In Richard III, Shakespeare gives an account of Richard's character that was popular opinion of him as an evil deformed schemer, until late in the 20th century. Historians now view this account as a dramatic plot device, necessary for the “villain role” that Shakespeare had given him. It is not consistent with what is now known of Richard III, who in many ways showed himself to be an enlightened and forward-thinking King. With the opening words of Richard III, "Now is the winter of our discontent," Shakespeare lays the groundwork for the portrayal of Richard III as a man who is unhappy in a world that hates him. Later, he describes himself as "Deformed, unfinished, sent before his time into this breathing world, scarce half made up."
These texts show that satire can be used to portray places and events; satire can be used to portray people, and satire can be used to portray ideas Satire can be used to portray places and events. In Animal Farm the Russian Revolution is satirised through old Major, who starts a rebellion with the animals against Mr Jones. This is seen in the lines, “All men are enemies. All animals are comrades”. The use of juxtaposition between the animals and the humans highlights the extent of the rebellion and the harsh mentality that the revolutionist animals possessed against the humans.
Trinculo takes a closer look, and observes that he is ‘legged like a man’ with ‘fins like arms’, so ha concludes that he must be ‘an islander that hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt’. This suggests that he looks deformed, and ill. Staphano also thinks that caliban is a diseased monster because is ‘a monster of this isle who hath, is i take it, got an ague’. Caliban behaves negatively, but also positively. In the negative aspect of his behaviour, when he’s angry he curses Prospero using aspects of nature which means that he must be a spirit of the earth such as ‘toads, bats, beetles, light on you’ and also ‘blister you all over’ and ‘the red plague rid you’. He is not only violent in his speech, but in his actions.
Blindness and Insight: Torvald’s Tragedy of Pride Pride has been the cause of many conflicts through the ages of time. It is said, that at the center of every conflict is a man’s pride. Pride is a human nature that clouds the thoughts and controls the emotions of people. Pride builds barriers of arrogance and vanity that blinds people of seeing what is really going on around them. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, the pride of Torvald blinded Torvald, and gave him a sense of manhood and superiority over Nora throughout the play until his pride was put to the test, and in doing so, revealed a weak and desperate man.
More than these, I think Lear is motivated by his idea that he is a good man. One thing that supports is when Kent says “I’ll tell thee thou dost evil,” (Act I, Scene I, Line 175) and Shakespeare writes the king as reacting in a frenzy, going so far as to say “This moment is thy death,” (Act I, Scene I, Line 190). By portraying the king in this way, Shakespeare causes us to judge him as unstable and mental. While his actions thus far have been rash, him reacting in this way, and him banishing his daughter saying, “Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood,” (Act I, Scene I, Lines 117-118). From these thing, it is made clear that Lear is not only rash and insecure but also thoughtless and stupid.
A tragedy is a story of a person’s demise brought on them by the specific flaws in their character. The “Tragedy of Othello” by William Shakespeare tells a story of deceit and revenge. Othello, the central figure of the play, is a man noble to his country and people. He is an amazing character, a tragic hero, who has befallen to undeserved misfortune and folly. While it may seem, that the tragedy of Othello was caused by the evil villain Iago, I believe that he was not the only one to blame.
Kyle Matthew Q. Santelices MA Literature August 1, 2011 Black Man, White Demon and The Devil (Analysis on Shakespeare's Othello and Iago) In the spectrum that Shakespeare provides in his bounty of tragedies, it certainly becomes “too great” to pick out a favorite—and that is usually the case. For was it not the puzzle known as Hamlet that led us to believe that insanity was a drama instead of the real thing? Certainly, it is the same way that conflicts of power and order be set array in the world of Julius Caesar. In all justice, Shakespeare certainly has (as many already know) a great set of tragic characters, wonderful representations of the abstract human psyche and great historical narratives that almost boil one's blood into a sphere of meditation—one could not ask for more at this point. So then, my contribution to the scores of literary analysis on the works of the “great master” would seem trivial but in such, I would hope to provide at the least a view on one of his works that yet again that baffle and amaze me.
Essay Question; Who is the most interesting character in Shakespeare's Othello? Shakespeare's Othello is a play that displays a range of themes, a contrast of personalities, and many interesting characters. However, one character stands out as by far the most interesting, and sophisticated of them all. Iago is one of the most notorious and mysterious villains of all time. Throughout the play, he is manipulative, deceptive controversial, and often without a clear motive.
Shakespeare is recognized as the most famous playwright in the world. His fame comes not only from his content of plays but also from his comprehensive understanding about life which is exposed through a considerable number of his famous quotes. One of his famous points of view about life is expressed through following lines in Macbeth, one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies: Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. In my opinion, these lines reflect Macbeth’s hopelessness and indirectly reflect much thinking of Shakespeare.
This leads audiences to believe that although Othello is perhaps overly confident in his military abilities, he is has a degree of insecurity in his personal relationships. One must think Othello’s insecurity is a long awaited result of the constant racial slur used to describe him even in his position as general. Othello allows his jealousy and trust of Iago to overrule what he knows to be true; Desdemona’s love. He shows poor judgement in his trust of Iago often referring to him as “honest Iago”. While Iago is very cunning, Othello, who is an intelligent military commander, seems to be completely blind to Iago’s deceptions.