“Much Ado about Nothing” Many of Shakespeare’s plays revolve around the common source of love and hatred. In “Othello” and “Much Ado about Nothing” there is an obvious love story between Othello and Desdemona and Claudio and Hero. In both plays‚ women have put shame on their families. Desdemona betrays her father by marrying a Moor and Hero was accused of cheating on her wedding day. In “Othello” women are degraded and are looked down upon‚ as inferior. Iago has the mind-set that women are only
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sacrifice: their lives. Emilia can be categorized as such a character‚ whose martyrdom provided important insight regarding her views on honesty‚ marriage‚ and morals. Shakespeare introduces Emilia as a laconic woman with a bitter‚ worldly demeanor. Her views towards men and marriage in general are largely negative‚ stemming from her tumultuous marriage to Iago. Evidence of the couple’s unhappiness shows when Iago alludes to her frequent denigration of his behavior as Emilia “chides not with tongue
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to the young newcomer who stole his job. His feelings of resentment and jealousy towards Cassio lead him to hatch a plan. In Act one‚ Scene three‚ Iago reveals to Rodrigo his scheme to get Cassio fired by manipulation Othello. Involving his wife‚ Desdemona‚ Iago decides “to abuse Othello’s ear/That he
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THEME ANALYSIS The Theme of Love Othello loves Desdemona as an extension of himself. His marriage is sustained by an idealized vision of Desdemona serving as the object of his exalted romantic passion. When he destroys Desdemona‚ Othello destroys himself. The act is a prelude to his actual suicide. Iago’s mode of temptation‚ then‚ is to persuade Othello to regard himself with the eyes of Venice. He is made to accept the view that he is‚ himself‚ alien and that any woman who loves him does so perversely
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ancient. Iago is married to Emilia‚ who is Desdemona’s servant. He is the antagonist in the play‚ he is portrayed as the villain and is a very sadistic person. Iago loved seeing others in pain. Watching others suffer
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believing that his own wife is having an affair‚ without any proof. Othello is so caught up In Iago’s lies that he refuses to believe Desdemona when she denies the whole thing. Credit must be given to Iago’s diabolical power‚ which enables him to twist the minds of his Friends and wife. In today’s
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involved familial relationships and are intended to show justice through punishment. Many of these justices involve women who are killed‚ beaten or tortured because of being accused of unfaithfulness or adultery. In the play Othello‚ the main cause of Desdemona and Emilia’s death was the failure of forgiving hatred and disapproval and due to the position of the role women play in a relationship or marriage. Many view Othello’s jealous actions as stereotypical manly and alpha male‚ which was supported by
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Race identities in Shakespeare’s Othello William Shakespeare (26th April 1564 – 23rd April 1616) was an English poet‚ playwright and an actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the Bard of Avon. His extant works‚ including some collaboration‚ consist of 37 plays‚ 154 sonnets and two long narrative poems and few other verses. His plays have been translated into every major
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brief synopsis of the plot The play opens on a street in Venice‚ Italy. In the opening scene Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ and Roderigo‚ the suitor of Desdemona‚ decide to tell senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has left to marry Othello without her father’s permission. Brabantio confronts Othello‚ but finally he is convinced by Othello and Desdemona that they love each other and gives them permission. At the same time Turkish invasion is reaching Cyprus‚ so Othello is asked to sail to Cyprus
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Othello to go against his wife Desdemona and his co-worker‚ Cassio. These steps help him greatly in his plan to deploy Othello against Cassio and Desdemona. Iago plays upon Othello ’s own fears and reinforces those fears with lies and hints to help him with his plan. First‚ Iago lies to Othello and makes him believe that Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. The next step Iago takes to manipulate Othello is when he steals the handkerchief that Othello gave Desdemona from her and plants it on
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