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Othello has an undercurrent of racism, as he is African in an Italian city, and Iago plays on this otherness to incite him to jealousy. Iago says that Desdemona was only interested in Othello because he was different and that she will soon tire of him. Othello's differentness is not just a matter of colour, it is also a matter of age, experience, upbringing and culture. Iago also uses racist remarks to incite Desdemona's father Brabantio against Othello, but nobody else in the city seems to find the marriage unusual.
In The Merchant of Venice there is an undercurrent of antisemitism throughout the Christian community. Nobody is free from this, although some characters, notably Gratiano, Salanio and Salerino are worse than others. This ill-treatment is essential to the plot, as it is the reason why Shylock tries to use a moneylending contract as a means to procure someone's death.
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When did William Shakespeare's plays played like time of the day?
around 2 in the afternoon
Which of William shakespeare's plays does the phrase 'brevity is the soul of wit' come from?
Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 2
WHo wrote Julius Caeser Macbeth and HAMLET?
Since you have added this question to the William Shakespeare catedgory, you won't be surprised to find that these three plays were all written by William Shakespeare, the most famous playwright ever.
What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?
History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play
Which of William shakespeare's plays does the phrase 'parting is such sweet sorrow' come from?
Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2
What are the 2 plays of William Shakespeare's where ghosts of murdered people haunt their killers?
There are three such plays: Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Richard III.
What is a Juliet?
Juliet is one of the 2 main characters in one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet.
What three things is William Shakespeare best known for?
1. Writing plays 2. Writing poetry 3. Being a businessman in the theatre industry.
Who is the bestselling author of all times?
Either William Shakespeare or Agatha Christie, as they both sold between 2 and 4 billion books/plays!
Where did shakespeare write his poems?
I may be interpreting your question incorrectly, but I'm going to answer this question in 2 parts.1. You may be asking who was Shakespeare - Shakespeare was a poet and playwrite.2. Many poems exist that refer to Shakespeare. Here are some examples:In Remembrance of Master William Shakespeare by Sir William Davenant.On Shakespeare`s Sonnets by MiltonShakespeare by Matthew Arnold
Which planet's satellites include Puck Juliet Portia and Desdemona all characters in William Shakespeare's plays?
The planet is Uranus, and the satellites are named after characters from William Shakespeare's plays such as Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Portia (The Merchant of Venice), and Desdemona (Othello).
Who wrote William Shakespeare's plays?
William Shakespeare did. The chances that he did not contribute at least something to all of the plays people attribute to him are infinitesimally small. The evidence is quite clear that: 1. William Shakespeare was a real person who was born and died in Stratford. 2. William Shakespeare from Stratford was a member of the playing company called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and the King's Men and was a close friend with the other members. 3. The plays which were published with Shakespeare's name on them were exclusively associated with the Lord Chamberlain's/ King's Men for as long as he was a member of that company. 4. William Shakespeare was depicted as a writer by those who knew him best within a couple of years of his death. 5. There is no contemporary record of any other person called William Shakespeare who could possibly be mistaken for Shakespeare the writer. 6. Nobody in the history of the world has used the name of a well-known living person as a nom de plume. Some think that Edward de Vere the 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the plays but there is no good reason to think he did and a number of good reasons to think he didn't.
