Author: y.abbas

To what degree is this a play about jealousy? What does it have to tell us about jealousy?

Jealousy can be considered one of the strongest factors in this play. Othello felt vulnerable and betrayed while experiencing insecurities and jealousy that led him to his own destruction. Othello’s jealousy effected his judgement and made him insane. His insanity encouraged him to kill his wife, Desdemona. I believe that this tells us that jealousy impacts our senses and brings insecurities within ourself which destroys the relationships in this play and also in real life.

Consider whether Hafez’s praise of worldly pleasures (e.g. eroticism, drinking, celebration) complicate his apparent asceticism or if it can somehow be reconciled with it.

According to Hafez, worldly pleasures do not refrain an individual from reconciling with the apparent asceticism. He appears to highlight the importance of relationship with God and worldly pleasures that may lead to one’s own self discovery. Hafez’s unique poetry explicitly demonstrated that it is possible to be connected with God while one is under the influence of alcohol. His views on religion and worldly pleasures constantly have been criticized by others because religious ecstasy and reconciliation with God is only supposed to obtained by following certain norms. Hafez also discussed the humanly love  vs. divine love in his poems, “Plant friendship’s tree” and “Thanks be to God” (Vol B 363-365) and through these  poems, Hafez conveyed that worldly pleasures do not complicate the appearant asceticism.

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Question – Discuss Homer’s focus on the father-son relationship.

In the Odyssey, Homer shows a very strong bond between Odysseus and his father, Laertes, and between Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. Laertes became ill because of Odysseus’ disappearance for years, however, when Odysseus returned, Laertes became healthy and fought against their enemy along her son and grandson. Telemachus loved his father all his life and he even respected Odysseus while he was absent for years. Telemachus respected Odysseus nobility and believed in his integrity while waiting for him to return home. In the Odyssey, Homer demonstrated that the distance between father-son did not impact the bond and their love for each other.