of the play. In order to carry out a lot of his plans without tipping everyone off to his real motives‚ he uses Rodrigo’s love for Desdemona against him. He convinced Rodrigo that if she was not with Othello‚ that she would be with him. Being as smart as he is‚ he also convinced him the way to take care of this was to convince Othello of an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago had everything figured out to get rid of everyone in his way‚ and what was even better he did not have to do any
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"If Othello didn’t begin as a play about race‚ history has made it one." The Venetian society that Othello is set in is representative of the writers context. The attitudes and values that Shakespeare reveals through the text are those same attitudes and values of Elizabethan society in England in the sixteenth-century. Although Othello is set in Venice and Cyprus‚ the attitudes and values shared in the text are probably reflective of the attitudes and values of Shakespeare’s own
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Before Othello kills Desdemona he talks about her purity and what horrible beast and the monster he is. Othello shows the regret he has that he killed Desdemona. Othello states‚" O Desdemona! Desdemona dead! Oh!Oh!Oh!"(5‚2). This is when Othello regret that he killed Desdemona. Othello also shows regret when he states‚"I am not valiant neither‚ But ever puny whipster gets my sword" (5‚2). Othello
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Moro by Cinthio. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello‚ a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his wife‚ Desdemona; his lieutenant‚ Cassio; and his ensign‚ Iago. A thrilling tale of deceit‚ Othello is fooled by his ‘trusted’ ensign into the belief that his newlywed wife Desdemona had been having an affair with Cassio. Driven by grief‚ Othello proceeds to murder Desdemona and subsequently‚ upon learning his mistake‚ takes his own life. Before that‚ however‚ Othello’s final speech sheds
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towards the end of the play. Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca are treated like second class citizens because of their gender and Othello feels alienated by white society and feels he is always being judged because of his colour. The setting plays a major role in the balance of injustice throughout the play. In the beginning it is set in Venice which seemingly appears democratic and just with Othello being given a fair trial when they discover he has married Desdemona. This is in stark contrast to
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manipulation to get Othello jealous‚ it was Othello views his own racial identity and his lack of confidence in himself that allows Iago to persuade him that Desdemona is cheating on him. Othello was misguided by his jealousy which led him through a path of constant questioning
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anyone else. He has no reason to suppose that Desdemona is unfaithful‚ only Iago’s innuendos and lies. Othello never confronts Cassio with his suspicions. He does make some effort to learn the truth from Desdemona’s perspective by questioning Emilia‚ who tells Othello that Desdemona is faithful. Othello senses the truth behind Emilia’s words‚ but dismisses them‚ calling Emilia “a simple bawd” and Desdemona “a subtle whore”. Just before Othello kills Desdemona‚ he finally explains the reason behind his
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Desdemona holds the handkerchief in utterly different regards than Othello. Seemingly she holds it dearly as it was the first token of love given to her by Othello. Nevertheless‚ in the scene when she offers it to him for his headache she drops it and does not notice its disappearance for a while. It is not until act three scene four “where should I lose the handkerchief‚ Emilia?” that she becomes away aware of her negligence with it (3.4.21). Historically this token of love was a common gesture
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apparently perfect relationship. Shakespeare uses images of heaven in the beginning of the play to emphasize the seemingly flawless love between Othello and Desdemona. Furthermore‚ as the play progresses‚ the juxtaposition between heaven and hell is used to represent the manipulative powers of Iago over Othello revealing the weaknesses of Desdemona and Othello’s relationship. As a result‚ the twisted heaven and hell imagery used near the end of Othello reflects the eventual break down of Othello and
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People discriminate for several different reasons: fear‚ envy‚ the desire for power‚ or a need to disassociate themselves from one another. The common form of discrimination to express one’s hatred‚ is using someones skin color which is a natural trait that cannot be altered. Othello‚ in Shakespeare’s play Othello is a Christian‚ African American that has been sold into slavery‚ escaped‚ and ended up as the military commander of the Venetian military. Othello experiences harsh racism and hatred after
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