This shows the audience his ability to remain calm in a difficult situation‚ and also that he has gained trust and nobility through his work. This character is so strong in the first half of the play despite great challenges such as facing up to Brabantio and then to war that must surely be his true character. At the end of the play when he eventually discovers that Iago has been feeding him lies he returns to this rational and frank self‚ saying “speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate”(Act 5. 2)
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tells Brabantio‚ “An old‚ black ram is tupping your white ewe.” This depicts that when other characters call Othello ‘black’‚ they not only refer to the colour of his face but also to the concept of colour symbolism in Elizabethan morality: White is honour‚ black is wickedness; white is innocence‚ black is guilt. This saying also compels Othello into working hard and looking carefully after his reputation‚ to be regarded as equal to the white people that surround him. However‚ after Brabantio accepts
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many Venetians call him‚ is of strong character. He is very proud and in control of every move throughout the play. The control is not only of power‚ but also of the sense of his being who he is‚ a great warrior. In Act I‚ Othello has runs into Brabantio‚ who has come to kill him‚ but before anything could happen Othello said‚ "Hold your hands‚ both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight‚ I should have known it without a prompter" (I‚ ii‚ lines 80-3). The power shown here
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Why did Othello decide to kill Desdemona? In the play‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Othello‚ the noble Moor‚ is married to Desdemona‚ a daughter of Brabantio. Iago‚ an antagonist‚ didn’t have the promotion as a lieutenant‚ which made him hate Cassio‚ the Lieutenant‚ and Othello. He plots his plan to take down Cassio and Othello. Throughout the play‚ Othello is manipulated by Iago and decides to kill Desdemona for cheating on him with Cassio. After Othello killed Desdemona‚ Iago’s plan gets exposed
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Iago to manipulate him and eventually lead to his downfall. Furthermore one can argue that it is Iago who is to blame for this treacherous tragedy. Iago is able to deceive or manipulate most of the characters in the play‚ namely: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emelia and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence”
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people use the colour as an insult. This view of a race would naturally evoke prejudice that would hinder a black man in a white man’s world‚ which would cause problems for him if a taboo such as interracial marriage were committed and might even‚ as Brabantio suggested‚ throw Othello to prison‚ till fit
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In my opinion Othello appeals to a twenty-first century audience due to his themes such as jealousy‚ deception‚ racism‚ manipulation‚ love and corrupt civilisation which is still relevant in today’s society. These themes are themes that are timeless which explore human nature which is unchanging which still develop and evolve around us. The twenty first century audience would find Othello appealing as the main themes such as racism‚ jealousy and manipulation are still very prevalent in today’s society
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Tic- toc. Tic- toc. Do I go left or do I go right? All these years I have been following the road of life and now it is in my power to take the road that leads to my final destination. Along the way‚ I have traveled on many types of surfaces‚ but now I face my greatest challenge. I am stuck between two paths. One path leads to eternal happiness and other leads to eternal sadness. Is it in my destiny to choose the right path? Or will it just be my luck to choose the wrong path? Do I go left or do
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such a term referred to second rate citizens of Muslim descent‚ and Iago’s use of the word suggests he feels that Othello is not worthy of being called his own name. The audience begin to develop a dislike for him‚ particularly when Iago awakes Brabantio to tell him how “an old black ram is tupping [his] white ewe”. He continues explaining to him how the “Barbary horse” has married his daughter. Such extensive use of animal imagery‚ and the stark contrast
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tendency to succumb to the darkness of evil‚ or overcome the force of evil and arise as a champion of the good. Prior to the start of the novel‚ Othello had secretly married Desdemona‚ daughter of Brabantio who is a Venetian senator. When the topic of Desdemona’s marriage to Othello is brought up to Brabantio‚ he decides to accuse Othello of wooing her by witchcraft in front of the senate and the duke in order to break up the marriage and have his daughter returned. This plan backfires‚ however‚ as Othello
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