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    humbleness. Othello seemed to be bothered about the music‚ so he offered some money to the clowns to pay for the musicians to go away. As time went by‚ Cassio is using his usual manners with Desdemona‚ constantly complimenting and praising her with undying loyalty and debt for her aid on his behalf. Desdemona now realizes a long love friend is fired; she pleads Othello to hire him again. To forsake him because he is a dearly loved soldier. Moments later‚ Iago is casting horrendous thoughts to the

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    throughout the play in order to suggest that Desdemona is having an affair. Furthermore‚ the “ancient” repeats specific words that impact Othello’s sense of hearing and vision to achieve his goals. Finally‚ Iago also uses repetition to suggest precise ideas to Othello. Symbolism allows Iago to plant the idea in Othello’s mind that his wife is cheating on him. Throughout the entirety of the play‚ Iago uses the handkerchief‚ to indicate to Othello‚ that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. In

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    Desdemona shows strength when she stands up to her father to fight for her love; “My noble father…How to respect you…But here’s my husband;/And so much duty as my mother showed/To you”. This is significant as Shakespeare portrays her clearly subverts the standard

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    of Desdemona’s Will in Othello Among William Shakespeare’s vast array of deeply flawed characters‚ Desdemona of Othello stands out as remarkably virtuous and pure of heart. Furthermore‚ Desdemona’s character initially displays a sense of independence and agency that is rare amongst other female characters in literature at the time that Othello was written. However‚ by the story’s end‚ Desdemona is a much more submissive and passive character‚ accepting her tragic circumstance without protest. Throughout

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    he suggests that Desdemona should testify freely how their love came about. Some may argue that Othello holds a number of insecurities about himself and this is a prime example of him desperatly needing Desdemona to justify her reasoning for marrying him. After all‚ he displays an incredible vulnaribilty‚ ‘a free and open nature‚ that thinks men honest that but seem to be so.’ Iago works on these traits and his pretended disapproval of the relations between Cassio and Desdemona rouses Othello’s curiosity

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    him an important man‚ but also an outsider. Othello has secretly married the Venetians senator Brabantio’s daughter Desdemona in which was not permitted under his consent. Moreover‚ Desdemona and Othello’s marriage is later approved by the duke‚ and her father. As their relationship progresses Othello gives Desdemona a handkerchief in representation of “marital fidelity” Desdemona views the handkerchief as a gesture of Othello’s love‚ and Iago uses the handkerchief as his source of manipulation.

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    mutual attraction and trust. Trust is one of the most important qualities in any relationship and it makes or breaks that bond. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the relationship between Desdemona and Othello is convoluted and it can be seen in different ways. It is clear that after his corruption by Iago‚ Othello’s trust in Desdemona is broken resulting in both their deaths. However it can be seen in the beginning acts of the play that Othello internalizes the prejudices against himself and becomes self-hating

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    lines 262-293 This passage is primarily a monologue of Othello’s realisation that he cannot forgive Desdemona for being unfaithful‚ however much it hurts him. The destruction of Othello’s mind‚ due to Iago’s manipulation‚ is clearly evident in this passage as well because we see the unreasonable motives‚ driven by persuasion‚ behind everything he says and how he reacts to everything Desdemona says. Othello’s monologue begins with a repeat of the ironic declaration that Iago is ‘honest’‚ ‘This

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    women is heavily dictated by imagery used to show the patriarchal gender system of the time. Some of this imagery is that of hobbyhorses and the like showing that they‚ Desdemona and Emelia‚ were nothing better than common whores. Othello’s view at the start of the play is contradicting of these patriarchal views with Desdemona and Othellos’ true love overcoming these stereotypes and we are told this through imagery of fair warriors and the like. The power of deceit is shown also through imagery

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    a tragedy of family‚ but also a tragedy of love. Jealous psychology of the characters ultimately leads to the marital tragedy. Iago was jealous of Cassio and Othello‚ so he slandered and entrapped Cassio and Desdemona‚ which directly brought about the tragedy. Othello’s true love to Desdemona was utilized by Iago who had an ulterior motive. Driven by jealousy‚ Othello readily believed Iago‚ and personally killed his own wife‚ and eventually drew his sword to cut his own throat. Therefore‚ the tragedy

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