Although the degrees of their guilt greatly vary‚ every major character in Shakespeare’s "Othello" contributes to the deadly chain of events that transpire. There are seven major characters in the play: Othello‚ Iago‚ Cassio‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ Roderigo‚ and Bianca. Though some may seem to have greater roles than others in the tragedy‚ each one can be considered a major character because their specific actions are factors in the catastrophic ending. It is obvious that only a few of them have devious
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motivation and their values. An example‚ is that they had to overcome a huge obstacle such as love because Othello and Desdemona were in love but her father did not approve of it. Othello has no trust for Desdemona because his lieutenant‚ Iago‚ made a fabrication saying that Cassio had an affair with Desdemona. There are different types of archetypes that can be found in Othello. Desdemona is a caregiver because she is generous and she care for others like trying to help Cassio get his position back. Iago
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ENG 200 February 26‚ 2014 “Othello” Passage Analysis 883 “Othello” was a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1604. “Othello” describes a story of a well-respected Venetian general‚ Othello‚ whose life is destroyed by a deceitful and malevolent character‚ Iago. William Shakespeare created Iago to expose the evil cruelty lurking inside people who are not what they appear to be. Throughout the play‚ Iago is referred to as “Honest Iago” because he has deceived his friends into thinking
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of the handkerchief‚ but is a meaning imbued upon it by the situation in the play. In other words‚ the handkerchief itself does not matter. It could be any other object belonging to Desdemona and have the same symbolic value to Othello. Yet this symbolic value is strong enough to convince Othello that Desdemona is worth killing over her supposed infidelity: By heaven‚ I saw my handkerchief in [Cassio’s] hand! O perjured woman‚ thou dost stone my heart And mak’st me call what I inted to do A murder
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Finally‚ near the end of the play‚ Emilia realizes “we must think men are not gods” (3.4.144). Although she knows her correct role in society in order to be accepted‚ she has come to see the lack of equality between men and women. She understands that in order to be presented to society‚ they must put on an act for their husbands. They do not need to think of them as gods‚ but must treat them as they are. She now believes that a woman being referred to as “whore” (4.3.74) is not tolerable. When something
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by Othello and this caused the tragedy. Do you agree? In William Shakespeare’s seventeenth century play Othello readers can see that Iago isn’t the only one responsible for the tragedies within this text as he didn’t actually kill the Othello or Desdemona and all people have free will and must choose to accept manipulation. Although Iago played a major role in bringing about the disaster evident in this script‚ other characters played a supporting although vital role. The Elizabethan play is set during
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with disastrous results. Roderigo’s infatuation with Desdemona prevails over his common sense. At the onset of the play‚ Roderigo is a wealthy young Venetian who had previously failed to woo Desdemona. When he learns of her marriage to Othello‚ Roderigo is heartbroken‚ and he irrationally threatens to “incontinently drown [himself] (I.iii.305)”. Taking advantage of this weakened state‚ Iago‚ under the premise of assisting in the wooing of Desdemona‚ extorts larges sums of money from Roderigo and convinces
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choice of who should be his new lieutenant in battle. Then‚ he tells everyone he married his woman behind her father’s back‚ and Othello later has trust issues with his wife‚ Desdemona‚ because of this. Othello has bad judgment about whom he should trust‚ too. He fully trusts the villain‚ Iago‚ instead of his innocent wife‚ Desdemona. If Othello would have made better decisions throughout the entire play‚ many lives would be saved‚ including his own. In act one of Othello‚ Iago complains to his companion
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Shakespeare’s Othello: Movie (Oliver parker 1995) Vs. Play Oliver parker’s Othello came out in 1995 with Laurence Fishburne as Othello this is also the first time Othello was played by a coloured actor‚ Kenneth Branagh as Iago and Irene Jacob as Desdemona. Parker kept the original plot and language intact‚ however the movie seemed to give Othello life through visual and audio aids. Parker’s Othello enables the viewer to associate on a personal level and compliments to the anticipation and imagination
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to men in every aspect of their being. A feminist reading gives light to Desdemona and Emilia the plays most important two female characters that seem to be ruined from the very moment they said “I do”. These women are a vital part to Othello because they display many traits that the stereotyped women in society “should” possess. One of the most commonly known stereotypes of women is “the woman as submissive”. Desdemona is the epitome of the oppressed woman .Even when Othello hits her she leaves
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