Then, Eratosthenes was irrational for having affairs, while Euphiletus was rational having witnesses to catch his wife during her affair. Eratosthenes was a professional adultery and he had little difficulty in winning affections to numerous of women (Kebric, p. 205). He even dumped his former mistress to have an affair with Euphiletus’ wife. Even though Euphiletus’ wife, was having an affair behind his back, he later suspected that she was having an affair. In order to find out if his wife was
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Emilia being questioned by Othello. Othello wants to know if what Iago says is true. He asks Emilia “You have seen nothing then?” trying to subtly figure out if Emilia has seen Desdemona with Cassio cheating. Emilia explains to Othello “she is honest” and Desdemona would never do such a thing. Othello doesn’t believe her, once Emilia exits Othello has a soloiquily where he first mentions that Desdemona is a whore. Desdemona and Emilia both enter back into the scene. Othello makes Emilia leave so he
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Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin, an English professor, says in her literary criticism "You have rated me: Insults in The Merchant of Venice" that the insults in Shakespeares Merchant of Venice are unfunny, uncreative, and unsettling due to racism. While insults are fun and entertaining in other plays, such as Much ado about Nothing or A Midsummer Night's Dream, Vienne-Guerrin explains that she finds the insults in The Merchant of Venice boring and can not possibly be funny. Firstly, she believes insults
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In Tennessee William’s play “A Streetcar Named Desire,” the protagonist of the story, Blanche Dubois, an aging southern socialite creates a fragile personal facade to hide the stigmatism of her sexual impropriety and alcoholism. Blanche’s insecurity and lack of happiness hides behind a veneer of the social privileged. Arriving from the family estate, Belle Reve, in Laurel which has been lost in bankruptcy, Blanche seeks shelter at her sister, Stella and her husband Stanley’s home. The first impression
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William Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights of all time. Macbeth and Othello are two of Shakespeare’s most popular dramas still to this day. Like all Shakespearean heroes, Othello and Macbeth possess a tragic flaw that eventually leads to their downfall. Othello kills out of jealousy, while Macbeth kills out of ambition. In both of these dramas, Othello and Macbeth possess human characteristics that drive them to commit evil acts. Although their tragic flaws are entirely different, they
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examples of roles that suffer a collapse due to revenge are Iago from Shakespeare's "Othello" and Grendel's mother from "Beowulf." Though the motives behind each of these characters' revenge differ, both Iago and Grendel's mother shows the outcomes of seeking revenge. Iago is a prime example of someone who let revenge control his entire life. In Shakespeare's "Othello," Iago sought revenge against Othello when Othello gave a promotion to Michael Cassio rather than to Iago (Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 14-17)
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Othello I’ll be reviewing Smooth faced gentlemen’s performance of Othello an all female cast who take on Shakespeare’s work and adapt them. It is britain’s only all-female Shakespeare company who this time decided to take on a captivating tragedy, add a hint of comedy, and thrilling action. Travelling from Venice to the intense heat of Cyprus, Iago conjures a dark twisting plot of revenge, jealousy and violence – destroying Othello’s world in this disturbing thriller. Director Yaz Al-Shaater
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In spite of the three literary texts dating back over four hundred years they all give the impression of jealousy being a dominating trait. Shakespeare’s play Othello from 1603 seems to convey how the heroic figure succumbs to fatal jealousy; arguably McEwan’s 1978 novel The Cement Garden appears to present different types of jealousy involving family and romance to imply how it can lead to immorality. However, Heller’s 2003 novel Notes on a Scandal portrays jealousy in a different light, as it seemingly
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