Most people might agree that Othello, a play by William Shakespeare can be compared and contrasted to any other play then Shakespear's own. Los Vendidos, by Luis Valdez is definitely on the other end of the Shakespeare spectrum but these plays share more in common than you might think. The differences in these plays may be obvious to anyone who has read these fine forms of art. Lets us discuss what these plays may have in common, lets also take a moment to explore their differences. I realized
A feminist analysis of William Shakespeare's play Othello allows us to judge the different marital relationships and the treatment of women in Elizabethan England. The notions of the Elizabethan patriarchal society, the practice of privileges in these marriages, and the suppression and restriction of femininity are all exhibited through Othello’s Venetian society. According to the Elizabethan Era, women were expected only to marry and keep responsibilities of the household, justified and acceptable
Outside Reading Project: Othello 6. In the tale Othello, I can compare the main character, Othello, to character of tale Beowulf. Othello is a powerful figure in his town and is respected by all those around him. Although he is old and easy to manipulate, he is a respected warrior who lived much of his life as a solider. His experiences as a soldier gain him respect and honor among the people of his town and also gain the admiration of many women. “I saw Othello’s visage in his mind, And to his
another few days of shooting” ("Orson Welles’s Shattering “Othello”) Welles lacked resources early in his career and had already spent much money on education. In order to pay his “Othello” actors, he had to engage in other acting jobs. Being the director, the star, and acting in outside roles proved to be very difficult for Welles. One can infer many things from Welles’ explanation of the making of “Othello”. In a documentary called “Filming Othello”, Welles discusses the different challenges associated
Gender Roles In Othello In the Stanford Prison Experiment, it was discovered that people would readily conform to the roles they were expected to play. This also applies to gender roles as females are strongly stereotyped in society. While some women tend to conform to these norms, others fight against the socially constructed roles. Desdemona and Emilia in William Shakespeare's play Othello are two perfect examples of such feminine figures. Primarily, although Desdemona and Emilia are both loyal
The Similar Villain and their Parallel Roles in Othello and King Lear The use of functionally similar characters is frequent to Shakespeare’s tragedies as they are used to develop similar structure to the plot. In the case of the villains from Othello’s, Iago, and Edmund from King Lear, these characters functionally create the same discourse through their actions. Both characters begin from a social stature of a subordinate and gain motive to rebel against their master. Iago resents not being promoted
play Othello. Othello displays a theme centered on the idea of military life conflicting with marriage; this theme demonstrates how a man’s public appearance is more important than his personal life. Conflicts between marriage and military life first begin when Desdemona requests to travel to Cyprus with Othello. Not wanting to be separated from her husband, she states, “That I did love the Moor to live with him…my heart’s subdued even to the very quality of my lord,” (1,3, 248-251). Othello and
William Shakespeare has frequently focused and discussed race, and how it is represented in many of his sonnets and dramas. While many commenters have debated why Shakespeare is using race, it’s employed that he uses ethnic origin as a lineage or ancestry purpose, appertaining to aristocratic blood or sovereignty. However, the use of race is highly related to conflict in many of Shakespeare’s works including Othello, and also satirizes race in Sonnets 127 and 130. Through different levels, each of
Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello concerns the issues of racial inequality, but at its core, it also explores society's enforcement of gender roles on women and the way they are treated and act despite being forced into these roles by their male counterparts – they are forced to function in their appropriate gender roles in a society conditioned by war in order to survive. The portrayal of women divided into the categories of virgin and whore, consequently leading the two to be confused with
obstacles to love in ‘Othello’ (1603) by William Shakespeare, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (1947) by Tennessee Williams and ‘The Color Purple’ (1982) by Alice Walker. Despite being written in vastly different settings, it seems that all three texts are closely concerned with the struggle of extraordinary and ordinary people alike searching for one admirable end: love. The epistolary novel ‘The Color Purple’ explores the intertwined issues of racism and sexism that produce barriers to love in a similar