Cassio….” (1.1. 21-34). He develops a plan to rid Cassio while also destroying Othello’s life. The deviant plan includes IAgo feeding Othello lies to potentially make him go mad as the result of his jealousy. He continuously does this regarding Desdemona and Cassio. It’s quite obvious that Iago looks at this as some sort of revenge. He suspects Othello has also slept with his wife Emilia‚ “I hate the moor…”(1.3. 329-433). To really make sense of it all‚ Iago
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eventually lead to his downfall. Furthermore one can argue that it is Iago who is to blame for this treacherous tragedy. Iago is able to deceive or manipulate most of the characters in the play‚ namely: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emelia and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence” into Othello’s ear and “put
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plan‚ Othello has been told that his wife has been cheating on him. Othello proceeded to call her out on it and she denied. Furious‚ he starts acting abusive towards her eventually leading to her death. Despite the fact that Othello didn’t believe Desdemona‚ she made an effort to work things out and tried to not let his false accusations get to her. In Act four Scene two she states‚ “Alas Iago‚What shall I do to win my lord again? Good friend‚ go to him. For‚ by this light of heaven‚ I know not how
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meeting the parents of a boyfriend or girlfriend before marriage. For most people‚ this act just comes naturally‚ and is not too big of a deal to do. But for Othello and Desdemona‚ it was a completely different story. The young love birds knew what they were doing was wrong‚ so they insisted on keeping it a secret. Instead of Desdemona introducing Othello to her father so he could ask for her hand in marriage‚ they instead snuck away in the middle of the night and got married. When Brabantio heard of
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Iago is one of the most notorious and mysterious villains of all time. He spends all of his time plotting against Othello and Desdemona‚ eventually convincing Othello that his wife has been cheating‚ despite the fact that Desdemona has been completely faithful. Iago’s capacity for cruelty seems limitless‚ and no motivation he gives for his actions seems enough to explain the incredible destruction he wreaks on the lives of the people he knows best. Although readers tend to think of evil people as
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Honesty in the play of William Shakespeare‚ Othello‚ can primarily be perceived as dramatic irony. This is due to the play being driven by words and actions of dishonesty amongst the characters. Honesty can refer to chastity‚ to personal honesty and to whether or not a person is a good and loving friend. Iago is the cause of all the deceit in the play and this result in him manipulating Othello and Barbantio into believing his web of lies. Due Iago is seen‚ by other characters in the play as honest
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The Downfall of Othello in Shakespeare’s "Othello" Although one may seem sweet‚ innocent‚ and harmless‚ he potentially might just be hiding the beastly side of himself quite well. Shakespeare’s “Othello” depicts the perfect example of this idea of a “two-faced” man using the main character‚ Othello. Othello‚ a highly ranked general‚ starts out as the nicest and most praised man of Venice through most of the play. However‚ his supposedly good friend‚ Iago‚ has a deceitful plan laid out with the purpose
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consciousness and neither Othello nor Iago demonstrate overt sexual attraction towards anyone despite recognising it in Desdemona‚ yet this ‘temptation scene’ could be seen as a form of mental seduction of Othello into jealousy by Iago as he has Othello acting on emotion‚ as demonstrated through the poignant exclaims of “O” and Othello’s trust is seduced away from trusting Desdemona. Socrates viewed this mental seduction as deeper and more sexual‚ hence this theory may be more plausible due to the
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Iago relays to Brabantio that Desdemona and Othello’s relationship is something other than the loving‚ passionate relationship less than what it is. Iago hopes to unease Brabantio thoughts of his daughter’s interracial
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Iago has convinced Othello that his wife‚ Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. This has left Othello contemplating over Desdemona’s faithfulness. At first Othello did not believe a word Iago said about Desdemona‚ but as soon as there was the slightest amount of evidence. Othello started believing and eating all the words that Iago said. During Othello’s soliloquy‚ he doesn’t appear to be the same self-confident General he was formerly portrayed as. Instead‚ indecision over his wife’s infidelity
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