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Texts to Compare to Othello

Texts to Compare to Othello. Coursework Essay. The Visit – Friedrich Durrenmatt. Duerrenmatt describes "The Visit" as a "tragic comedy" that offers a pessimistic social vision of post-war Europe, and especially of Switzerland’s neutrality during WWII, the rise of

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Texts to Compare to Othello

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  1. Texts to Compare to Othello Coursework Essay

  2. The Visit – Friedrich Durrenmatt Duerrenmatt describes "The Visit" as a "tragic comedy" that offers a pessimistic social vision of post-war Europe, and especially of Switzerland’s neutrality during WWII, the rise of fascism, the 1950s rise of capitalism, and the general corruptibility of justice. "The Visit" powerfully asks whether it is possible to buy justice on the one hand, and whether murder and personal revenge can constitute justice on the other. • Plot Summary • Character List • Text

  3. Notes on a Scandal – Patrick Marber Notes on a Scandalis a 2003 novel by Zoë Heller which was adapted into a screenplay by Patrick Marber. It is about a female teacher at a London comprehensive school who begins an affair with an underage pupil. Her ‘friend’ Barbara keeps the secret for her, but his gives her a power over Sheeba… • Plot Summary • Text • Trailer

  4. The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical social science Fiction screenplay written by Andrew Niccol. The film chronicles the life of a man who is initially unaware that he is living in a constructed reality television show, broadcast around the clock to billions of people across the globe. Truman becomes suspicious of his perceived reality and embarks on a quest to discover the truth about his life. • Plot Summary • Trailer • Text

  5. Doctor Faustus – Christopher Marlowe The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge.  It was first published in 1604. • Plot Summary • Cliff's Notes Summary • Shmoop Summary • Themes

  6. A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams Fading southern belle Blanche DuBois is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded, boisterous corner of New Orleans, her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with Stella's crude, brutish husband Stanley Kowalski. Eventually their violent collision course causes Blanche's fragile sense of identity to crumble, threatening to destroy her sanity and her one chance of happiness. • Plot Summary • Character List • Themes • Text

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