The most predominant theme in William Shakespeare\'s play, Othello, is the danger of jealousy. Othello is a good man brought to his knees by his jealous and suspicious heart. Shakespeare teaches us the frailty of the human psyche and the delicacy of the human heart in this tale of trust and utter ...

Jealousy and Mistaken Identity in Shakespeare William Shakespeare's life is somewhat of a mystery to scholars due to the fact that most information that is known is very scattered and sparse. No one knows the exact date of Shakespeare's birth, but his baptism occurred on Wednesday, April 26, 1564....

Shakespeare's SourcesWilliam Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. During the span of his life he worked mainly as an actor and principal playwright for the Lord Chamberlain's Men. His company went on to build the famous Globe Theater and were later named the King's Men, by James I. As a...

The tragic heroes in William Shakespeare\'s plays often share the same personality traits. Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear all show similar attributes which suggest that the playwright used a basic mold to form some of his most notable characters. Beyond the hamartia of pride, which is a com...

The play Othello was written be William Shakespeare in the latter years of Shakespeare's career. Shakespeare composed, revised, and acted in many theatrical performances throughout his life, he also owned the Globe theater where many of his works were performed. The work Othello was based on a s...

Othello by William Shakespeare remains an amazing, well-read and often-performed drama, approximately 400 years after it was first put to paper because every person that reads it can relate to a part or many parts of the play. Both the major and minor themes in Othello are emotions that are inherent...

William Shakespeare's Othello is a dramatic exploration of the society present in Venice in the early 1600s, and shows an insight into the roles of the men and women of that society. Shakespeare set Othello in the Venetian society as it best suited the society through which he could convey the theme...

In his book, Shakespearean Tragedy, A.C. Bradley discusses at length the many great works of William Shakespeare. One such work is that of Othello. The story Othello is one of Shakespeare's more intricate works. The basic plot is one a man betrayed by those who are supposed to be close to ...

Literary texts are always concerned with the construction of gender and the meaning of belonging to one sex or the other. In the play Othello, by William Shakespeare the gender construction is used to define the roles of men and woman during the time in which the play was written, the Elizabethan er...

Throughout the play Othello, William Shakespeare constantly displays Othello as an outcast whom is continually being segregated by the rest of society. Othello's depiction as a black upper class general automatically separates him from the rest of the characters in this play and despite his strong ...

"Communicating Themes" William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Othello," is one of the strongest, most focused on themes, tragedies, mainly due to the fact that it is about the tragedy and the downfall of a great leader. Playwrights, especially in "Othello," tend to us...

The Universal Themes of ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare's works gained immortality due to the fact that the central themes in most of his plays encompass fundamental human emotions. Lust, jealousy, ambition, greed, betrayal, and revenge are universal themes that were evident in Shakespeare's time, t...

The General's DownfallIn the drama "Othello" by William Shakespeare Othello, the protagonist, is a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Othello marries Desdemona, the daughter of Brabrantio, without her father's consent. Desdemona proves her love for Othello to her father and Brabantio gives his ...

William Shakespeare was and is considered a poetic genius. He produced 37 plays and 54 sonnets. "Indebted to Petrarch, Shakespeare nevertheless devised most of his own sonnets in a form that would come to be called 'the English Sonnet': quatrains (four-lined stanzas) with alternate rhymes, follow...

There are many interpretations of William Shakespeare\'s play \"Othello.\" Many see him as a victim and many see him as a jealous fool; both of these assertions are true. However, when Othello speaks at the end of the play, we find it difficult to believe he loved well. Othello reads himself incor...

Symbolism in Othello What do you think of when you hear the word "tragedy?" Tragedy is usually associated with suffering, pain, death or disaster. In the drama play Othello; written by William Shakespeare, you are able to understand the definition of tragedy. Othello offers a great variety of commen...

Othello is a play written by William Shakespeare about the tragedy of a black army general who is fatally flawed by jealousy. This jealousy is expressed through Othello; his character clearly highlights how someone morally good can also experience dark emotions. He felt guilty about resorting to ugl...

Othello by William Shakespeare remains an amazing, well-read and often-performed drama, approximately 400 years after it was first put to paper because every person that reads it can relate to a part or many parts of the play. Both the major and minor themes in Othello are emotions that are inheren...

Three of the most basic human emotions; love, hatred and jealousy, are thoroughly examined in William Shakespeare's Othello. It is Shakespeare's psychological understanding of these emotions, as well as his playwriting genius, that make Othello an enduringly powerful tragedy. Shakespeare&a...

Othello, written by William Shakespeare is the story of Othello, the protagonist and tragic hero of the play. A Moor commanding the armies of Venice, he is a celebrated general and heroic figure whose "free and open nature" will enable Iago to twist his love for his wife Desdemona into a powerful je...

OTHELLO Othello is a play about tragedy, written by William Shakespeare, edited by Christopher Bentley in 1982. The society and context of Shakespeare's writing is important in understanding the play because it was dramatically influenced by the people and the society Shakespeare lived in. ...

Many Shakespearean plays have been used by Hollywood; the text is sometimes used as an exact script for the film and sometimes the text is used as a basis for the film but not an exact replica. A version of the play Othello written by William Shakespeare that appeals to teens is director Tim Blake...

Over 2,300 years ago, Aristotle wrote his famous manual for contemporary authors. This guide, entitled Poetics, covered what aspects a tragedy should contain. Of these aspects, one of the most important points in Poetics made by Aristotle is what characteristics a tragic hero, the protagonist of ...

Johann Lovater once said, "the jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a numb spirit at the same time." This is a very true statement. Jealousy will always have a negative effect on people, which can make them do things they normally wouldn't do. It makes them make irrational de...

Reputation Essay A reputation is probably one of the most important things a person can have in life. A reputation may decide your whole life and decide how successful you may become. Many people may say that the way a person or people view you doesn't matter or doesn't affect you in ...