So...now that we have finished reading Othello, it is time to apply the play to this unit's essential questions:
1. Why do human bonds bring both pleasure and pain?
2. How does Shakespeare portray the complex nature of relationships?
For this blog posting, you will apply Othello to the EQ's listed above.
Obviously, when we think about relationships in Othello, the first one that comes to mind is that of Othello and Desdemona- but keep in mind, there are several relationships and bonds that are at play in Othello, and they come in all shapes and sizes: platonic, romantic, hostile, male and female, female and female, male and male.....and although many of the relationships in this play seem pretty straightforward, more often than not, they are rather complex.
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1.Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because in relationships, whether they are romantic or platonic, can cause people to step outside of their beliefs to maintain the connection that they have in that relationship. For example, a couple that is about to get married could love each other very much there may be some tension between them. The tension can come from arguing over religion. If they have two different religions they may begin to argue over if they should share a religion or to keep separate religions. Another example can come from a relationship two friends. For example, this year’s election has gotten in between people who have been friends for years. One friend supported one person and the other friend supported the other. The pain in this relationship comes from one friend feeling that the other has made a poor decision, but before the election that were spending time together laughing and talking.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships through revenge and jealousy. I feel this way because in Shakespearean tragedy the concept revolves around jealousy and revenge, especially Othello. For instance, Iago relationship with Cassio was based on the grounds of jealousy. Iago was so jealous that Cassio was appointed lieutenant that he constructed a plan that would get Cassio out of the way. However, Iago didn’t think about the consequences of his actions. Othello’s and Iago’s relationship was based on revenge. Iago was blinded by the fact that he was overlooked, and beat by an outsider that he was ready for revenge. Iago was trying to make Othello see that Cassio couldn’t be trusted; however, Iago’s jealousy of Cassio wasn’t the only reason he wanted revenge. Iago also thought that Othello had an affair with his wife, Emilia. This reason also shows that Iago is jealous of Othello as well.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because everyone is different and they have their very own cultural and personal beliefs. In relationships, people don't always set their differences aside. When people don't set their differences aside in a relationship, the bond can bring pain. When people do set their differences aside, the bond can bring pleasure. For instance, if a woman and a man of different religions got married, they would have to set their cultural beliefs aside to have a decent relationship. If the couple couldn’t get over their opposing religious beliefs, the relationship would not prosper; therefore, their hearts would be broken. This is where pain comes in. Also, if a mother of a bride-to-be dislikes her daughter’s fiancé because of his religion, she would have to deal with him in order to keep her relationship with her daughter. If the mother could not deal with her son-in-law, her daughter would probably choose to stay away from her. This would definitely bring pain to the mother. The diminishing relationship between the mother and daughter could bring pleasure to the daughter’s husband because he would have more time with his wife. If the daughter was to change her mind about marrying her fiancé or if the mother was to just accept things the way they are, the human bond between the mother and daughter could bring pleasure. Moreover, if two best friends were nominated on homecoming court, they would probably have to do a lot of campaigning. Usually, campaigns involve the bashing of an opposing candidate. The best friends could decide to keep everything peaceful by choosing to avoid talking about the opposing candidate in a harsh manner. This is where the bond would bring pleasure. On the contrary, if the nominees decided to bash one another throughout the entire campaign and neither one of them wins, they’ll probably both be hurt because they’ve ruined their friendship.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships in a very descriptive way through the actions of each character. Shakespeare bases the relationships in his plays on real life situations. A reader can clearly interpret how the bonds between the characters in Othello are similar to relationships in reality. In Othello, Brabantio did not want to set his differences aside to deal with Othello being married to Desdemona; therefore, he stressed his self out and later died. This is a very realistic situation. Not all fathers get along or accept who their daughter(s) choose to be with. Some father and daughter bonds are really broken when daughters find another male figure to love. Obviously the relationship between Brabantio and Desdemona was not strong enough for her to choose her father over her husband. Although Desdemona loves her father, she understands that she has a life of her own. This is probably the same way many daughters think of the situation when they are about to give their hearts to their boyfriends or husbands. Another example that Shakespeare uses to portray the complex nature of relationships is the one between Iago, Cassio, Desdemona, and Othelllo. Since Iago was so determined to take Cassio's position as Othello’s lieutenant, the bond between Iago and Othello brought pain. Othello ended up killing his very own wife over false information that Iago was able to convince him with. Everyone knows that a relationship needs trust, honesty, and communication. Everyone also knows that jealousy is not needed or desired in relationships. If Othello would’ve sat down and talked things out with his wife without being jealous and doubtful because of what Iago said, their relationship probably could’ve brought more pleasure than pain.
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ReplyDelete1.Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain in any type of relationship because it’s a part of human nature. Much like death and sin, pain, of any form, is inevitable. For instance, the character Desdemona in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was relentless when it came to helping Cassio. She basically says it’s her pleasure to help Cassio regain his position. However, it was Desdemona’s relentlessness effort and pleasure of helping Cassio that triggered her own murder and in this case highlighted pain as a whole in this tragedy. Another example would be the birth of a child out of wedlock to two young and deeply in love people who both have very religious families. Traditionally speaking, most families believe in getting married before having kids. The pleasure in this scenario would be the birth of the baby to the couple deeply in love; however, the pain would be the birth of the baby out of wedlock. Needless to say, pain can be beneficial or useless; whichever the case maybe, pain itself is in fact part of everyday life.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships through fidelity and perplexity. More specifically, I believe Shakespeare defines or bases the nature of relationships in his writings by letting his characters exemplify fidelity and/or perplexity. For instance, Iago exemplify fidelity when he solemnly vows to Othello that he will do whatever Othello wants to Cassio. Although Iago knows Cassio is in fact innocent; Iago’s actions towards Othello’s demands of harming Cassio are those of a loyal warrior. Another example would be Othello’s confused ways as he attempts to catch Desdemona in a lie. For instance, the character Othello talks about how complicated things are because one moment he thinks his wife or Cassio is faithful; then the next minute he thinks his wife or Cassio isn’t. Unfortunately, Iago betrayed their friendship by lying on Desdemona; nonetheless, causing Othello‘s life to be confused, complicated, or as one might a living hell. In short, relationships can be portrayed in a positive or negative manner; unfortunately, in Shakespeare’s writings that deal with relationships, everyone dies; leaving me to believe his way of portraying a relationship circles around those of an unfortunate or even negative sense.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because relationships involve two people that will either help or hurt each other. In one case, there may be a relationship where one person is suffering from pain because the other person is causing it. Also, a relationship could bring pleasure by each person contributing good to the relationship. An example of relationship that creates pain and pleasure for someone is the relationship between Othello and Iago. Iago is jealous over Othello because he is a higher rank and a different race. This motivates Iago to create an evil plan to destroy Othello’s rank and make him miserable. However, Othello only causes pleasure towards Iago. Othello thinks Iago is such an honest guy that would never tell a lie, so Iago receives the pleasure of being able to tell Othello anything because Othello will believe him. Bonds that anyone has throughout their life can create pleasure and pain. My Bond with my dog brings me pleasure and pain. I love her to death and she is so sweet but if I take my eye off of her she will be tearing up a shoe in a heartbeat causing me shear pain.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by making the relationships between the characters complex. Othello and Desdemona’s relationship is complex because their relationship firstly began as a secret to hide their love for one another. This makes the relationship almost taboo. Also, Iago’s relationship with Roderigo is complex because Iago is just manipulating Roderigo to help him gain his military rank while Roderigo thinks Iago is helping him win Desdemona over. Similarly, we all have complex relationships with people. I have a complex relationship with one of my friends. We hang out on a regular basis and I will do anything in the world to help him out, but most of the time he doesn’t really return any favors I might do.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain simply because of person beliefs, whether it’s their own personal belief of if it’s a cultural belief. In a relationship there is both pleasure and pain. Everyone has their own aspects on viewing different things, for example, in “Othello” we see that Desdemona really love Othello and she doesn’t seem to let what others believe about him get in the way of how she feels. The bond between those two are great in the beginning until Iago comes along causing trouble. Iago beliefs about who Othello really was, has caused pain between Desdemona and Othello because of Iago is feeding him lies. A relationship is like a roller coaster ride its goes up and down simply because you have two people, who have different views on things. For example, there can be a couple in which one enjoys staying home, while the other likes to party. There is going be something wrong with that picture. Why? Because one couple is going to start assuming or believing that one may be out cheating. So now pain has started to play in the picture simply because feelings are starting to get played with. I feel as if people beliefs are really what causes a person to show pleasure and pain.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of a relationship through the characters and how they view one other. For instance, in “Othello” we see friendly relationships, but there are issues regarding to lies due to jealousy. Like Iago does everything in his power to get Cassio removed by making lies up. However, Iago jealousy didn’t just cause problems with Cassio and Othello, but also Othello and his wife. The nature of a relationship is all based upon a person character. If you have two friends, in which one is sneaky and the other is trustworthy then mostly likely the sneaky friend will portray the trustworthy friend in some way. Basically, Shakespeare form characters that clashed together, but eventually set apart from each other due the characters pride getting in the way, which give the tragedy an extraordinary climax.
1. Relationships bring both pleasure and pain because people often go to great lengths to keep them, even if it means following a double standard and giving up on the beliefs, ideals, and entertainment that they had prior to the relationship. For instance, there are married men who enjoy video games, but can't play them because most women believe it's childish and unattractive. The men would have to give up their entertainment to please their wives. Another example of this is a mother and her baby. Ideally, when women become parents they must do whatever is best for the development of the child. This can include working long hours, taking a bullet, buying expensive gifts, etc. Human beings are imperfect creatures. Relationships also are also painful because humans are imperfect creatures and they can’t always accept each other for who they are.
ReplyDeleteOn the positive side, relationships provide some people with a degree of comfort and warmth. Most people loath the idea of being alone, so having relationships helps fill a whole inside of them. Supposedly, some relationships can help a person develop emotionally.
2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships through Desdemona and Othello, Othello and Iago, and Desdemona and Brabantio.
- When Iago tricked Othello into believing that Desdemona cheated on him with Cassio it was painful and infuriating for Othello because he had given so much devotion to Desdemona.
- Brabantio can’t accept the fact that Desdemona married a Moor. By choosing Othello, Desdemona hindered the relationship with her father. This shows that people have trouble accepting others.
- Because Iago played the role of an honest and caring friend, Othello truly believed Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio. Othello’s “friendship” with Iago eventually led to his demise. When people get deeply attached to their friends and lovers they are less likely to think rationally and consider the possibly of treachery because their hearts won’t allow it.
1.) In Othello there are several examples of how human bonds can bring both pleasure and pain. There are several different forms of relationships that involve platonic and romantic throughout this poem. Wither an individual feels pleasure or pain in a relationship is all determined on how they feel about the other person involved. For example in the romantic relationship of Desdemona and Othello overtime his pleasure for his wife quickly changed to pain. After Iago had planted thoughts into Othello’s head he began doubting his marriage and his wife which overtime lead to him doubting everything and causing him great pain. However, Platonic relationships function in the same way. One example of this is the relationship between Desdemona and her father Barbantio. After Barbantio discovers that his daughter is bonded in love to this moor figure he feels hurt by his daughter’s lack of respect. These are just a few examples of how both romantic and platonic bonds cause not only pleasure but pain as well.
ReplyDelete2.) Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by exploring and presenting the sides of relationships that many try to ignore. In his poem “Othello”, Shakespeare discusses Jealousy and revenge as two key factors to complicated relationships. Not just in romantic ones but also in other forms of relationships as well. The First real example of jealousy seen on this poem was how Iago felt jealous that he lost his position to Michael Cassio. Iago felt that this “bookkeeper” didn’t deserve what Iago felt was rightfully his. The second example of revenge comes into play at the end of Shakespeare’s plays because even the tragic hero meets and end based on revenge. In Othello each character paid some price for revenge Othello killed Iago and in turn Othello died as well. Shakespeare has a talent that allows him to open the eyes of his readers to the darker side of relationships. He can portray just how complex and uneasy they really can be.
1. It seems that no matter what, pain comes with a relationship. There is no known friendship, or romance in which people do not argue or fight. Even the sweetest of people can have conflict with others. If relationships bring pain then why do people bother making connections with others? The reason why is because good things are born from relationships as well. Relationships bring pain because we are all different. We all have different beliefs and attitudes, and sometimes these differences make us clash. If we were all the same there be no conflict, however; there also be no growth. When indivuals fight they learn new things about each other. They are more aware of each other’s faults, but more importantly they each become more “human” in the other eyes. When we fight we realize that people can make mistakes and are not perfect. Of course that still does not stop us from fighting. In Othello when Cassio is tricked into drinking and the Moor demotes him, we flaws in both men. Cassio is gullible and Othello is quick to anger. Now pleasure can come from the simplest of relationships. Relationships can only bring pleasure if you want them to. From friends, family, to love interests people make us happy! Happiness can come from joking around with your friends to spending time with your family. We will fight with one another but it is worth it in the end.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare conveys the complexity of relations in his play, Othello, by giving us all kinds of social connections and their degrees. For instance, he gives us many examples of friendship. There are loyal friendships: Cassio and Othello. Deceitful friendships: Iago and Rodregio. And meaningful friendships: Emilia and Desdemona. Shakespeare shows that friendship can be more than two people who have a few things in common. By showing us this many forms of friendship Shakespeare has also shown us the different emotions that come from relationships. With Cassio and Othello we see admiration, trust, and loyalty. These emotions make it easier for them to get along. Unlike Iago and Rodregio, whose friendship is built upon common jealousy and self gain. Emotions make connections complex and emotions come with every relationship without them you can’t have a relationship with anybody.
1. Why do human bonds bring both pleasure and pain?
ReplyDeleteBased upon “Othello”, human bonds can bring both pleasure and pain for different reasons. Othello trusting in Iago brought him a great deal of pain because Iago made Othello believe that his wife, who was an angel, was cheating on him with his lieutenant, Cassio. Having a bond with someone that is conniving and a lair can affects the person’s life and the moral character; however, having a bond with a person who is trustworthy, loving and honest can bring a sense of pleasure or happiness. When Othello and Desdemona first got married and before Iago was infecting Othello mind with jealously, Othello and Desdemona was very pleased with each other. They took up for one other when they was confronted about their marriage. For instance, in a relationship an argument can happen because of other people sticking their nose in their private relationship or problems that occurred in with the relationship itself.
2. How does Shakespeare portray the complex nature of relationships?
The complexity of nature of relationship is easily seen in” Othello”. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationship by environment and the culture issue with race is a huge factor that makes the nature of relationship complex. Othello and Desdemona is the perfect example of a complex relationship. They had the culture and race against them. Due to Othello being a moor and Desdemona being a white upper-class woman, there was a chaos from Desdemona’s father and Iago. The complexity nature of their relation brought pain, love and hatred. If other people can put their input into someone else relationship it becomes more complex than it was at the beginning.
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ReplyDelete1.) Human bonds brings both pleasure and pain through both emotional elements and personal traditions. For wxample because Othello love for desdemona was so strong he gave up his religion to make the other happy. Giving up somthingthat valuable may have pained othello, but it is somthing that is worth it for his relationship. Also another example may be between a mother and her sick child. It pains a mother to see her child in such missery, but pleasure that her baby is still alive. The bond between two people will no matter what will create pleasure and pain whether for the better or for worse.
ReplyDelete2.)Shakspear portrays the complex nature of reltionships by introducing different types of relationship. In this poem jealousy, bullying and hypricritaclness were expressed betwenn Iaog, othello,Brantio and rodreigo. Iago negativly influcended rodrigo to assist him in bully desdemonas father by irritating him endlessly. Unfortunately, Iago pretended to be rodriegos freind in order for his plan to run smoothly. In doing so, Rodreigo was wounded and betrayed while Iago continued on hating on othello, trying to succesfully take him down. With most of shakespears work,they involve real life situations such as romance, conflict and ginuine freindships which happens today, but never seems like the hero ever survives the ending.
1.Human bonds can bring both pain and pleasure based on the relationship and the type of relationship people have with each other. Many women want a man that make them feel protected but also they want a man that is in touch with his feelings. The pleasure is safe but the pain is that is not emotional enough. In many people relationships were there is pleasure their is always pain when dealing with the family. The love and the care between two people can be the pleasure but when one people has to deal with a family that doesn't like him or her then there comes a lot of pain. Relationships between friends are suppose to bring pleasure but in some cases it can bring pain, for example; friendship itself can be the pleasure because they both know they got someone to talk to but, but if they are mad at each other then its painful for them to think about them and not have anyone to talk too.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by the characters. Iago relationship with Othelle is a backstabbing relationship because Igao with just friends with Othelle to see him fall. Desdemona relationship with Othelle was a heart to heart relationship because she looked pass his skin color and loved him for his character and heart. Even when Desdemona had a chance to tell on Othelle, she keep it to herself because she loved him. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships as it really was at that time and how it is now. He showed everyday relationships in the play Othelle.
1. Human bonds bring pain and pleasure because nothing is completely pleasing; bad has to come in play at some point or another – it’s inevitable. The most common portrayal of human bonds bringing both pain and pleasure is the love and hate relationship – where you love someone so much that all the bad things you may hate about them don’t seem so bad. For example, a young girl is in love with her boyfriend even as she knows he shows affection toward other girls. Othello portrays various bonds that exercise both pain and pleasure. Desdemona’s bond with her father (Barbantio) reflects the pleasure of the comfort a daughter feels from her father and her loyalty to him; however, the pain comes to play as she marries in secrecy without her father’s permission. Every father’s worst fear is his precious daughter growing up into a woman and falling in love with another man. In addition, Othello and Iago’s bond reflects pleasure in terms of friendship but it also reflects jealousy that friendships sometime encounter. Othello finds pleasure in feeling as if he can trust Iago because he thinks that he is a loyal and honest man but Iago has a growing jealousy that negatively affects his loyalty to Othello.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships in the stabbing of Cassio and Desdemona’s confusion behind Othello’s anger. The complex nature of relationships exist every single day – whether it be friends upset with each other for five minute and apologizing later or someone deeply in love with their current girlfriend but developing intimacy with their ex-girlfriend. Shakespeare chose to portray the complex nature of relationships with Cassio and Iago’s friendship. Cassio and Iago have a close relationship as friends but Iago literally stabs him in the back in order to get what he wants. Unfortunately, some people fake friendships to get what they want and end it thereafter. Shakespeare also illustrates the complexity of relationships as Desdemona is confused as to why Othello was angry with her. In relationships, especially intimate relationships, one partner may be mad and the other partner has no idea what they did to upset him or her. We don’t always know why our partners are feeling a specific emotion and, no matter how hard we try, sometimes we can’t figure out. Confusion is the complex aspect of relationships.
1. Human bonds are both pleasure and pain. A relationship can be pleasurable because both partners are willing to work out with their qualities and defects. They are able to love each other in the good times and bad times. However, once a relationship is broke or betray in some way everything changes. The relationship become painful because the partner can believe that the person that promise not to hurt them is the one that is causing their pain. For example, when Desdemona makes her promise to help Cassio get his position back is the beginning of the difficult situations she will face. Othello begins to misinterpret her actions of helping Cassio because he is been manipulated by Iago. Therefore, Othello and Desdemona relationship begins to break down. In some relationships can be affect by another relationship that can lead in pain or pleasure. For example, Desdemona and Emilia relationship have loyalty, love and respect for each other until the end. However, this relationship was effected by integrates of Iago’s selfish and jealousy.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by his realistic characters. He is able to let us see how the real world is and that life is not always easy. Therefore, there isn’t a happy ending all the time because everyone can make wrong decisions that can lead to their own self-destruction. For example, in the play we see jealousy, love, manipulation and hypocrites. Iago shows jealousy towards Cassio and Othello because they had what he wish he could have. This is a realistic situation because sometime the people that say “I’m your friend are the ones that are having jealousy of you. An example of a sincere friendship is Desdemona and Emilia. Another example is Othello and Desdemona relationship. Their relationship is an example of the difficulties that marriages have to overcome. Therefore, Shakespeare shows the nature of relationships by giving the characters real emotions like jealousy and love.
1. Why do human bonds bring both pleasure and pain?
ReplyDeleteHuman bonds bring both pleasure and pain because you can't really have one without the other coming sometime soon. For instance, in Othello, Othello is happy when he's with Desdemona in the beginning but when he is told that she is cheating on him, he turns extremely jealous and angry. It pains him to think that the woman he loved so much would cheat on him and humiliate him like that. Also, with Emilia and Iago's relationship, Emilia is happy at first but then she finds out that Iago is a horrible person because he caused Desdemona's death. Iago proceeds to kill her because she knew too much and because she was disobeying him. I think human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because usually, the pleasure/happy part ends with some kind of pain.
2. How does Shakespeare portray the complex nature of relationships?
Shakespeare uses a lot of different relaionships and dynamics to explore the plotline. He uses Othello's relationship with Desdemona as the basis for pretty much everything that happens. Then, he uses Othello's relaionship with Iago and Cassio to bring that down. Othello trusted Iago so much, he believed him when he told him Desdemona was sleeping with Cassio and this led him to killing his wife. Also, Othello really loved Cassio and trusted him at the beginning but as soon as he started to believe that Desdemona had slept with him, he wanted Cassio dead. He was happy when he heard Cassio screaming after Iago stabbed him. I think that Shakespeare uses the way people can turn on each other and the way people's feelings can change to show how complex human relationships can be.
1.)Why do people seek relationship knowing that both pleasure and pain are always involved?
ReplyDeleteMost people go out and seek out companionship whether it be a friend or a girlfriend/boyfriend to have somebody they can share their good and bad moments with.Even though relationship begin well there will always be bumps on the road that will test the bond between the two. It is only human that there be conflict between the two ether because of customs,beliefs,or different opinions. Human bonds bring pleasure to people because we know that who ever we pick to be close to makes one feel wanted and accepted, but unfortunately it is expected to accept one another regardless of differences which make or brake relationships. In most relationship people that bond will have to give up something from themselves to gain something else.An example of this is seen in Othello. On one hand Othello was willing to give up his religion so that he would be able to marry Desdemona, but on the other hand desdemona had to give up her social statues and the love of her dad to marry Othello. Both giving up something important to them to be with each other.
how is the complexity of relationships portrayed in Shakespeare work?
Shakespeare shows how complex relationships are by showing how ones action from one bond affect another creating multiple consequences. For example, in the beginning we see this when Desdemona dad renounces his daughter love because of the decision Desdemona made to marry Othello which also causes conflict with Rodrigo because his jealous of Othello. Leading Rodrigo to trust Iago which unfortunately lead to his downfall. Another is between Desdemona and Cassio if Desdemona wouldn’t have been so eager to help Cassio, Iago wouldn’t have had been able to convince Othello that his wife was cheating on him with Cassio consequently it could have save Desdemonas life.
1. As many may know human bonds can bring us both pleasure and pain. In the case of human bonds, although many individuals are unsure of the outcomes of their bonds in the beginning, the known fact of a relationship being good or bad is evident. Relationships are like a toss of a coin, one will never be sure of the conclusion. Relationships vary from platonic, romantic, hostile, and many more. Many of those types of relationships were displayed as in the Shakespearean tragedy, Othello. As said previously, all relationships can result in both pain and pleasure; however, people of the relationship don’t always experience the same emotion of pain and/or pleasure at the same time as each other. Many individuals go into certain relationships with many intentions, to later leave the situation and find that the other party involved had totally different intentions for or of the relationship. For example, two friends are having a friendship, and later one friend who was seeking a genuine and true friendship finds out the other only using them for what they could offer. That example displays how an individual of a friendly relationship could suffer pain from a human bond; meanwhile, the next individual resulting in pleasure because they accomplished their goal. Not everyone has each other’s best interest at heart, and in relationships people have to go through the trial and error of human bonds and the possible pain or pleasure outcome. In Othello, an example of a human bond that brought both pleasure and pain was the one of Othello and Iago. Iago, the antagonist, used the “friendship” that he and Othello, the protagonist, had to his advantage of breaking up Othello’s marriage. Being that Othello believed he and Iago were genuinely friends, Othello believed every word Iago spoke. Due to Iago playing on Othello’s jealous personality and naïve being, Othello lost everything that he loved and cherished. In the hostile, jealous human bond between Othello and Iago, while Iago experienced pleasure from his wrongdoings, Othello was left in pain and betrayal.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships, by making them relatable to everyone who reads his works. Shakespeare knew that he could grab the attention of people if the nature of the relationships he wrote about were ones people could actually visualize themselves apart of. Relationships are some things that everyone experiences, whether good bad, or in-between. Shakespeare shows the complex nature of love and betrayal, between Othello and Desdemona. Othello and Desdemona were so in love with one another until Iago began to tear their marriage apart, which lead to Othello’s destruction. Iago and Othello’s relationship was one of envy and manipulation. Iago being jealous of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage, consequently lead to Iago using his evil works to destroy the marriage by using Othello’s own jealousy to self-destruct himself. Another example was the natural bond between Barbantio and Desdemona, which was one of love and betrayal. Barbantio, Desdemona’s father died during the tragedy from the shock and heartache he experience, as a result of Desdemona marriage to Othello, a moor. Although there were many more complex natures of relationships that Shakespeare used to make his plays relatable, these were a few that many people could most likely relate too. Shakespeare ends all the chaotic love, hate, manipulative, betrayal, and jealous relationships with his portrayal of the nature of relationships left as though; relationships will always occur, but its how one deals with the relationship and the forthcomings.
1.Human bonds can bring both pleasure and pain because there are various way's that a relationship functions. some relationships remains the same and others change over the course of time. Othello changed on Desdemona a s soon as he started to believe the lies that Iago had made up. This type of relationship brings both pleasure and pain because Othello was deeply in love with Desdemona but the same time according to Iago,Othello received the biggest wound there, an infidelity.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by making the relationships between the characters complicated. The characters that portray he complex in a relationship are Iago and Emilia. Emilia is a woman that is very obedient to her husband Iago and he doesn't give her the respect that she deserves at all. Iago was a an evil man with bad intentions and he never really liked his wife because he desired Desdemona. This is the type of complex relationship that can relate to a real life problem.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain no matter what kind of bond or relationship it maybe. Whether human bonds are friendly, business, family, or romantic they all have their ups and downs. It never fails that human bonds bring both pleasure and pain and sometimes one more than the other. This is because when two individuals have different opinions they always want to be the right one which causes conflict within their bond. It’s human nature to have problems between the people that we are in relationships with because whenever there is pleasure there is going to be ins of pain and troubles that the people that have bonds together have to overcome or the bond will fall apart. For example, when two siblings get into a fight and end up not talking to each other for a while they let their bond between them break even though they love each other. Conflicts or troubles can cause human bonds to go from pleasure to fell a load pain. This can be shown in Othello from the beginning Othello and Desdemona were happily in love with each other until Iago convinced Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him. This is when everything went downhill and both Othello and Desdemona had to endure a tremendous amount of pain until their deaths. Personally I have experienced human bonds with friends that have went through hell and fall apart because of something stupid which is very painful. The fact that one day everything in a relationship can be going right and the next everything goes wrong is definitely an example of how human bonds bring both pleasure and pain. However, human bonds can be tested by looking at how the people that are bonded push through their pain to see another day of pleasure.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by relating them to the everyday person. For instance, he portrayed relationships that were affected by jealousy and heartache. In Othello, Shakespeare showed how in the beginning Othello and Desdemona were deeply in love and nothing could come between them. However, as the story line went on the nature of the relationship began to change. When Othello got the knowledge from Iago that Desdemona was cheating on him he became engulfed in jealousy which in time destroyed him. Othello believed that his relationship with Iago was perfect because he told him the truth about his unfaithful wife, although in reality their relationship was based upon immorality and Iago eventually took advantage of “good” Othello. Shakespeare was an amazing author because he knew how to relate to the average person his in time period and our current time period. Everyone can relate to his relationships in Othello because relationships are complex but at the same time they are all the same. Whether relationships are between family members, friends, or romantic partners they are have different aspects to them. In the Othello Cassio and Desdemona had a friendly relationship that showed loyalty and faithfulness to each other because they were great friends. When Cassio lost his military position he went to Desdemona for the chance that maybe with her help they would be able to get his job back. Desdemona said that she would everything she possibly could for Cassio which showed her loyalty to him. Personally, relationship can be every complex however Shakespeare shows that all relationships need trust in them or they will fall apart at the seams.
1.Human bonds bring up both pleasure and pain in many shapes and forms. There are many complex relationships that bring up both complications which cause the pain of it. A relationship that brings both pleasure and pain is the relationship of Othello and Iago. Othello is a kind man who doesn't see the evil inside of people. Iago uses Othello's ignorance in order to get him to hate Desdemona. Iago takes out his hatred towards Othello by making up stories about Cassio and Desdemona. This relationship brings both pleasure and pain because Othello is being destroyed in the process while Iago is building up his evil scheme between the couple.The jealousy that Iago has towards Othello makes him do the things that he does to get Desdemona and Othello away from each other.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by showing real life examples. In the story the relationship that portrays the most issues is Othello's and Desdemona's. Gender and role play a big role in this situation in the beginning. Sexual difference and racial difference are both at the center of conflicts in this tragedy. Women are judged by some characters as unfaithful, just because they are women. Othello is also judged harshly because he is a colored. The relationship that Desdemona and Othello both had was complicated because Desdemona was married to a colored guy,which many people including her father sis not accept. There were many tactics used to separate this relationship and some of the reasons were because of Othello's race.
1. I believe that a human bond is triggered through pleasure or pain. I think that how we are as humans allow us to approach certain situation if it makes us happy or sad. If someone gives you pleasure, of course you are going to have a great bond with them. On the other hand, if someone always brings pain upon your life, the bond isn’t going to be as strong as it should be. You never know what a relationship may bring! Just have to take a chance and hope for pleasure and not the pain.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays this, because it’s a common human connection to think this way. Every relationship has problems and confusion sometimes and he displays how the complexity can sometimes be difficult when other people get involve. Shakespeare really goes into debt in explaining how relationships can be. He picked a good way to grab his audiences attention with going down this route.
1. For example, the argument with Desdemona and Othello about the handkerchief. As you can see it brought a bunch of pain to both sides. Both parties were striving to find answers, but in result, they only brought pain to each other. Not trying to get to the bottom of it, the pleasure factor seized to exist.
Delete1. In Othello it is shown why human bonds bring both pleasure and pain. Throughout Othello, there are many bonds. For example here are a few: man vs. man, woman vs. man and love vs. hate. Man vs. man shows why a human bond that brings both pleasure and pain because in Othello, there are many man to man relationships. There is the relationship between Othello and Iago, Cassio and Iago and Cassio and Othello. The relationship between Othello and Iago starts out with pleasure because of the friendship they have and it is a pleasure for them to be friends until Iago comes up with his evil plan. The friendship between Iago and Othello is maintained throughout the play until the end when Othello finds out about how Iago had an evil plan all along which is where the pain comes in. Iago's plan of evil has made Othello feel so betrayed and before Othello dies he is left with pain from the truth. The relationship between Cassio and Iago also starts out as a pleasure because they both have a plan to win Desdemona and they enjoy being "friends" until Cassio is almost killed by Iago which brings him physical and emotional pain. The physical pain comes from being stabbed in the leg by Iago and the emotional comes from the betrayal of Iago. The relationship between Cassio and Othello starts out as a pleasure because they don't have any problems going on between them and they love each other as friends and have respect for each other. The relationship brought both of them pain because Othello believed every evil word Iago said to him which made Cassio become part of Othello's bad side which in the end brought both of them pain because everything Iago told Othello was a lie and it destroyed the relationship between Othello and Cassio. Woman vs. man also shows why human bonds bring both pleasure and pain. In Othello the woman vs. man relationships are Othello and Desdemona and Iago and Emilia. Othello and Desdemona's relationship in the play starts out as a pleasure because they are so in love and Desdemona looses all respect from her dad because she married Othello. The pain of the relationship comes in when Iago starts telling Othello bad things about Desdemona that she is not doing although he believes Iago. The lies that Othello is believing is what destroys the relationship of Othello and Desdemona because by the end, Othello doesn't love Desdemona anymore and all of this evil done by Iago has caused pain between Othello and Desdemona when they started out as a strong and happy couple. The relationship between Iago and Emilia also starts out as a pleasure because they both love each other but the pleasure between them end quickly because all Iago does is lie to Emilia and the lies bring Emilia pain in the end. Throughout Othello, love vs. hate is shown between many relationships. For example, Othello and Desdemona have a love/hate relationship because they start out loving each other very much and then at the end Othello hates Desdemona so much that he kills her.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespear potrays the complex nature of relationships because in Othello he gives real life examples that happen to people everyday. His book Othello, the relationships are played out like in a soap opra. For example, the relationship between Othello and Desdemona started out great until Iago comes up with his evil plan to take Desdemona away from him. After Iago told many evil lies about Desdemona to Othello, the natural jealousy comes in. I say jealously is natural because even if people don't want to admit it, there is always a little jealousy of some kind that a person has. The relationships that are in Othello connect with the way relationships are today. There will always be a couple who is in love and a person who wants to ruin everything because they are unhappy. As they say, misery loves company. Shakespear shows that no matter what kind of relationship there is, if there is no trust there is no way the relationship can last.
1. Human bonds bring both pain and pleasure because in any kind of relationship people are going to have differences in thoughts and ideas of life. Many types of relationships are displayed in Othello, Othello and Desdemona’s relationship brought pain because of close families relationship with one or the other. Desdemona’s father brought pain to the relationship because of his issues with Othello, and this was all because of his race. Also, other characters contributed to the pain in their relationships from their jealousy. The pleasure started off at the beginning of the relationship when Desdemona fell in love with Othello, she loved the way he expressed his life experiences. Desdemona and her father’s relationship was pain because once he found out that his daughter had went out and married a moor, then he didn’t trust her because she went behind his back. Othello and Iago’s relationship was pleasure because they had a friendship, and they felt they were honest and loyal to each other. Othello and Cassio’s relationship started off good but ended in pain with the accusations of Cassio sleeping with Desdemona. Othello was the person with the most relationships with other characters and in most ways they related to Desedemona.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex of nature in relationships by displaying through the characters and their actions towards the ones they claim to love. It shows the nature of relationships in how they can start off great and end sour when something goes wrong from one person listening to someone else who doesn’t have anything to do with their relationship. For example, Othello and Desdemona’s relationship was good in the beginning, but later on Othello let his trust be tested by someone he thought was loyal and honest. His accusations and the rumors he heard caused him to lose trust in his wife, and his naïve characteristics caused him to not get anyway with his love for her.
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ReplyDelete1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain through the different aspects of the relationship. In Othello there are several bonds that cause both pleasure and pain. One bond that forms plesure is the bond between Othello and Desdemona; they are comletely in love and always seem to be overjoyed when they see each other. Desdemona and Othello's marraige in the beginning of the play is almost perfect: therfore, it brings pleasure to the both of them.
2. Shakespeare uses his style of showing all of the points of veiw of all the characters to show the complex nature of their relationships. In one scene Shakespeare will write about the thoughts and connections one character has with another and in the next scene he will write about the interactions that character has with another. Shakespeare shows all sides of the story and leaves nothing to the imagination so that the audience can completely understand what he is trying to portray. For example, the conversation Iago has with his wife shows us his plan to frame Cassio and then he shows us the consequences of his plan in the following scnenes. Also Iago's relationship with his wife seems to be complex. In one instance he is talking down to Emilia and the next he is asking a favor of her. Emilia responds to Iago's rants and mood swings with in various ways. Sometimes Emilia will just play the role of the "submissive wife" and eventually she retort his insults, as seen later in the play. Shakespeare shows the relationships of his characters in a very realistic and understandable way.
1. Humans are very emotional beings so therefore, sometimes we as human can't separate our feelings from reality and this causes the pain. Humans recieve pleasure in differently. Many humans recieve pleasure physically and some recieve it mentally. For example,when others compliment me and tell me I'm pretty this boost my self-esteem and helps me feel like someone I also love myself as well so this causes me more pleasure. Relationships cxan be complex and filled with pleasure and pain.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships in many ways but, Othello and Desdemona's relationship is the most complex, because of his skin color. Desdemonna's dad doe not approve of her dating a moor and others are also angry about the relationship. The fact that others is not in favor of their relationship makes it even more complex because they are causing major problems between them such as allegations of infedelity.
1. Every human bond gives off pleasure and pain. In Othello you have to look no further than the relationship between Othello and Desdemona. Othello loves Desdemona more than anyone else on the planet. This showcased by the words spoken by Iago and the actions of Othello. Iago said that Othello would gladly renounce his religion if Desdemona would just tell him. As much as love as he has for her, the realization of her betrayal makes him hate her so much that he kills her.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of very well, Even though a good amount of the characters are static. This is showcased the most through the complex relationship between Iago and Othello. Iago hate Othello to the core, a fact that Othello doesn't even suspect. Iago plays the only antagonist towards Othello, but in the end he acts as his only friend as well. He has go back and forth from intense hatred, to sympathetic friend. Whether or not Shakespeare knew or not, he was portraying a pretty typical part of traditional friendship, that of the two-faced friend.
1. Human bonds are made between people who share some of the same values and display some of the same values which provides each person with pleasure; however, pain will inevitably be inflicted. For example, with the election going on, many friendships were hurt because of their political views. one guy who was a democrat voiced his opinion on why he wanted to vote for Obama while his friend voiced his opinion on why Romney should be elected. One of the friends could have been hurt by the other's reason for voting. Another example can be how a guy cheats on his girlfriend but she ends up taking him back in order to keep the pleasure that they had the same instead of focusing completely on the pain. This shows us how human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because it can happen at any time depending on the situation and circumstance.
ReplyDelete2.Shakespeare does a great job displaying the complex nature of relationships. In Othello, he uses many relationships to show this. he uses Desdemona and Othello by showing us how they both are happily married even though Desdemona was a noble and Othello was a moor, or a black man, and that type of relationship was looked down upon but they still stayed strong. On the flip side, Othello allowed Iago to interfere with his thoughts and make him believe that Desdemona was cheating on him. At the same time, This breaks Othello's and Cassio relationships because Iago made Othello believe that Desdemona is cheating with Cassio. Cassio was Othello's lieutenant which meant that they were close but the thought that Cassio is messing around with his wife made Othello mad. This shows how one person can destroy an entire relationship. Shakespeare displays the complex nature of relationships through Cassio, Othello, Desdemona, and Iago by showing us the pleasures of their relationship and how pain can be inflicted. This gave the play a more dramatic toll and made it much more interesting.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain because it's natural and every person has their own standards and beliefs. It all depends on how each person potrays their aspects on viewing different things. For instance, Othello believed that Desdemon was faithful, romantic and complex. Desdemona believed in treating her husband with an honest and devoted heart. However, outside sources such as Iago, destroyed the flow and so this all goes back to the beliefs of individuals and how much trust they have in each other.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespear potrays the complex nature of relationships through real life experiences in relationships. For example, the relationship between Othello and Desdemona is the type of relationship you would see if you saw a couple in love. Their relationship is full of love and trust in the beginning. However, just like in real life there is always someone who wants to ruin other's happiness because they can't be happy. The person who plays this role in Othello is Iago because he sees that Othello and Desdemona are happily in love. Iago is married to Emilia but he wants Desdemona because he is very attracted to her. So he does his best to ruin everything Othello and Desdemona have and in the end, no one is happy because he has ruined it all.
1. Human bonds bring both pain and pleasure because people will do anything to maintain the connection in a relationship. For example, Desdemona's relationship with her father brought pain because she went against him and what he believe was right for her. Another example of pain that is brought into play is in Iago and Othello's relationship with one another. Iago and Othello's relationship brought pain because Iago jealousy and anger took over him completely and he had his mind set on destroy Othello. Iago cause pain to Othello by destorying his calm mind set and allowing him to make foolish decisions such as killing his wife. Pleasure is brought into play in the beginning when Desdemona falls in love with Othello because of his life stories and struggles. Also, Iago play a role in gaining pleasure by planing everything he wanted and the way he wanted it to happen and being the cause of all the corruption.
