had been set in a modern era‚ how would it differ? The play Othello is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in around 1603. The story has four central characters: Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Iago and Cassio. Othello or “the moor” is a black general‚ admired for his superb leadership skills. He falls in love with Desdemona‚ and against Brabantio’s will they elope before embarking on a campaign against the Turks. However‚ in Cyprus‚ a storm destroys the Turkish fleet and the real battle turns out to
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word ‘whore’ ← Little ‘voice’ – can’t change anyone through her words – no-ones listening ← Inconsistency in her character – joins in Iago’s crude jokes II.1 Cassio - Character – o Contrast Othello o Natural suitor for Desdemona – white‚ respected‚ charming o Relationship with Bianca socially acceptable in Shakespeare’s time – modern audience judges him more harshly o Popular with women o Abuses Bianca – fulfills Emilia’s idea ‘men devour women’ o Realizes
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him his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is sleeping around with Cassio‚ Othello’s lieutenant. After all‚ Venice is a place known for prostitution. Othello didn’t believe Iago at first. So Iago forged some evidence and Othello felt for it. Othello acted out of jealousy and decided to kill both Cassio and Desdemona. He told Iago to kill Cassio and him‚ his wife. The plan failed due to Iago killing Roderigo to get rid of evidence of his foul play. But Desdemona mistress and Iago’s wife‚ Emilia‚ brought the truth
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in ‘Othello’: Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca. The way that these women behave and conduct themselves is undeniably linked to the ideological expectations of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan society and to the patriarchal Venetian society that he creates. These notes will explore some of the ways in which the female characters are presented in the play. Women as possessions Following his hearing of Brabantio’s complaint and Othello’s defence‚ the Duke eventually grants permission for Desdemona to accompany
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death of people. Iago tells Roderigo about Othello’s marriage. Together they rat out Othello and Desdemona to Desdemona’s father.Iago warns Othello that Desdemona’s father is coming. After the Duke approves the marriage‚ Roderigo wants to give up and drown himself. Iago convinces him that he can still get Desdemona in the end. Iago decides to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on
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Othello BACKGROUND DIRECTIONS: You are not required to answer these questions on paper. However‚ I strongly suggest you research and find the answers to the following questions in order to better understand the play. 1. Who were the Moors? 2. Who were the Venetians? 3. How were the Moors/ Venetians regarded in Shakespeare’s day? 4. What were the military duties of ranked officers? 5. What was the military hierarchy? 6. What was the role of women? 7. What was expected
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character” it’s necessary to emphasize on these points: general characteristics of classical tragedy‚ “Tragedy of Othello” as a unique form of classical tragedy‚ the complex relationships between the main characters such as Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ and Emilia. Aristotle-one of the great figures of ancient times’ art and philosophy- stated that the classical tragedy is “the imitation of an action that is serious and also‚ as having magnitude‚ complete in itself.” The general characteristics of
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and his loved one Desdemona. The reason why he wants to get revenge at Othello is because he promotes Cassio to Lieutenant. Iago takes advantage of his reputation “Honesty Iago” to manipulate other characters in the play to get revenge from Othello. Iago is aware that he can easily manipulate the people around him to get revenge from Othello that he does not stop and think about the harm he is causing. Iago is a brilliant character that he successfully manipulates Cassio‚ Desdemona‚ Roderigo and his
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gentle Desdemona‚” (I‚ii‚27) to a foul-minded‚ irrational husband who vows‚ “I’ll tear her to pieces.” (III‚iii‚483) He changes from treating her gently to striking her in public‚ calling her a whore‚ and murdering her in an unfounded jealous rage. StartMain Character Growth Othello must start to realize that he can’t run his marriage using the same unbending discipline and militaristic thinking he uses to rule his soldiers. He must start to question Iago’s motives for accusing Desdemona of being
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position of Lietunant‚ so he decides to try and kill Othello. However‚ he first convinces Roderigo to help him because Roderigo is in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Iago promises that he can get him together with Desdemona. With Roderigo’s help‚ Iago is able to plot a series of events which eventually leads to convincing Othello that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio‚ and this not only causes conflict between husband and wife‚ but leads to Othello’s desire to kill Cassio. Thus‚ Shakespeare
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