Othello into a blinding rage. The themes of jealousy and dishonesty are evident throughout the play. Iago‚ who is placed under Othello and should show respect to Othello is deceitful from the very start. Right when Othello is getting married to Desdemona Iago is doing everything he can to stir up trouble to negatively affect Othello. Iago‚ who is at Brabantio’s house‚ is waking him in the middle of the night to informing him that his daughter had been stolen; “Brabantio! thieves! thieves! thieves
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‘Venice’‚ and how this will affect the outcome of the play. This impression from Iago and Roderigo’s whom we meet at the very beginning of the play by their racist descriptions of him. Iago’s vulgar imagery of Othello the ‘black ram’ ‘tupping’ Desdemona the ‘white ewe’ is an example of this‚ and it plays on the well-established connotations of good and evil through colour. This is a dramatised example how ‘white society’ (in the case Roderigo and Iago) uses Othello’s skin colour to pervert a situation
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Iago’s plot to make his plan a reality. Iago makes Roderigo believe he is his friend and on his side. When Roderigo feels like giving up Iago manipulates him‚ telling him that he is doing what he can in order for him to be with Desdemona‚ “It cannot be long that Desdemona should continue her love to the Moor.. nor he his to her. It was a violent commencement in her‚ and thou shalt see an answerable sequestration... These Moors are changeable in their wills... The food that to him now is as luscious
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"Thus do I ever make my fool my purse." He suspects Othello of sleeping with his wife Emilia " ’twixt my sheets H’as done my office." Even though he is not completely sure‚ he will assume it because he hates Othello so much. He speaks of how Othello completely trusts him and how he will use this to his advantage. " He holds me well‚ " Iago’s decides that he will "abuse Othello’s ears" and tell him that his wife Desdemona is sleeping with his lieutenant Cassio. He knows that Othello is far too trusting
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To begin‚ the men and women have strongly implemented values; the men believe in patriarchal dominance and the women are taught to be submissive to the men in their lives. Throughout the book‚ Iago undervalues his wife‚ Emilia; he sees her as inferior and consistently belittles her. His perception is skewed by his belief that men are superior to women‚ and he generalizes women stating “ You are pictures out of the door‚ bells in your parlors‚ wildcats in your kitchens‚ saints in your injuries‚ devils
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savage beast‚ and emasculated man or both . In addition‚ Iago mocks Othello’s emasculated body with “Are you a man? Have you a soul‚ or sense?” (3.3.378‚ pg 233). where his “soul [and] sense” are his martial body qualities‚ his soulless murder of Desdemona and illogical suicide render him an emasculated body. These examples confirm Othello’s emasculated body works against the masculine stereotypes. The discussion will turn to how Desdemona’s body works against feminine
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The Characterization of Iago In the play Othello‚ the antagonist Iago drives the protagonist Othello to commit suicide because he uses his deceitful‚ manipulative‚ dishonest‚ and egotistical ways to reach and control Othello’s mind. Within the play‚ Iago manipulates his way through every situation‚ making him seem as if he is honest and valiant. However‚ when the cast puts their thoughts together they realize they have been wrong on whom to blame. In the beginning of the play‚ Iago demonstrates
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La ’Shandra Garner NOVEL ONE-PAGER Title: Othello Author: William Shakespeare Date of Publication: 1622 Genre: Tradgey Characteristics of Genre: A tragedy is a play that revolves around a character who is brought to their demise by their own actions and failure. The plot usually provoke feelings of pity and fear from the audiemce. References to fate and destiny can be found throughout the play. The end usually includes the deaths of many characters. Significant Quotations: Quotation Significance
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it portrays against racism. Othello is not just a moor‚ but the general of the army of Venice. He holds a high rank and is respected by many‚ that is until the citizens of Venice find out that he is marrying the daughter of Senator Brabantio‚ Desdemona. Senator Brabanzio is friends with Othello‚ until he finds out that this "lascivious moor" and "wheeling
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character Othello was manipulated by Iago. Some of the character are Othello the general and also the husband of Desdemona‚ Iago the villain who wants to destroy othello because Othello did not promote him as a lieutenant and he thinks that Othello slept with his wife Emilia. Cassio the lieutenant and Roderigo the pathetic fool. Iago’s manipulation destroyed Othello and his wife desdemona. Iago uses imagery‚ reverse psychology‚ and indirect allusions to manipulate others and bend them to his will.
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