Shakespeare explores honesty in his 1603 tragedy‚ Othello. The problematic theme of honesty is shown through the use of variety of techniques and quotes. The word ‘honesty’ in Othello means something different to the characters of Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona. Honesty is not always as it seems. This applies to all the characters as each of them perceives honesty in different ways. Iago‚ the villain of the story is a perfect example of how people see him to be‚ whenever Othello refers to Iago there’s
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depth of the sin he has committed‚ but not how he is held responsible. Why is the word ‘’Valiant’’ used? The word itself originating from the French ‘’ Vallant’’ coming from the verb ‘’Valoir’’ – to be of worth. We still ask whether he was worthy of Desdemona‚ and whether he was ready to love someone. Othello’s character begins to speak of himself
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Cassio instead‚ a ‘great arithmetician’ and ‘a Florentine’‚ only fuels Iago’s anger and jealousy (1.1.18-19). This theme of jealousy continues to resurface throughout the play. Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ becomes a part of Iago’s master plan. Because Othello trusts Iago‚ Iago is able to manipulate Othello into believing that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him with Cassio. Unable to control his jealousy‚ Othello murders
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‘Othello’. Othello is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies but also a love story of two lovers. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes always had at least one main flaw‚ which contributed to their downfall. In Othello’s case it was jealousy; when he was told Desdemona was having an affair. Other themes the play deals with includes hatred‚ racism‚ betrayal and discrimination. Although Othello is the main protagonist in the play‚ however‚ in many ways Iago seems to be the dominant character. Iago is presented in
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discovering false realities can lead to unwarranted feelings and One’s positive discovery may lead to an individual’s negative outcome. Duplicity within human nature impacts heavily on the outcome of the events in the play. Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful to him through deceit. Ironically Othello refers to Iago as ‘honest Iago’‚ but calls him a ‘lusty moor’ and ‘the Devil’ behind his back. Iago admits his deceitfulness by referring to himself as ‘Janus’; a Biblical Allusion to a two
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inexperience weakens his confidence. Iago finds it easy to drive Othello to jealousy and think that Desdemona loves another man‚ because he already feels that her love for him is too good to be true. Othello sees Cassio as the man who most Venetian women would like to marry and as the man she would turn to if she stopped loving her husband. He is waiting for the dream to come to an end‚ for Desdemona to decide that she has made a mistake in marrying him. His self-conscious becomes a weakness that Iago
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Othello to lose trust in his former lieutenant and best friend. This loss of trust from Othello once again played directly into Iago’s hand. If Cassio had not been so naive to trust the guy who wants to steal his job‚ he would not have turned to Desdemona for help getting his job back and Iago’s plan would have been halted. Cassio‚ on the other hand‚ had much less of an effect on Iago. Credulous and unable to see through Iago’s rhetoric‚ Cassio had a positive effect on Iago’s scheme by providing examples
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In class Essay (Othello) Intro: * William Shakespeare created one of his most famous plays Othello to investigate in an influential manner the unrelenting issues of racial discrimination and gender equility. Based on the tale ‘Un Capitano Moro’ (The Moorish Captain) by Giovanni Cinthio‚ Othello was written during the epoch of 1603. Due to the actions of Othello‚ in the midst of a small cast‚ there is an exploration of sexual jealousy‚ and thus this play has earned a title of a domestic tragedy
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Would I were satisfied!” (3.3.398-400). Othello implies that if he were to come across these tools of death‚ he would commit murder or suicide. Othello asks Desdemona; “I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. Lend me thy handkerchief.” (3.4.43). Desdemona responds; “I have it not about me.” (3.3.46). As this unfolds Bianca‚ Cassio’s wife‚ appears. She is angry with Cassio he has not been home and she demands an explanation; “O Cassio‚ whence came this
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Fultz and Mosley both state that Othello’s marriage was unstable from the beginning because of Othello and Desdemona’s difference in race. “The marriage of Othello and Desdemona‚ with which the play opens‚ seems to suggest that deeply entrenched prejudices--suspiciousness of other races and cultures‚ of those who are "alien" and do not seem to belong--are about to be overcome and there is a possibility of social transformation. But such a possibility is challenged at the very moment of its inception”
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