Othello and Desdemona as well. Iago convinces Othello that Cassio has been sleeping with Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ and Othello believes him – not Desdemona or Cassio – because of how craftily Iago presented himself and the situation to Othello. Instead of approaching Othello and blatantly stating his false suspicion‚ Iago gets Othello to pry the information from him so that Othello would piece together the even the most innocent gestures between Cassio – the chronic gentleman – and Desdemona – the compassionate
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when a person is most vulnerable and insecure that he loses faith in the things he once felt so certain about. Othello‚ being of a different race‚ is a man who fights for all he has ever had in life including the marriage to the senator’s daughter Desdemona‚ who is not a suitable match for a man like him. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare cleverly demonstrates how a man with great honor and respect is driven to insanity by the big green monster of jealousy. Othello is a strong‚
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aside his new bride to go to war. On the other hand‚ he goes out of his way to make sure his wife is taken care of while he’s away—he’s torn between military heroism and love. In a soliloquy near the climax of the play‚ Othello says that even if Desdemona were cheating on him with the dirtiest of men‚ he would have been happy so long as he hadn’t known‚ but now that he supposedly knows‚ he can no longer be a soldier. He cries out‚ “Farewell the tranquil mind! farewell content! / Farewell the plumed
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By demoting Cassio‚ Iago affects himself‚ Desdemona and Othello. He is now in place as lieutenant. After Desdemona is affected by the news she tells Othello that Cassio deserves a second change‚ which leads Othello to believe they are in a relationship. People believed called Iago because he has had a reputation for honesty‚ for
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of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice. This story has all the classics Greek’s tragedy ingredients to make it an English Literature Classic. The story has a Great man‚ Othello‚ who seems to be a well-respected and a good person. Othello is married with Desdemona‚ without her father’s permission‚ in the beginning of the History. In this story we could say that the Fortune Wheel it is present in Othello’s life‚ we can see many ups and downs during the story. Finally we can see the end of Othello‚ who falls
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seduced Desdemona by his wondrous capacity as a storyteller. “My story being done‚” he confesses to his friends‚ “she [Desdemona] gave me for my pains a world of sighs […] and bade me‚ if I had a friend that loved her‚ I should but teach him how to tell my story” (I‚ iii‚ 158-165). Throughout the play‚ in fact‚ Othello’s poetic expression is unabated; it merely changes tone‚ as he devolves from happiness to suicidal despair. In Act III‚ scene iii he is faced with the likelihood that Desdemona has
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Throughout act 3 scene 3 Iago’s manipulation through the power of language gradually destroys Othello’s sanity and takes control over his full mental and emotional state. He does this by using his skills an orator to create an illusion that Desdemona is ‘directly in love’ with Cassio‚ thus attacking his emotional vulnerability. Iago advances his attack on Othello due to his opportunistic behaviour and gradually destroys his dignity‚ putting him into an uncontrollable rage. At the beginning‚ we
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spend time together‚ yet by the end of the story they do not end up together; they either die or act as if the love was never there to begin with. In Othello‚ it is the marriage of Desdemona to Othello that is viewed as unacceptable at first‚ mainly by Brabantio; Desdemona’s father. By the end of the story‚ Desdemona is unjustly killed by Othello‚ who later also takes his own life. In The Great Gatsby the relationship between Tom and his mistress Myrtle‚ is
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Othello’s final speech is highly important in relation to raising concerns that are prominent throughout the play. Jealousy‚ manipulation‚ and race are all very notable themes that are evident within Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. Within the play‚ many characters fall victim to Iago’s deceiving and manipulative actions. Othello‚ Cassio‚ and Roderigo are a few of the many that have been impacted greatly within the play and because of Jealousy and manipulation are one of the main concerns that caused
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sent for service in a city named Cyprus and is accompanied by his first lieutenant‚ Cassio‚ ensign‚ Iago‚ and wife‚ Desdemona. Iago secretly hates Othello because he felt that he deserved Cassio’s position more than he did‚ thus leading Iago to plot to take down his general through manipulation and jealousy. Iago warped Othello’s mind to the point of pushing him to kill Desdemona and consenting to Iago killing Cassio. Iago then involved Roderigo
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