doesn’t think he is a smooth talker he was able to win over Desdemona through talking about his life and battles – “This to hear would Desdemona seriously incline” (145). This shows how honest Othello really is; he told the exciting true stories of his life not realizing that Desdemona would find them great. When Desdemona secured the fact that the stories were enriching and powerful it gave Othello a new confidence – “And that would woo [Desdemona] Upon this [he] spake” (166). Othello rises to an occasion
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Othello seems to be prudent‚ impeccable and unduly romantic. Othello and Desdemona were clearly passionately in love‚ we see this when Desdemona and Othello elope and Desdemona stands up to her father stating that she is “hitherto” his daughter. The couple are willing to wait for Brabantio’s blessing of the marriage before they consummate it‚ this shows us that Othello is kind and that he respects Desdemona’s father and Desdemona. Othello is a true gentleman‚ with an exquisite way of speaking. Othello
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Cassio in “private” about Bianca but swindle Othello who is hiding away in the bushes to think they are talking about Desdemona. Very evil and deceitful but clever on Iago’s doing. The handkerchief was an important symbol of this novel and Iago knew the importance of it to Othello so he used it for his benefit to finally push Othello over the limit and convince him that Desdemona betrayed him by suggesting slyly‚ “such a handkerchief did I today see Cassio wipe his beard with.” It is not enough to
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By stating that Desdemona “loved me [him] for the dangers I [he] had passed” and that he “loved her that she did pity them” corroborates Carol McGinnis Kay’s argument that the basis for Othello’s and Desdemona’s love “is the grand romantic picture of Othello that they both admire and pity” (265). Hence‚ Othello’s “love” for his wife derives from “the image of Othello that Desdemona reflects to him” (265)‚ which is‚ I would argue‚ even more explicitly
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Othello written by William Shakespeare is a very interesting and double-minded play. I chose the passage of Emilia’s speech to Desdemona not because it was odd but because Emilia stood out to me as a very opinionated woman. I wanted to work with it more closely because Emilia captured my attention with her slightly exaggerated opinions on men. I got a strong sense of inequality with this whole scene (4.3). Emilia thinks that it is the husbands’ fault for their wives to be cheating: “But I do
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Iago : “I lay with Cassio lately‚ And being troubled with raging tooth I could not sleep. There is a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleeps will mutter their affairs. One of this kind is Cassio. In sleep I heard him say‚ ‘Sweet Desdemona‚ let us be wary‚ let us hide our loves.’ And the‚ sir‚ he would grip and wring my hand‚ Cry‚ ‘O sweet creature!’ and then kiss me hard‚ As if he pluck’d up kisses by the roots That grew upon my lips; then laid his leg over my thigh‚ and
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been sleeping around with his wife‚ Emilia. Iago involves Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ in his plan by making it seem that Desdemona and Cassio are having a relationship. Iago convinces Othello about this relationship when Othello gets the ocular proof that he wanted. This evidence was that Cassio had the handkerchief that he had given to Desdemona as a first gift. Othello and Iago made a promise to each other that Othello will kill Desdemona and Iago will kill Cassio. Up to this point in the story Othello
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hero in Venice. This is one of the main reasons Desdemona fell in love with him. He was the commander of the army‚ and his wife was the daughter of a powerful senator. Othello
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military triumphs might be seen as another example of Othello dangerously misordering his priorities. He seems to position his political reputation as his biggest concern‚ as he did in Act III‚ scene iii‚ lines 353–355‚ when‚ having decided that Desdemona does not love him‚ he exclaimed‚ “Farewell the tranquil mind‚ farewell content‚ / Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars / That make ambition virtue.” At the same time‚ however‚ Othello’s final speech does seem to restore to him somewhat the
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locations are various and numerous‚ each one having its meaning. The play firstly takes place in Venice‚ where the Moor just got married with Desdemona. Othello is then sent for state-affairs to Cyprus‚ where the play is mainly set. The movements in Cyprus are mainly from inside the castle to its front. The last scenes are occurring in the bedchamber‚ where Desdemona is killed. Because of the small number of stage directions and the difficulty to describe exhaustively the characters in a play‚ those changes
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