Iago grumbles of Othello’s pride and "rant condition" and is maddened by means of the arrangement of Cassio‚ an informed armed force theoretician of Florence to lieutenant‚ in inclination to himself. As Iago addresses Brabantio about Othello‚ he utilizes the expression "white ewe" to symbolize Desdemona‚ and "dark smash" while alluding to Othello. Using those expressions‚ it demonstrates that he is endeavoring to offer a misleading impression of Othello since Othello is
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beautiful‚ chaste‚ and virtuous. Cassio describes her as "divine" (2.1.74) and tells Iago that "she is indeed perfection" (2.3.25). When her father questions her about her love for Othello‚ she gives the acceptable answer and professes loyalty to both Brabantio and Othello‚ claiming that the Moor is now her lord (1.3.183-191). Desdemona is eloquent and independent. She asserts herself and boldly professes her love for Othello to her father and the duke. She is honest in her love for her husband‚ wishing
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in Iambic pentameter‚ and is in fact a great speaker. Throughout this scene‚ it is discovered that Othello and Desdemona had run away together to get married. Brabantio‚ whom is Desdemona’s father‚ does not approve of this‚ and accuses Othello of drugging his daughter and using witchcraft on her to make her fall in love with her. Brabantio makes many crude comments such as “Against all rules of nature‚ and must be driven to find out practices of cunning hell” and “Or with some dram‚ conjured to this
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Othello: The Tragedy of a Black Man in a White World When William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Othello around 1603‚ he was writing from the perspective of an individual living during the historical Elizabethan era. The play was set in Venice‚ Italy as was a good number of Shakespeare ’s other works‚ and later Cyprus became the play ’s final setting. The characters themselves attested to a Greek system of language‚ dress‚ and behavior. However‚ Othello ’s several themes and the attitudes
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OTHELLO. Explore the relevance of rank and race in Shakespeare’s representation of a tragic hero. The fall of Othello is caused by many collective contributing factors; the most important‚ I believe‚ being rank and race and how the other characters in the play‚ such as Iago‚ can exploit these factors to influence Othello’s downfall. I do not believe rank and race are valid themes of the play‚ yet the true themes of jealousy and love cannot be reasonably interpreted without considering the
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Representations of the Tragic Hero in Othello and Macbeth One of the engaging elements of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is that they are not monstrosities of virtue but rather people who are simultaneously accessible and elusive; they are made up of qualities and characteristics that we find within ourselves and other characters within the play while exhibiting an intensity that places them beyond our grasp. We come to realize that we have never known such a person (20). This quality of the tragedies
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the One hundred short stories in the collection. Gli Hecatommithi published by the Italian‚ Cinthio (web) (1566-Venice). Cinthio’s story provides the backbone for Shakespeare’s plot although he changed and introduced some minor characters e.g; Brabantio and Roderigo. In Cinthio’s episode Iago’s motive for revenge against Othello was that he loved Desdemona‚ who out rightly rejected his proposal. The tragedy of Othello takes place in Venice and Cypress‚ Iago uses Desdemona through Emilia
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How long does it take to become a psychopath? Shakespeare introduces Iago into Othello and explores the possibility of becoming a psychopath in a matter of a couple days. In Othello‚ Iago is the antagonist‚ and Shakespeare depicts him with a few different natures and utilizes him to reveal the mind of a psychopath; how the mind of a psychopath functions. The play shows Iago figuring out how to restrain and expose people to his will. He diabolically works out this wicked scheme to fulfill his dreams
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To what extent is Desdemona presented as a tragic victim in the play ‘Othello’? Desdemona‚ the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio‚ is captivated by Othello’s fables of bravery as a warrior and she falls in love with him. In view of the fact that Desdemona is a “fair” woman and Othello is “an old black ram”‚ commonly referred to as ‘the Moor’‚ their marriage indicates that her fate might be tragic. In ‘Othello’‚ Desdemona is portrayed as a courageous young woman whose character is used against
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Communication is vital in order to be happy and to build and sustain successful relationships with others. This is a key theme shown throughout the texts Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close written by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ The Social Network directed by David Fincher‚ Othello a play by William Shakespeare and Little Miss Sunshine directed by both Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. During the texts there is a lack of communication between characters. Various events cause an absence of communication
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