Othello: Emotional Turmoil

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Sylvia Plath, William Shakespeare, and Irene Nemirovsky all focus on the theme of emotional turmoil, but have differing views on the affect the turmoil can have, within Shakespeare’s writings in Othello it can often be viewed as destructive and the same can be stated for Ariel and in some cases Dolce. Nevertheless, there are fundamental differences in the way in which the writers portray the turmoil, hence why there will be an assessment, in this essay, on: how the writers represent the theme of emotional turmoil, whether it is a constant entity, and how the writers utilise the form, structure, and language, along with the cultural relevance of the texts. Many themes of turmoil can be noted, some of which being turmoil through abhorrence, turmoil through vulnerability, and turmoil through… . Turmoil through abhorrence can be noted in all three texts and parallels can be drawn between characters in Dolce and Othello between Benoit Sabarie and Iago. Shakespeare can be seen to represent this turmoil through abhorrence when disrupting the iambic pentameter just before the conclusion of Act I Scene III where we are presented with one of Iago’s many soliloquies; this being about his cunning plan to sabotage Othello. Shakespeare …show more content…

I hate the Moor”. Shakespeare would often write in iambic pentameter to represent structure not only within