... she has seen nothing suspicious. He then sends her to fetch Desdemona, still believing that his wife is having an affair with Cassio, and then tells her to guard the door while he and Desdemona speak. Othello confronts Desdemona and accuses her, when she denies having done anything; he calls her the "cunning whore of Venice" and storms out of the ... to dinner. Roderigo then enters, angry that even though he has given so many jewels to Iago, Desdemona still does not acknowledge him. Iago calms Roderigo, promising that by the next day he would be with Desdemona and convinces him to kill ...

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... hankerchief for him. Hugo furthers his quest for Oden's destruction by having Oden listen to a conversation between him and Mike about a girl. The girl that served as their topic of conversation was named Bianca. Oden was misled to believe the girl in the topic of the conversation was Dessy. Oden is then motivated with such rage as to commit murder. He goes to ... ...

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... relates strongly to their morals and deeper meanings, them being the play Othello and the novel Ethan Frome. True love, is there such a thing? If not, then you marry any girl you can stand being around and wouldn't mind conversing with, but what happens if true love does come around? The novel written by Edith Wharton titled Ethan Frome is a sad ... story of a man, Ethan, who marries a woman just so he wouldn't be lonely, Zeena, and then in the middle of their marriage falling in love with another girl who happens to be Zeena's cousin and maid, Mattie. Ethan made the "imperfect understa...

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... makes Iago carry out his evil plans to destroy Othello and Cassio's reputation? As the play begins, Othello promotes Cassio to be the lieutenant, Iago, who is hiding behind the door, has seen everything. So he asks Roderigo(who likes Desdemona) to alliance with him to get rid of Othello and Cassio. I personally think that the motivation behind it is the ... ...

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... gets in a "planned" fight with Roderigo. Bells rang and Othello sees what Cassio had done and tells him he will never be an officer to him again. This leaves the door wide open for Iago to get Cassio and Othello against each other. Iago started to hint to Othello that his wife was very young and foolish; a bit of a flirt. "Look ... ...

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... my mind, this is due to Iago's animal like attitude to love and life. He is very individualistic, concerned with only himself and what he wants. Very self-centered, "a closed door". This is made evident even in the first scene when Iago shouts up to Brabantio, "an old black ram is tupping your white ewe...you"ll have your nephews neigh ... ...

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... playing with her like a doll. Nora had sacrificed "herself" to please these two men and the male-dominant society. Nora didn't know where she was heading when she slammed the door, she was determined to establish her own identity and to live with respect. Even though "A Doll's House" didn't end with murder or death it is still a tragedy. Torvald was killing ... ...

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... . Every word that Iago speaks about women, he speaks it with the utmost disrespect. Here is following speech of a women's purpose: "Come on, come on! You are pictures out of door, bells in your parlors, wildcats in your kitchens, saints in your injuries. Devils being offended players in your housewifery, and housewives in your beds"(Othello Act 2 Sc. 1 Li.108-112 ... ...

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... being Cruel Intentions. Cruel Intentions is about two wealthy, manipulative teenage stepsiblings from Manhattan's, Katherine and Sebastian Valmont. Sebastian is the sexual terror of his school - he can have any girl he wants at will. Anyone except his step sister, Katherine, that is. Bored with so many easy conquests, he sets a challenge for himself. His challenge is Annette Hargrove who has ... ...

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... a fellow fit only for the company of ladies, and one that knew no more of the art of war or how to set an army in array for battle, than a girl. Iago hated Cassio, and he hated Othello Iago explains his hatred of Othello for choosing Cassio as his officer or lieutenant and not him as he expected Othello's Headaches: Othello ... ...

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... as inferiors back in the time that Othello was written, but honestly if a stronger person is coming after me to kill me for something that I didn't do, I would be mad. Next we have Iago, Othello's "most trusted- servant. He is enraged at Othello from the beginning of the play because Michael Cassio was promoted to Lieutenant, a position Iago thought he would ... , that Cassio had Othello's kerchief and Othello throws Iago into the water and afterwards is fooled by Iago into thinking that he's just mad because of the so-called truth. Next, Iago arranges to have Othello listen in on a conv...

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... on the power point to remind him. As for me, I always put lots of pictures and words which connected to what I am trying to say in order to remind myself. Next time, I will try to practice continually and remember all the content, after that I can face all my peers and finish my speech with a smile and confidence....

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... and done Iago dies by the end of the play leaving Cassio to not only live, but also take Othello's place in the military ranks furthering his promotion. For the next play, "Hedda Gabler", the main focus now lies upon Hedda Tesman better known as Hedda Gabler, who as the title suggests is the protagonist, she is also the ... ...

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... , Desdemona. Iago uses Othello's flaws to bring him against Cassio. "What sense had I of her stol'n hours of lust? I saw 't not, thought it not, it harm'd not me. I slept the next night well, fed well, was free and merry; I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips" (3.3.378-380). Iago is making Othello feel ashamed of Desdemona. Othello does not think that ... ...

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... . Emilia states: "Let husbands know, their wives have sense like them: they see, and smell, And have their palates both for sweet and sour As husbands have." The next couple of lines are filled with rhetorical questions. This helps the reader understand the situations of the women of that time. "What is it that they do? When they ... ...

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... these quotes are only a few of the warped philosophies Iago has about life. There are no more shown in this soliloquy, but one has wonder, what will happen in the next scene. Othello, The Moor of Venice Othello has been described as William Shakespeare's most perfect play. Since 1604, this Shakespearean tragedy has captivated audiences of all ages. The play begins ... ...

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... the while when he was yelling at her and accusing her, she was confused and did not understand what he could possibly be talking about. After this awkward conversation, the next time they meet he decides to tell her she has to die. He kills her, and even then she has no idea why. He has not addressed his feelings with ... ...

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... . It is quite clear that Shakespeare's intention was to show Othello's physical dominance over his peers. Unfortunately, his wit, in contrast, leaves much to be desired. This leads to Aristotle's next observation: the main character in every great tragedy has a fatal flaw that will inevitably lead to his/her downfall. As previously mentioned, Othello was too easily duped by the trickery ... ...

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... 's first line is typical of his character, ""Tis better as it is." This half line is very effective in its brevity, making each short word effective and meaningful. In Othello's next speech the audience experiences for the first time the rich and passionate conversation that is unmistakably Othello's throughout the play, woven with many open vowel sounds and a faultless control of ... ...

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... has to continue to spread the virus or he might suffer the same fate. Iago is still too afraid to infect Othello directly, so he decides to focus on Cassio next. He uses Roderigo, and wine, to put Cassio in a position to disgrace himself. Cassio does so by getting into a sword fight with the governor of Cyprus, who he wounds. When ... ...

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... meet a more sufficient man. / I pray, talk me of Cassio." (3.4.82-86). With Iago telling lies to Othello, mixed with Desdemona repeatedly bringing up Cassio, Othello obviously started doubting Desdemona. The next factor was Iago's psychological manipulation. Throughout the entire play, Iago made certain comments to Othello, which alluded to the fact that Desdemona was unfaithful. For example, Iago told Othello "she ... ...

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... of Iago to want to impose his cruel lies and actions on these somewhat good, unsuspecting people. He wanted to cause destruction for the sole purpose of satisfying his desires. Next, what happens when an individual has fulfilled his or her goals? One might make higher goals; but Iago was left with three corpses, a sealed mouth, and a torturous punishment ahead of ... ...

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... expected and Othello is allowed to stay married to Desdemona. Having not even put a dent in Othello's life or happiness, Iago is spurred on to develop a more elaborate plan. Iago's next plan is to plant seeds of doubt concerning the relationship between Desdemona and Cassio in Othello's head. He plans to "abuse Othello's (ear)/ that [Cassio] is too familiar with his ... ...

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... he soon sends for Iago. When Othello approaches Iago about this he stabs Emilia. Othello doesn't kill Iago because he says Iago is a devil. Othello eventually kills himself and dies next to his wife, Desdemona. Iago has indirectly killed both Othello and Desdemona; he has killed them with his lies. Iago is the ultimate villain because of his great ability to ... ...

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... monkeys" I think the most interesting aspect of Othello's character was the way he could suddenly change his mood, because one moment he uses perfect structured and poetic language and the next minute he is in an utter rage. It is interesting to see how one person can affect a whole group of people and the devastating consequences that can be caused verbally ... ...

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