A talented poet and playwright writer, William Shakespeare came during the golden age of England. His writings are the greatest in the English language. No one really know Shakespeare real birthday. The closet date the scholars can come up is on his baptism on April 24th, 1564. It has been over 400 years since his death; Shakespeare’s writing is not just limited to English scholars, but also appears on modern historical events and newspaper as well. Playwright and poetry are an art that appeals to the conscious mind, but the best classical playwright such as Othello not only appeals to conscious mind, but also to the subconscious mind. “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice,” written by William Shakespeare from the sixteenth century is a tragic love play, and it is an excellent example of “Renaissance humanism,” said Paul A. Jorgensen, author of the Twayne Publishers, ( Jorgensen, 1, 3).
One reason his writings are still powerful and influential because it is an art form of expression. Shakespeare uses a variety of fictional characters to show new aspects of humanity. The play of Othello is a good example of an art that has movement and progresses over a set time. It does not restrict the readers or writers because both can create their own little fantasy world while writing or reading the play. Before the television age, people use theater as form of entertainment and also a good way to pass down human history to the next generation. Back then, people really enjoy the different theatrical themes. For instance, Shakespeare sets up a deceitful theme in “The Tragedy of Othello,” especially in the character Iago. He is the main plot and key figure to the entire play. Iago quickly learn his opponent’s weakness and use...
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Arguably the greatest playwright of his time, perhaps in all of history, William Shakespeare's literary works have had a tremendous impact (see Appendix 2). Reaching into the pop culture of the modern world through movies and quotes used in everyday conversation, Shakespeare's influence is astounding (see Appendix 1). One rarely stops to think, however, about events that had an impact on Shakespeare's life, particularly his writing. The outbreak of the plague, social disparity, political unrest, just a few of the historical happenings that impacted Shakespeare's plays, including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Henry IV
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