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  • Iago's Use Of Manipulation
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    Othello: Manipulation To Gain Power Manipulation is a very powerful word. People use this tactic everyday to get what they want in life. By deceiving people or tricking them into seeing a certain point of view, people gain power. To skillfully use the power of manipulation a person must use another person's weaknesses. By using a person's emotions against them, they can be manipulated with ease. In Shakespeare's Othello, the character of Iago uses these tactics almost to perfection to achieve hi...
  • Othello A Racist Play
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    Othello - A Racist Play? - Although there are lots of things to suggest this is a racist play I don't think that racism actually dominates the play, even though it has a racist theme. There is a romantic union between black and white which gets destroyed because most people think the relationship is wrong. At the time the play was written, 1604, even the Queen of England was racist so there must have been a strong hatred of blacks around that time. Most racist comments in the play are said by pe...
  • Iago To Othello
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    Iago's Motivation Iago is a 'moral pyromaniac. ' Harold C. Goddard writes that Iagoconsciously and unconsciously seeks to destroy the lives of others, especially others with high moral standards (Goddard 76). However, Iago is more than just 'moral pyromaniac,' he is a moral pyromaniac whose fire is fueled by pure hatred. He is a hungry power monger whose appetite for destruction can only be satisfied after he has chewed up and spat out the lives of others. Iago lusts for power, but his sense of ...
  • Iago And Othello
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    How Evil is Seen in Shakespeare's Othello - A Character Study of Iago - By Amber Santos In Othello, one can see the battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good mixing like watercolors that are too wet. The characters themselves can be viewed as a mix of both good and evil, with the exception of two; Desdemona who is spotless and Iago, who has no good in him. They are our two extremes, and the walls between which the rest of the characters, all a mix of good and evil, wi...
  • Othello's Love For Desdemona
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    Thematic Premise-Greed, usually in the form of an obsession for money and power, often leads to a loss of personal values, sense of self, and even life. (Working) Theme Statement for Lit#1-If there is an obsession or a great amount of greed for money, power or love, then as a result there is a risk of losing personal values, a sense of self, and possibly life. When the fantasies and desires of a person turn into an obsession or an excess of greed of whatever it is he wants, usually it will drive...
  • Idea Into Othello's Mind And Iago
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    The play of Othello is like you are pushing a huge boulder up a steep mountain, and then it finally reaches the top, and it goes down the other side, and nothing can stop it. This is how I see the action in Othello. Iago spends the whole time plotting, and conspiring with the audience, and then he finally pushes Othello over the edge. Iago manages this in several ways, through imagery, sewing the seed in Othello's mind, and reverse psychology. However all of these ways boil down to one thing, Ia...
  • Iago's Jealousy For Othello's Marriage With Desdemona
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    Othello is considered to be the most tragic of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare plays out a tale of a self-delusional villain that has declared revenge on Othello. Othello is the main character of the play, a general of the army with the status and respect of everyone, even though his race is African and Africans are usually looked down on. For Iago, our delusional viol lan, to carry out his plan of revenge, he must infiltrate Othello's trust more so then he already has and he does this by discr...
  • Othello Professes His Love For Desdemona
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    Othello In the play "The tragedy of Othello", one character that I thought clearly changed during the course of the play was the main character, Othello. Othello was a man of great dignity and honor. He was noble of birth, both a captain and a general, the foremost officer in the state of Venice and the new General of Cyprus. He had the respect of all men and women surrounding him, he identified himself with the "great ones" and with that he was shown the uttermost respect and loyalty. He was an...
  • Othello Into View Of Cassio And Desdemona
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    Iago the villain William Shakespeare, in his play, "Othello the Moor of Venice", brings to life one of his most complex villains, Iago. Iago plays the ancient of Othello, who is the general of the Venetian forces. As an ancient, Iago is to be a loyal servant to Othello. However, Iago has grown bitter and contempt and uses his supposed loyalty as a wedge to cause Othello's demise. It has been said of Iago that he is the devil incarnate or that he personifies the devil (pg. 244) this accusation co...
  • Angers Iago
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    Othello In Othello by William Shakespeare, the villain Iago has many motives for ruining the lives of Othello, Cassio, Desdemona, and Roderigo. They include jealousy, fears of infidelity, greed, and his anger at being passed on for a promotion. These passionate motives drives Iago, turning him into one of the most evil of villains Shakespeare has created. Roderigo a solider in Othello's army and once a courtier of Othello's wife Desdemona is under Iago's spell from the beginning. Iago's manipula...
