and valiant moor” is transformed into the “blacker devil” as he kills his beloved Desdemona due to her supposed infidelity with lieutenant Cassio. This is an illusion that Iago had created by insinuating that “the fair and gentle Desdemona” had turned her husband Othello into a cuckold. This manipulation is central to the play because it leads to the death of many main characters such as Desdemona‚ Rodrigo and Emilia. It is also the
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people treat and react to each other. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the monster‚ Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza face struggles with their reputation and how it defines them. Also‚ in Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona are presented with similar struggles to the ones the characters in Frankenstein face. The presentation of reputation in both works allows the readers to understand how the characters interpret each other‚ how reputation can cause an inner struggle
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Rodrigo to carry out his plans of murder simply because Iago was too cowardly to take care of it by himself. He convinced Roderigo that murdering Cassio would bring him that much closer to closing the deal and finally getting the woman he longed for‚ Desdemona. Iago was not expecting that Cassio would be wearing armor and Iago definitely was not expecting the only injury that his nemesis would sustain would be leg injury and even more so that Cassio would
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Iago feels it is unjust for Desdemona to marry a black man because they are not the same race‚ or of the same social status. The meaning ‘rank’ in Shakespeare is best defined as a Sexually Transmitted Disease. Therefore‚ Iago is saying that Desdemona is marrying a black man because she wants to get a sexually transmitted disease. And many people found it unnatural for a woman who was not black to marry a black man. In this case people found it unnatural for Desdemona to marry Othello. Since she was
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Othello was with Desdemona. Their intentions are to go to Brabantio and tell him that his daughter Desdemona has been stolen by Othello. Jealousy is like mood swings. Jealousy comes and goes‚ it involves all types of emotions such as anger‚ envy‚ sadness and feeling unfair to someone else. In Othello‚ William Shakespeare created probably the most evil person in all of literature‚ Iago. Iago wanted revenge on Othello because Othello passed
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Othello promotes someone else to be personal lieutenant‚ Iago becomes jealous and begins plotting against Othello and his newly eloped wife‚ Desdemona. Othello is suspicious of Desdemona and plans to poison her. Othello smothers her to death. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ tells Othello about Iago’s plots so Othello hurts Iago and kills himself while Iago kills Emilia. Othello is originally set in Venice‚ but moves later to Cyprus. Because Othello is set during the war between Venice and Turkey‚ the time
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separate sex and love and idealise love. Iago also separates sex from love by demeaning sex – both men try to control sexuality. Women are only acceptable id they are utterly idealised. Cassio describes Desdemona as almost immortal‚ as does Othello. However Iago cannot do this‚ he criticises Emilia and uses her perceived faults to build a wider criticism of all women. To him they are not much better than beasts‚ they simply function as childbearers. Both these attitudes are extremely dangerous for
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Shakespeare shows the unjust standards for women through Desdemona‚ who is considered “the perfect wife”. Desdemona is a soft-spoken and obedient Venetian beauty who understands that her purpose is to serve the men in her life. When Desdemona is not devoted to serving her father anymore‚ she is now obedient to Othello‚ which leaves her with little time to do anything else‚ but she gladly accepts it. For example‚ after Othello yells and Desdemona and slaps her‚ she still replies with the submissive
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his safety. More than a lieutenant‚ Othello regarded him as his friend. Cassio was the person who approved of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage when no one supported their love. He was the only person trusted by Othello to convey his messages to Desdemona and vice versa. Moreover‚ he was a faithful‚ reliable and capable lieutenant. Michael Cassio was the hinge on which the play turns‚ because he falls prey to Iago’s jealousy‚ is manipulated from a protagonist to an antagonist and planted as a seed
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Femininity weakened by affectations of beauty Contrast between slap from Othello to shock of Lodovico civil society’s opinion is one of shock but normally women are “owned” and have to have “duty” to someone - so is this punishment of “divided duty”? Desdemona must owe her duty somewhere - chooses to have “divided duty” Naturalised that women should be “owned” by someone “That we can call these delicate creatures ours and not their apetites!” (III.iii.266) women can be owned but not controlled Naturalised
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