Shakespeare portrays Iago’s character in the play ‘Othello’ with villainous content by using dramatic effects and specific representations of speech in order to engage the audience to witness this deceitful‚ dishonest and disturbing man. Iago portrays himself as an innocent and rejected man with the use of powerful and emotive language such as ‘despise me’ and ‘abhor me.’ The abrupt language used by Iago enables the audience to witness his disgust after Roderigo accuses him of withholding some information
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Tristan Cassio – Chad Drunk Person – Lauren Brabantio – Lauren Roderigo – Derek Scene 1: Brabantio My Space (Brabantio-Lauren‚ Othello-Ellen‚ Denaynay-Derek‚ MySpace-Tristan) MySpace: Ding! Got new grillz Brobantio: Dang Denaynay dem some shiny grillz MySpace: Ding! Relationship changed. Denaynay is married to Othello Brabantio: Ah Hell Naw! (Actually oh hell no but said as spelt) End Scene Scene 2: Brobantio Confronts Brabantio: [guns out] Yo Yo Yo‚ whatcha doin with my
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One example of this is Iago discussing the alleged love between Othello and Desdemona to Brabantio. “…you think we are ruffians‚ you’ll have / have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse” 124-125. Iago brings Othello’s race into the conversation to stir up Brabantio’s rage and anxiety pushing him to automatically assume Othello bewitched Desdemona
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for the most part exemplify the good qualities of their city and culture‚ which oozes civility and sophistication. This can be seen through the Duke’s language: “Valiant Othello‚ we must straight employ you against the general enemy ottoman. (To Brabantio) I did not see you: welcome‚ gentle signor”. However in Act One‚ Shakespeare uses the words of three Venetians to emphasise differences in Othello’s character from other Venetians. Shakespeare chooses these characters to highlight Othello’s differences
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innocent. He becomes the victim of a seemingly honest white character‚ Iago in the play. In the play Othello is always under attack due to his ethnic origins. On the night he runs away Desdemona‚ Iago and Roderigo alert Desdemona’s father Brabantio yelling: “Zounds‚ sir you are robbed/For shame put on your gown/Your heart is burst; you have lost half of your soul.” (I.i.83-5) Martin Orkin states in his article “Othello and the ‘plain face’ of racism” that: As such scholars
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opening scenes of the play‚ when Brabantio hears about the relationship between “the Moor” and his daughter – the “divine Desdemona”. In this scene Brabantio accuses Othello of being a “foul thief” who has “robb’d” him of his daughter. This accusation implies that as a father‚ Brabantio assumes authority over his daughter and‚ unjustly‚ total control over her choice of a marriage partner. Furthermore‚ when Desdemona confesses her love for “[her] husband”‚ Brabantio simply disowns her for marrying
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leaders and women their inferiors. Women were often regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. This patriarchal society and theme of male superiority is portrayed throughout the play. These themes are depicted through the relationships between the characters. Brabantio and Desdemona’s relationship shows how he believed the traditional Elizabethan view‚ that men were to control and dominate their wife’s or daughters. He is furious at Othello for stealing his daughter from him. Also‚ Othello’s masculinity is destroyed
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being a Venetian by birth is probably why people subliminally dislike him. Brabantio proved this when Iago reported that Othello and Desdemona had eloped. Brabantio says: “She‚ in spite of nature‚ Of years‚ of country‚ credit‚ every thing‚To fall in love with what she feared to look on! It is a judgment maimed and most imperfect That will confess perfection so could err Against all rules of nature.” (Act1.Scene3.114-119) Brabantio is arguing that Desdemona’s love for Othello is unnatural‚ since‚ according
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unfolds. It would be natural to think that her own father‚ Brabantio‚ would have the truest and most accurate opinion of Desdemona. However‚ it would be equally natural to think that a father would have a rose-tinted impression‚ his vision coloured by love for his daughter. The latter is the case with Brabantio. He describes Desdemona as ‘unhappy girl’‚ which is rather ironic given that she has just married the man of her choice. Brabantio sees her as ‘a maiden never bold‚/Of spirit so still and quiet
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Iago relays to Brabantio that Desdemona and Othello’s relationship is something other than the loving‚ passionate relationship less than what it is. Iago hopes to unease Brabantio thoughts of his daughter’s interracial
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