... must be between two liberated yet emotionally attached beings as shown in Shakespeare's Othello between Desdemona and her husband, Othello. Othello primarily expresses his honest love throughout the play during the most difficult times. Moreover, Desdemona is an independent character that loves Othello, but always has her own opinions as well. Furthermore, a piece of cloth that symbolizes their love is overpowered by their truthful feelings ... . "Make it a darling, like your precious eye. To lose't or give't away were such perdition as nothing else could match" (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene ...

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... emotion that he never stopped to think what all this entailed. Othello vows to spill none of Desdemona's blood, stating: "Yet I'll not shed her blood, nor sear that whiter skin of hers than snow, and smooth as monumental alabaster."" Rather than stab her, poison her, or any other of Shakespeare's favorite murder methods, Othello suffocates Desdemona with a pillow. It is only then that recognizes his ... 6 wrongdoings and is able to repent. As a converted Christian, repentance is the only way to salvation. Othello's repentance, as unconventional as it may seem, was his committing suicide...

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... bring upon their own destruction, due to their human nature to fall. The play reveals to the audience, that due to the nature of humanity, everyone has the capacity to do evil. Shakespeare displays this through the 'noble' Othello's downfall, where even the most honorable and good people are capable to do evil depending on how they are manipulated, in this instance ... : It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on" (3.3.170-171). This is a method which Iago utilizes to plant the seeds of doubt into Othello's mind. Shakespeare refers to jealousy in metaphor as t...

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In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images in Othello's head that lead him to his demise. But what is more important is, he gives Othello the motive to murder his own innocent Desdemona, satisfying Iago's immense appetite ... for revenge. The motive for Iago's devious plan is initially made clear in the first of Iago's three major soliloquies, in which he proclaims Othello has had an affair with hi...

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Throughout the tragedy of Othello, Shakespeare does an impressive job of quickly introducing and manipulating his main characters. His talents are no less when it comes to the creation and development of Emilia. Though it appears that Emilia is both a loyal and obedient wife, her actions speak much louder than her words. When Emilia betrays the sisterhood within the play of Othello much is revealed ... no need for jealousy; and furthermore, her allegiance might have remained with Desdemona, saving the lives of many. Emilia is a particularly interesting character developed by Shakespeare. Alt...

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... Measure, the act of premarital sex is condoned. Could this be another sign of Shakespeare's feelings of his life? In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare presents love as a silly, childlike emotion. The relationships between Hermia and Lysander and Helena and Demetrious seem to be rather immature infatuations. Where as in Othello, Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and Desdmona as a ... solid one based on real love and trust. Perhaps, he viewed his marriage as a silly thing, and was making fun of ... it in A Midsummer Night's Dream, while in Othello, he showed a li...

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Shakespeare's play Othello involves 3 main themes. These are Jealousy (this involves Iago and Othello), Love (Othello and Desdemona represent this) and Friendship (Once again this concerns Iago and Othello). In the tale Iago adopts jealousy because his close friend Othello has promoted a soldier called Cassio to the position of Lieutenant. Iago had the idea that because he and Othello had such a close relationship as friends he would definitely ... jealous when Iago convinces him that his wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Iago does by playing mind games with Othello. Because o...

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... little girl, both occurrences are tragic 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 said that in ShakespeareWhen women are present they often are hardly characters at all? (Andrews. Vol 1 Pg.121.), mirroring the concept of women at that time. ... a trag...

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... her that she did pity them. This only is the witchcraft I have used:" During Act 1, scene 3 Othello is brought before the Duke of Venice and is accused of disillusioning senator Barbantio's daughter into marrying him. Othello being a honest and respected man is allowed to speak on his behalf and tells Barbantio how it came to ... them. In this way they fell in love and married without Desdemona's fathers consent. During this scene, you also find out that all of what Othello says is true. Act 1 Scene 3: Othello Othello My life upon her faith! Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to the...

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... Act 2 Scene 2 and examining how it educates the audience about the characters and setting. When Shakespeare presented Romeo and Juliet in front of an audience around 1595 he had few props so therefore limited setting. Shakespeare's Elizabethan audience created what the setting looked like in their minds by listening to the elaborate description Shakespeare wrote. They lived in an aural society where they needed little visual source ... swear and that she is worried about falling in love too fast. She then says. "It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightening". This i...

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... with constant referrals to him as "honest Iago". It is also shown in his relationships with nearly all the major characters of the play including Roderigo, Cassio, Emilia, and of course Othello. Iago identifies the weaknesses in Roderigo, that is his undying love for Desdemona, and his kind-hearted gullible nature. He ... close trustworthy friend as he did with Roderigo (act 1, sc 3, 300-400), with Cassio when he appeared reluctant to turn him in, and of course with Othello. While it is clear that Iago is an extremely effective villain, it would have been much harder for him to succeed ...

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... with constant referrals to him as "honest Iago". It is also shown in his relationships with nearly all the major characters of the play including Roderigo, Cassio, Emilia, and of course Othello. Iago identifies the weaknesses in Roderigo, that is his undying love for Desdemona, and his kind-hearted gullible nature. He ... close trustworthy friend as he did with Roderigo (act 1, sc 3, 300-400), with Cassio when he appeared reluctant to turn him in, and of course with Othello. While it is clear that Iago is an extremely effective villain, it would have been much harder for him to succeed ...

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... Othello and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the notion of doomed love or star crossed lovers is a theme that dominates the plays" climatic progress and protagonist development. Successful romance in these works then, is what drives the characters and brings joy to the gloom that ensues when apart from the object of one's affection. Two Shakespeare productions that veer from this common pursuit of ... optimistic journeys to secure love, but rather the dark road paved from a mind clouded by love's thick disillusionment. Through the manipulation of stereotyped gender roles and the e...

