A Comparative Analysis of the Character of Othello in Act 1.3 and Scene 3.3 A Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice, Shakespeare’s Othello the Moor of Venice is a tragedy that revolves around Othello’s fall from grace. Othello is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, he is still filled with insecurities due to his age, life as a soldier, and race. Iago uses these insecurities to twist Othello’s love for Desdemona
pathos, or the emotional quality of the text (Hannah), has been used for one purpose, to help the reader relate the work to his or her own life. An interpretation of Sontag’s quote is put best by writer Phillip C. Kolin in his collection, Othello: New Critical Essays: drama “disturbs the reader’s peace of mind, frustrating their desire for closure.” (2) If the reader does not feel some type of emotional attachment, negative or positive, they will not become as involved in the work as they would if the
In the following essay, I will be conducting a research project, by examining golliwogs from the children literature – Noddy by British children’s author Enid Blyton. Published between 1949 and 1963 as children’s literature, and aired as a television show in 1955 for decades. I will be analysing the physical attributes of the golliwogs depicted in Noddy, in relations to other discourses of representation of humans, such as minstrel blackface performance from the 1840s in America and Europe. By discussing
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin