Category: Othello

Othello is a play about revenge. The revenge that takes part in the play is so deep and continues throughout the play. The revenge in the play Othello is all tied in with jealousy. The only thing Othello wanted was to live a happy life with his wife. There are so many themes in Othello.…

Racism and prejudice, two of the most devastating elements that is engraved into every society and civilization since the beginning of history are a topic of debate and discussion. Racism, a word that looks quite simple on paper, but holds so much more meaning when looking at the whole picture. Racism is something that appears…

Effective texts contain recognisable narrative tropes that facilitate new understandings of our world and ourselves. This is evident in William Shakespeares play, Othello, and F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel, The Great Gatsby which both portray new understandings of the tragic hero narrative trope. A tragic hero is a character who begins of a noble status or…

Shakespeare’s one-of-a-kind play, Othello demonstrates how mixed feelings of anger, love, hatred, manipulation, and jealousy can lead to an enduring tragedy. To enhance that message with the audience, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to create suspense to a great extent in Othello with the rising action, climax, and falling action. In Othello, the feeling of suspense plays…

Jealousy is the main theme in the play Othello where Shakespeare portrays it using different characters throughout the play. The male protagonist Othello who is a bold and brave dark person selected as military general of Venice by the Duke of Venice. Female protagonist Desdemona is in love with Othello and is married to him.…

Shakespeares tragedy Othello explores how the frailty of the human condition can engender dire consequences, and significantly contributes to the plays relevance across changing societies. Othellos vulnerability causes his susceptibility to overwhelming jealousy, which compels his transformation from a noble to wicked character. The overpowering nature of jealousy caused the internal collapse of Othello, evoking…

The fragility of the human judgement as affected by latent weakness within and external factors that are influential in disrupting the moral process of thinking is clearly demonstrated in Shakespeares Othello(c.1600). Judgement is the factor that provides the original conflict, acts as a vein, and runs through the text, resulting in chaotic events. The allegorical…

Human frailty encompasses ones weaknesses and insecurities as well as lack of self-belief, which acts as catalyst for their downfall. William Shakespeares play The Tragedy of Othello through Othellos paradoxical character and how his character changes as the play advances, explores the fallibility of human nature, epitomised through Othellos degeneration from a great soldier to…

In regard to appearance versus reality, the theme of Othello is jealousy. One can reach this theme through analyzing different scenes throughout the play. Evidence for this is found in other characters and events all throughout the story. This paper will explore different ideas that cement the theme of this tale. One event that displays…

Racism is a theory. According to this theory, there are human races that present biological differences justifying relations of domination between them and rejection or aggressive behaviors. Racism is the belief in the superiority of a human group. Defined as a race, this group would be superior to all others. Racism is the hatred of…