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Differences And Similarities Between Creepin And Othello

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Within excerpts from ‘creepin’’ by 21 Savage, Metro Boomin, and The Weekend, and a monologue from Othello by Shakespeare, the authors developed similar situations with the speakers realizing they have been cheated on by using repetitive themes, both speakers mirror each other throughout their thought processes of their situations. While both pieces are similar in the ideas of not wanting the memories they hold to be proven wrong, they differ in their response to being cheated on, with Othello expressing anger and disappointment, while “creepin’”s narrator’s expresses despondence and sadness driving him to turn inwards towards himself. In the first part of the passage, Othello responds by talking about how the knowledge of his wife's affair …show more content…

“I saw’t not Thought it not; it harmed me not.” (Shakespeare), which matches up with creepin's assertion of “I don't want to know” (21 savages). Both people try to avoid pain to themselves by not knowing about the infidelity which they know to be present. However, the themes of the second part are similar to the line from ‘creepin’ about the partner his girlfriend cheated on with, asking if he did things better. Then halfway through switches the questions to the things they did together and if her new love and her do the same things. Which is different to Othello's who mentions Cassio as her other love but talks more about his robbery of her heart and if he does not want it ( her heart) he should not have taken it in the first place “He that is robbed, not wanting what is stol’n” (Shakespeare). Both speakers talk about the new partner of their wifes but it does not convey the same emotions. Othello is calm for a moment, but his anger comes out at the mention of Cassio; while ‘Creepin’'s narrator spirals deeper into a sadness he feels as he asks if the thing they did meant nothing since she was just replacing him with someone

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The song “Creep” by TLC is a great connection to Othello because both share infidelity tones. In the first verse, the singer seems like a loyal and distraught lover by saying, “I love my man with all honesty,But I know he's cheating on me.” This relates to the relationship between Bianca and Cassio. Bianca believes Cassio, is cheating on her when he gives Bianca the handkerchief that belonged to Desdemona. Bianca's thoughts immediately go to infidelity when she says, “This is some token from a newer friend/ Is ‘t come to this?”(3.4.

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The movie "O" is the perfect representation of a modern-day Othello, each element in the movie from the characters to the plot all correspond to the original play. Though they had many similarities in the plots, characters and even theme, they had minor differences that made it obvious which was the more modern version. For every character in the play Othello there 's a character in the movie that goes through the exact same thing. For example in the play Iago and Roderigo team up and plot against Othello, and Iago pretends that Desdemona and Iago are going to break up so Roderigo can come into the picture but the end of it all Iago ends up killing Roderigo. The same thing happens in the movie.

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The play “Othello” by Shakespeare goes in-depth on topics like manipulation, loyalty, jealousy, and race. It could be seen as a literary classic, so much so it has inspired films. One of these films is “O”, which while it's fairly similar, has its differences as well. This can be seen by how the main antagonists are presented; Iago in Othello & Hugo in O. They’re both presented as manipulative characters, but their actions & motives are sometimes different. Some analogies may connect the play and movie, one of those being the black hawk.

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: a tragic tale of two paramours with a love so fatal, it ended in their own death. A death so full of love, that it cured the rift between the two families that had made it so lethal in the first place. This essay will be focusing on the the strategies used, by comparing two different adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, to create dramatic tension in the famous entitled ‘Balcony Scene’ or Act II Scene ii. Shakespeare’s intention in this scene was to showcase how raw, beautiful, and terrifying love really is: Romeo listens to Juliet, from the shadows, speaking of her beauty admiringly, even though he knows she cannot hear him, as she comes to a conclusion with herself on her feelings about him. When Romeo reveals himself to Juliet, it’ scary–not because he scared her per say, but rather it’s scary to think what would happen to him if he were to be caught: their families hate each other.

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The following passage is significant to the play ‘Othello’ in retrospect to the plot progression, as it reiterates themes and introduces important facets to the plot development. Through Iago’s cunning manipulation and Shakespeare’s crafting of language, this passage is constructed as a pivotal point of the play, marking the transition of Othello’s personality and revealing his deepest insecurities that eventually lead to his downfall and tragic ending. Iago wields a lot of power over all the characters throughout the play, but in this passage in particular he is presented at his most powerful. The passage is riddled with subtle suggestions and insinuations by Iago to raise Othello’s suspicions of his wife’s fidelity, opening with the admonition to “beware, my lord, of jealousy!

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Shakespeare 's Othello centers around the power of jealousy and how it can end up causing the death of a couple and some of those around them. Othello seems to grow incredibly jealous of his wife, Desdemona, and his lieutenant, Cassio’s fake affair that Iago, the villain, has convinced Othello of. As an act of jealousy, Othello decides to kill Desdemona to prevent her from hurting more men and then after realizing everything was part of Iago’s plan he kills himself due to the guilt he feels after having killed his wife. Shakespeare’s use of figurative language and symbolism in act 5 scene 2 reveals how even though Othello truly loves Desdemona, his jealousy for what he believes she has done has completely clouded his judgment and taken over

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This conviction leads Othello into anguish and frustration. If Cassio has paid attention to Bianca’s traits other than sexuality, there would have been no failure of men. Thus, men’s view of women solely through a sexual lens has incurred a

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Othello starts to believe Iago’s lies about his friends and wife, leading Othello to change his behavior towards his closest allies. Iago instigates a fight between Cassio and Montano, and Othello must take charge of his soldiers, he says: Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, Making it light to Cassio. Cassio, I love thee But never more be officer of mine. (2.3.210-213) Othello makes the decision to fire Cassio, and things get worse when Iago makes his wife, Emilia, steal Desdemona 's handkerchief.

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Jealousy does not merely destroy the bonds of love, but also alters the lives of the people involved. In The Tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare, Othello’s entire life is ripped apart by the detrimental lies fed to him by Iago involving his wife Desdemona. William Shakespeare uses imagery, as well as personification to paint a vivid image in the reader’s mind of how jealousy can completely shatter someone’s life In The Tragedy of Othello.

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Shakespeare’s depiction of Oberon’s use of deceptive love for selfish persuasion efficiently demonstrates the inherent dangers to the deceived beloved’s psyche and mental stability that emanate from using false forces. Another important form of affection-driven deception that can be found in one of these comedies is in both the spoken word and written sentiments of the plays’ respective characters. As there words as only as reliable as the recipient 's perception of their creator, they are neither intrinsically innocent and true nor malevolent and false but are subject to the intentions of their author. Shakespeare’s most obvious and in-depth example of deception via the written word is the tale of Puritan Malvolio in Twelfth Night.

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As a scheming villain, Iago begins to ensnare Othello into his trap of vengeance by echoing in Othello’s mind prospect of an affair between Cassio and Desdemona. Iago begins his insinuations by reminding Othello that Cassio served as their go-between during their courtship through a rhetorical

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