  • Desdemona Iago
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    The story of Othello is a tragedy caused by love, money, and power. Othello was looking for love because he already had money, and power, and that snake Iago was looking for money and power. Iago was not concerned about love because heed rather have money and power. In this story almost all of the main characters were either looking for love, money, or power. Othello ended up killing his love of his life Desdemona and himself, Othello loved Desdemona so much that heed rather murder her then have...
  • Othello Believes In Iago
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    A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY Shrewd and devious behaviour, especially for his own benefit is perpetuated by the manipulative and evil Iago throughout the Shakespearean tragedy Othello. Iago tampers with the truth and falsifies events in an attempt to secure power and seek revenge. In his quest for power no one is safe from his devious deeds. His lies and manipulative tales ultimately prove destructive to the other characters in the play. Iago appears to be without conscience, continuing to fabricate ...
  • Othello's Trust In Iago
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    Evil is like a cancerous plague, that does harm upon those who come across it. In the tragic play 'Othello'; by William Shakespeare, Iago is a character that is malignant. His evil is exposed through his choice of words, his ability to manipulate people, and his opportunistic ways. First of all, Iago's evil is shown through his choice of words which demonstrate his vulgarity and his sinister intentions. Iago's language is extremely base and forward; he does show any remorse or sympathy in any si...
  • Desdemona And Othello
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    Reputation plays a very important role in the play Othello. The character of Iago uses his reputation as an honest man to deceive Othello and other characters in the play. To Cassio reputation meant everything. Othello's reputation played an important role in the play. Iago's reputation played a very key role in the play. Everyone thought of Iago as an honest man. O, that's an honest fellow, You advise me well... goodnight honest Iago -... that's an honest fellow I know thou rt full of love and ...
  • Othello's Wife
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    Othello: This is main character in the play. He is a Moorish General and head of the army of Venice. He is a warrior, honest, and loves his new wife, Desdemona very much. His one flaw is that he trusts his ensign, Iago too much and allows Iago to corrupt him. Iago cons him into believing his wife is cheating on him, and he kills her for it. When he realises she was not cheating, he commits suicide in anguish. Iago: He is Othello's ensign, and the main villian in the play. He hoped to be promoted...
  • Iago And Othello
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    In William Shakespeare's Othello there is a wide array of themes. One of the themes, which is found true to nearly every character, is of the act of control throughout the play. Another theme portrayed through Iago, is the recurring use of words such as 'monkey', 'lion', etc. in 'romantic' conversation. In Othello, characters such as Roderigo, Brabantio, Desdemona, etc. at one point of the play believe that they have complete control over another character or situation only to find that the pers...
  • Iago Plans
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    In the play Othello, written by Shakespeare, the most interesting and complex character is Iago. All of the other characters in the play know him as Honest Iago, but from a reader's standpoint that is clearly not the best nickname for him. He has a unique gift to read others character and personality. Iago uses this gift to manipulate others into doing things that, in the end, will benefit him and move him closer to his goals. From the very beginning of the play Iago wants vengeance on Othello. ...
  • Iago And Othello
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    OTHELLO In his writing Shakespeare has a way of revealing his view on debatable situations, as do most writers. In Othello there are numerous examples that prove this to be true. Othello aids in getting across one of the play's most important messages that stereotypes placed on people are not always true. Shakespeare poses Othello as a model citizen and gives Iago the qualities of a typical black man. Although Othello is black, he is able to overcome the typical presentation of being a corrupt p...
  • Othello's Back Iago
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    The most interesting person in this play "Othello" is certainly Iago. A cruel vindictive villain filled with hatred and jealousy over people surrounding him. Iago is a character different from all the others in the play. He seems to be everyone's friend and is seen to everyone has on honest guy. Iago even says he is honest although he is not at all. "I am an honest man... ". (2, 3,258). Iago is a character that is utterly cynical and is not ruled by his intellect but is driven by jealousy. Iago ...
  • Difference Between Othello And Iago
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    Reading Othello, you might ask yourself why this book is so acclaimed when it has a relatively simple plot with seemingly simple characters. "It is just a story about a man becoming jealous because of a lying character", you might say. I think Othello isn't a story but it is a character study. The plot is simple but the characters have very complex personalities that are formed and changed through the course of the minimal story line. The two characters I am comparing and contrasting are Othello...

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