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Unit V - General Shakespeare

Fools and Clowns of Shakespeare- Newspaper

Characters Protagonist: Othello Antagonist: Iago Foils of Othello: Michael Cassio, Iago Othello: Black Moor who is the greatest army general in Venice. He is intelligent,  courageous, and honorable. His marriage to beautiful Desdemona, the daughter of a  prominent Venetian, provokes racial slurs against him. But he carries on with nobility and  dignity as he leads an army against Turks on Cyprus. His dedication to duty is eclipsed  only by his dedication to Desdemona, who follows him to Cyprus. So passionately does  he love her that he cannot endure the thought of another man even looking at her. And  therein lies his Achilles' heel, jealousy. Iago: Military officer who schemes against Othello because the Moor did not promote  him. He is evil through and through, taking great pleasure in bringing down the great  Othello. Desdemona: Daughter of Brabantio, wife of Othello, and victim of Iago's machinations  and Othello's jealousy. She is the no...

Othello Scenewise summary

Top of Form Othello                                       - William Shakespeare The play opens in the powerful city state of Venice where Othello secretly marries Desdemona. Brabantio, Othello, and Desdemona appear before the Duke of Venice. Brabantio accuses Othello of seducing his daughter by witchcraft but Othello explains that he won Desdemona by telling her his adventures, and Desdemona says that she has freely gone with Othello and married him for love. The Duke appoints Othello as general of the defense forces against the Turks, and he left for Cyprus immediately. Iago convinces Roderigo that Desdemona will soon tire of Othello. Iago decides to make use of Cassio, the man he deeply resents and who received the promotion he himself wanted, as the instrument to destroy Othello. In Cyprus, Iago plots against Othello, planting the seed of doubt about Desdemona’s fidelity and implicating ...

Ode to Autumn - John Keats In “Ode to Autumn” Keats describes the season of Autumn. Throughout the poem, the speaker addresses autumn as if it were a person. In the first stanza, he notes that autumn and the sun are like best friends plotting how to make fruit grow and how to ripen crops before the harvest. The ripening will lead to the dropping of seeds, which sets the stage for spring flowers and the whole process starting over again. He tells us about the bees that think summer can last forever as they buzz around the flowers. But the speaker knows better. The second stanza describes the period after the harvest, when autumn just hangs out around the granary where harvested grains are kept. Most of the hard work has already been done, and autumn can just take a nap in the fields, walk across brooks, or watch the making of cider. In the third stanza, the speaker notes that the music of spring is a distant memory, but that autumn’s music is pretty cool, too. This music includes ima...

Ode to Autumn - John Keats In “Ode to Autumn” Keats describes the season of Autumn. Throughout the poem, the speaker addresses autumn as if it were a person. In the first stanza, he notes that autumn and the sun are like best friends plotting how to make fruit grow and how to ripen crops before the harvest. The ripening will lead to the dropping of seeds, which sets the stage for spring flowers and the whole process starting over again. He tells us about the bees that think summer can last forever as they buzz around the flowers. But the speaker knows better. The second stanza describes the period after the harvest, when autumn just hangs out around the granary where harvested grains are kept. Most of the hard work has already been done, and autumn can just take a nap in the fields, walk across brooks, or watch the making of cider. In the third stanza, the speaker notes that the music of spring is a distant memory, but that autumn’s music is pretty cool, too. This music includes ima...