Hamlet: Ophelia And Gertrude
.... to the scene in which she is introduced(Act I,
scene II). She is shown to be a quiet, "stand by your man" type individual who
is easily influenced.
This is my belief because in the second scene of the play, Hamlet is
shown to be crushed by his mother's hasty remarriage. If marriage within the
family was common in the days of Shakespeare, then this is understandable, but,
in any other case, this would be considered an act of betrayal that was
obviously brought on by some outside pressure, probably from Claudius.
There is, however, a slight change in her personality that is not quite
noticeable. At the end of the play, the .....
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Othello: Shakespeare's Most Tragic Play
.... it?'” (134). He trusts Iago too much
and totally relies on Iago therefore making him really vulnerable to Iago's
evilish schemes. Othello's gullibility causes him to be jealous. He let's his
jealousy take over, he looses control of himself and acts on his jealous
emotions, he let's his jealousy clutter his mind and good judgment. “`Damn her,
lewd minx! O, damn her, damn her! Come go with me part. I will withdraw To
furnish me with some swift means of death. For the fair devil. Now are the my
lieutenant'” (122). Othello's other flaw is his anger. Othello acts upon his
anger and therefore ends up doing the things he reg .....
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Othello: Iago - "O, Beware, My Lord, Of Jealousy"
.... He gives in to
Iago at the beginning of the play. In effect he has become the villian's
disciple. By doing this, he himself has adopted the green-eyed monster image.
In act two, he is prompted by Iago to cause a commotion and begin a fight with
Cassio. Later in act four, scene two, Roderigo is convinced by Iago to kill
Cassio. In act five, scene one, Roderigo attempts to kill Cassio but only
manages to wound him. At the same time Cassio wounds Roderigo. Iago (who was
watching this fight) leaves only to re-enter later and kill Roderigo.
Roderigo's jealousy brought upon his downfall.
Most people do not think of jealousy as I .....
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Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge
.... he will act as if for certain! This gives me the impression from
the beginning, that Iago is insane and exceedingly paranoid, going so far as to
set up a cache of murders, just on the suspicion of adultery.
Iago was also jealous of the open and loving relationship that Othello
had. When Othello and Desdemona are reunited after the journey to Cyprus, he
kisses her in full view of everyone. Iago treats his wife as an object and she
knows it. In Act three, Scene four, she tells Desdemona "They are but stomachs,
we are but food, and when they are full, they belch us".
In Iagos' racist mind, he views his superior, Othello, as bein .....
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Othello: Summary
.... and asks if Desdemona can testify on the behalf of him.
Othello tells how that the only "witchcraft" he used were his stories, and how
Brabantio used to invite him up to tell them. Finally, Brabantio disowns
Desdemona and she goes to be with Othello.
*Near the end of the first scene of the second act, Iago convinces Roderigo, who
was observing Cassio's enthusiastic greeting of Desdemona, that Cassio and
Desdemona have something going on between them. Thus manipulating Roderigo
through his passion for Desdemona, Iago convinces him to provoke Cassio to anger,
so that the lieutenant will be discredited in Othello's eyes and Iago .....
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Othello: Act 5 Analysis
.... when Iago and Bianca are talking about Cassio and Othello misinterprets
them talking about Desdemona. "Ay, let her rot and perish and be damned
tonight, for she shall not live." (4:1, 200-201. Othello is planning
Desdemona's death. He appears to be very stressed out, by the way he acts and
talks. He tries to think that everything is all right but based on what he
hears from Iago, it really isn't.
Iago's many plans to destroy Othello and others work well. The
destruction of Othello was mainly caused by himself because he believed all the
stories told by Iago. This can show how the power of trickery can work on
almost an .....
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Othello: Iago Makes Othello Believe His Wife Is Having An Affair
.... says: "Cassio, I love thee,/ But
nevermore be officer of mine" (II.iii.242-244). It was therefore understandable
that he would fall to the mercy of Iago, completely oblivious to the inevitable
effects. Iago reveals his plan to the reader in his third soliloquy when he
states:
His soul is so unfettered to her love,
That she may make, unmake, do what she list,
even as her appetite shall play the god
With his weak function...
And she for him pleads strongingly to the Moore,
I'll pour this pestilence into his ear:
That she repels him for her body's lust,
And by how much she strives to do him good,
She shall undo her her cre .....
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Othello And King Lear: A Comparison
.... reading
contemporary accounts, it is possible to get a good idea of how the boy whose
birth is recorded in the Stratford register of 1654 grew up into the man who
wrote such famous plays still known all over the world, as we type.
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Othello: Othello A Tragic Hero
.... when Desdemona's father confronts him about
see his daughter.
"Most potent, grave, and reverend signors,
My very noble and approved good masters;
That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter,
It is most true; true I have married her.
The very head and front of my offending
Hath the extent, no more. Rude I am in my speech,
And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace;"
(I, iii, 91)
This is an example of how Othello deals with style and grace under fire,
when he is accused of witch craft, by marrying Desdemona. He neither, yells or
screams, but explains in a manner that captivates .....
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Movie: Othello
.... love that she has for him. He uses
her love of him to get her to steal Desdemona's handkerchief. Othello is
manipulated by suggestion and hints that are carefully worded and said at just
the right moment. Each one weakens his faith in Desdemona a little more. Then
Iago produces “evidence” to add weight to his innuendos. The evidence is so
believeably delivered and Othello already so incenced by Iago's words that
Othello does not even question the truth of what he sees. This skillful
manipulation of those around qualifies Iago as a supreme villian.
Iago's plots are skillfully crafted and contain multiple levels of
intrigue .....
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Macbeth: Power Is The Paradox
.... "To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself." (Act II,
Scene 2) Knowing that has committed such a vile act makes him uncomfortable. It
will be difficult to act innocent and to deal with his guilt. When he later
decides to murder Banquo and Fleance, he tells his wife, "Be innocent of the
knowledge, dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed." (Act III, Scene 2)
Hecate sets Macbeth up for his final fall. The security provided by the second
set of predictions is only short-lived. Feeling there is no threat to his power,
Macbeth acts wildly, bringing his downfall and loss of both comfort and security.
The problem with knowledge w .....
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Hamlet: Power Vs Happiness
.... true and deep feelings for Hamlet and is just trying to
help hamlet and was no self-interest in it. I feel right now that it a bit of
both I think he cares about hamlet but would also like him to support his rise
to power.
Next we come to act II, ii, hamlet has made many strange comments and
actions lately, many people think he is going, or has gone insane. Claudius
finds two of Hamlets good friends to spy on him and try to find out what wrong
with him. At this point we know that Hamlet knows that Claudius killed his
father but we don't know whether Claudius knows that hamlet knows or even if he
suspects, this cast a strang .....
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