Othello OneNote notes: Act 1 Scene 1: The action of the first scene heightens the audience’s anticipations of Othello’s appearance - He is identified in terms of his rare/an outsider (’The Moor"‚ ’the thick-lip’‚ ’A Barbary horse’ exogamous marriage. Because of this we know what Iago is like‚ we feel sympathy of Othello especially with him as an outsider and Iago is pretending to be his friend. Very moment he should be at his happiest‚ they’re plotting to destroy it. Duplicity of Iago. Two extremes;
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In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the use of imagery and metaphors is significant in conveying meaning as it helps to establish the dramatic atmosphere of the play and reinforce the main themes. Through this‚ the audience is able to grasp a better understanding of the play. <br> <br>Throughout Othello‚ images relating to poison frequently occur. These references are predominantly made by Iago. This seems appropriate for Iago who exhibits the characteristics of poison; they being fatal and deadly
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Iago‚ in an attempt to stir up more drama‚ begins to persuade Othello into suspecting his wife‚ Desdemona‚ of cheating on him when it is all just a ruse to get the pair against each other. Iago explains that a man who doesn’t know that his wife his cheating on him and still loves her is bound to be in a very unhappy state‚ implying that Othello would thus be in the same position. Iago then “pleads to God” to keep his general from becoming devoured in
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Throughout the entire play of Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ the character Iago manipulates many of the other characters by appearing a certain way then hiding the truth of what he really thinks about the characters. The characters‚ such as Othello‚ believe that Iago‚ his (ensign???) is very honest and will never tell a lie‚ they even refer to him as “honest Iago” (add the act and the scene to this) because they have great faith in his character. Little does shakespeare’s characters know‚ but Iago has
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challenging to have an inter-racial relationship because of the views humanity has against it. This view has always been present‚ even in the 1600’s‚ when the tragedy of Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ was written. Many questions occur when discussing this play like: Is the tragedy of Othello a racist play? Many people argue that indeed‚ Othello is a racist play‚ but it is not. The play does contain several racist remarks and characters‚ but Shakespeare’s intentions are not to make it a racist play‚ but
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something and did not get it because someone else received it‚ what would you do to get it? Iago thinks that he deserves the lieutenant position but Othello names Cassio lieutenant. In the play Othello written by William Shakespeare Iago hates Othello because Othello names Cassio lieutenant. Iago wants to get back at him and will stop at nothing to ruin Othello‚ and Cassio’s lives. Now that Iago was not named lieutenant he is motivated to get his rightful position and take everyone out. Iago has a master
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Discuss and evaluate the view of the concept of Justice in relation to Othello and two supplementary texts. Justice is to live in a society that is fair to everyone‚ were everyone’s human rights are met and were everyone has equal opportunity to succeed. The concept of justice is portrayed rather unevenly in Othello and does not prevail as the villain‚ Iago‚ is still alive while his ‘victims’ are not. Also in my supplementary texts the balance of justice is uneven. One of my supplementary texts
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Othello: The Outsider (Acts 1 and 2) It is without a doubt that Shakespeare chooses to expound on the concept of the outsider in the first two acts of the play because this concept or theme will be of paramount importance especially in the later parts of the play. Shakespeare seeks to craft this concept of the outsider in a dramatically effective manner by giving definition to what constitutes being an outsider and what are the implications of being an outsider. This essay ultimately argues that
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his use of recurring themes throughout his works‚ particularly those of love‚ death‚ and betrayal. All these themes are present in Othello. Most paramount‚ however‚ is jealousy. Jealousy runs the characters’ lives in Othello from the beginning of the play‚ when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and to the end of the play‚ when Othello is furious with envy because he believes Cassio and Desdemona have been engaging in an affair. Some characters’ jealousy is fashioned
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underlying significance means a great deal to the owners. They stand for the family time spent with their family or the memory of a family member. In the tragedy Othello by Shakespeare the handkerchief originates from when Othello’s mother who gave it to him before dying. Consequently‚ she told him to give it to his future wife. Later Othello gifts it to Desdemona as their first gift.
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