Essays Tagged: "Emilia"

Othello Essay

this case Othello, and the cause of their misery, which isIago. Iago manipulates Cassio, Roderigo, Emilia, and Othello, useing a variety of methods. Iago's plots areskillfully crafted with multiple l ... Iago is a masterful villian who manipulates all those around him.Iago manipultes Cassio, Roderigo, Emilia, and Othello in several ways. Cassio is manipulated byIago first getting him fired. Then, und ...

(3 pages) 136 0 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Compare and Contrast Stanley from "A Street Car Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams , and Lago from "Othello"by Shakespeare

, a position that he wants and it causes him to plan a tragic plan. Othello has suppossed affair to Emilia who is Lago's wife. Thus, Lago constructs a plan to revenge. Stanley hates Branche because sh ...

(2 pages) 108 1 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

'Othello' by William Shakespere. Explore the character and role of Iago in 'Othello', focusing particularly on his dramatic impact in Act 3 Scene 3.

om he hurts in the process. He tells Othello lies about Desdemona and includes Cassio. Roderigo and Emilia in his plotting. Everything goes according to plan until Emilia says in front of everyone tha ... age he is like a puppet master holding all the stings with Othello, Cassio, Roderigo, Desdemona and Emilia vulnerably hanging at the end.Iago is part of a tradition of ?Machiavellian? stage villains. ...

(11 pages) 234 0 2.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

'Othello' by William Shakespeare.

er. Similarly, despite the fact that Othello trusted Iago too much, didn't consider Desdemona's and Emilia's pleadings, and looked at "proofs" with a biased mind, Iago was ultimately the person most r ... ys. Othello was too trusting of Iago throughout the play, except for the very end, and despite both Emilia and Desdemona pleading that there was no affair occurring between Desdemona and Cassio, he co ...

(4 pages) 76 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Othello - A Brief Speach of Act 4 Scene 1.

there is no love involved.When the courts to go with Othello, to be married in Cyprus, she chooses, Emilia, Iago's wife, as her handmaiden, grant Desdemona. Iago is also close to Othello, but above hi ...

(2 pages) 19 0 2.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The women characters of othello, who do not object to being mis-treated by the male characters of othello

rs in the play at some point show that they are the compliant victims of male dominance. Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca each show them selves up in the sense that that they are allowing themselves to be ... ng his love for Desdemona to Brabantio, Othello talks of his undying 'love' for Desdemona. Iago and Emilia are different to Othello and Desdemona in the sense that they don't show their love very ofte ...

(4 pages) 98 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Othello essay- I got really high marks for this!

se trust in Desdemona begins to vacillate. When Desdemona drops her handkerchief it is picked up by Emilia, who, oblivious of what her husband plans to use it for, gives it to him. Othello returns and ... outcome in the end. Although Iago's plan was truly magnificent, he overlooked one thing; his wife, Emilia. It is she who realises what her husband has done; despite it being too late to save Desdemon ...

(11 pages) 208 1 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Othello essay describing the effectiveness and importance of Act Three Scene Three.

se trust in Desdemona begins to vacillate. When Desdemona drops her handkerchief it is picked up by Emilia, who, oblivious of what her husband plans to use it for, gives it to him. Othello returns and ... outcome in the end. Although Iago's plan was truly magnificent, he overlooked one thing; his wife, Emilia. It is she who realises what her husband has done; despite it being too late to save Desdemon ...

(20 pages) 172 7 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe

ndo Mazzini: "a man. His first wife, Louisa Bernini, died after giving him two daughters, Julia and Emilia, and a son, Ferdinand.After the death of his first wife, he committed the education of his da ... me Menon and married Maria de Vellarno then he moves to Naples with her and his son while Julia and Emilia remained back at the Castle. The Castle was divided into two main parts and only one was live ...

(6 pages) 24 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Othello by William Shakespeare A discussion on the portrayal of women in Shakespeare's play Othello.

and obedience. A major theme of the play is jealousy, which the three women in the play Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca contribute to. Focus is put on the role of the husband's and their wives' fidelity ... he women fuels the plot and turns the readers attention away from them to empathize with Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca.Bianca has the smallest role of the women in the play, yet an important one. She i ...

