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    manipulation. the antagonist of the play Iago demonstrates the pinnacle of evil‚ he is the very thing which is evil‚ he is essentially devil in this play. the protagonists Othello is a good guy start off with you then comes to the flaws in nature. desdemona and other characters of the play show the effect of

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    Diction In Othello

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    innocent and worthy of Desdemona. An additional response he had to the accusation was “My parts‚ my title‚ and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly” (1.2.35)‚ this quotation is Othello’s way of saying that you will not be able to find any wicked when I have done no evil in my life. Othello’s diction remains composed even after Brabantio

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    Othello because not only does it cause the protagonist’s death but it is also the motivation for Iago’s betrayal. One of the most significant scenes that portrays jealousy is when Roderigo uses lago to get close to Desdemona. It doesn’t seem as though lago really wants Desdemona. In this scene this the first sign of deceit individual who holds power and control in her marriage‚ even when there are accusations of her being unfaithful to Othello. He also loses his ability to reason

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    Othello‚ a Story of Rejection‚ Prejudice‚ Envy‚ and Revenge The play “Othello” moves around the story of a Moor who has just run away with the beautiful Desdemona and leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies against the Turks on the island of Cyprus. Othello is accompanied by his new wife and his lieutenant‚ Cassio. When they arrive‚ they find that the weather has destroyed the Turkish fleet. Iago‚ the evil antagonist‚ repeatedly tries to destroy Othello because he is upset Othello gave

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    kitchens…players in your housewifery‚ and housewives in your beds.” The submissive nature expected of women can be appreciated through the subservient and respectful manner with which Desdemona conducts herself in the courthouse: “Most gracious duke‚ to my unfolding lend your prosperous ear.” As a result‚ Desdemona is viewed as a pure‚ innocent and loyal being‚ as evidenced through personification: “A maiden never bold; of spirit so still and quiet‚ that her motion blush’d at herself”. Such obedience

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    there merely to settle the quarrel‚ when he is the engineer behind the whole affair. Later‚ Iago tells Cassio that he should plea to Desdemona for his position back – ‘Our general’s wife is now the general...confess yourself freely to her’. Cassio believes Iago ‘advises him well’ to do so when in fact this is all part of Iago’s plan to persuade Othello that Desdemona and Cassio

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    in scenes. The film begins by showing the secrecy of the marriage between othello and desdemona. They marry at night and when all are sleeping. Also scenes of them kissing as othello tells of his feelings for her to the senators. This scene helps build upon the passionate love felt between othello and desdemona. It also allows us to see his arrogance in his status and deserving of desdemona. You see how his confidence and pride are what he identifies himself with. But the expression of

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    Othello act 6 (imaginary)

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    OTHELLO ACT VI (Othello and Desdemona return from the dead to the afterlife) Othello: Oh my dear Desdemona‚ how could I be so blind‚ hath that villainous serpent‚ Iago to plant the seed of doubt within. You and I could be together‚ alive and well! Desdemona: silence‚ my love. I trusted you‚ I had faith in you and I was true as my love with you. But love you‚ I can no longer. Otherllo: NO!! prithee please‚ I need you‚ I lust for you‚ you alone‚ are all I need. (THE DEVIL appears from hiding)

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    The Tragedy of Othello - Focus on Act III Scene iii Shakespearian tragedy explores the notion that humans are “inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors”. In the Tragedy of Othello‚ the central motif of jealousy and mistrust are the weaknesses that cause the inevitable destruction of the hero. Othello’s feelings of worthlessness as a “Moor” despite his rank and Desdemona’s love are heightened and masterfully exploited by Iago. Ironically‚ jealously over misplaced trust ignites Iago’s

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    Brabantio’s imputation of fear in Desdemona may be in part a projection of his own emotion‚ but Othello himself later confirms her reaction when he agrees with Iago’s assertion that she "seem’d to shake and fear your looks" (III.iii.207). Desdemona too provides implicit confirmation when she tells the Duke "I saw Othello’s visage in his mind" (I.iii.252). This implicit denial of physical attraction shows that Desdemona tries to separate Othello’s essential humanity from his

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