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... only Viola was not to be wed to lord Wessex, if only she was a poor woman with ambition. In the play Shakespeare in love there are several influences that social standing and class affected how the characters and story developed. The setting of the movie takes place in the 16th century. Social classes had a large impact on life in this time era (Cimafranca ... ). Shakespeare was a poor lower classman. He made money through his plays, even going as far as trying to sell his one future play ... classes meant that they would have nothing in common and would not gain anything from the other...

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... a tradition that has stood for centuries, William Shakespeare is in this day and age considered one of the greatest authors of all time. With works ranging from romantic comedies to tragedies, Shakespeare uses hidden meanings along with the whimsical setting of the Renaissance to enthrall his readers in his works. Drawing its title from one of the most delightful Renaissance holidays, the Twelfth Night ... to the public that he is the bearer of a gift to be shared for centuries. His remarkable use of character transformation brings together the story of Twelfth Night in ways unthinkable...

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... juice is appropriately applied to the eyes. William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream presents a romantic comedy with the sense love is most associated with -the sense of sight- taken away in a motif of night. The play would seem to require the light of day rather than a setting in the darkest of all places at the darkest of all hours, but Shakespeare brilliantly combines this motif with the related symbols ... of the play to demonstrate the power of night and its correlation with love and vision. The ... reliance on different kinds of perception other than the sense of sight, as...

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... Shakespeare play Troilus and Cressida, Troilus seems to think that he is very much in love with Cressida. In the play, we see that he is not in love with Cressida, rather he is infatuated with her. When Troilus speaks of Cressida it is often related to what she looks like,or his imagination of ... willing to give compliments about beauty, but dose not look past anything else in Cressida. Pandarus sings Troilus's praises to Cressida, which makes us wonder how great of a guy Troilus really is and why is Pandarus trying to "sell" his cousin so quickly. In Cressidas soliloquy (1.2) she tells ...

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... the language is not only restricted to writers and scholars, many everyday people use Shakespeare's words and phrases. For example; assassination, bump, lonely and eventful are some of Shakespeare's words and fair play, forgone conclusion, catch cold and disgraceful conduct are some of his phrases. Many exerts from Shakespeare's plays are known by people across the world. For example, what person doesn ... , when applied to human situations, found full and memorable expressions that were convincing and imaginatively stimulating. He involved the impersonation of real people and situations ...

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The Merchant of Venice In the world of Shakespeare's play, the Merchant of Venice, contracts in their many forms are very important. There are binding legal agreements such as Shylocks contract with ... Antonio: "Lends out money gratis and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice" (I, 3,41-42) But more importantly because of his religious beliefs: "How like a fawning publication he looks. I hate him for he is a Christian;" (I, 3,38-39) Because the antagonistic approach Shylock and Antonio have towards each other ... , both party's are weary when entering into as bond together. A...

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... and the upcoming commoner playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) which transpires during the fictional development of the play Romeo & Juliet. The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and convincingly reveals to the audience the possible conditions of how Shakespeare may have lived (Fitzsimmons, 2012). The film begins with Shakespeare experiencing 'writers block', his ... them negotiate rather than simply submit to a patriarchal world." Furthermore, many authoritative scholars of Shakespeare claim his reflections of society and women su...

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... their love more then just simple lust. Almost every other character within the play treats sex as a mere joke, making obscene and blunt comments. In this way Shakespeare makes a point about the innocence of couple also suggesting that time and thus familiarity causes the attitude towards sex to degrade. Another issue is age - Juliet is only fourteen when she is forced into ... . He quotes, "Beguiled, divorced, wronged, spited, and slain!" Compared with Romeo's grief and final speech to Juliet Paris seems artificial. "Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath". The comparison of rom...

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... it would not be surprising to say that both author and playwrite wrote works which were quite comparable even today, despite the time difference in which they were written. Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew takes place in Elizabethan England as Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is set in America in the 1920's. Both pieces however endow characters which show similar characteristics and ... evident throughtout both pieces is love as both authors try to point out to their readers that what you see is not always what you get. This is apparent with Shakespeare's character of Lucentio in the ...

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... is transfixed by Juliet's purity, it is at this moment that his adulation starts. His language becomes filled with religious reflections, and he compares Juliet's being to that of saintliness. In Act I Scene V, Shakespeare uses a sonnet for the first dialogue that Romeo and Juliet share; a sonnet has fourteen lies and ten syllables in each line. The rhyme scheme is structured as follows ... received the sin he has "purged- from himself. Romeo insists at once that he must take it back - and kisses her again! The powerful nature of the love in this play is shown in the language Shakespear...

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... nor reason can my passion hide." This comment by Olivia regarding her love of Cesario clearly highlights this idea of passion and chaos that Shakespeare has presented love as. " she hath abjured the sight and company of men" The very fact that Olivia so quickly changed her mind because of this "madness" Shakespeare has seen fit to call love is merit to its power and frivolous ... is also seen as different and Lawler identifies this while showing the perils associated with that lack of commitment. This theme of love is closely intertwined with the concept of marriage and although Shakesp...

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... needs to have one basic theme or plot. In the play Romeo and Juliet', this theme is love. Love of different kinds provides the base of all the excitement, anticipation and ultimately the tragedy of the play. There are many other themes that Shakespeare could have used and so we have to ask several questions to identify his reason for using love, and how ... that it is. What is he trying to say about love? How does using it make the audience feel? In what way does his presentation of love increase the tragedy and depth of the play? When considering how Shakespeare presents the love betwe...

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