... killed. To fix the damage he has done Edgar helps his father and becomes the new leader of the country. Edmund does not win. Had Gloucester been a more trusting and loving father to Edgar he could have avoided the death of all of the characters and prevented the whole tragedy. However, his weaknesses and Edmund's perseverance in exacting revenge allowed the ... play to become a tragedy. Hamlet's revenge was because his new stepfather had married his mother after killing his father. Hamlet is the only character in the three tragic plays who had a justified reason to be angry. Hamlet's an...

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... to that King. God, like any other king, has laws and rules for his people. If those laws aren't followed, the people are punished. I believe that Shakespeare often wrote about evil people and actions to show how these have consequences and punishments. In Othello, Othello commits the sin of murder. "I kissed thee ere I killed thee. No way but this, killing myself, to ... , Othello faces severe judgment in the afterlife. After killing his wife, Othello's whole world was taken from him. The respect of other's was gone, his position was taken from him, his wife destroyed, and his friends fe...

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... from who he was at the beginning of the play to who he becomes at the end. Upon the play's completion Othello has become a murderous avenger, barely recognisable as the loving husband he once was. There are many causes of Othello demise. Othello experiences divisions within him and splits in his sensibilities and psychologies, initially caused by the scheming Iago. The ... of Othello's downfall. Audiences are made aware of his malicious plans through his soliloquies. As Othello falls into Iago's "web of deceit," Shakespeare portrays Othello's change from a humble, soft-spoken, loving, a...

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... in being an accessory to the murder of Desdemona and an accessory to the suicide of Othello. He planted the roots of jealousy in Othello's mind, which led him to killing his wife, and eventually himself. From the start of the story we see that Iago is upset with Othello because even though Iago has out-performed Cassio in battle, Othello ... of this affair, he plans to get even with Othello, "wife for wife." We now see that Iago had thoughts of hurting Desdemona (Othello's wife) long before Othello even contemplates killing her, which he will do, in a result of his receiving (through Ia...

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... a short interlude, a calm moment where Emilia and Desdemona discuss the situation at that moment in time. Desdemona has a premonition of death and sings the "Willow Song" remembering her old maid Barbary whose lover went mad and abandoned her, she died singing this song. In Oliver Parkers film adaptation this "Willow Song" is played throughout the film during ... authority that has transformed Desdemona into a lifeless victim. Emilia stands up for Desdemona who can no longer do it herself, she courageously defies the orders of the males who are commanding her to leave and go up to bed. ...

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... the play. Discuss which elements of his character and circumstances lead to his downfall. In the beginning of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, the main character, Othello is a kind, gentle and loving man. However by the end of the play he has become vengeful and homicidal. Othello's insecurity, his pride and his impulsiveness are major personality flaws that bring about this transformation ... Othello's demise. Othello's insecurity, in particular about his African origins and his relationship with Desdemona, is an element of his character that contributes to his transformation fr...

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... daughter Desdemona has run off with Othello, exclaiming that she has been 'stol'n from me.' The roles of a woman during the 1600s was to follow her husband or father's commanding orders ( 'I am obedient') and were often caught between their own desires and the dominating male's demands. Wives were seen by their husbands as 'nothing, but (only) to please ... ...

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... father love/?Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.? King Hamlet demands revenge and Prince Hamlet abides,As mediation or the thoughts of love/May sweep to my revenge.? By commanding Prince Hamlet to avenge his death, he creates the plot of the play from the fifth scene of Act I to the very end. In essence, if King Hamlet creates that ... ...

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... film (Othello's history as a dubious character and Iago as a drug-user begging for his father's recognition) as well as some elements left out (the interplay of the Doge of Venice commanding Othello back and leaving Cyprus to Cassio) makes O a distinct entity from Shakespeare's work. ...

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... character that a reader can learn from. The main characters of the play had a great significance. Othello and Iago, one protagonist and another antagonist had a great deal of comparison. Othello had a commanding, leading, confident and trustworthy character. Iago was opposite of him, he was full of rage, hatred and jealousy. He also was a traitor, unloyal and worthless person who only knew how ... ...

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... would be out of character for Othello to believe any different. Othello was jealous. He was told his wife was cheating on him and he thought he was killing for justice. He even said he loved not wisely but too well. When he did kill it was not very smart of him to believe another man about ... 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 Nora emotionally by controlling her and not letting her live her own life. Instead she was an object of his affection, a "Toy Doll". Nora wa...

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... . At first, he refused to believe the stories he was being told by Iago. But after overhearing a conversation between Cassio and Iago, he was convinced. Ever since, Othello went from loving Desdemona to hating just the thought of her. Desdemona notices the change in her husband, but doesn't think anything of it. The night she is murdered, Desdemona prepares herself for ... her too. "My mother had a maid called Barbary, she was in love, and he she loved proved mad and did forsake her. She had a song of "Willow," an old thing 'twas, but it expressed her fortune and she died singing it. Tha...

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... ." Princeton University Press. Princeton, New Jersey. Print. This source can support me on how Iago uses his outside beauty like being a constant, loving, noble nature to hide his evil inner side. Everyone is fooled by Iago's outer beauty. His "loving" and "caring" are actually filled with sinister and wicked plan behind it. I'm going to use this source to support me on my ... ...

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... had been using him like a pawn in his sick game. Feeling extreme guilt, Othello speaks possibly the most powerful speech in the play. It is similar to a last will and testament when Othello says: I have done the state some service, and they know't. No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of ... ...

