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    Power In Othello

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    During the course of this essay I will be focusing on Othello written by William Shakespeare during the 16th century. It was first performed by the Kings men at the court of King James on the first of November 4th 1604. The 16th century was a time when most of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. However, trade and industry grew rapidly and England became a more profitable country. During this period England became richer and more affluent. I will be focusing

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    In William Shakespeare’s Othello, both racism and misogyny were normal and common, along with many other forms of oppression. These societal norms of ancient Italy are still alive and prevalent in our present. Oppressing people on the basis of sex, race, and religion are still tolerated in both our government and our population, similar to that of Othello. It may not be as severe or put into law like it was then, but both white supremacy and misogyny specifically are still ingrained into our children

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    ntroduction Shakespeare’s play Othello is a play is on an inter-racial marriage. Othello is from a is black background and Desdemona is from white, they both fell in love with each other and got married. Desdemona’s father was against this marriage he thought this this was not a good match for his daughter. Therefore, his reaction with Othello was not good at all. Not only Brabantio (Desdemona’s father) but Cassio, Iago and many other people were against this marriage too. Iago then planned to somehow

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    Alter Ego: Race as projection in Othello” In Janet Adelman’s critical reading of Othello, she tries to identify racial issues in the sub-text, specifically explaining the actions of the title character through the psychoanalytic theory. She believes that Othello is a victim of the racist society in which he was emerged once he married Desdemona. With no other review of himself available, it begins to define his actually personality, leading to a tragic end. As Othello begins looking at his dark skin

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    media and government induced stereotypes, Australians often show disdain towards refugees. This inhibits their adjustment to Australian society and creates further division among us. 'The Happiest Refugee' is a valuable resource in the fight against racism because it shows that refugees share our values, embrace our culture and are eager to contribute to Australian society, and I strongly support it’s inclusion in the Rochedale State High School English program. One of the reasons why I found 'The Happiest

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    Othello didn’t stand a chance against the culmination of internal and external influences that plagued him. For one thing, his self- consciousness about his race and age made him vulnerable to bouts of low self-esteem. Also, due to his self-admitted immaturity, Othello regarded life and relationship in terms of black and white; this left no room for gray areas. As a result, his purist outlook made him susceptible to manipulation. All things considered, Othello, a brilliant military mastermind, was

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    local level, "Othello," which is about the love of two characters at the center through treachery, hatred, jealousy, racism, and finally death. In fact it is destroyed the relationship between Othello and Desdemona for many reasons. . Personal Othello`s II which is characterized by excessive goodness and lack of self-confidence. Despite the claim of equality among the people these days, the position of racial and ethnic minorities in the host countries remains unchanged. In fact, Othello presents the

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    Othello was a black man on a usual position that was a military general for the state of Venice. He’s one of the most important people in Venice but perceived as an outsider. Originally he was not from Venice; he was a moor which means he’s from North Africa. Othello felt in love with young white Venetian woman named Desdemona. They got married in secret because the society won’t accept this. Iago was Othello chief offices and secretly he hates Othello, the reason behind that he thinks that he deserve

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    Othello, the Moor of Venice, is one of the principal tragedies by Shakespeare. This tragedy contains many themes which are important in society today. Many aspects of people 's lives have changed, but the way people think is still the same . Shakespeare 's Othello wants to underline the psychological and social impact of racism; and the power of manipulation as well as jealousy. These are the most important themes throughout this drama. Othello takes place in Venice, Italy. He was a black general

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    In Othello, Iago utilizes tragic flaws in other characters in order to manipulate all of them, but Shakespeare is truly demonstrating how Iago is the tragic flaw of society. Iago’s acts of cruelty portray significant issues within Shakespearean society including racism, gender roles, and greed. From the beginning of the first act, Iago has a racist attitude towards Othello. This is to the extent that he doesn’t even refer to Othello by his name, but he instead refers to him as “The Moor,” which

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