(5 pages) 164 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Othello: Tragic Hero

honour, by creating intriguing characters like that of Iago, Othello, Cassio, Roderigo, Desdemona, Emilia and others. He constructs a story that intertwines many emotions: love, jealousy, hate, decei ...

(5 pages) 97 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Othello Comparison

si is cheating on him and he succeeds in that. He gets the handkerchief from his girlfriend, Emily (Emilia), and gets Oden to agree to killing both Desi and Michael (Cassio).In the play, Iago has to d ...

(1 pages) 42 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Feminism and Racism in Shakespeare's 'Othello'.

s possessing "beauty, wit and fortunes" (Act I, Scene I, 132) and with the strapping Cassio kissing Emilia and making love to "my most fair Bianca" (Act 3, Scene 4, 164) - they are treated with utter ... lice - the suspicion that his wife has been unfaithful "he's done my office" (Act 1, Scene 3, 370). Emilia has made him vulnerable and is to prove the downfall of Iago, giving away his secrets and bri ...

(6 pages) 94 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Frederic Chopin

of 1806. Frederic had three sisters and no brothers. His sister's names were Louise, Isabella, and Emilia.Frederic was in love with music at a young age. He started getting piano lessons when he was ...

(2 pages) 43 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Is othello a racist play?

time.Most racist comments in the play are said by people that areangry or upset. For example, when Emilia found out that Othellohad killed Desdemona she was extremely mad and she called Othello a"Bla ... cist about Othello. The main characters that have racistattitudes are Iago, Brabantio, Roderigo and Emilia, with the hatred ofOthello as the basis for their racist actions and comments towardshim. Iag ...

(3 pages) 47 0 4.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Two interpretations of Othello: a feminist reading, and a reading based on class and power

MINIST READINGA feminist reading would give voice to the play's three female characters: Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca (the play's only female survivor), provoking sympathy within the audience for them ... in regard to women and gender that in part caused the tragedy, for instance, Othello's response to Emilia insistence that Desdemona is honest, "She says enough; yet she's a simple bawd/That cannot sa ...

(6 pages) 68 0 3.3 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Act III, scene iii of Shakespeare's Othello

en a closer look in to the scene.Desdemona decides that she wants to advocate for Cassio. She tells Emilia so, and that she believes Cassio is a good person, and has been wronged in this case; she ple ... will not state the cause.Desdemona drops the handkerchief that Othello gave her on their honeymoon; Emilia knew that her husband had wanted it for something, so she doesn't feel too guilty about takin ...

(8 pages) 43 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Presentation: Othello

Act V, Scene ii., lines 150-134Emilia. O, who hath done this deed?Desdemona. Nobody--I myself. Farewell. Commend me to my kind lord ... rewell. Commend me to my kind lord. O, farewell![She dies.]Othello. Why, how should she be murd'red?Emilia. Alas, who knows?Othello. You heard her say herself, it was not I.Emilia. She said so. I must ... ust needs report the truth.Othello. She's like a liar gone to burning hell! 'Twas I that killed her.Emilia. O, the more angel she,And you the blacker devil!Othello. She turned to folly, and she was a ...

(3 pages) 26 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Women are always victims because it is men who determine social organisation." Consider the ways the representation of men and women in "Othello" supports or challenges this assumption.

on against her family in eloping with Othello, a black army general, results in her untimely death. Emilia, on the other hand, is compliant, to the patriarchal society, to a point whereby she becomes ... the Venetian society is held firmly to traditional patriarchy, whereby she is seen as a mere trophy.Emilia, on the contrary to Desdemona at the start of the play, is completely compliant to patriarcha ...

(6 pages) 33 0 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

"Othello": Women Breaking Through Societal Roles

re's play Othello. There are two main female characters in the play: Desdemona, Othello's wife; and Emilia, Iago's wife. Both of these women fit into a certain social category from the time, each cate ... ny courtship besides that of their husbands (2.1.163-172). This is all, however, according to Iago, Emilia's husband, so it is what men expected from their women, and they expect many things, includin ...

(12 pages) 19 0 0.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare