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How to Write Reference And Context of “Othello”

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How To Write Reference To Context Of “Othello” in simple and comprehensive words. These paragraphs help the readers to understand the ‘William Shakespeare’ play’s text with its critical approach. As it write below…

Paragraph No: 1

And yet I fear you, for you are fated then,

When your eyes rolls: so why I should fear, I know not.

Since guiltiness I know not, but yet I feel I fear. 

Reference To the Context;

These lines have been selected from the Act V. Sc.II of the play, “Othello” written by William Shakespeare. 

Explanation:

The selective lines under reference are spoken by Desdemona to Othello. These lines are uttered by Desdemona to Othello in a scene in which Othello suspects Desdemona of giving his gifted handkerchief to Cassio by Desdemona, Desdemona persuades Othello not to suspect her so. Later, she swears by her life and soul and says Othello to send for him and ask him. On his suspension, Desdemona gets frightened and utters as she yet feels fear of Othello. She says to him, 

“You are dangerous when your eyes roll like that, I know you to be deadly. I don’know why should l’ be afraid, I have no sense of guilt, vet, I am conscious that I do so.” 

Paragraph No:2

Dangerous conceits, are in their nature poisons

which with a little act upon the blood.

Burn like the mines of sulpher. 

Reference to the Context:

The lines under discussion have been extracted from the renowned and famous Shakespearean play……”Othello”. These selective words have been spoken by Iago to himself.

Explanation:

After having received the handkerchief from the hands of his wife, Iago first regards it as an ordinary and cheap item in his daily routine life. But when he ponders over it in a somewhat serious mood; he starts regarding it as strong evidence or proof almost as reliable and worth as the words of the Holy Bible. He means to say that this handkerchief can perform its crucial or invincible role in confirming what he has been trying to tell Othello. He firmly believes that this item will certainly affect the already changed mind of the Moor deeply. Though he has already decided to shun off his very important but striking ideas as seeming to be distasteful yet all these will severely and strongly be affected by a little stir of finding his handkerchief in his hands. It will affect his emotions and passion as a little stir to one’s blood does. As a result, one’s heart starts burning like the mines of sulphur.

Paragraph No: 3

 I had rather be a toad

And live’ upon the vapour of a dungeon.

Than keep a corner in the thing I love for the others’s uses.

Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from the Act-III, Scene III of the play “Othello”, written by William Shakespeare. After finding lago’s sayings and talks wise, honest and loyal, Othello decides that he will discard Desdemona like an untamable hawk if she is found corrupt or guilty. Some of lago’s remarks always irritate Othello’s mind in which he says that Desdemona has made a deceit in the affair of her marriage with him because she kept her love a secret from her father. On the other hand, we see that she seems to be frightened by Othello’s look while she loved him wholeheartedly in the course of the action of the play. 

Explanation:

Here, Othello remembers one of the sayings of Brabantio in which he told Othello to be aware of her because if she could deceive her father, she could also deceive her husband. After thinking so, he also starts condemning and cursing the bond of marriage. He regards this sacred bond of love to a wretched one. He determines that he will never give permission to any third one to participate in his love for fulfilling the sensual desires. If he does permit others to share in his love for fulfilling the sensual and sexual desires then he is like a toad; living in the foul air of a dungeon. 

Paragraph No: 4

Whip me you devils,

From the posssession of this heavenly sight.

Blow me about in winds, roast me in sulphur.

Was me in steep – down gulfs of liquid fire. 

Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from the act V, Sc.II of the renowned play “Othello” written by William Shakespeare. The selective lines under discussion are spoken by Othello on being asked by Gratiano. 

Explanation:

How do you look now in this state, Desdemona? O! a girl of ill fate. You are appearing as pale as your one sleeping dress at night. When we will come across on doomsday, this look on your face will throw straight into hell and the devils will certainly seize upon it. You are as cold as your pure virtue. O cursed, person! The devil of hell must lash me severely till I may be deprived of the heavenly gift of eyesight! I want myself to be blown about in the storm and roasted in the ever burning fire of hell. O, Desdemona!” She’s dead, dead, oh dead!

Paragraph No: 5

By heavens, I say my handkerchief in his hand: O Pexjur’d woman, thou dost stone thy heart, And makest me call what I intend to do A murder, which I thought a sacrifice, I saw the handerkerchief.

Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from the Act V scene II of the renowned drama, “Othello” authored by William Shakespeare. These selective remarks are uttered by Othello to Desdemona. In this scene, the suspicion between Desdemona and Othello on the issue of handkerchief being gone in the hands of third person (Cassio) comes to its climax (finalization). In spite of Desdemona’s repeated denial of not giving the handkerchief to Cassio as a token of love with her own hands; Othello does not accept her assurance.

Explanation:

In the selective lines under discussion, Othello confidently tells Desdemona swearing by God that he has seen his handkerchief in Cassio’s hands with his own eyes. He calls Desdemona à great liar who has not only deceived but also broken his loveful heart for her. He also calls her a stone hearted woman who is worthy to be murdered right now. He further tells her that her murder will be as a sacrifice (perhaps he thinks her murder as no sin for himself). Once again, he repeatedly says that he has seen the handkerchief in third person’s hand. Later, in the coming scene we see that in spite of Desdemona’s repeated assurances of not giving handkerchief to him with her own hands and begging for the survival of her life one more day, Othello kills her at the spot. 

Important References and Context of “Dr.Faustus”

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Important References and Context of

Important References and Context of “Dr.Faustus”. We teach students to explain the text in simple and comprehensive words. These paragraphs help the readers to understand the Christopher Marlowe play’s text with its critical approach. As it write below…

Reference No: 1

Had I as many souls as there be stars,

I’d give them all for Mephestophilis.

Explanation with reference to the Context:

These lines have been extracted from the First Act, scene III of the famous drama ‘’Doctor Faustus’’ by ‘Christopher Marlowe’. The lines under discussion are spoken by Faustus to himself. As Mephistopheles disappears after taking the command of Faustus to tell Lucifer the wishes of Faustus and meet him at midnight, Faustus talks to himself. As Faustus has determined to surrender his soul to Lucifer on the condition of having every kind of worldly pleasure, delight and comfort for twenty four years, he utters to himself that if he has numberless souls as there are stars in the sky, he will give them to the Lucifer (Satan) in order to have all kinds of worldly pleasures and comforts. Here Faustus shows his utter desire and love to worldly pleasures, materialistic things and baseless beauties and powers of the world. He is deeply and wholeheartedly determined to have all such kind of worldly luxuries at any cost.

Reference No:2

The God thou serv’st is thine own appetite.

Wherein, is fixed the love of Belzebub.

To him, I,ll build an altar and a church

And offer him lukewarm blood of newborn babes. 

Explanation with Reference to the Context:

These selective lines have been extracted from the act Il Scene I of the famous tragic play, “Doctor Faustus”, written by ‘Christopher Marlowe’. The selective lines under discussion are spoken by Faustus himself to his conscience. After having determined to practice of black art (magic), Faustus’ conscience starts shaking between right and wrong deeds. On the one hand, his inner impulse of conscience compels him to leave the practice of magic (black art) and return to God for repentance so that he may get salvation from his misdeeds from the god. On the other hand, his impulse of gaining material things and worldly pleasures through surrendering his soul to Lucifer excites him not to go back upon his decision of practicing magic for getting worldly pleasures, powers and comports of all kinds. It further compels him to un shaky and determined faith in Beelzebub. He thinks that why should he resort to God who has no love and mercy for him now. He becomes of firm belief that his own impulse or passion is his own god whom he must worship and in these desires, wishes and passions is hidden the love for Beelzebub. For his worship, he will build an altar and a church or a temple and there he will serve warm blood of newly born kids (children)to please Beelzebub.

Reference No:3

Ah, Faustus

Now has thou but one bare hour to live,

And then thou must be damn’d perpetually

Stand still you ever moving spheres of heaven.

That time may cease, and midnight never come

Fair Nature’s eye, rise again, and make

Perpetual day; or let this hour be but

A year, a month, a week, a natural day.

That Faustus may repent and save his soul. 

Reference to the Context:

The selective lines under discussion have been selected from act V, scene III of the renowned play, “Dr.Faustus” written by ‘Christopher Marlowe’. As the time of Faustus’ agreement with Lucifer comes to an end, and the clock strikes eleven. Faustus friends retire to another room. Now Faustus remains alone and starts thinking about his eternal damnation which is about to befall on his after one hour. As the final hour advances, his poignant soliloquy takes its start in an anguished soul. 

Explanation:

He deeply and remorsefully repents to make a last minute effort to save his soul from the impending doom and punishment. He greatly requests to the ever moving planets to become stand still so that time may not advance further and the last hour of midnight never arrives at all. He severely appeals to the sun to rise and come up again and make the day perpetual so that this hour may not come to an end. After finding himself failed in his baseless and unimaginable attempt, he makes a merciful request to God. He utterly longs or wishes that this final hour may be longer to a year, to a weak or even to a day so that he may get a further moment to repent and pray to God for his salvation. 

Reference No: 4

O soul, be changed into little water drops,

And fall into the ocean, ne’er be found!

My God, my God look not so firerce on me while! 

Ugly hell, gape not! Come not Lucifer! 

Reference to the Context:

The lines under reference are occurred at the very closing (ending) scene of the tragic play, “Doctor Faustus” authored by Christopher Marlowe. These lines are spoken by Faustus at the time of thundering and lightening, from the God as a doom or punishment for sinful Faustus. As the time of agreement with Lucifer for having material things and worldly pleasures of all kinds for twenty four years comes to an end and the clock strikes twelve; Faustus remorsefully and repentant prays to God for his salvation. 

Explanation:

In these selective lines under discussion, Faustus wants his soul to be converted in the little drops of water and fallen into the waters of the oceans for mingling into it. So that, his sinful soul may not be found by the devil. He further appeals to god in a severe repenting mood that he must not look at him so fiercely and angrily at him. He wants God to have a little moment of life more in order to repent and cause his misdeed. For this, he further requests weepingly and shouted that he must not free adders and serpents on him. He uselessly and vain fully commands ugly hell not to open its wide mouth to eat or swallow him. Lucifer, don’t come near to me to take me away. Here very soon, we see that all his requests, appeals and prays prove to be vain and useless as the devils depart with him in Hell.

Reference No:5

Ay, Faustus, now thou hast no hope of heaven,

Therefore, despair, think only upon hell,

For that must be thy mansion, there to dwell.

Explanation with Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from Christopher Marlowe’s famous tragedy ‘Doctor Faustus’. Faustus is a student of science and its other branches of knowledge but in the course of action of the play, we see that he shuns off these branches of knowledge and resorts to get the knowledge of black art (magic). For this, he makes an agreement with Lucifer with his own blood. In order to get material things and worldly pleasures and powers of all kinds, he surrenders his soul to Lucifer for ever. He makes an agreement of twenty four years with Satan.

After writing the bond of having sexual, sensual, worldly and material pleasures and rejoices from Lucifer for 24-years sometimes, his inner impulses of conscience prick or strike him and he starts waving between the thoughts of good and bad deeds. These thoughts of good and bad deeds appear or occur to him in the form of good and bad angels. Good angel forbids him to follow or practise of black magic and resort to God for praying for salvation. While a bad angel excites or goads him to advance in the art of black magic fearlessly and enjoy the worldly powers, blesses and pleasure of all kinds.But he is told by the pupil of Lucifer that now Faustus must never think of the bliss and comforts of heaven as he has no connection with it now. Despair and disappointment are his companions now. He should always think of hell and its inhabitants. Now hell is the only place for him, in which he will have to live forever.

How To Write Reference To Context Of “Oedipus Rex”

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How To Write Reference To Context Of “Oedipus Rex” in simple and comprehensive words. These paragraphs help the readers to understand the Sophocles play’s text with its critical approach. As it write below…

Reference Paragraph No; 1

Ah! Dear friend

Are you faithful even yet, you alone?

Are you still standing near me, You will stay here.

Patient to take care for the blind?

The blind man!

Yet even blind I know who it is attends me,

By the voice’s tone

Though my darkness hide the comforter.

Explanation with Reference to the Context:

These lines have been extracted from the scene IV of the tragic play . “Oedipus Rex” by ‘Sophocles’. The lines under discussion are uttered by King Oedipus in his state of self blindness. Even in an acute and severe pain of itching blindness, he speaks to a choragus. He says though in the state of blindness, he can’t see his face and physical gestures yet he can recognize him from his voice as who he is. Oedipus asks him by saying that is he still faithful and loyal to him even in his severe state of blindness? Will he care and look after a blind man who himself (blind man-Oedipus) can’t do any thing of good and favor to him. He means to say that a blind man can’t help of any kind to a man with seeing eyes.

Reference Paragraph No; 2

Let every man is mankind’s fraility

Consider his last day and let none

Presume on his good fortune untill he finds

Life, at his death, a memory without pain.

Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from the tragic drama “Oedipus Rex” written by ‘Sophocles’. The selective lines under discussion are spoken by choragus at the time when Creon leads Oedipus back into the palace. 

Explanation:

When truth is revealed, Jocasta commits suicide and Oedipus blinds himself and finally requests Creon to exile him. On this occasion, choragus speaks to the audience directly and points out that he was empowered and liked by all because of his wisdom and intelligence. Yet in the end, ruin swept over him and he was left in the destruction. These lines show the weakness and feeble position of human beings and impart us a universal message of great reality that we should never think of passing a perfect life. He further points out by saying that man is a lucky and happy person who dies without any tragic end of life and without any painful incidents.

Reference Paragraph No; 3

Do not counsel me anymore. This punishment that

I have laid upon myself is just!

If I had eyes

I do not know how I would bear the sight of my father when I come to the house of Death or my. mother for I have sinned against them both.

So vilely that I could not make my peace.

By strangling my own life.

Reference to the Context:

The selective lines have been extracted from scene IV of the drama “Oedipus Rex”, authored by ‘Sophocles’. As the truth of the affecting plague to Thebes is revealed, Jocasta commits suicide while Oedipus blinds his eyes with his own hands. In the state of utter blindness, the lines under discussion are spoken by Oedipus to Choragus. 

Explanation:

Even in the itching and painful state of blindness, Oedipus does not lose the power of his mind and memory. He tells others that whatever he has done to himself, done by his own will and decision. So, there is no need to advise him any more. He regards his punishment just and right. If he had eyes how could he have faced his father’s and mother’s sight against whom he has committed a great and heinous sin. Even hanging himself to death would not have brought him peace.

Reference Paragraph No; 4

To have been a man they call his mother’s husband. Oh accurst! Oh child of evil

To have entered that wretched bed the self same one!

Reference to the Context:

These lines have been taken from the scene IV of the play “Oedipus Rex” by ‘Sophocles’. The selective lines under discussion are uttered by Oedipus after knowing the truth of the reason inflicting plague to the people of Thebes. In the root cause of the inflicting epidem, it is said that it is due to the heinous sin committed by Oedipus in his past life. It was Oedipus himself who murdered his real father, married with his real mother and begot children from her womb. 

Explanation:

After knowing the reality of the sin as prophesied by Oracle; Oedipus decides to get his eyes blinded with his own hands. He does that whatever he proclaims. He curses himself by calling himself a cursed child of evil. He is bloody and accursed who committed incest in his own father’s bed. He longed that people would never have called him his mother’s husband.

Reference Paragraph No; 5

At a feast a drunken man maundering in his cups Cries out that I am not my father’s son!

I contained myself that night, though I felt anger And a sinking heart,

The next day I visited

My father and mother, and questioned them, they stormed,

Calling it all the slanderous rant of a fool,

And this relieved me.

Reference to the Context:

The selective lines have been extracted from scene II of the tragic Greek play “Oedipus Rex” authored by ‘Sophocles’. These lines (words) are spoken by Oedipus to Jocasta in the scene in which both are talking to each on the issue of step parents of Oedipus in his past life at Corinth. 

Explanation:

In the selective lines under discussion, Oedipus tells Jocasta about his past event of life. Once he happened to attend a feast where a strange change in his life started occurring. A drunken man in that local gathering declared in his utter state of intoxication that he was not his father’s son. Listening to these unimaginable and heart breaking words, he remained whole night in a state of depression, uncertainty and worry with a sinking heart. The very next morning of the day, he met to his assumed parents and told them about the drunken man’s utterance. His assumed parents got angry and called the drunken man’s allegation baseless and foolish talks.Here we see that in spite of his parents’ assurance and declaring the allegation baseless, Oedipus could not keep himself satisfied afterwards. A strange but real fact. started troubling in his mind in his coming life.

Iago Character analysis In “Othello”

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Iago Character analysis In

If we study this drama in detail and depth specially Iago Character then we come to know that as far as the theme of appearance and reality is concerned, lago is the most suitable and interesting one. Most of the time, the action of the drama revolves around him. He is a complex character in the play and is more readable than the principal character Othello who is just a simple and noble moor without any cultured & civilized social background.

In Hamlet the evil is pervasive and hangs over the whole country but in Othello it is personified in one character lago. lago is wearing a mask in which he is virtuous outwardly But inwardly he is of evil nature & this evil power even he exposes in the first scene of the play. lago is a mouthpiece of social disorder and chaos. He is always a self-seeker and never shares the ‘love and duty’ which form the social order and link it to God Himself. lago having the mask of loyalty to his master who believes in serving his master like an ass who is discarded when he is old. He believes that a true servant must be dutiful and loyal without love. That’s why, he says at one occasion:

“In following him I follow but myself heaven is my judge, not I for love & duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end”. 

Actually his egotism is an outcome of the code of ‘reasoh’ by which he lives. His reason is the sin of pride, and he denies the supremacy of God and considers man as a master of his destiny. He always leads himself and others by the power of his reason. If lago denies the purpose and supremacy of God then here he is revolting against the Christian doctrines of humanity because he thinks and considers man as an entity of animal passion who has no link to the grace of God. 

On the importance of love, God himself has given too much stress and which is the leading principle in God’s plan but according to lago, it is a lust for sexuality and bodily pleasure. Iago, who thinks himself as a man of intellectuality and his this supreme power of reason finally betrays him. Othello and Desdemona have the love of mind but it is destroyed by physical passion and lago takes it as a ‘frail row betwixt.’ Here we see that lago considers love as animal lust and he thinks that Desdemona will be overwhelmed by this lust. lago only judges Othello in appearance but does not see those qualities for which Desdemona has married him. For Othello, their relationship is just an outcome of lust. These very ideas destroy lago but his failure is due to the overconfidence of reason in which he is leading his life.

lago is a product of devil and his true ideas and intentions are revealed in his soliloquies which show him as a symbol or entity of evil who rejects the moral laws & order of humanity. To the audience, he seems to be a devil but for Othello, he is an embodiment of honesty. Here Othello is so simple who even cannot understand the true identity of lago. Here, honesty is to be considered to be chaste like Claudius in Hamlet. lago is an embodiment of evil who has disguised himself as good because he stands for false appearance. Iago has created or aroused a false concept of reputation in him which binds Othello in the idea that if he wants to save his honour & reputation then Desdemona’s murder is necessary.

Same thing is done with Cassio when Othello dismisses him and Cassio laments before lago who, wearing the most outward virtue asserts that the loss of reputation is far less significant than receiving a bodily wound. lago who has personified evil in the guise of good but when we analyze Othello’s character, we find him as an embodiment of true virtue.

lago who is more civilized than the black moorOthello who is not particularly a European one and he has very little experience of Desdemona’s life in Venice. That’s why Othello’s marriage seems to be a mismatched marriage between a white Italian girl to a black man of Africa. The racial difference is very much prominent in their marriage and that’s why lago calls this marital union a brute sexuality and utters here in the following words:

Thou has practis’d on her with foul charms,

Abused her delicate youth with drugs of minerals.

That weaken motion.

On the one hand, Othello has the blackness of Satan and on the other hand, lago has the whiteness of truth and virtue. Here, the writer wants to show the false identity of these both characters’ appearance. lago who seems to be honest but only outwardly not inwardly and Othello who is a man of simplicity and nobility whom Desdemona had married for his adventurous life and bravery. Owing to the influence of lago’s intrigue and plot, Othello sees Desdemona as Brabantio has seen her and falsely concludes that their matrimonial union is illegal and illegitimate as her father says:

Look to her, Moor, if thou hast .eyes to see,

She has deceived her father and may thee. 

To sum up this discussion, we can say that Shakespeare had painted evil force in Othello which was eventually brought out by the suspicion which was externalized by lago’s jealousy and villainy nature, He chokes his love by his own hands just for the sake of his worldly honour & fame. At last in the ending scene, his self assassination shows the apex of his so called honour after knowing the reality. His wrong use of reason makes him suspicious of his beloved wife and murders her. After murdering her, he realizes the innocence of his beloved wife and his dead conscience is awakened and he himself punishes him.

Leonates’ jealousy In “Winter’s Tale”

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Leonates' jealousy In

Leonates’ jealousy is major feature which leads the story. Shakespeare, being a dramatist of great tragedies, always attracts the attention of the readers by his great tragic characters who are always alive and inculcated in the mind and imagination. As for Leontes personality is concerned, is of equal calibre as it always runs with our emotions and creates a great impression in our minds because the drama starts and ends with him. His character plays dimensional roles of a father, a husband and a friend who dominates all other minor and major characters who are directly and indirectly linked with him. It is his character who destroys different characters. He, being a husband, is affectionate and lovable and marries Hermione after a long courtship.

Both are passing a very smooth and loveable life but \things start changing by the arrival of Polixenes. The weakness of Leontes’ character starts becoming prominent when he has a groundless suspicion about his beloved wife and their conjugal life starts destroying. Further, fate also strikes him hard when his wife dies by the death news of her son which breaks him both outwardly and inwardly. This is the result of these deaths which makes him conscious of his fault and he starts repenting upon his rude and suspicious behaviour. He is so severe in his penance that he decides not to marry till death.

Though, he is a good father, husband and friend yet there are some germs of evil in his character. His Jealousy which starts from a groundless base and which devastates all his plus points. Being the readers, we all do not start feeling sympathy and honour for him when we get to know the misery of Hermione which is about the throwing off the newly born baby girl, the sudden death of Mamillius and the ill treatment of his old friend Polixenes. Though there is evil in his character which arises spontaneously, yet he is not completely a lost soul because his repentance shows germs of goodness in his character.

Though, his cure is very slow of 16 years, yet luckily he gets back what he has lost. In the place of his dead Mamellius, he receives Florizel through his marriage to Perdita.

The jealousy of Leontes had been the object of much controversy among the various critics. Some critics are of the view that his jealousy was sudden, fierce and self – destructive and others give reason to it by the event in which Polixenes agrees to stay more when the queen of Sicillia insists on him. He accuses her as faithless to her husband and orders to put her in prison. As she was pregnant, she gives birth to a baby girl but he refuses to admit her and says that it is the fruit of their conjugal relations rather he gives orders to Antigonus to take the baby and kill her.

His jealousy reaches at the peak. when he disagrees & disgraces the oracle of Apallo. For all these, he has to undergo a very hard time when Hermione dies after hearing the death news of her son. These heartbreaking and troublesome consequences set him in the position to think that he is wrong and here he starts coming to the right path and declares that he would not marry again throughout his coming life.

There are also some cited or references in the course of the drama which can be quoted to prove his jealousy as gradual but not as instant. By nature, he has suspicions not only to his wife but also to others. At one occasion, he inquires Camillo:

“Have not you seen, Camillo?

(But that’s past doubt: you havė or your eyeglass).

Is thicker than acuekold’s horn) or heards?”

(For to a vision so apparent rumour cannot be mute) or thought?

These lines show that he has been watching the growing relation between Herinione and Polixenes for a long time and his anger also grows constantly. He is also conscious that now. This relation has also become the topic of the town and every courtier is also discussing it. Camillo who still upholds the honour and fidelity of the queen but Leontes becomes harsh and angry on it and says Violently:

“Is whispering nothing?

Is leaning cheek to cheek? Is meeting noges?

Kissing with inside lip? Stopping the career

Of laughter with a sigh (a not infallible of breaking honesty)? Horsing foot on foot? Skulking in corners? Wishing clocks more swift?”

So, it can be said that all these familiarities which are noticed by Leontes, can be the observation of a single day and moreover, he is fully aware of the intensity of the charge against his queen. It is also argued that he could not have disgraced his wife and children without a solid and apt proof but the ray of suspicion enters into him which ultimately increases his suspicions. Comparing Leontes to Othello, a prominent critic says that Shakespeare depicts Leontes as a man who is just as far removed as Othello from the traditional jealous husband of stage.

So, we see that Shakespeare presents Leontes in such a character whose jealousy sales up quite promptly and vanishes just as suddenly by the shocking death news of Mamillius which leads him to the right path. In Othello, we observe that as the suspicion erupts, it becomes a settled conviction of his wife’s guilt. But in contrast with the Moor, his love for his wife does not continue, but soon gives way to hate. Here, we find that there is no conflict in his mind between love for his wife and a wish for revenge, only the urge to destroy her in order to regain his peace of mind.

To a great extent, Othello and Leontes suffer alike and not to a great extent but to some an extent both Hermione’s & Desdemona’s case is the same. Both are married as a result of love affairs and are dearest to their husbands. Though both are innocent yet are badly disgraced by their husbands. Both love their men wholeheartedly and absolutely and both suffer by their beloved husbands a great deal. The husbands of both these are suspicious about them that they are involved with their friends.

As far as the endings of these dramas are concerned, the ending of Othello is more pathetic and tragic than the ending of this drama. Othello is a tragic play while “The winter’s Tale” is a dramatic romance. Here, there is no lago to blame for his misfortunes. In the case of Leontes, we see that he is not deceived by others like Othello but he is self deceived. Leontes is a man of changeable personality who changes himself and comes towards the restoration after hearing the news of death of his son & wife while Othello remains hard hearted till the ending and ultimately.commits suicide, on the other hand, the jealousy of Leontes is exaggerated by Herminoe’s insistance of Polixenes to prolong his stay:

“Will you go yet?

Force me to keep you as a prisoner,

Not like a guest: so you shall pay your fees,

When you depart, and save your thanks. How say you?

My prisoner? Or my quest? By your dread verily:

One of them you shall be.

After hearing all these. Polixenes has no choice but to reply.

Your guest, then, madam;

To be your prisoner should impart offending:

Which is for me less easy to commit than you to punish.” 

Leontes who is of suspicious nature, becomes jealous of such words and charges her of adultery with Polixenes and even does not admit her newly born girl but considers this baby as the fruit of her conjugal relation with Polixenes ultimately sends her to jail. When Hermione is proved to be innocent by the oracle of Apollo and thus Leontes punishment starts.

Hermione’s speech affects every heart and her request is granted, the oracle of Apollo is read out:

“Hermione is chaste: Polixenes is blameless; his. innocent babe truly begotten: and the king live with out and heir: if that which is lost be not found”

To conclude this topic it can be said vehemently that it is suspicious nature of Leontes which is the basic weak point of him, gives birth to a suspicion about her beloved wife and this jealousy gives a quick start to the action which as proceeds, we see that Leontes is a changeable and a restorable character who comes to the right path as he listens the death news of his son and wife – as compare to Othello who remains determined and stone hearted till at the end of the play.

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