Parallelism In Othello

In this incident, Jessica and Lorenzo compare ancient stories of mythological lovers. Ironically, the two extend this comparison to themselves. One reason this is ironic is because all of those stories are tragedies; one would expect Jessica and Lorenzo to follow suit, after such parallelism. However, the newlyweds seems as felicitous as ever, with no brewing signs of betrayal or death. Contrary to expectation, this couple may escape the tragic ending remarkably hinted at.
Throughout the final act, Portia proves that the plot is truly in her hands. In fact, the dominant idea in this scene is that everyone’s happiness lies on Portia’s shoulders. In this quote from Antonio, the man elucidates exactly what the other men are thinking; Nerissa, and especially Portia, came in clutch to save Antonio’s life and ‘find’ his ships. Far and away the most adroit character in the play, act five is Portia’s time to shine, even more than

In this incident, Bassanio alludes to New Zealand, the islands of which are almost directly across the world from London. In fact, geographically, for land to be directly opposite another piece of land bears the term ‘antipodal’. Statistically, about 15% of land territory is antipodal to other land. Essentially, Bassanio means that Portia changes night to day, as if the group traveled to New Zealand.
Clear parallelism denotes the link between one’s life and one’s income, even in just this one sentence. Interestingly, these words echo a previous sentiment, expressed by none other than the play’s tragic anti-hero. In fact, during the courthouse scene, Shylock proclaims, “You take my life/ When you do take the means whereby I live” (IV.i.374-375). Thus, one may draw an analogy between these enemies. Ironically, comparing Shylock and Antonio reveals many similar features, such as the fact that both possess strong priorities related to money and