Othello Vs. Twelfth Night
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“She loved me for the dangers I had pass'd, and I loved her that she did pity them” (Othello, I.iii 166-167). William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello,” is pervaded by a dominant theme, one of love. Othello, the Moor of Venice falls madly in love with a woman named Des ....
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.... Iago, ensign to Othello, in his lust for power, tricks Othello into believing that Desdemona has had an affair. Othello is overcome by jealousy, the “green eyed monster.”
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on…” (Othello, III.iii 169-171) In his rage, Othello charges Iago with the killing of Cassio, his lieutenant who supposedly slept with his wife. Othello then plans to kill Desdemona. Even dur ....
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