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... to control this "Green-eyed monster- in jealousy, and ultimately regrets his actions. What it evident throughout his entire jealous rage, however, is that Othello was not the calm, gentle, loving person he appeared to be. But rather that he had always lived with this "beast- inside of him, only calmed down due to his status in Venice. This is clear ... because when he goes on to kill Desdemona, he once again appears to be the sweet, gentle, loving man, not engulfed in jealousy, but still murders his wife. Iago was able to unleash this beast within Othello to go ahead with his evil deeds...

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... bosom Of such a thing as thou? of fear, not to delight" Racism plays a large part of the opinions of many of the characters. Brabantio does not approve of his daughter loving a black man, and is convinced this could not happen naturally. Iago uses this to play on Brabantio's feelings towards the marriage and to act out his plan. He also uses ... images of the couple sleeping together to anger Brabantio. "An old black ram is tupping your white ewe" To Roderigo, Othello is seen as a rival for Desdemona. Roderigo is jealous, as he was in love with and had planned to court ... ...

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... , a man with a secret crush on Desdemona, pays Iago to break up the marriage between the two. Desdemona is thought to be cheating and Othello becomes enraged. Desdemona is the most loving character in the story. The only hate she displays is rightful towards Othello when she senses there is something wrong. She is always supportive of Othello and his wishes; she ... and the Moor are making the beast with two backs."" (Lines 128-131) Instead, the Duke is impressed with Othello and sees that he is a prominent man and is truly a loving husband. Iago becomes enraged again at this and he deci...

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... Othello and that it may only be one side of the story were being told. The imagery used paints a vivid picture in your mind. "Even now, now, very now, and old black ram is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise! " From Iago's point of view (which is all we have at this moment in time) were not sure about how Othello ... he will not lie to them at all. He volunteers information such as how he got Desdemona to love him, which shows an honest and open nature. Desdemona responds in a loving and natural way to the Moor which shows Brabantio's accusation harsh. As you can see throughout the boo...

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... of the characters and make them interpret the situation in a much more "grotesque" light. In Act 1, Iago uses bestial imagery to alarm the rage of Barbantio when he says, " an old black ram is tupping your white ewe." (Lines 97-98) His statement juxtaposes white vs. black imagery along with animal imagery to enrage the senator. He also uses similar imagery ... demonstrated in Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 23-24, when she says, "Who? He? I think the sun where he was born Drew all such humors from him." Desdemona, being a virtuous Christian woman, loving chose Othello for a husband. Othello's jea...

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... him, including Cassio, Roderigo, and the Moor, Othello. He uses his actions to create jealousy and rage among the characters. Iago takes advantage of Othello's hubris to force him into killing his wife, 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 ... shouts to wake Brabantio and tell him of Othello's and Desdemona's marriage, Brabantio threatens him and Roderigo. Iago replies, "'Zounds, sir, you are one of those that will not serve God, if the devil bid you" (1.1.108-109)....

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... is nothing more than a longing for physical pleasure in order to convince Roderigo that it would be ridiculous to commit suicide over an uncontrollable human instinct. In preventing Roderigo from killing himself, Iago can use Roderigo's money for his own personal gain as well as his trust in order to manipulate Roderigo into committing acts that will help Iago achieve his ... that he is a loyal comrad and friend to Cassio. Iago acts as though he is concerned with Cassio's well-being when in response to Cassio's crippled state, he exclaims "Marry, God forbid!" (2.3.280). With this newly ...

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... together. Iago's so-called proof was all false, but Othello did not see this and in the moment as enraged as he was he ended up killing Desdemona by his own sword, worst yet, in killing her he told her how much he hated her. Later on, Emilia told Othello of how Iago lied to him and she too ended up dead ... or wounded in some way. Iago manipulated everyone he knew for his own means. In the end he got everything he wanted. He got revenge on Othello and ended up killing three people and seriously wounding one person in the process. One of the people who died was his own wife, but he could...

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... position as a figure who is both an outsider and a part of Venetian society. He seems to have calmed himself and regained his dignity and becomes empowered with this envision of killing himself, something so extreme and so radical, which only highlights his powerful nature in making decisions. His suicide is a last act of service to the state, as he kills the ... state and similarly to this Othello feels as if he has betrayed his duty both to his wife and to the state itself by becoming blinded by Iago's lies. By killing himself, he is casting the same hand of judgement that he cast on ...

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... 'to Iago, the world and other people exist for him only to be used' (The Noble Moor, 1955). Through the way Brabantio's complete faith in Iago's bestial imagery 'old black ram is tupping your white ewe' allows him to accuse Othello of 'thou practiced on her with foul charmsdrugs or minerals', Shakespeare indicates how mendacity undermines Othello's innocent ... consumed by jealousy. He is, as critic Christopher Reaske described, an 'egotistical and immediately jealous' (Shakespeare's Othello, 1966) man who paradoxically justifies himself as 'cruel yet merciful' ...

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... about Roderigo's desires; that in the end even though Roderigo had followed every instruction to the letter Iago both metaphorically and literally stabs Roderigo in the back. Iago's reasoning for killing Roderigo in itself shows his true nature, for he did not kill him because Roderigo was unable to murder Cassio, but it was merely to tie up loose ends. Even ... of a military position that he felt he had deserved, both leading people to commit suicide as well as kill others. Or there is Hedda, who has driven people back to old addictions, manipulated a sickly family member, her husband,...

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