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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…

William Shakespeare’s Othello illustrates the outcome of misunderstanding and emotional judgement that causes miscommunication. This story is a powerful example where tragedy comes from acts of misunderstanding (Donkor, 2016). Like most of Shakespeare’s love stories, Othello ends in tragic when there is suspicion of deception, and the lack of simple communication affects these main character…

In today’s educational system, the use of Shakespeare as reading material has begun to dwindle. This is mostly due to people believing that the themes and ideas portrayed throughout the Shakespearean work are old, outdated, unrelated to the modern world. However, one of the biggest stories in politics and media nowadays are the ideals of…

Shakespeare’s work is undoubtedly the most popular and well known literature of all time. The fact that his work remains popular today is interesting, as many of his themes tend to verge on old fashioned, some even verging on offensive, especially by today’s standards. Specifically, Shakespeare’s Othello provides a few questionable themes. The most prevalently…

Throughout the play Iago uses many different techniques and methods to win character’s over, get them thinking about things they would not have otherwise and generally fool them. Iago does this to such an extent that he can get other characters to even commit murder. Iago is able to fool people to such an extent…

‘Othello’ is a classic play written by William Shakespeare in the 17th century. The play is about evil, betrayal, trust and demonstrates the society of the time. It also has a classic tragic ending much like ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The main character is Othello, the only black character in the play. Desdemona, a white woman,…

In Shakespeare’s Othello we are introduced into a web of a world entangled with lies, jealousy, and ultimately tragedy. We observe as lago single handedly destroys the matrimony shared between Othello and the beautiful Desdemona. He does so with a flurry of deceit and trickery, playing upon one of the strongest human emotions, that of…

In Shakespeare’s Othello, the characters Iago (Othello’s ensign) and Cassio (Othello’s friend and lieutenant) are contrasted in many different ways. The most crucial and significant difference between Iago and Cassio is their attitudes. This contrast is shown mainly in the language that they use. Cassio is a good-natured gentleman, and he uses gracious and refined…

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…

Through out the tragic play Othello, Shakespeare illustrates many different types of love. In many cases however, this love proves to be misguided or false. Because a plethora of imprudent relationships control the characters; Shakespeare utilizes mistaken love to derail the one true love in the play between Othello and Desdemona. Ultimately the tragic ending…