Hamlet and Iago ?
Anna Skoursou
I think that there are some similarities between Hamlet and Iago; they are
both jealous of somebody, they seek revenge and by all means they
accomplish their deed. Is there anyone who sees these similarities in
them?
I must have literary sourses, critical articles, any literary criticism on
this subject in order to support it and write a paper on it. So, if you
know anything about this subject and you want to help me, please by all
means post a message.
Thank you,
Anna Skoursou
Caroline Pruett
re...@cpcug.org (Gregory Resch) wrote:
>
>"Anna Skoursou" <du...@ath.forthnet.gr> writes:
> > I must have literary sourses, critical articles, any literary
criticism on
> > this subject in order to support it and write a paper on it. So, if
you
> > know anything about this subject and you want to help me, please by
all
> > means post a message.
>
>but in two different situations and places!
????What??? For one thing, I wouldn't say any 2 Shakespeare characters
are exactly the same, but what do these guys have in common?
Hamlet loses his rightful
>crown to a murderer, while Iago *creates* a murderer. (Two, actually.)
Would Hamlet ever do what Iago does? Would Iago hesitate to kill the man
who stood between him and the throne, whether they had killed his father
or not? (Remember, Iago means "I act"). Iago has zero scruples, Hamlet
has plenty. What is your justification for calling them the same
character?
Carrie
Anita
mine that was writing a paper on the tragic hero aspects of Richard III
and Hamlet. I couldn't believe he was associating one with the other.
He also couldn't enlighten me to any of the heroic aspects of Richard
III compared to Hamlet. To me Richard III is a tragic character, Hamlet
is a tragic hero. BIG difference!
Regards
William Ryan
Please, how could you all have missed the obvious facts? Both Hamlet and
Iago are men. Both have arms and legs. All of their lines are written in
the English language (save for a Latin tag here and there). They both
carry swords. Consider this: 75% of the letters in "Iago's" name can be
found in "Hamlet." There are indications that Iago eats "ham" in Othello,
and how many times does Hamlet say "I go"?
Certainly, if that's not enough, the final evidence: they both had
mothers.
I would like to acknowledge, with gratitude, the authors of the
Stradford-Oxford debate for helping me develop my rhetorical style.
Will
Anita <ho...@tiac.net> wrote in article <334086...@tiac.net>...
Caroline Pruett
re...@cpcug.org (Gregory Resch) wrote:
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>You two take yourselves entirely too seriously.
>
>
Apparently, we took *you* entirely too seriously -- but I fail to
understand why you would post something silly and assume we knew it was a
joke; people say a lot of silly things and they often are not joking (if
there is more to this thread that might explain some of your comments, I
apologize since I'm not getting all the posts!)\
Carrie
Paul Smith
I recently read and watched Othello for the first time and I was left
wondering why Iago hated The Moor. Because he was different? Because
he was very successful? Did I miss something or is this purposely left
this way by Shakespeare?
Best,
--
Paul Smith
San Diego State University
smi...@flash.net
Gary Kosinsky
In article <33522B...@flash.net>, Paul Smith <smi...@flash.net> wrote:
>I recently read and watched Othello for the first time and I was left
>wondering why Iago hated The Moor. Because he was different? Because
>he was very successful? Did I miss something or is this purposely left
>this way by Shakespeare?
"Othello" was last month's play-of-the-month, and this
question was dealt with in some detail.
The general opinions for his motivation were:
1) Iago was enraged that he had been passed over
for promotion.
2) Iago suspected that Othello had slept with his
(Iago's) wife.
3) Iago was a psychopath.
4) Some combination of the above.
For what its worth, I favour explanation #3.
If you are interested, and are familiar with DejaNews
(http://www.dejanews.com) - an archive site for Usenet postings -
you can trace the whole thread titled "Is Iago Insane?".
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> both jealous of somebody, they seek revenge and by all means they
> accomplish their deed. Is there anyone who sees these similarities in
> them?
>
> this subject in order to support it and write a paper on it. So, if you
> know anything about this subject and you want to help me, please by all
> means post a message.
>
> Anna Skoursou
Iago never kills anybody, he uses others to do what he wants to do. Hamlet does exactly the same. Iago's hate is inside him, he is ashame of himself but can't stop what he is INSIDE : a man who is addicted to another man out of sex. A slave to his passion for erotism
marco
bookburn
> I think that there are some similarities between Hamlet and Iago; they are
> both jealous of somebody, they seek revenge and by all means they
> accomplish their deed. Is there anyone who sees these similarities in
> them?
>
> I must have literary sourses, critical articles, any literary criticism on
> this subject in order to support it and write a paper on it. So, if you
> know anything about this subject and you want to help me, please by all
> means post a message.
>
> Thank you,
> Anna Skoursou
