Othello and the Theme of Race
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A 4 page paper which examines the issue of race in Shakespeare’s Othello. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAotrce.rtf

Othello as a Tragic Aristotelian Hero
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This 5 page paper discusses Aristotle’s “requirements” for a tragedy, and why Othello is a tragic hero. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Othello as a Tragic Hero
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This 3 page paper discusses how the concepts of nobility, tragic flaw, fortune, epiphany, reversal, and catharsis apply to Othello, the character and the play. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVothhro.rtf

OTHELLO AS A TRAGIC HERO
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This 5 page paper discusses the elements which make Othello a tragic hero. Examples, quotes cited from the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Othello As An Honest, Admirable, and Unchanged Character
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A 1 page essay discussing how Othello's last words in the play indicate the he was indeed the same man he had been at the beginning of the story -- his character unchanged. The writer sees Othello as a character worthy of our sympathy-- for he acknowledges his own mistakes & flaws as he takes his own life, yet he never asks for forgiveness. No Bibliography.
Filename: Othell2.wps

Othello's Iago vs. King Lear's Edmund
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A well-written 3 page essay in which the writer compares Iago and Edmund as two villainous characters-- neither of them at all admirable. Parallels are drawn between the two and sufficient evidence is given to support the thesis that we should not sympathize with either one of them. No Bibliography.
Filename: Iagoking.wps

Othello's Personal Weakness
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This 3 page paper argues that perhaps any man could be driven to murder under the right circumstances. Othello's personal weakness is examined as is Iago's own psychological problems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA549O.rtf

Othello's Tragedy / Irony
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the major elements of irony in Shakespeare's Othello, with a concentration on tragic irony related to Othello's character flaw, and dramatic irony. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Othiro.wps

Othello’s Behavior in Act IV, Scene I
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This 3 page paper discusses the way in which Shakespeare illustrates Othello’s lack of control in Act IV, Scene 1 of the play. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVothivi.rtf