According to the play Othello‚ Iago is a bright villain who deceives every single person he encounters. He has no sense of humanity‚ and he is skillful and eloquent enough to confuse everyone he knows. Being jealous of Michael Cassio‚ a lieutenant‚ Iago plans to wickedly destroy Cassio’s life because he wants to take Cassio’s position. He lies to Roderigo‚ a gullible nobleman‚ to get help with his plot and to get the money he needs. Iago is also very jealous that Othello could care for anyone more
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Othello kill their wives in order to defend their own honor. In the period setting of the play‚ to show honor‚ women are expected to be subservient to their husbands. The characters Iago and Othello reflect this attitude toward their respective wives‚ giving them reason to feel just in killing these women. Iago kills Emilia because she dishonors him by revealing his manipulation of Othello and Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona because of imagined infidelity‚ which makes him look like a fool
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undergoes changes as Iago succeeds in arousing his jealousy. Iago not only succeeds in arousing Othello’s jealousy‚ but also changing his total mind-set. Iago’s scheme to bring down Othello causes Othello to lose his relationship with Desdimona and lose his place in the throne. Iago gains revenge on Othello because he gives a job that Iago wants to another person. For example‚ Iago plans to convince Othello that Desdimona is cheating on him. This is one of the things that Iago does to Othello that
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people shows the racial tendencies of the Venetian people. Lastly‚ Othello’s race and the racism around him made him an easy target to be manipulated by Iago. Othello walked right into Iago’s trap by doing exactly what Iago wanted him to do. Iago’s racism originated from his envy of Othello’s position and achievements. By insulting Othello’s race‚ Iago recognizes that he has a tactic to control Othello’s life and take his spot by manipulating him using his
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William Shakespeare’s Othello as well as Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ one can not help but notice the stunning array of characters; each with their own and distinct personal identities. From Blanche Dubois in Streetcar to the evil Iago in Othello‚ personalities run wild and please us all with their similarities‚ differences‚ and intertwining complexities. While many of the characters in these particular plays exhibit strong differences in their identities‚ in comparison to other
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The film Othello by director Oliver Parker‚ is based on the Shakespearean tragedy based on the insecurities of one man‚ being played upon leading to his undoing at the hands of the one he most trusts‚ ?honest Iago?. In this essay‚ we look at how this age old play is dealt with by the medium of film‚ reviewing the director?s ability to provide an effect caused by insight into the play?s mechanization and interpretation of such affected by visual mastery. This analysis focuses mainly on techniques
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in Othello‚ determining that it is the cause of evil in the play. The critic exposes the jealousy presented by several characters: Othello‚ Roderigo‚ Bianca‚ and Iago. He compares their irrational behavior to that of Leontes‚ the jealous husband of Hermoine in The Winter’s Tale‚ and asserts that each displays a form of sexual jealousy. Iago‚ however‚ exhibits "an all-encompassing jealousy directed not only against sexual love but against love itself in all its manifestations." As a result‚ envious
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vulgar animal references- Iago tells Barbantio: “…an old black ram is tupping your white ewe” (1.1.88)). However‚ the most prominent literary device throughout the play is irony‚ especially surrounding the play’s villan‚ Iago. The central irony of the play lies in that Othello‚ Cassio‚ and other characters befriend and trust Iago‚ who‚ unbeknownst to them‚ will destroy their lives. Yet‚ the audience is aware of Iago’s malicious intent and the stark contrast of what Iago says versus what he thinks
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Act V Scene I: Iago: Hey‚ go stand behind that wall over there and have your sword ready when Cassio comes this way. I’ll be right behind you the whole time‚ don’t be afraid and just let it happen. You must move quickly my boy and it’ll all be over soon enough. Roderigo: Stay here‚ don’t leave me. I need you. I might mess this up and you’ll have to help me. Iago: I am still behind you‚ stay still a little longer and then you’ll be ready to go. Iago moves aside Roderigo: (to himself) I don’t
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His trust where he trust is absolute. If such passion as jealous seizes him‚ it will swell into a well night incontrollable flood. F R Leavis (1952): Othello has a propensity to jealousy and possess a weak character. William Hazlitt (1827): Iago is an example of the typical stage Machiavel who is an amoral artist who seeks to fashion the world in his own interest. Kenneth Burke: Desdemona is the an object of possession‚ while the possessor is himself possessed by his very engrossment
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