ReplyDelete2. Shakespear portrays the complex of relationships in real life experiences such as everyone in Othello had a role that played. For example a few roles that are played is Othello and Desdemona would be the popluar couple, Rodgerio is the man who just can't let go or get over Desdemona, and Iago is the instigator that is jealous of everyone and their postion so he would do anything and everything to destory them. This example show how their roles contribute to real life experiences and how the events seen in Othello can connect to real life.
1) Human bonds can bring both pleasure and pain. Human nature causes us to do certain things and acquire certain feelings. The longing for a relationship with a significant other or a close friend has its pros and cons. Pros includes the following: someone who offers words of advice and support in a time of need. This relationship can be identified as a best friend relationship. My best friend knows every little thing about me; for example, favorite color, shoe size, and birthday! He or she isn’t my acquaintance, but rather my friend. The other emotion, pain, is a con. This feeling can be brought upon by a sibling. My family members can annoy me to the point of complete frustration. It is so easy to forgive, but very hard to forget. I remember things that my sister has said to me that have hurt my feelings. I acknowledged her apology, but will never forget her spoken words. The phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me “is a very ironic phrase. I remember back when I was growing up that people would say mean things, and on the spot I would accept their apology; however, the moment when I walk away is when it all sank in. Humans bonds are illustrated through different relationships; such as, a relationship with a best friend or a family member. Regardless of the type of relationship, pleasure and pain go hand and hand.
ReplyDelete2) Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of relationships by proving realistic examples that the average Joe can relate to. The complexity of relationships is shown through the relationships of Othello and Desdemona and Iago and Emilia; ironically both relationships pertain to a husband and wife. Desdemona and Emilia have a relationship with one another; they are friends. When obstacles are present there is always someone there to solve them. The problem between Cassio and Desdemona, which really wasn’t a problem, was solved by Othello. Othello loves his sweet wife; therefore, he can hardly imagine that she would do such a thing to him. The actions that Desdemona was charged with are actions that people in our day and time face too. It is heartbreaking to see a marriage split up, due to the lack of loyalty. Desdemona wasn’t being unfaithful; she was framed. Desdemona was only trying to help Cassio, a dear friend, in gaining his position back. Iago, the antagonist, wanted everyone to burn; he was a selfish man. There are people in our world today who are like that too. In a battle between good vs. evil, good always wins. Relationships aren’t always perfect, but through perseverance and triumph a relationship can be salvaged. Shakespeare does a fantastic job of illustrating the complexity of relationships.
1. Human bonds bring pleasure as well as pain simply because we're human. We form human bonds to bring us pleasure, whether it's sexual, emotional, mental, or even in friendships. Although we may want pleasure from the relationships we form, sometimes we have to go through the trials of pain. Pain can come from a love lost, broken heart, or getting ourselves into something we didn't want. In love relationships, sometimes we go through pain just to find pleasure in the end. For example, in the play Othello, Othello and Desdemona were enjoying their marriage until Iago told Othello lies about his wife. Iago easily persuaded Othello to believe that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio. Instead of ignoring the lies of Iago and realizing who his wife was, he fed into what was said and accused her of cheating on him. Throughout the rest of the play, Othello could not seem to shake the thought of Desdemona "cheating" on him and becomes miserable and ends up killing himself. However, relationships are not based solely on love between lovers; they can be portrayed through friendships. Some friendships that we have are not real; meaning, one person in the friendship may not have the same intentions as the other person. They could be in the friendship for wealth, status, and/or popularity. Iago pretended to be Othello's friend as pretended to be Cassio's friend, just so that he could win the moor again. Iago lied to Othello about his marriage, and tricked Cassio into talking to Desdemona to make it seem like they were together. Growing up I have had plenty of friends like that. The pain that is brought through these relationships is the pain of ending it. Through family relationships we undergo the pain of hurting someone's feelings and letting them down.
ReplyDelete2. I feel that Shakespeare conveys the complexity of relationships clearly through Othello. In this play, I feel that each character was broken down through description, their roles, and how they each demonstrated different types of relationships. Iago of course represented the villain; he was conniving and deceiving towards everyone, therefore, any relationships he acquired on his part were not honest and true. I believe that most of Shakespeare’s writing has to do with love and all the different attributes of it. In Othello, he clearly demonstrated the power of love through the relationship of Othello and Desdemona. Instead of this story being a fairy-tale, it became a tragedy because of love.
1. Human bonds bring both pleasure and pain in any platonic, romantic, or hostile relationship. In Othello, we see pleasure and pain in the romantic relationship between Desdemona and Othello. The pleasure is easily seen and the pain strikes fast and hard due to Othello’s platonic relationship with Iago. Bonds are intertwined and when one goes on a downward spiral, the others will soon follow. To use an example from today’s time the relationship between a person and their boss can be affected by the person’s relationship between them and a loved one. No matter what type of relationship is involved, pleasure and pain are going to be present. Pleasure is not noticeable without pain. A bond is not a bond without both,
ReplyDelete2. Shakespeare portrays the complex nature of all relationships in his plays, but especially with Othello. Not only does Shakespeare have romance, but he takes it another step further by having platonic and hostile relationships that are not just shared between a male and a female. He creates relationships between two males and two females. Shakespeare really took it to the next level when he brought Othello into his plays by having a interracial relationship between Desdemona and Othello. Relationships can be very complex and very hard to understand. Shakespeare really brings out the complexity and nature of relationships in Othello by creating so many intertwined bonds. He has Desdemona and Othello, Othello and Iago, Iago and Emilia, Desdemona and Emilia, Cassio and Iago, Othello and Cassio, and many, many more. This situation is also seen in today’s time. One can just look at something as simple as family and friends bonds or go more in depth and look at the president and the world. There are so many bonds throughout humanity and our existence that encounter all types of emotions and problems that have to be solved.