In Shakespeare’s play “Othello” the character Othello is presented as an outsider to the events that are taking place amongst the other characters. He was excluded from what the truth holds and this caused his downfall‚ along with his jealous nature and stubbornness. To make things worse Iago’s cunning plans captures Othello into a downward spiral to his defeat. The sense of irony involved is regarded as a highly important technique that is repeated through out the play. As a stubborn and decisive
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and so much duty as my mother showed to you‚ preferring you before her father‚ so much I challenge that I may profess" (I.iii.203-205). Desdemona disregards her father’s love and care for her as if they meant nothing. Although Desdemona mentions Brabantio as a "noble father" (Othello I.iii.198) and how she respects him‚ she makes up her mind and abandons her father. Desdemona tries to justify her actions despite everything her father does for her when she says‚ "Nor would I reside‚ to put my father
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the promotion to Lieutenant even though Iago had more time in service as a soldier. Cassio got the promotion over Iago because his learning included theory and strategy whereas Iago’s did not. 2. Who was Brabantio‚ and why did Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night? Brabantio was Desdemona’s father. Iago and Roderigo awaken him to tell him of Desdemona’s marriage to Othello. 3. Why did Iago leave Roderigo at Brabantio’s house? Iago didn’t want to be seen as being against Othello
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Mohammad Solaiman English 220 Instructor Biggie November 26‚ 2012 A Forked Tongue It is claimed that the pen is mightier than the sword; however‚ the tongue wields a power that bests them both. The power of words‚ which like a snake‚ is able to slither through one’s ears and deeply lodge its fangs into the heart‚ slowly sending its venom seeping through the veins. The ability of the tongue –which gives shape and life to words—has the power to elate and bring joy‚ as well as confuse and destroy
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Good afternoon everybody. Today I’d like to take the time to discuss how scenes from Shakespeare’s play Othello are reshaped to create meaning in Tim Nelson’s film ‘O’. Othello is a Shakespearean tragedy written and set in the Victorian era which tells the story of a powerful general of the Venetian party whose life and marriage is a ruined by a malevolent and envious soldier named Iago. Tim Nelson’s film ‘O’ is a transformation of Shakespeare’s Othello which has been taken and placed into a modern
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Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him. Othello manifested the character traits such as courage‚ dignity‚ and insecurity. Also Othello was naive to all effects and a pushover for bad advice. 2. Brabantio thinks Othello has cast a spell on her‚ has charmed her with lies‚ he abused her with drugs and minerals. Clearly he doesn’t want her with Othello‚ even thou he is royalty and a General. 3. Iago’s view of human nature is that if a person were
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from the start. It became possible because she betrays her father. And that very same act of betrayal‚ made in the name of love‚ later feeds Othello`s fears and the conceived doubts in his mind about the purity of Desdemona. Unlike her husband‚ Brabantio`s daughter has a very calm temper. Her character is not that deep‚ as others‚ but she is still the object of the affections of the men in the play. She is intelligible‚ kind hearted and faithful to the end. Racism in the play shows up
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Othello is the only one able to defeat the Turks on the Cyprus battlefront. This is why the Doge sent him for this mission and‚ incidentally‚ gives him approval to bond with a woman from the nobility of Venice ‚ Desdemona‚ daughter of Senator Brabantio‚ despite the reluctance of the latter‚ which obviously does not this "Moor" in his family. The drama takes place at the couple’s arrival in Cyprus and victorious of the Turks - without a single fight since it is served by the storm which swept the
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throughout the play was a very strong character. As the story develops he uses his power in different ways. At the beginning of the play there is a fight between Brabantio and Othello where Brabantio accuses Othello of stealing Desdemona with black magic. Othello is so powerful all he has to do is tell Brabantio not to kill him and Brabantio stops in his tracks. "Hold your hands‚ both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight‚ I should have known
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characters into believing he is an honorable man. His false displays begin with him and Roderego informing Brabantio of Desedemona’s marriage to Othello‚ a Moor. The reader knows from the conversation between Iago and Roderego in Act I scene 1 that the two men are upset that Iago is not Lieutenant and Roderego cannot have Desedemona and they are acting out of Malice and retaliation. But‚ to Brabantio‚ their acts appear to be out of concern for the well being of Desedemona and respect for
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