Iago’s final deceptive actions, “I’ll turn her virtue into pitch” Act 2 Scene 3 express an artificial darkness being forced upon an innocent cause and his toying with Othello’s psychological thoughts. The shared contextual ideas at the Renaissance time era reflect the attitude and concepts of the characters. Iago’s false accusations against
What do other characters, besides Othello think of him? Othello was one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays ever written, and arguably one of the greatest stories ever told. While having many parallels to Romeo and Juliet, another of Shakespeare's great writings, they couldn't be further apart in terms of characters. One character in particular , Iago who is the antagonist of the story plays a very important , sinister role in the lives of Othello and Desdemona. Iago who many people perceived to be an honest man when it couldn't be further from the truth and in Othello's cased it proved to be a deadly mistake for trusting him.
There is also the essay by Jeffrie G. Murphy’s “Jealousy, Shame, and the Rival” which discusses the jealousy that was expressed between each character and how it led to the outcome of the tragedy as exposed through tragic flaws. Each of these three essays discusses different aspects of the play to provide an overall greater understanding of the actions that led up to the resolution. In the essay by A.C Bradley, he discusses Othello and justifications to his actions. Bradley notes in Act 1 “Now, by heaven, My blood begins my safer guides to rule, And passion, having my best judgment collied, Assays to lead the way” how Othello chose to find explanation between Cassio and Montano. Although, based on the diction and tone that was chosen it also shows the self-control Othello used in order to remain calm and retrieve the information that was important for him to
How do Composers use archetype to achieve their purpose? Through the psychological formation of universal themes, archetypes are utilized by Composers to personify a purpose in an understandable way. This is evident in the Shakespeare’s play Othello and George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm. Both composers have employed the foundations of an archetypical villain through various language techniques. This lets the audience gain an understanding of the motifs such as evil intentions, thoughts and counterparts in the human nature behind both corresponding literature.
Both Lubitsch and Blake Edwards were both the most well-known and loved filmmakers of their respective eras. In both instances people would instantly recognize a Lubitsch and Blake Edwards film, so unique was their craft with signature touches. In the case of Lubitsch it was his use of satire, “Why shouldn’t I kiss Mitzi- should I misbehave or not?’ which draws on a element of Brechtian theatre of breaking the forth wall as Dr. Andre Bertier (Maurice Chevalier) speaks directly to the audience. Stimutanelously this element with used in “Pink Panther” By Edwards, in the scene, which prince Dala (Claudia Cardinale) holds a ball in Cortina D’Ampezzo to celebrate the reseizure of her sleigh, Amber by Sir Charles Litton (David Niven). The Greek “cousin” (Fran Jeffries) sings “Meglio Stasera” with her eyes staring through the camera and at the audience in most time of the dance, in additional, the background figures were all sitting properly on the sofa watching her performance by following her dance steps just as if they are audience like we do.
Shindler and Goeth. The performance by Goeth really shows what a real Nazi acted like back then. The film is also very graphic and I like that it has a beauty mixed with its gruesome side. Shindler really was a great character because he was funny, mysterious, flirtatious, but he had a darker side that he showed superficially. Gattaca was the best in terms of entertainment.
Hamlet explores the universal concerns of humanity with the utilisation of symbolism and metaphors to emphasise hardship from an eloquent, divergent perspective. Simultaneously, the application of allusions (and biblical allusions) reinforces human adversity from a context-driven perspective. Furthermore, Shakespeare’s exploitation of soliloquys within the play provides the audience with an understanding of characters’ feelings and emotions, which further exacerbates readers’ superficial knowledge. The play hamlet elucidates contextual concerns of human adversity in the Renaissance through
William Shakespear is a wonderful writer that uses different methods to get his message across in a creative and interesting way. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” he uses the different categories of the English language to bring to the audience attention that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed” and fate brings them together. Inevitability of fate would be one of the main themes of the play. Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another brings them closer together but the fight between their two sides would lead to the death of these two lovers. William Shakespear often us motifs to paint a picture of what’s going on in the story.
William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all time. His gift for developing characters is one major aspect that accounts for this high acknowledgement. Shakespeare created various characters ranging from drunks and fools to kings and generals. The complexity of his characters is a perfect reflection of human nature thus allowing the audience to relate to them and to understand what they themselves are capable of. As a result of Shakespeare's true-to-life characters, the relationship between Katherine and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew is completely realistic, reflective of every aspect of the ever-present experience of sibling rivalry.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of many classic, romantic tragedies. The bond that is formed between these two intimate lovers is one of which can truly survive till death do them part. Baz Lurhman's opinion of Shakespeare’s plays seems to be that of a complimentary one, and quotes that his plays 'touched everyone from the street sweeper to the Queen of England'. Lurhman also says that he thinks Shakespeare is a 'rambunctious, sexy, violent, entertaining storyteller'. This may be why he has adapted some of Shakespeare's techniques and included scenes of passion, romance, comedy and violence into his film.