Essays on Othello

Anne Bradstreet was one of the first significant female poets of her time. Although she was England-born, Anne and her family were one of the first puritans to migrate to America around 1630. Because Bradstreet came from a prominent family, she was very well educated, which was an uncommon attribute for a woman of her…

Depicting the downfall and eventual suicide of the honourable central protagonist of the play, Shakespeare unequivocally presents ‘Othello’ as a tragedy; however the nature of this tragedy is somewhat ambiguous, and thus has caused controversy amongst critics. In order for the audience to believe that the tragedy of ‘Othello’ is one of mere deception, they…

Othello is tragedy written by William Shakespeare. that demonstrates the power and strength of repute. The drama describes how Othello and Desdemona effort to construct a life together. ignoring their difference in age and race. Although shortly after their matrimony. an covetous Iago uses cunning prevarications to undermine their one time healthy relationship. Reputation plays…

One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play “Othello”, by William Shakespeare, is “honest” Iago. At first Iagoseems to be motiveless. However, the motivation behind his actions lie more inIago’s quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evil’s sake. Iago’s greediness can be validated by examining his…

‘Othello’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ were both written by Shakespeare between the 1590’s and the 1600’s; both were plays to excite and please the audience of the Elizabethan era with the theme of love and conflict. Shakespeare presents love in various ways; since love is complex, there are many forms of it: sexual, platonic, medieval…

Good Morning Fellow Artists for the Dramatic Arts! We all know the reason for which we have gathered here today and thank you for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now, to be able to convey a character perfectly, one must know the culture, society, personality, relationships and various other components…

Othello Essay “To what extent is manipulation central to the play as a whole? ” Even though the play is called “Othello” and what Othello does is central to the play, Iago is the character that causes the action within the play written by William Shakespeare. Iago is the character who manipulates others to further…

The Figure of the Moor in Shakespeare’s Othello and Cinthio’s Hecatommithi. Othello is a masterpiece from Shakespeare, but the plot is copied from the original source, Cinthio’s Hecatommithi. Although the two versions are practically similar, Shakespeare makes some innovations that separate his play from its original source. Othello adds up several characters more to thicken…

Act 1 scene 3 was the set scene I was given, within this set scene I was given an extract lines 238 – 270. Using the extract from the set scene I had to; annotate the extract through analysing it, translating it into modern English as well as inserting stage directions and lastly we had…

Professor Doody English 113 December 9, 2011 Shakespeare’s Othello: Love, Infidelity and Loss Throughout Shakespeare’s great works of classic literature, he often takes the sacred institutions of marriage, and corrupts it by allowing its passion-filled symbolism to create the seeds of its own destruction. Whether this is a result of Shakespeare’s own experiences or just…