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Who are Roderigo and Iago talking about in Act One Scene 1? How does Iago feel about this person and why? Othello, Iago hates Othello because Othello’s promotion of Cassio to lieutenant What news do the men deliver to Brabantio?…

Tragedy Shakespeare’s tragedies concentrate on the downfall of powerful men and the deterioration of a community. the protagonists of these are generally not good. In Othello the protagonist is noble but becomes cruel and vicious when jealous Hamartia Greek, meaning…

desolate spiritual ruin: loss of the soul laconic using few words; concise sordidness lacking in morals candid sincere; straightforward bombast pompous speech; pretentious words guileless open the words; honest; outspoken perdition having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or…

Iago the villain in William Shakespeare’s tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife. Mad that he is not Othello’s lieutenant. Married to Emilia. Believes Othello could be sleeping with Emelia. Manipulative and sneaky. Iago kills his wife Emilia.Iago counsels…

Act 1 Scene 1 … Roderigo Venetian in love with Desdemona. Iago promises to help him get Desdemona. Iago Hates Othello because he was passed over for Lieutenant. Vows that “he is not what he seems”, and he will seek…

How would Iago gain from Roderigo’s death? Cassio’s? Rodergio’s death would prevent anyone from ever learning of Iago’s lies. What happened when Cassio and Roderigo fought? Roderigo was wounded by Cassio; Cassio was wounded from behind by Iago. What did…

Why did Iago want Roderigo to anger Cassio? Iago told Roderigo that if he could prove that Cassio is not disciplined, othello would then get involved and when the people see Cassio’s actions they will begin to lose trust in…

Lear quotes + connected themes???????? ‘That where our largest bounty may extend / Where nature doth with merit challenge.’”O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!” MADNESS, AGING, GUILT,…

‘Questioning the nature of madness is part of the tragedy’s larger investigation into what constitutes humanity’ Gillian Woods on the nature of madness ‘Everyone is just a shadow of himself; just a man’ Jan Kott on madness Poor Tom is…

Introduction At its core, Shakespeare’s King Lea is concerned with the irrationality of suffering. At the moment of the play, we are presented with Lear’s developing madness caused by the “filial ingratitude” of Goneril and Regan. Lear’s ability to recognize…