what was most upsetting in the shakespeare story/film Othello?
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It depends. If you mean the Laurence Olivier version, then it was the way that Othello was portrayed. Which was in the sense of a mindless buffoon who was so feeble minded that he fell prey to the crafty devices of the wily Iago. \n\nIf you mean the version which starred Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Fishbourne, well, actually I liked that version. Fishbourne makes Othello actually more likable. It is easier to see the insecurities of the character, and how easily Iago is able to play on those insecurities. \n\nIn effect, Othello is a man who is on the outside of society. His acceptance into the society is through his military prowess, but he comes out of his place and marries Desdemona. The truth is that, Othello is unsure of where he belongs and therefore he is unable to accept that she loves him. It is not Iago who destroys Othello. He does that for himself.
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ahhhh   KING LEAR!!!  it's hard to explain actually because this isn't a soliloquy.  it's what he says to kent and the "fool" after leaving the company of his two daughters (regan and goneral) during an arguement they had.  he's telling the other two to go into this "shelter" if you can call it that, to sheild themselves from the storm (the tempest, "tempest" in shakespears day meant storm).  of course it was violent storm that night.  the night the king lost his "glory" and in a manner of speaking the gods unleashed their fury!  it was so bad that it distracted his mind.  the storm represents what he felt in his heart.  the part where he tells the "boy" to go in first and calls him houseless poverty is just a juxtapose.  the will pray then he'll sleep which is pretty straight forward.  you really have to watch the play to understand.
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Hamlet!! we just finished reading that in my ap senior english class last friday!  try sparknotes.com, it really helps, and there's even a section, no-fear-shakespeare, that has the original text next to everyday english, so that it is easier to understand what it being said in our modern lingo...\nhope this helps!!!
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the shakespeare one where he says bad things about his mistress about how she doesn't have rosy cheeks like everyone else. but at the end he goes and says even thought that's that, i still love her.
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It is a shakespere play.They were star-crossed lovers who committed suicide because their families didn't get along. It is basiclly a love story.
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Laugh - Blazing Saddles. It's so politically incorrect I just can't help it. At first I'm shocked then I'm just laughing away...\n\nCry - Titanic. It's so silly to admit it, but I cry. The love story was so sweet and then horribly sad, and the very very end, where she meets Jack in her dream (or in heaven, I'm still not sure of which it is) is just so romantic. It's hard not to cry when you think of all the people who didn't make it... It was on HBO Friday night for the anniversary and all... it was sad. I was glued to the sofa for 3 and half hours...
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Saving Private Ryan. During the opening scenes, where the invasion force was langing at Normandy, I wept. So much pain and scacrifice to insure people could be free.
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Love and Basketball is a good one but I cry in Titanic, Pay it Forward, Romeo + Juliette, and The Notebook, the outsiders is pretty sad too. But you know what's weird? When I watch sappy movies with other people, my eyes are as dry as a desert, but when I watch them by myself I start bawling!
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dude that is the best story in the history of stories...how was the blow?
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That is the "To be or not to be" scene, one of the most powerful of the play.  Should one live or should one die?  He makes the suggestion that the only reason one would not commit suicide is because of fear of the afterlife .... in other words the devil we know is better than the one we don't know.   Hamlet is wallowing in his grief in a sense, but also blaming others for it.  \n\nThere is so much more to this scene than just the dialogue that is spoken.  It addresses relationships between men and women, there is a philosophical debate about the afterlife,  and it makes us wonder what actually does constitute madness.   In this scene we think we know that Hamlet is only acting crazy, but this scene can make us question that because of how he treats Ophelia.  So at this point is Hamlet really crazy or is he just acting crazy?  His behavior toward Ophelia doesn't make sense. He seems angry at the world and at women in general and at Ophelia in particular.\n\nI hope this makes some sense to you and is of some help.
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Juliet's long soliloquy before she drinks the potion focuses on her fears.  She at first calls the nurse, then changes her mind, realizing that she must act alone.  At first she fears that the potion won't work at all and lays a dagger beside her in case it doesn't.  She then fears that Friar Laurence may have lied, and really plans to kill her in order to avoid being punished for performing their marriage. \n\nAfter deciding that the Friar is honest and trustworthy, Juliet fears that she will wake up before Romeo arrives.  This prospect frightens her the most.  She fears strangling to death for lack of air, and then thinks about being in the vault with the bones of her ancestors, including Tybalt's recently dead body.  In horrible images, she imagines herself playing with the bones of her dead relatives and even smashing her own brains out with one of the bones.  As she imagines Tybalt's ghost seeking out Romeo, his murderer, she drinks the potion as a toast to Romeo.\n\nEven though Juliet's worst fear is that she will wake up too soon, it is ironic that this is the one thing that could have saved both their lives.\n\nJuliet is tragically alone in this scene, expressing her deepest fears in total isolation.  She shows her bravery as proof of her intense love for Romeo. In fact, it is her love for him which allows her to overcome her worst fears.
