William Shakespeare’s tragedies Macbeth and Othello, the manipulation of Lady Macbeth and Iago, is the key to the downfall of the plays’ tragic heroes. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, after Macbeth shares with his wife the predictions of three witches her lust for power becomes great and manipulates her husband into killing King Duncan which also leads to destruction of Macbeth. Meanwhile, in Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago, the antagonist vows his revenge against Othello for not promoting him to second in command
William Shakespeare’s Othello can be interpreted through many critical lenses, including gender theories, feminist theories, and class structure theories; however, the most prevalent ideas included in Othello allude to race and race theory principles. Through the syntax and imagery Shakespeare utilizes, the motifs of light and dark are painted to emphasize not only the difference between races, but also to emphasize the goodness of white and the badness of black, and to create tension and conflict
have no public role, yet they are the most secure and protected. The negative stereotypes of Muslim women probably arise from this varying treatment of women. This comes handy for the Western media, whose favorite pastime is to latch on to a few examples of illogical and aberrant behaviour and brand Islam as an “orthodox” religion, especially in its treatment of