... there is some sort of tension between the two main characters. Another important aspect in this first sequence is the body language. Body language is used in spoken language to aid in communication and in the film 'O', body language helps the veiwer to detect the darkside in a character. The veiwer obtains a clear understanding that Hugo is ... and wants to get back at Othello. The use of tone to emphasise darkness in a character is also evident when Othello turns onto the darkside and starts to become abusive. An example of this is evident in the sequence where there is a basketball shoo...

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... 433). Jealousy, which is showed frequently in the play causing characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other which over a period of time starts a major rivalry through multiple characters specifically Iago and Othello. Jealousy is being used as a catalyst to cause relationship problems when the trusted Iago rots ... "She stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul" (Chopin 33). Louise is devastated about her husband's death leaving an emotion...

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... son of Creon, Antigone's uncle is deeply in love with her. His bride is being sentenced to death because she disobeys Creon's orders by burying Polynices" body. Haemon tries to spare Antigone's life by pleading with his father. Haemon is so in love with Antigone that he threatens to die with her. "The ... his love but also for the love and respect of his father. Haemon's love for Antigone caused him to commit suicide when he found her dead body. Creon's wife's love for Haemon made her kill herself when she found out about his death. This play is just full of excessive and true love ... ...

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... as an "excellent wretch". After Iago tells Othello about Desdemona's infidelity, Othello says: "I had been happy if the general camp, | Pioneers and all, had tasted her sweet body," (3.3.347-8). This comment reveals how Othello has transitioned from seeing his wife as an entity of desire and divinity, to seeing her as a sexual object. This language seems to ... says: " an old black ram | Is tupping your white ewe." (3.3.88-9). As Othello is caught in Iago's web of lies, he too falls down to Iago's level and starts using animal imagery to express his perverted outlook. The plummet in Oth...

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... attempts to breaks down, firstly the handkerchief and more importantly solid first hand evidence of Desdemona's affair with Cassio. Immediately after the conversation between Desdemona and Emilia, Othello enters and starts to calmly interrogate Desdemona on the location of the handkerchief. After finding Desdemona has lost it as Iago claimed he storms off to the sound of "Zounds!" Although his suspicions ... that Desdemona's love cannot last long, "It cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her love to the Moor ... She must change for youth. When she is sated with his body, she wi...

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... a damaged man. The fact that Othello speaks in third person can also be interpreted as a sign of him not feeling like himself anymore and therefore simply speaking about this damaged body to which he cannot relate anymore. The caesura in line 14 signals another change in his thinking. He goes from cursing himself to praising Desdemona. The second part of Othello ... Othello's mind and thinking changes quite rapidly in his rage. Part three is mainly about Othello talking about the pain that he feels due to his actions concerning Desdemona. It starts with him still pitying and worrying ab...

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... and true love against them and lead(s) them to their gloomy deaths. In Macbeth, Shakespeare tells a story of how greed and superstition can lead to destruction and despair. The play starts off with three old witches talking amongst each other. They speak of how foul yet fair a day it is and how the next time they meet will be in the ... him in his sleep. Afterwards he would plant the murder weapon on Duncan's chamberlains and in the morning they will be blamed for the murder. The next morning when Duncan's body is discovered, Macbeth kills his kinsmen and easily obtains the position of ...

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... food that to him now is as luscious as locusts shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida. She must change for youth; when she is sated with his body, she will find the errors of her choice. Therefore, put money in thy purse-(ln.330-48) The main point to observe behind the first section of the soliloquy-like ... we are more interested in the journey he and Othello undertake. At first we feel comfortable with taking this adventure- who cares about the exploitation of Roderigo? However, the journey starts to become distasteful when we realize Desdemona is involved in his master pla...

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... two feelings is continuously being blurred. The jealousy created frequently throughout the play causes characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other. This jealousy over a period of time starts major rivalry between characters. The jealousy in Othello is revealed in several ways with the most major being sexual jealousy. However, position, cruel and angry jealousies also occur and help ... or think logically. In fact, Iago has been so successful with his plan that he was able to put Othello into a state of madness. He even loses control of his body and Iago explains it as...

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... two feelings is continuously being blurred. The jealousy created frequently throughout the play causes characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other. This jealousy over a period of time starts major rivalry between characters. The jealousy in Othello is revealed in several ways with the most major being sexual jealousy. However, position, cruel and angry jealousies also occur and help ... or think logically. In fact, Iago has been so successful with his plan that he was able to put Othello into a state of madness. He even loses control of his body and Iago explains it as...

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• Grade Level: High School