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1. At the end of which Act...? Act III? Romeo of course does not wish to leave Verona, but he must in order to survive. Both are miserably unhappy. As Juliet learns she must be wed to Paris, she becomes angry and rebels against her father. In the end, she feels like everyone has turned on her--even the Nurse. She goes to seek help from the only person she trusts--Friar Lawrence. Not sure that this answers your question, though.\n\n2. Romeo feels responsible for Mercutio's death because Mercutio was stabbed under his arm (Act III, Scene i). He was trying to prevent Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting, as he has recently married Juliet (Tybalt's cousin). His guilt and rage over this accident lead him to attack and kill Tybalt, which ultimately leads to his banishment from Verona.\n\n3. Shakespeare uses the images of darkness and light quite frequently. When Romeo first meets Juliet, he compares her to a star in the sky or a jewel in the ear of an African (Act I, Scene v). He also compares her to a dove amidst crows. Later, on the balcony, he compares her to the sun (Act II, Scene ii). Juliet hopes that when Romeo dies, he will become the stars in the sky, so that "all the world will fall in love with night." (not sure of the exact spot but I think it's Act III, Scene ii).
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Othello by William Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.elook.org/literature/shakespeare/othello/\n\nI have found 12 summaries for you to look at, click the link below. I have included a short extract to give you a taste of what the reviews have to offer and they’re FREE..!!!\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=319\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Othello\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xOthello.html#Othello\n\nhttp://www.clicknotes.com/\n\nAn analysis of the play by Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.theatrehistory.com/british/othello001.html\n\nTHE ROMANTIC IAGO\n\nhttp://www.theatrehistory.com/british/iago001.html\n\nAntagonist \n\nIago, Othello�s ensign, is the antagonist of the play. He exploits Othello�s weakness, bringing out his fatal flaw of jealousy and making him believe that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair. During the course of the play, Iago kills Roderigo and Emilia, his wife; and he stabs Cassio, wounding his leg. His evil scheming leads to the deaths of Desdemona and Othello. \n\nhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmOthello04.asp\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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i think the mood of this movie is very distraught as well as ironic in some points. it was a very good movie several moods come to mind as well as depressed, oppressed, very good choice of movie too. good luck on your report
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1. Conflict shown between Montagues and Capulets.  The Price of Padua bans all fighting.  Romeo crashes a Capulet party, sees Juliet, and forgets all about some other woman he was in love with before.  Later he climbs up on Juliet's balcony and finds out she loves him back.  They kiss.\n\n2. Romeo and Juliet decide to get married and find a willing priest to marry them.  Romeo and Tybalt (Juliet's brother) get into an argument and Mercutio (Romeo's friend) gets in the way.  Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt.  Juliet hears of this news and is upset.  Romeo is banished by the Prince and must flee Padua.\n\n3.  In order to flee Padua to be with Romeo (now her husband) Juliet takes poison to feign death.  Juliet's nurse is supposed to tell Romeo but she is harassed by Romeo's friends, gets angry, and doesn't give anyone the message.  Romeo thinks Juliet is really dead, visits her crypt, takes some poison, and drinks.  He dies.  Juliet wakes up, sees Romeo dead, takes his dagger, and kills herself.  Everyone else find them lying together and is very sorry.\n\nUpdate:  Both the Montagues and the Capulets are rival noble families in Padua (Italy).  They are not of different social classes, they're just mad at each other.
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OMG my class read this play recently... crap lol. i totally forgot, and my teacher took up everyones notes to grade. they would have really helped. This play was a real pain in the rear.  Although i do remember that Brutus was well respected in the Roman community, but he does wrong things, but for the right reason, of course (like the death of caesar). he thought that caesar was a threat to rome.
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The whole play is about how humans are at the mercy of fate!  This is why the harder Oedipus tries to deny his fate, the more he is drawn into it.