Othello

William Shakespeare’s play Othello is one of his four great tragedies written during the early part of the seventeenth century. In this play, he writes about adultery, jealousy, and deception;…

Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies. It is mainly about how some people can be deceiving that they are able to convince us that they are our friends…

What do we understand by “reality”? For those of us who consider ourselves hard-headed realists, there is a common-sense based answer: “Reality consists of the things – tables, chairs, trees,…

At some points of his life a man has to answer for all his deeds – good or bad. Literature , being an imitation of life, is no exception. I…

“Othello”is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. In the observation of human behavior, Shakespeare noticed that although people respect conventional values much of the time, they…

Othello has certain traits which make him seem naïve and unsophisticated compared to many other people. He is of strong character. He is very proud and in control of every…

William Shakespeare’s Othello is a unique tragedy in which it focuses on the cause and effect of love. Love is the strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything, whereas to…

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In the tragedy Othello, Shakespeare uses many important literary elements, but one of the most important is irony. Shakespeare’s use of irony in Othello has a great impact on the…

Iago, is the machiavell of the play ‘Othello’, described as one of Shakespeare’s most sinister characters. He is the real villain who in this story gets his revenge, using manipulation…

Within Othello, Shakespeare uses people’s racist thoughts and preconceptions as a basis for thematic interpretation. The play exhibits many universal themes, such as lust, ambition, jealousy and betrayal, however the…

Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello has the ability throughout time to relate to the intrinsic nature of the human condition. Exposing the vulnerability of humanity, Shakespeare confronts the universal concerns such…

Do you think that justice and revenge are the most important themes in Othello? Is there another underlying theme that you consider even more important?I argue that justice and revenge…

Misogyny can be defined as the cultural attitude of hatred for females simply due to the fact that they are female and are seen as inferior to men in the…

Race is a critical factor in Othello, the story of the ‘dark Moor’ who gives in to sexual jealousy in a white society. Many people have numerous questions about this…

1) How are Jacobean attitudes to race reflected in the treatment of Othello by other characters in the play? Shakespeare conveys the attitudes towards race in the Jacobean period through…

In certain works of literature, there are characters which are often misunderstood and considered as insignificant. Desdemona from the William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” is one of them. In reality, Desdemona…

One of William Shakespeare’s many attributes as a playwright of the late 16th century was his character development. Shakespeare’s seamless use of indirect characterization sets his works apart from the…

Every emancipation is a restoration of the human world and of human relationships to man himself. MARX, Zur Judenfrage (1844) It has often been mistaken that racism only exists between…

This only is the witchcraft I have used. ” –Othello (act 1, scene 3, 167-169) Othello and Desdemona’s manifestly love-filled relationship was somewhat shielded by society’s views of the age,…