... deceived into thinking Hero has been unfaithful He feels more betrayed by Leonato than by Hero, saying, "Give not this rotten orange to your friend" (IV.i.30). The metaphor of the "rotten orange" implies that a once sweet and pure Hero is now spoiled. Unlike Othello, whose actions are intended to preserve not only his own honour, but ... deceived into thinking Hero has been unfaithful He feels more betrayed by Leonato than by Hero, saying, "Give not this rotten orange to your friend" (IV.i.30). The metaphor of the "rotten orange" implies that a once sweet and pure Hero is now spoiled. U...

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... truly like. They're only appetites and we're just their food which they will eat when hungry and will throw us away when they are done. This is a strong metaphor and a crude way of looking at the male and female power relationships. Patriarchal power is evident as men are the ones with power over women. Line 118 Once again due ... ...

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... measure of the cool self awareness that typifies all that Iago says and does. A similar self- consciousness is observable in Iago's blank verse speeches. Whenever he resorts to simile or metaphor, there is always a strict control of the image, a closed quality, whereby a static mental picture is evoked rather than any dynamic imaginative propulsion into some wider topic. For example, "The thought ... ...

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... his own personal gain, but symbolises through the usage of the word strings' the extent to which he is the puppeteer', controlling the people around him without their knowledge. This metaphor occurs several other times in the play, most noticeably when he says of Othello "O you are well tuned now! But I'll set down the pegs that make this music- - in ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate