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Othello and King Lear?
I need to write paper on diction and literary devices as methods of characterization.
I was hoping someone could give me a few ideas to work with ... i am not doing this out of laziness or anything ..im just a little lost as to where to begin.
any help would be appreciated.thank you
1 Answer
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Othello`s characterisation:
- "keep up your swords, the dew will rust them" - shows he`s confident
- "fair warrior" (for Desdemona) - (relationship with others) shows he affectionate towards her
- "O blood, blood, Iago, blood!" - (broken sentences) shows he becomes angry, mad and in distress
- "he strikes her" (stage directions) - he has become vilent/ aggressive
- "How am I then, a villain...?" (monologue by Iago) - shows his dishonesty because he is on his own when revealing his intentions
CHARACTERISATION: Look at the relationship with others, sentence types and meaning, stage directions, and the way the character is seen on stage (e.g. on his own most of the time/ always with someone...etc.)
LITERARY DEVICES: metaphor/similes, simple/minor sentences...etc.
:) Hope this helps
Source(s): *studying Othello :)
