Othello - Geography in Othello
hile the focus of Shakespeare's Othello is often on the domestic conflict of Othello and Desdemona, these events are purposefully fixed in specific geographic locations: Venice and Cyprus. Shakespeare creates a comparison of Venice with Cyprus that permeates the play, and the influence that geograph....
Othello - Iago
Iago has no conscience. He is an angry man and is happy to take down everyone around him to get what he wants: revenge. It is in Act 1, Scene 3, that he devises his evil plan. Here we can see inside Iago's mind. It is easy to see that his primary motivation is jealousy: jealousy that Othello may hav....
The Clown In Othello - Who knew clowns could cause so much drama?
Who knew clowns could cause so much drama?
The Clown In Othello is an article that Leonard Prager wrote in order to better explain the role of clown in the play Othello. Prager was trying to keep his readers from writing off the clown as justified comic relief. The clown is portraye....
There are as many interpretations of Othello as there are responders. - discuss
Interpretations of texts are formed by every responder depending on their social context, ideology and experience. Othello is a play of international renown and consequently has been interpreted in a number of different ways. Many critics, theatre directors and film producers have conveyed to ....