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  • Very First Moment Iago
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    I am not what I am Iago is quite possibly one of the best examples of evil in literature. He is not merely manipulative as other 'bad guys'. Iago also brings the interesting aspect of truth into it all. He quite literally tells the best lies using mostly the truth. What can we call him? Whether it bethe devil, Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer or Moloch, these words same idea: pure evil. Not the terrible creature from beyond, or anything quite so mundane as that, but the fundamental belief of malignancy...
  • Testimony Of Othello And Desdemona
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    In the tragedy Othello, Shakespeare created a mood that questioned the sexual morality of each of the characters. Subjects like sexism, love, hate, jealousy, and deception were thoroughly developed in the play of Othello to enable the audience to have a real sense of the characters knowledge, or what the characters presumed to be true knowledge. One may conclude that Shakespeare wrote Othello to express to the audience to seek their own proof about unfaithfulness and not rely on the knowledge or...
  • Othello's Trust Of Desdemona
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    Themes in Shakespeare's Othello Throughout Shakespeare's play, Othello, there are many themes interwoven to describe the author's perspective of the true nature of a man's soul. Three themes critical to the play are doubt versus trust, monstrous imagery and the fallible love of man. One central theme of the play is the major contrast of doubt versus trust. For whatever reason, Othello's trust of Desdemona is too weak to resist Iago's accusations. As happens in many of Shakespeare's works, miscom...
  • Animals Iago Calls Othello
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    ... 's that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes. Sight and Blindness When Desdemona asks to be allowed to accompany Othello to Cyprus, she says that she "saw Othello's visage in his mind, / And to his honours and his valiant parts / Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate" (I.. 250-252). Othello's blackness, his visible difference from everyone around him, is of little importance to Desdemona: she has the power to see him for what he is in a way that even Othello himself cannot....
  • Othello An Attractive And Generous Friend
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    Shakespeare's tragic hero, Othello, is a strong, powerful, and dignified Moor. He has come to Venice, hired by the State to help the country win their war against the Turks. He spent nine months in Venice, where his leadership and kindness have made him a popular general. Yet, how can such a strong character become so blinded from the truth and can only hear the destructive voice of "honest" Iago This can be explained by an in-depth analysis of Othello's many character flaws. These include his t...
  • Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge Iago
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    Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge Iago has a large appetite for revenge. In his perspective, he believes that it is he who should be in charge, not Othello the moor. This creates an anger in Iago, who entraps Othello in a web of deceit. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images in Othello's head that lead to his demise. But what is more important is that he gives Othello the motive to murder innocent Desdemona. Iago is constantly like pu...
  • Roderigo To Desdemona To Cassio To Othello
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    ^OTHELLO: ACT I Shakespeare's story of jealousy, betrayal, and murder begins on a street in Venice in the middle of the night. Roderigo has just learned that Desdemona, the woman he loves, has eloped with Othello, a Moorish general hired to lead the Venetian army against the Turks. Roderigo is angry at Iago, the young Venetian he's been paying to play "matchmaker-" for him and Desdemona. But Iago has other problems. He's furious with Othello for having chosen Michael Cassio as his Lieutenant ins...
  • Plot And Othello's Relationship With Desdemona
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    Throughout all of literary history there have been two basic types of characters the protagonist, or hero, and the antagonist, or villain. Perhaps the greatest villain of all time is most greatly expressed in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. The villain, Iago, would hold a place in any dictionary, next to the word villain better than any antagonist in the history of all written or spoken word, rivaled only by Satan himself. He expresses evil, deceit, and wickedness in the purest of forms. These ar...
  • Love Between Othello And Desdemona
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    Among Aristotle's terms in depicting terms in his model of human characteristics is hamartia. Hamartia is when one's flaw or weakness is his or her error or transgression. In William Shakespeare's "Othello", Othello's hamartia is the misconception he has "of himself as being uncouth, poorly spoken, and old; and because he begins to believe that his fair wife, Desdemona, cannot love him, he starts to believe that she is guilty of infidelity". (classic note). Maurice Charney's "Shakespeare on Love...
  • First Act Of Shakespeare's Othello
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    The first act of Shakespeare's Othello presents the audience with characters who are primarily concerned with their own well-being, reputations and advancements. Iago particularly stands out as untrue. He slanders Othello, and reveals plans to pain others. Desdemona rebels against her father when she elopes with Othello, displaying a nature of disrespect. Through these actions it is determined that Shakespeare's Othello Act I places little emphasis on loyalty. Iago speaks illy of Othello. Immedi...
