... the entire play (MaGill, 2132). Through this speech, he also allows the reader to see the magnitude of the mental stress that Othello is undergoing. Jealousy, once awakened, becomes so self-perpetuating, self-intensifying,and where no justifying evidence for it exists, the jealous person ... airy trifles into "confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ- [III.iii.323-324] (Scott, 418) Without understanding the inner mechanics of Othello's mind, one could never hope to fully understand the level of stress that he underwent (Rosenburg, 413). The essential connection between this speech, .....

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... fearless leader to Venice; he has earned both respect and admiration from the Duke, the Senate, and many Venetian citizens. Most of the Soldiers in Othello's army followed him faithfully, except for "Honest iago " Shakespeare, uses clashing irony, by giving Iago his Nickname, many people referred to Iago as ... Lieutenant, I do not know, friends all but now, as if all planets have unwitted men- swords out, and tilting one at others breasts" (Shakespeare 812). Othello acknowledges Iago's statement of innocence and inquires about Cassio's actions "How comes it, Michael, you are thus forg...

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... of the death of two entirely innocent characters. In each play, the villain used the weaknesses of those who they intended to harm. Had Othello and Gloucester looked deeper into the stories they were told they could have prevented the tragedies. In Hamlet, the tragedy occurred when Hamlet did not ... wanted. This is the only tragedy in which it really seems that the villain has won. Iago is left alive while Desdemona and Othello are dead. However, Othello did finally at the end take charge of his life by controlling his own death. He also took responsibility for his weaknesses and ... h...

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... a lot of pain because they don't have the common sense to stop while they"re ahead. To illustrate this point, I"ll briefly examine Iago and Othello from Othello; Edmund, Goneril, Regan, and Lear from King Lear; Jachimo and Posthumus from Cymbeline; finally, poor jealous Leontes and opportunist Autolycus from The Winter's Tale ... cutthroats, (which is made up of most of the people above), who scheme and err somewhere along the way. In their own ways, Lear, Othello, and Posthumus have caused their downfalls and pay dearly for them (except for Posthumus that dog!). Lear started his trouble...

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... in their own respects and result in the creation of the innocent victim. Shakespeare has created many other characters who fit this sketch of innocent victims, such as Desdemona from Othello, and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare tends to make these innocent victims female, a phenomenon which may be attributable to the role women played in Elizabethan times, as it is ... ...

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... Machiavelli and understanding his impact on society, utilized the Machiavellian views in his numerous plays, as recognized by both John Dunby and Thomas Spenser. From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. Rarely is there a good machiavel and usually that ... ...

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... Machiavelli and understanding his impact on society, utilized the Machiavellian views in his numerous plays, as recognized by both John Dunby and Thomas Spenser. From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. Rarely is there a good machiavel and usually that ... ...

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... , William. The Tragedy of King Lear Folger Library (New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press), 1.1.183 Subsequent references to this play are from this edition. 4 Bradley, AC. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, 282. (New York, NY.: MacMillan & Co Ltd), 282. 5 DiYanni,1961 6 Shakespeare, 1.5.24. 7 DiYanni, 1960 8 DiYanni, 1962 9 Shakespeare, 5.3.371-372 10 "Characters of Shakespeare's Plays (1817)-Lear," Internet ... ...

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