Essays on Plays

1635

Common Features of Shakespeare's Tragedies and Their Unity

10 pages / 4573 words

Separating qualities common to one 'set' or 'type' of Shakespeare's plays which are not common to the plays as a whole is a difficult task: it would no doubt be possible to find evidence of any feature uniting 'the Tragedies' within any of Shakespeare's plays...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1636

The Problem of Naivety in Shakespeare's Othello

3 pages / 1469 words

Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy unlike others of it’s time. Othello is a play concerned with domestic fidelity more than royal usurpations. It is a play in which ocular proof comes from a mystical strawberry handkerchief rather than a ghost of a murdered king. Indeed,...

Othello William Shakespeare

1637

Iago's Use of Language in William Shakespeare's Othello

2 pages / 899 words

“IAGO: Stand you a while apart. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay Confine yourself but in a patient list. Whilst you were here, o’erwhelmèd with your grief...

Othello

1638

Patience and Its Representation in Othello

3 pages / 1506 words

In a play of jealousies and passions, patience, as a virtue, is presented as a foil to the “raging motions” seen in many characters. There are two aspects to patience in Othello, demonstrated firstly by suspending intellectual judgment and repressing instinctive emotional responses until they...

Othello Patience William Shakespeare

1639

Iago's Metadrama: Villain, Director, Playwright

6 pages / 2874 words

In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the deceptive Iago weaves an intricate web of lies with which he enmeshes Othello alongside his many other victims. His manipulation of other characters, machinations that serve as the driving force behind the plot, and sly staging of various scenes in...

Iago Othello William Shakespeare

1640

Death as a Sacrifice: "Othello" by William Shakespeare

3 pages / 1299 words

“I must weep, / But they are cruel tears,” says Othello near the end of his soliloquy in Act Five, Scene Two, right before killing Desdemona. Traditional Shakespearean murderers do not shed tears prior to killing their victim; in Shakespeare’s Othello, however, the Moor is...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1641

Janet Suzman’s "Othello" and Its Interpretation: Apartheid and Black Man Sexuality

4 pages / 1733 words

In her 1987 staging of “Othello” at the Market Theatre in South Africa, Janet Suzman aimed to make a pertinent artistic and cultural statement about both the political system of Apartheid and its deep racial underpinnings. Recorded on video for dissemination abroad, Suzman’s production is...

Othello

1642

Analysis of Otello from a Perspective of Postcolonial Discourse

2 pages / 1004 words

Reading practices can be adopted when reading literature to view a text through a certain perspective and extract a distinct meaning from the text. By adopting a post-colonial reading practice, Shakespeare’s arguably contentious and highly charged Jacobean play, Othello, a black general, can be considered...

Othello William Shakespeare

1643

The Features of Language Used in Othello

5 pages / 2255 words

Shakespeare’s Othello (Shakespeare, 1604) is a tragedy that unfolds based on the actions and language of one character: Iago. As a result, the plot is linear, yet the play manages to maintain a multidimensional effect. Shakespeare uses the language of the characters to achieve this...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1644

Virtue, Imagination and Human Perception in Othello

2 pages / 1068 words

Othello is a tragedy. But what qualities does it possess to qualify it as such? The key difference between comedy and tragedy is the ability to reconcile and tolerate the inevitable foibles of the human condition. In Othello nothing is tolerated, and nothing is reconciled....

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1645

Analysis of The Villains and Their Impact in Othello and Titus Andronicus

3 pages / 1443 words

Often instead of the gallant, chivalrous hero, it is the deceptive, wicked villain that leaves a lasting imprint on the audience. The subversive and incorrigibly horrendous actions of the villains in Shakespeare’s Othello and Titus Andronicus, especially when compared to the helpless protagonists, demonstrate how...

Character Othello Titus Andronicus

1646

Literary Analysis of The Final Scene of Othello

4 pages / 1752 words

“Iago, you have done well that men must lay their murders on your neck” [5:2 line 166, p.157]. This ironic tone is akin to that of “Is this the promised end?” Can it be anything but ironic when the words are spoken in front of...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1647

The Symbolic Role of Handkerchief in Othello

1 page / 552 words

Shakespeare weaves an intricate web ensnaring the characters in The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice. A handkerchief, a small and seemingly insignificant square of fabric, exerts magical powers over the characters as it transfers from person to person in the play. Six characters...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1648

Essential Honor: "Othello" by William Shakespeare

5 pages / 2463 words

As far as last words of tragic heroes go, Shakespeare’s Othello’s are distinctly honorable. He says to Lodovico, nobleman who is returning to Venice: Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online...

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1649

Othello's Character Greatness in Shakespeare's Play

3 pages / 1376 words

Shakespeare’s Othello is indeed a powerful and impressive figure who is tragically brought down by Iago, a villain who goes undetected through his great drive and intellect until the very end of the play. Despite his shortcomings — of which a lack of self-knowledge is...

Literature Review Othello William Shakespeare

1650

Depiction of Othello's Decline Through Poetic Language

3 pages / 1424 words

It is commonly believed that one can perceive the soul through a person’s eyes. However, Shakespeare allows the audience and readers to perceive the inner spirit of a character through his words, thereby giving words magnificent power. Throughout the play Othello, the progressive deterioration of...

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1651

Othello’s Final Scene: a Cinematic Comparison

1 page / 667 words

As Othello, Laurence Olivier entreats the Venetian nobles to relate the true account of his actions and motivations. Olivier’s words seem almost imploring, suggesting that he is an outsider seeking approval from those with foreign sympathies. At the beginning of his address, little in his...

Othello William Shakespeare

1652

Desdemona: a Strong and Willful Lady

2 pages / 992 words

That the character Desdemona in Shakespeare’s play Othello holds on to her dignified manner until the very end, when she is murdered by her jealous husband, is indicative not only of her chaste mind, but also of her willful determination. Given that women of the...

Character Othello William Shakespeare

1653

Romantic Relationships in Twelfth Night and Othello: The Inside and Outside Influences

5 pages / 2568 words

In Shakespeare’s Othello, the primary obstacle in Othello and Desdemona’s relationship is Othello’s race, and hence, his status as an outsider. This difference becomes a barrier when Brabantio objects to their marriage, however, it plays much more of a role in facilitating Iago’s manipulation and...

Othello Twelfth Night William Shakespeare