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    Dramatic irony in Othello is delivered by Iago and through his soliloquies to the audiences. Iago plans to destroy Othello’s life while making him doubt his wife’s fidelity. No other character in the play learns about his plot as they are manipulated by Iago in doing what he wants them to do. This kRead more

    Dramatic irony in Othello is delivered by Iago and through his soliloquies to the audiences. Iago plans to destroy Othello’s life while making him doubt his wife’s fidelity.

    No other character in the play learns about his plot as they are manipulated by Iago in doing what he wants them to do. This keeps the audiences motivated to discover whether the truth is exposed by any character before its completion.

    In the end, its too late and Othello ends up killing Desdemona and committing suicide afterward.

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    In Othello, exposition of the central conflict is provided by the opening conversation between Iago and Rodrigo. The plot to destroy Othello and break his relationship with Desdemona is set and the audiences know about the central characters of the story. They learn about Othello and his beloved DesRead more

    In Othello, exposition of the central conflict is provided by the opening conversation between Iago and Rodrigo. The plot to destroy Othello and break his relationship with Desdemona is set and the audiences know about the central characters of the story.

    They learn about Othello and his beloved Desdemona, her father and influential senator Brabantio, Iago (main antagonist). Rodrigo (Desdemona’s suitor) and Cassio (Iago’s adversary for Othello’s friendship).

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    Othello’s confession of his guilt and knowledge of his vulnerability to jealousy and hearsay provides the cathartic moment of the play. When Othello learns how he was manipulated by Iago and driven by his own insecurities and envy in smothering the love of his life he realises his blunder as well reRead more

    Othello’s confession of his guilt and knowledge of his vulnerability to jealousy and hearsay provides the cathartic moment of the play.

    When Othello learns how he was manipulated by Iago and driven by his own insecurities and envy in smothering the love of his life he realises his blunder as well recognises the truthfulness and fidelity of Desdemona.

    He accepts his downfall and honours himself with the only proportionate punishment, his own end. The audience learn that emotions like jealousy can affect anyone and sometimes they can mislead even the best of us like brave and venerable Othello.

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    Nunnery scene in Hamlet is a conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia. Pretending to be crazy before the spying Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet berates Ophelia and claims he never loved her. He suggests her to join the order of nuns and choose a life of celibacy than giving birth to sinful men like himRead more

    Nunnery scene in Hamlet is a conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia. Pretending to be crazy before the spying Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet berates Ophelia and claims he never loved her.

    He suggests her to join the order of nuns and choose a life of celibacy than giving birth to sinful men like him. Ophelia is hurt by the words as she does not know that all Hamlet was doing was putting an act. Even though she is hurt, she is not resentful and laments the state Hamlet has been reduced to.

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    Hamlet and Gertrude have a complicated relationship. After a visit from his dead father, Hamlet learns about the murder and suspects that her mother was somehow involved. Her swift marriage to Claudius, her brother in law after the king’s murder makes Hamlet condemn her moral conduct and lasciviousRead more

    Hamlet and Gertrude have a complicated relationship. After a visit from his dead father, Hamlet learns about the murder and suspects that her mother was somehow involved.

    Her swift marriage to Claudius, her brother in law after the king’s murder makes Hamlet condemn her moral conduct and lascivious intentions.

    Gertrude believes that Hamlet is hurt and sad but Hamlet appears more angry for her marrying Claudius than even his father’s death. This has led to speculations of an incestuous angle and oedipal complex between the two.

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    Ophelia loves Hamlet unreservedly. Hamlet may have loved her once but denies any such feelings in the nunnery scene. As it was an act to beguile the eavesdropping Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet may well have been pretending. Their relationship goes off the rails there on in as Hamlet ends up killingRead more

    Ophelia loves Hamlet unreservedly. Hamlet may have loved her once but denies any such feelings in the nunnery scene. As it was an act to beguile the eavesdropping Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet may well have been pretending.

    Their relationship goes off the rails there on in as Hamlet ends up killing Polonius, Ophelia’s father. This leads to Ophelia’s insanity and suicide. Hamlet realizes his fault and confesses his love for her at her funeral.

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    The ghost of dead King Hamlet sets the plot of revenge in motion. Seen by Horatio, Barnardo, Marcellus, the ghost only ever speaks to Prince Hamlet. It informs the prince about the murder perpetrated by Claudius and entreats him to seek justice and revenge. Even though, Hamlet remains confused aboutRead more

    The ghost of dead King Hamlet sets the plot of revenge in motion. Seen by Horatio, Barnardo, Marcellus, the ghost only ever speaks to Prince Hamlet. It informs the prince about the murder perpetrated by Claudius and entreats him to seek justice and revenge.

    Even though, Hamlet remains confused about the veracity of his visions, he ends up doing just the same when he puts Claudius to death after the fencing match with Laertes.

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    The confusion in the head of Hamlet and his inability to decide what is real and what is just an act provides the struggle for sanity in Hamlet. The ghost only speaks to Hamlet and this makes him suspicious of his own ability to understand reality. This internal battle to judge between reality and iRead more

    The confusion in the head of Hamlet and his inability to decide what is real and what is just an act provides the struggle for sanity in Hamlet. The ghost only speaks to Hamlet and this makes him suspicious of his own ability to understand reality.

    This internal battle to judge between reality and imagination isolates him and makes him hurt the people who truly love him like Gertrude and Ophelia.

    He evens delays taking revenge of his father’s death and only murders Claudius after his own death is assured. After her father’s death, even Ophelia loses her touch with sanity and ends up committing suicide.

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    Death is the central theme of Hamlet. Driven by the death of King, the play is festered with violence and ends up in death of the entire royal family. There is also philosophical musings on the eventuality of death and the frailty of life as discussed by Hamlet. The best example is his ‘To be or notRead more

    Death is the central theme of Hamlet. Driven by the death of King, the play is festered with violence and ends up in death of the entire royal family.

    There is also philosophical musings on the eventuality of death and the frailty of life as discussed by Hamlet. The best example is his ‘To be or not to be’ monologue in the Nunnery scene in ACT III.

    Even though death becomes the reality for most of the characters in the play, the true understanding of physical and spiritual death is left unanswered to the audiences throughout the text.

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    The theme of friendship is portrayed by Horatio and Hamlet. Horatio comes to Denmark to mourn the death of his friend Hamlet’s father. He is the first person the guards inform when they see the ghost of the dead king. Hamlet also trusts him immensely and reveals the desire of seek revenge by killingRead more

    The theme of friendship is portrayed by Horatio and Hamlet. Horatio comes to Denmark to mourn the death of his friend Hamlet’s father. He is the first person the guards inform when they see the ghost of the dead king.

    Hamlet also trusts him immensely and reveals the desire of seek revenge by killing the new king Claudius. Even at his final breath, Hamlet instructs Horatio to tell his story to the world which he does honorably.

    In contrast, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are examples of disloyal friends who are willing to spy on their friend Hamlet when asked by King Claudius. They eventually are murdered when they reach England while Hamlet is able to escape back to Denmark.

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