love for a white woman (Desdemona) was wrong and her father and others made it seem as if she has betrayed him and put shame on their family. Iago says to Brabantio who is Desdemona’s father that “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe” (II. 88-89)‚ which tupping meaning having sex. Once again putting it out that Othello is an animal. Brabantio didn’t think that black men were true men but that they were “bond slaves and pagans” and that he doesn’t belong in a white society. Therefore from the very
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Shakespeare has produced an incredibly large library of work‚ including 38 plays and countless sonnets. His plays are divided into four main sections: the Histories‚ the Tragedies‚ the Comedies‚ and the Romances. Othello falls under Tragedy‚ as it ends with the death of numerous characters‚ including the principals. Shakespeare’s work has been produced since the Renaissance in all artistic mediums from the original theater to opera‚ symphony‚ film‚ and ballet. It has also been consistently revisited
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Desdemona. Rodrigo was one of Desdemona suitors and was will to do anything for her love and affection. “Awake! What ho‚ Brabantio! Thieves‚ thieves! Look to your house‚ your daughter‚ and your bags!” Iago and Roderigo warning Brabantio father of Desdemona showed the betrayal Iago shown Othello. Also Iago has double-crossing mentalities. If Roderigo did a selfless act and approached Brabantio himse-lf the outcome of this situation would have been completely. The reason this situation manifested like it did
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Towards the start of the play Desdemona is presented as a very prized and desirable woman with her father‚ Brabantio‚ referring to her as “so tender‚ fair and happy” – the rule of three shown within the quote is used in emphasis of how appreciated and desirable she is seen as by her father. We also see the character of Cassio describe her as a “most exquisite lady” showing how high she is held by those she knows and that she‚ unlike other woman at the time is regarded for her character rather than
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The Themes and Issues in: OTHELLO by William Shakespeare Jealousy I think that this is one of the main themes in Othello and the play focuses on the dangers of jealousy. The play is a good example of how jealousy can be fueled by circumstantial evidence and how it can destroy lives. For example in this play: Othello succumbs to jealousy when Iago convinces him that his wife is having an affair with her friend Cassio which leads to Othello murdering his wife for her betrayal and then commits
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In the tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare creates a mood that challenges the way a person sees his or her self and the world. Subjects like racism‚ sexism‚ love‚ hate‚ jealously‚ pride‚ and trickery are thoroughly developed in the play of Othello to enable the audience to view the characters and also themselves. The Shakespearean tragedy of Othello was written in a time of great racial tensions in England. According to Eldred Jones‚ in 1600 just three years before Othello was written‚ Queen Elizabeth proclaimed
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Othello: The Other Race and religion seem to be very prevalent in Shakespeare’s Othello. From the beginning of the play the reader gets the impression that the protagonist‚ Othello the Moor‚ is considered an “other” in the Venetian society. Othello’s high military ranking gives him the respect of the characters in the play‚ but his race and religion are brought up a lot throughout the play in the speech of the characters in the play. Despite the characters in the text constant dehumanization of
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those who try and ruin his relationship. Desdemona is the daughter of a wealthy lord‚ named Brabantio‚ who is a Venetian senator. The antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ begins filling characters heads with thoughts and false ideas such as how Desdemona fell in love with Othello‚ because he was not given the position he desired within the army and Cassio was given the position. At the beginning of the play Brabantio is unaware that Desdemona and Othello have eloped and are going to get married‚ so he goes
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conflicts are between the main characters: Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona‚ among others like Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emilia and Bianca. Firstly‚ one way that Shakespeare presents conflict is making Othello a black person in a European‚ colour-prejudiced society. This makes room for remarks of racism and discrimination from the other characters that dislike him (Iago‚ Roderigo and Brabantio). One example of this is Othello repeatedly being referred to as the “Moor” and Iago calling him the “Black
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gap. Okonkwo always had the urge to be different than what his father was. He didn’t want to be viewed as Unoka’s son‚ so he decided to make a reputation for himself. Othello was mostly looked down upon those who needed him as a savior the most. Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father‚ called on Othello to serve for him in war‚ but bashed him by saying‚ “ and she‚ in spite of nature‚ of years‚ of country‚ credit‚ everything‚to fall in love with what she feared to look on?” ( found in Act 1 Scene 3) in refusal
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