take over. For example‚ the emotional collapse within Othello begins to develop when Iago informs Othello that the handkerchief in which Othello had given to Desdemona in the past was in the hands of Cassio‚ and he is led to believe that Desdemona and Cassio were perusing a secret relationship. In Act 4 scene two‚ Othello tells Desdemona " Come‚ swear it; damn thyself; Lest being one of heaven‚ the devils themselves should fear to seize thee. Therefore be double damned;" which demonstrates that
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himself and with his declaration‚ Othello manages to prove himself. The duke in fact says: “Your son-in-law is more fair than black”. (Act 1‚ Scene 3 ‚ line 287) In his declaration‚ Othello hints that this charm and poetic speech is what also drew Desdemona to him; “she loved me for the dangers I had passed” (Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ line 166). In fact she had told him that if he knew a friend‚ he should teach him this story in order to woo her. We tend to warm up to the character of Othello‚ especially when
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In stories‚ villains play a major part; they move the plot forward and without them‚ something feels missing. Among the ranks of villains‚ there are many different tiers of their abilities. There are the villains whose plots are easily foiled; whose minds are only focused on one thing and disregard anything else that could potentially be of use to them. Then there are villains whose plots are further meticulously planned‚ yet thwarted in the end. And finally‚ there are the villains who are perfect
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You are pictures out of door‚ bells in your parlors‚ wild-cats in your kitchens‚ saints in your injuries‚ devils being offended‚ players in your housewifery‚ and housewives in your beds." Desdemona is annoyed by Iago’s sexist jokes‚ as needs be. Iago fundamentally expresses that ladies are useful for little more than sex‚ unexpectedly he trusts that even at sex‚ ladies aren’t decent with his measures. Iago expresses that if a lady is appealing
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Roderigo has a strong love for desdemona desiring to be with her. Roderigo feels jealous of Cassio because of how much Desdemona’s father‚ Brabantio‚ prefers Cassio over him. Brabantio does not appreciate Roderigo’s attempts for his daughter‚ continuously rejecting his love for Desdemona claiming “I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors.”(1.1.107) meaning that he wishes to not even have Roderigo in his
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To me‚ Shakespeare’s “Othello” presents a plethora of themes and techniques which coincide and therefore create an excellent play. But there are three major themes which have made “Othello” great. These themes include jealousy‚ deceit and of course… love. I personally believe that jealousy is the most influential theme of the play as it provides the backbone or structure of the play and creates tragedy which is what Shakespeare is synonymous for writing. It is with the combination of these three
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and reality • Othello’s failure to investigate the evidence – reasons and results • Or develop your own topic – something you would like to investigate from the play Requirements for the essay: • Length: No length requirement. Write in enough detail to thoroughly investigate your topic. Your essay should have an introduction with a thesis statement‚ body paragraphs (each with a topic sentence and a main idea)‚ and a conclusion. • Quotes from the text: Include at least one quote from the text
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Iago began to put together a plot to get back at Othello. Not because of the recent promotions‚ but because Iago thinks Othello has slept with his wife. To get back at Othello‚ Iago starts to fall in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona. Iago believes that sleeping with Desdemona‚ Othello will get what he deserves. Iago want Othello to hurt as much as he
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One cannot have a successful story without a villain. A villain helps to create conflict and a plot between characters‚ this is what builds a successful story. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago is the ultimate villain. He will do whatever it takes to ruin Othello’s life. Without Iago‚ Othello would not be the tragedy it is today‚ but just an empty romance without any conflict. Some may believe that Iago is a victim because he was blinded by his emotions to think with his conscience
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both have a common enemy‚ Othello‚ and that they should work together in their revenge against him. Iago wants revenge because Othello gave the promotion of lieutenant to Cassio instead of him. Roderigo wants revenge because Othello is married to Desdemona‚ the woman Roderigo is madly in love with. The passage then ends with Roderigo leaving the stage‚ leaving Iago alone to recite a soliloquy‚ revealing his true emotions to the audience for the first time. In his first speech‚ Iago seems very controlling
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