He recalls when Othello passed him over promotion for the position of lieutenant. He sarcastically describes Othello as pompous, “Loving his own pride and purposes”, as he used military language to deliver the message that he has already chosen another man. “Horribly stuffed with epithets of war”. The rhetorical question Iago’s uses, “And what was he?” Prepares him to delve further into why he despises Othello. Iago believes that Othello has greatly misjudged choosing “Michael Cassio”, over him, as Cassio is a “Mere prattle without practice”.
She is first perceived as a weak character who Iago says keeps many thoughts to herself: "She puts her tongue a little in her heart," meaning that many of her most critical thoughts remain unsaid. Even Desdemona has to encourage her to speak. This silence throughout much of the play may be one cause of her drastically changing at the end. Initially Emilia sets out to please Iago without question, as this was her role as an Elizabethan wife, however at the end she speaks against him when she realizes his true intentions. Her change at the end of the play could show that she’s isn’t an outsider, as she now has her own opinion and her own voice like many of the other characters within the play.
To prove this point, there are many examples that prove wisdom does not necessarily come with age through the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, YouTube videos, my personal experiences, and books that I have read. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare portrays many characters throughout the story being oblivious to what Romeo and Juliet truly want. When Juliet bluntly declares that she will not marry Count Paris, Lord Capulet her father shouts, “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! / […] My fingers itch.—Wife, we scarce thought us/ blessed” (Shakespeare III.v.166,170) Lord Capulet cries out in anger that Juliet is a disobedient girl and has no choice but to marry Paris, and then even threatens her with physical punishment. Because wisdom is often built off of decisional experiences, Old Capulet cannot grow any wiser because he is used to always getting his way.
He did brilliantly in using the dialogue to portray what characters were feeling and thinking. Shakespeare also used dialogue allocated to other characters, such as Lady Macbeth, to portray Macbeth’s ambition further: “…It is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Lady Macbeth spoke these lines, talking about her husband, however she was another character who could not look
She has a quick eye to see what is weak or ridiculous in man or woman. “Has Signior Mountanto returned from the wars or no?” This is how we are introduced to this fascinating woman who at first seems spiteful and full of scorn. It is perhaps not a coincidence that her very first dialogue in the play betrays her passion Benedick, although it is masked by sarcasm. Benedick and Beatrice’s lengthened relationship is made known to us over the course of the play. They have always had “a skirmish of wits” between them.
In the play, Hortensio describes Kat to Petruchio in order to explain how rude she is after telling him how much money her family has, “Her name is Katherina Minola, Renowned in Padua for her scolding tongue”(55). Hortensio introduces the idea of Kat to Petruchio and what kind of person she is and yet he still does not explain what her reason is for being that way. Neither does anybody, including Kat herself, give her a reason for her shrew attitude. In contrast, your film portrays her as a slightly different character. Rather than just being rude, she obviously has her opinions about certain things and sticks to them.
They were done purposefully, now the question is why>? Why did Shakespeare choose to portray the women in his play Hamlet like this, and why did he have the other characters in the play relate to them as frail, weak, and even as letter humans? The truth is that every writer, when writing will capture a bit- no matter how small- of themselves in their work. There work will be a reflection of their perspectives, of their opinions, and of them. This comes as no surprise, because if you aren't going to write your own ideas, what is the significance of writing at all?
Robert Browning’s poetry - “My last duchess” Introduction His poem is based on historical events involving Alfonso, the Duke of Ferrara, who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem, and tells us he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke’s marriage to the daughter of another powerful family. As he shows the visitor through his palace, he stops before a portrait of the late Duchess. The Duke begins reminiscing about the portrait sessions, then about the Duchess herself .He begins to act disgraceful: he claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his “gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name.” As his monologue continues, the reader realizes with ever-more certainty that the Duke in fact caused the Duchess’s early demise: when her behavior escalated. Having made this disclosure, the Duke returns to the business at hand: arranging for another marriage, with another young girl.
Just like any other artist who wishes to make a living out of their talent, Shakespeare knew that he had to attract and satisfy his audiences by creating stories that “hit home” with them. He had to do so by creating plots, themes and motives that the Elizabethans could understand. The effects of Shakespeare’s Hamlet were caused by the Elizabethan culture’s portrayal of women, philosophy and religion which is evident in the following passage from the seventh scene of the fourth act; Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I forbid my tears; but yet It is our trick; nature her custom holds, Let shame say what it will. When these are gone, The woman will be out. Adieu, my lord.
How did he enrich Elizabethan theatre? Shakespeare created stories which were not ‘run of the mill’ and challenged original conventions of theatrics. He explored different genres and played around with characters and roles. He also put on shows that would defy expectation and sometimes shock the audience. 5.