... under Othello's misplaced trust in Iago. Through examining the consequences of Iago's deception upon the innocent, Shakespeare highlights how duplicity undermines innocence. In Othello, Shakespeare demonstrates how a loss of pride develops jealousy which impedes reason and rationality. Shakespeare discusses this concept as a response to the pervasive influences of the Great Chain of Being, a social paradigm which dictated hierarchical ... order for all forms of existence and pressured individuals to retain their status in the chain. Othello's eloquent, poetic language as he claims '...

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... her previous stage experience, she is able to act out her cross-dressing character perfectly. She knows how to adjust her body to the different characters. The chemistry between Paltrow and Fiennes is great. Paltrow speaks like a British heiress, and the constant close-ups accent her expressive facial expressions. In Se7en, she plays a Tracy Miller, a gentle housewife who is not able to cope with ... of her dialog and interactions with Freeman show us how close she is to falling apart. Paltrow plays the frail character brilliantly. In sharp contrast to her role in Se7en, is her depictio...

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1) Expectation Shakespeare a writer known almost everywhere someone who is talked about all the time. Most Schools teach his work most drama groups perform his work and you wonder is Shakespeare's work that brilliant. Many people carry around great expectations of how his masterpieces must be absolutely the best there is in its field and without having been in contact with any of his many works ... might later be really disappointed. This is where I pop into the conversation. I have only seen the movie Romeo and Juliet and observed Hamlet but yet to all ... I have seen ever. Depending on how...

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... how boring and insignificant her life is. Juliet will not want her life to be like this. The first time the audience hears about Juliet from her father, the audience get the impression that she is an obedient, innocent girl that would never deceive her father. He has great expectations of his daughter. He just expects her to meet Paris once, then agree to marry him ... whether she loves him or not: 'But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart.' This creates dramatic tension because the audience may think Juliet is too young to marry and end her childhood ... for nothing apart from pleasin...

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... how boring and insignificant her life is. Juliet will not want her life to be like this. The first time the audience hears about Juliet from her father, the audience get the impression that she is an obedient, innocent girl that would never deceive her father. He has great expectations of his daughter. He just expects her to meet Paris once, then agree to marry him ... whether she loves him or not: 'But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart.' This creates dramatic tension because the audience may think Juliet is too young to marry and end her childhood ... for nothing apart from pleasin...

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... is a moor, and therefor a man of black skin. In the play, Othello is a general in the army of Venice. He is a man who is commonly respected for his great courage, and skill on the field of battle. He is also held in the greatest regard by the Duke of Venice. This is quickly displayed in the story when the Duke seeks Othello's council immediately after hearing news of ... an impending attack by the Turks. However, Othello is a tragic hero of his play, and therefor ... to chose his own path through life. Therefor all that he may do is to try to exceed his masters expectations of him, and...

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... but Falstaff come, / Hall [i.e. Hal], Poines, the rest, you scarce shall have a room / All is so pester"d" [i.e. crowded] (Poems, sig. *4r). After the Restoration, Samuel Pepys saw the play acted five times between 1660, when the theatres re-opened, and 1668, the first time admittedly disappointed with the performance, his "expectation being too great" (Pepys, 1, 325). Today the play still produces great expectations of pleasure, which are usually fulfilled. It ... holds a secure place in the theatrical repertory, in high school and university curricula, and ... ...

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... is a moor, and therefor a man of black skin. In the play, Othello is a general in the army of Venice. He is a man who is commonly respected for his great courage, and skill on the field of battle. He is also held in the greatest regard by the Duke of Venice. This is quickly displayed in the story when the Duke seeks Othello's council immediately after hearing news of ... an impending attack by the Turks. However, Othello is a tragic hero of his play, and therefor ... to chose his own path through life. Therefor all that he may do is to try to exceed his masters expectations of him, and...

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