Justice is a powerful force‚ one that continuously motivates the actions of an individual. Each individual has a different understanding of what justice is‚ and many will go to extreme measures to receive justice. In Othello‚ William Shakespeare develops the idea that an individual will go to extreme measures in order to obtain his own sense of justice. However‚ the individual will go to such extremes in an attempt to receive justice that the repercussions of his actions will overpower the feeling
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Othello Brief Summary: Othello is a Moor and immigrant to Venice and is the Vanehon republic’s most admired military commander. Desdemona becomes enchanted‚ falls in love and elopes with Othello. As the play begins Venice is about to be attacked by the Ottoman Turks. The leaders of Venice call upon Othello to lead their forces but Brabantio‚ an influential senator‚ is also Desdemona’s father. Enraged to discover that she has married Othello he accuses the Moor of using witchcraft to steal his
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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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Othello is the protagonist of the play; he is a highly respected general of the Venetian army. Othello is not a Venetian though; he is a moor‚ which means he is from North Africa. This puts Othello in a very unusual position; he is one of the most important people in the Venetian army and very respected but is also an outsider because he is a black man. I perceive Othello’s character at this point in the play to be Naïve‚ honorable and honest; he really has nothing to hide. His naïveté’s will cause
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remains unknown as to what his true intentions are. Iago’s relationship with Othello is one that gives with the right hand and takes with the left. In the right hand‚ putting race aside‚ Iago looks up to Othello as a father: he desires his attention‚ always wants to be involved in his life‚ and is someone whose footsteps he’d like to follow. Then we have Iago’s left hand‚ which takes race into account‚ cannot stand Othello to the point that his very own existence is to become the poison that fills
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Meanipulator Da Vinci once said‚ “the greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions” (“Leonardo da Vinci Quotes” 1). The play Othello is written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Othello takes place in Venice and the island of Cyprus. Othello‚ a Moor and Venetian general marries Desdemona. Othello then hires Cassio‚ a young‚ man as his new lieutenant. Iago‚ Othello’s old lieutenant is incensed because he is replaced. Iago then manipulates Roderigo‚ a young‚ foolish man. Iago
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Manipulation in Othello From beginning to end Iago moves the characters of Othello as if they were chessmen. He uses their individual aspirations and passions to motivate them to whatever devious plan he desires. His adroit manipulation of those characters range from convincing Roderigo to serve Cassio another glass of wine‚ to leading Othello to the conclusion that only by killing Desdemona could he save himself and mankind from her treacherous acts of infidelity. However‚ in each case Iago doesn’t
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non-minorities. In the play Othello‚ Othello succeeds as a general thanks to his contacts and performance in his position. He makes himself a great example when he leads his crew through a rough storm and persevering against the Turkish fleet. However‚ racism is prominent in the workplace and in the play. In the workplace‚ blatant discrimination and racial remarks are well known by those minorities especially in a majority-driven business. In Othello‚ Iago’s psychopathy and stigma against Othello are more reactive
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Eng 152 Othello There are many important messages portrayed throughout Othello that can still be applied in our lives today. He talks about everything from love and betrayal to the power of suggestion. The play deals with race issues‚ which is still a very big topic in today’s society. There are many important lessons that can be learned from Othello. Even though this took place hundreds of years ago‚ it deals with issues that are just as relevant now as they were when it was written. He
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Shakespeare’s play “Othello” both challenges and reflects the values and beliefs of his Elizabethan context. To please his audience Shakespeare’s presentation of Venetian society replicates English society and therefore the audience is positioned to see the Venetians as upholding English Christian beliefs. Yet Shakespeare also challenges Elizabethan audience’s perception of ethnicity and race through the characterisation of Othello as being foreign in appearance but having status in the armed forces
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