the Outdatedness of Othello by William Shakespeare

In 5 pages this paper discusses the many differences between past and present society in an argument that Othello may be outdated ...

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 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...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

Homer and William Shakespeare's Portrayal of Women

In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...

Comparison Between Antigone and Othello

In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...

Wives' Lives in Othello and A Doll's House

In five pages this paper discusses the similarities and differences in wifely roles between Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Oth...

Uncertain Visions in Oedipus the King and Othello

In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...

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 ...

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...