  • Demonstrates Othello's Misplaced Trust In Iago
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    A Foolish Man's Love (Othello's downfall) There are many reasons for Othello's downfall in the play Othello. There isn t one single factor that can be noted as the entire reason for Othello's downfall. It took an unusual set of circumstances, and a varied cast of characters to weave the intricate webs that created Othello's eventual downfall. Some of the foremost reasons for the Moor's demise were stress, insecurity, love, and trust. The Moor, being the governor of Cyprus, encountered an enormou...
  • Main Reason Behind Iago's Hatred Of Othello
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    The theme of racism is strongly depicted in William Shakespeare's Othello. It depicts the attitude of European society towards those that were different in colour, race and language. In Europe, people of white complexion were the majority and all other races were considered to be less important and inferior. There are several characters in this that play portray this mentality. These characters include Brabantio, Rodrigo and Emilia. But by far, the face of racism in this play is that of Iago, wh...
  • Iagos Own Selfish Desire
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    But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at; I am not what I am. (Weizner, p. 43) This sentence from Othello is necessary to reveal to the general audience the truth about Iago, one of the most interesting characters within the play. In this paper, we will analyze his character keeping that phrase in mind and elaborating on why it is necessary and how it functions within the conceptual framework of the play. Iago is a male officer that is under the rule of Othello. Iago represent...
  • Shakespeare's Othello
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    Othello is Shakespeare's most complete tragedy. It is filled, in my opinion, with some of the strongest characters in all of Shakespeare's plays. Othello, the play's main character, is a cultured Moor, nevertheless insecure and hiding behind a facade of Venetian values and customs. He manages to assimilate into Western European society by denying his background and winning the hearts of the masses (and their daughters) with his tales of victory and strife. He is even appointed as General of the ...
  • Relationship Between Iago And Emilia
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    In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images in Othello's head that lead him to his demise. But what is more important is, he gives Othello the motive to murder his own innocent Desdemona, satisfying Iago's immense appetite for revenge. The motive for Iago's devious plan is initially made clear in the f...
  • Makes Othello
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    Othello Consider how Othello changes from the 'noble moor' to the 'backer devil' in one scene (Act sc ). Focus on how Iago manipulates Othello, how this is reflected in the styles of language, and what effect this has on the play. Othello is a play about a black 'noble moor' having the perfect marriage'. This perfect marriage, however, is destroyed by another mans deception and trickery. The mans motives are unclear but through planting the seeds of suspicion into the moors mind his marriage die...
  • Iago The Devil Incarnate
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    Iago. The name alone can conjure up many different images to various people. So much has been written over the centuries as to what motivated him to do all he did. The one thing that most scholars do agree on is that Othello is one of Shakespeare's oddest works. He departs from his usual formula of various subplots and numerous villains. It is also one of the only plays he wrote where a "supporting role" dominates so much of the stage. In this century, it wasn't until the National Theatre's prod...
  • Othello And Desdemona's Marriage
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    "Othello and Desdemona's marriage doesn't stand a chance". Discuss. From the time we learn of Othello and Desdemona's marriage, Desdemona manages to convince the audience of their strong relationship. Although there are many reasons to believe that Othello and Desdemona's marriage is eternal, it will be necessary to analyse both, their weaknesses and strengths to know if "Othello and Desdemona's marriage doesn't stand a chance". One reason for the breakdown of Othello and Desdemona's marriage co...
  • Relationship Between Cassio And Othello
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    The Emotions of Othello The motion of this play was based on the relationship or the friendships between Othello, Iago, and Cassio. Although the women in this book played a large role in adding to the vengeful, powerful feel in this play, it all ceased from the relationship between the three men. This play was filled with many different emotions, given by each of the characters when they interacted with each other. The emotions that mainly evolved in this play were: Power, jealousy, revenge and ...
  • Racist Comments Towards Othello
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    Right from the beginning of the play we notice a racist tone from Iago in reference to Othello. In only Iagos 2nd piece of dialogue he mentions Othellos "moor ship ancient". Showing Iagos obsession with Othellos race and colour. Also in this opening conversation he says how he is trapped with Othello". Whether i in any just term am affin'd to love the moor". This line is very important to the plot in my opinion. I say this because it shows that there is only one way to get out of his relationshi...

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