Literature Analysis

‘Othello’ exhibits a similar belief to our own world that stupidity causes more harm than evil. It is challenging to determine the validity of this perspective in Shakespeare’s tragedy as both concepts are prevalent. Two relevant passages will be analyzed. In fulfilling his desires, Iago exploits foolishness, which is exemplified in Act 2 Scene 3. […]

In creating Iago, Shakespeare crafts a character that, according to Harold Bloom,”is by merit raised to a bad eminence that seems unsurpassable. ” Undeniably, Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling villains; his unfaltering malice, as well as his relentless desire for a revenge supported by feeble motives, are all features that have ensured infinite […]

Throughout Othello, Iago is presented in many ways; as a manipulative husband, a soldier who seems to use his tactic skills when planning his evil schemes, a nasty villain, and lastly, as a two-faced friend who uses the word ‘honest’ a lot but never acts in that way. Iago is presented by Shakespeare as a […]

Shakespeare uses imaginative and intelligent ways to establish the themes of deception and conflict. His skills of embedding these certain themes in his plays create a vivid and enticing atmosphere for the reader and the audience to enjoy. ‘Tush,’ is the first word in Othello spoken by Rodrigo. This immediately introduces the idea of deception […]

‘Othello’ and ‘The End of the Affair’ handle jealousy in contrasting ways, mainly influenced by their genre and form. ‘Othello,’ a 17th-century tragic play, must adhere to the conventions of tragedy to some degree. ‘The End of the Affair’ is a novel of the 20th century that offers more intricate character development and complexity than […]

The opening statement is “It is the cause, it is the cause” This shows that Othello believes strangling his own wife for being deceitful is justified. He believes that Desdemona deserves what is about to happen to her.However, the audience are plagued with the knowledge that it is not justified and she is innocent. Yet […]

Tragedy is constantly evolving, with differing key aspects defining how tragedians have constructed their plays. Stoppard believed tragedy should be defined as: “Wheels [that] have been set in motion and they have their own pace, to which we are . . . condemned. Each move is dictated by the previous one – that is the […]

Jealousy is an overwhelming, intense and all consuming emotion which can sometimes be irrational. It can lead to the manipulation of the person, and take the form of an obsession and can be very powerful. In Shakespeare’s Othello, jealousy and manipulation can be presented in various forms which seem to be having devastating effects on […]

Shakespeare uses the dramatic device of soliloquy to present his characters’ inner thoughts and feelings. It is through these speeches that the audience can see and perhaps relate to the sometimes dark or forbidden feelings of the characters. Iago’s soliloquies establish him as a tragic villain through the way in which they reveal his misanthropic […]

Many of William Shakespeare’s tragedies portray characters that eventually experience misfortune by the end of the play. Othello is a prime example of depicting various characters that each come to their own downfall because of a critical weakness. In the play, Othello’s mislead insecurities in his wife’s love for him, Roderigo’s foolish trusting nature, and […]

In this extended piece of writing I am going to compare and contrast ‘Exposure’, a poem written by Wilfred Owen, to a poem written by Ted Hughes, ‘Thistles’.’Exposure’ is a poem about the men who are fighting in the First World War and are suffering from the effects of the weather and the formidable conditions […]

James Kirkup’s poem pleads for “No More Hiroshimas”. Earlier in the 20th Century, Wilfred Owen confronted his readers with the pity of war (for example “Strange Meeting”). Compare these two texts. Which speaks more clearly to you? “No More Hiroshimas” by James Kirkup, and “Strange Meeting” by Wilfred Owen are both war poems and both […]

The poem was written in honor of her son, Major Robert Gregory, who served in the air forces during the First World War. The poem is written as a narrative, from the ‘Irish Airman’s’ perspective, documenting his final thoughts. The title of the poem gives the reader an immediate idea of the subject and content; […]

I have put together two pieces of poetry today, both at different times. The first one is Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est is said to be the turning point in war poetry as it was the first poem to challenge the war ideology of the time. The second poem […]

Bernard Ashley wrote the novel ‘little soldier’. It is set in modern day London. The novel tells the story of a teenage black boy from East Africa, his life torn apart in war and loss, he is rescued by the UN, but all he want is to fight the enemy. The main genre of the […]

A consistent theme manifested by many of the trench poets was one of detachment which separated those at war from those at home. Although both soldiers and civilians were united in feeling at the start of the war, this patriotism soon faltered as the soldiers realised the truth of war. However, a gulf was created […]

When I read ‘Disabled’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum est’, I experience empathy towards war victims. In ‘Dulce’, the soldiers’ wretched conditions and their suffering are vividly portrayed. The second line, “Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge”, effectively captures their plight. Owen’s style in the poem is marked by compassion and hopelessness. He evokes […]

In the First World War people wanted the young men to go to war, but no-one really knew about conditions of the fighting in the war. Wilfred Owen was one of the people who wanted to tell the public what war was really was like. He tried to do that through his poetry. One of […]

“In Flander’s Fields,” written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae during World War I, is to this day, one of the most monumental war poems ever composed. Created as a legacy of the horrifying battle in the Ypres salient in 1915; this very vivid poem gives its reader the sense of death, while its beautiful images […]

World War One has often been described as the destruction of a generation; indeed for those who lived through the first large-scale war that Europe had ever seen, life would never be the same again. Of the sixty five million men that fought in World War One over thirty seven million died, were captured or […]

Perfect people do non be in this universe of enticements. failures. and enduring. In fact. every individual has failings. and there is ever a possibility that person will utilize those lame points against that adult male. Shakespeare’s drama Othello shows an illustration of how one can command others working their failings and the effects of […]

In the text of “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” Lily is in the pre-operational phase according to Jean Piaget. In this phase, children develop a semiotic map, which is the ability to represent an object or action using signs and symbols such as language, imagination, drawing, symbolic games, and deferred imitation. Initially, Lily greatly admires her […]