Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare
The play opens on a street in Venice, Italy. In the opening scene Iago, Othello’s ensign, and Roderigo, the suitor of Desdemona, decide to tell senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has left...
Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of recognized literary merit who might—on the basis of the character’s actions alone—be considered evil or immoral. In a well-organi...
Change Is Inevitable – Othello + Peace Train
A true deterioration in character and sense-of-self is conveyed through the tragic consequences of the actions of a desperate man who trusts the wrong people and searches for the truth. As Othello des...
Comparing Othello by William Shakespeare and the Film Othello
An update of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ with a young cast, set in a high school and centered around basketball player Odin. Director: Tim Blake Nelson Writers: William Shakespeare (play), Brad Kaay...
In the play, The Tragedy of Othello, Shakespeare really tests our conception as to what love is, and where it can or can’t exist. Judging from the relationship between Desdemona and Othello, through...
How Shakespeare Portrays Othello and Iago as Villains in the Two Plays
Shakespeare’s plays were written in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, where the villains brought entertainment value to the plays by their plotting. A villain is someone who is an enemy and play...
How Successful Is Exposure as a Transformation of Othello?
Mal Peet I believe has successfully transformed Othello into a ‘modern day tragedy’, Exposure. He uses many similar characters, with many of the same personalities/motives. The two texts also expl...
Justice is a powerful force, one that continuously motivates the actions of an individual. Each individual has a different understanding of what justice is, and many will go to extreme measures to rec...
Out of Love In William Shakespeare’s play, Shakespeare has a character recite a monologue in iambic pentameter. When a character has an iambic pentameter monologue it means they are making an import...
I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right, that is good”. Power can be defined as having the ability, strength and capacity to contr...