Many characters don’t have the power to control all of the flat and round characters in a story‚ but one character in Shakespeare’s short stories does have the ability to do so. Iago‚ the character in “Othello” has the ability to take control of all the characters’ lives even if they don’t suspect any kind of remorse. While Shakespeare gave Iago the ability to control the entire plot by his secret misleading situations allows him to be the enticer of every situation that occurs throughout the story
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Othello finds Desdemona‚ and questions her about the handkerchief he gave her when they fell in love. He becomes angry when he discovers she has lost it‚ and he storms out. I characterized Othello in my portrayal as a desperate‚ jealous man angry at his wife for possible cheating on him. To portray Othello to the audience‚ I wore a white dress shirt and dark pants to show that Othello was higher up in society as general of the army. When Othello enters the stage‚ Emilia and Desdemona are standing
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In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Iago continues to manipulate Othello’s thoughts by filling his head with distorted lies‚ false ideas‚ and vulgar images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This eventually drives Othello to insanity and he falls into an epileptic fit. This scene provides us with a broader understanding of the duplicative‚ two-faced nature of Iago‚ as well as reinforcing the significant amount of dominance and ownership he holds over Othello. From the way that Iago cleverly utilizes Iago’s insecurities
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convincing himself that Desdemona is cheating on him because he is different and not the typical Venetian man. In Shakespearean times and for many years after‚ “black” people were looked down upon and were treated harshly; this is a key theme throughout the play and helps the audience feel sympathetic towards Othello. In Act 1 scene 2 we see Brabantio’s anger developing for Othello and how he lets his personal feelings get in the way of seeing the true love between Othello and Desdemona. Brabantio speaks
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Essay examining the role of deception in the play‚ as seen through the action of the main characters: Othello‚ Iago‚ and Desdemona. Othello is‚ at heart‚ a play about deception‚ and the emotional turmoil and mental anguish it can cause. Although Iago aptly demonstrates all that is evil through his malevolent manipulation of others‚ he is not the only practitioner of deception in the play. Othello himself can also be regarded as a study in deception‚ albeit of a much more subtle variety than that
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the most throughout the play due to the lies and rumors that he is hearing. Othello starts as a completely loyal high ranking general in the Italian army who appoints Cassio to lieutenant and secretly gets married to the senator’s daughter named Desdemona. Upset by Othello’s choice of lieutenant‚ Iago begins feeding Othello lies about what is happening between his new wife and his new lieutenant. Over the course of the play Othello begins to believe Iago’s lies and ends up doing something that he
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begins the play by working for Roderigo as his personal spy. Roderigo pays Iago to help him pursue Desdemona. Iago plans to drain Roderigo of his earnings‚ but soon realizes it is not enough to please him. Iago wanted the promotion of Lieutenant‚ but lost it to Othello’s best friend Cassio. In revenge‚ Iago acts on his personal hatred for Othello‚ and comes to the conclusion that he too‚ wants Desdemona. This shows that despite Cassio and Othello’s higher rank over Iago‚ Iago will ultimately have the
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“Othello” by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist of the story is Othello‚ an African‚ Muslim general who is married to Desdemona. Desdemona is a fair‚ young‚ courteous woman who also happens to be white. At the end of the play‚ Desdemona is killed by her own husband‚ Othello. Some would say that she is responsible for her own death‚ the following pieces of evidence support this claim. Desdemona is responsible for her own death because she provoked Othello to want to harm her by being inappropriate with another
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manipulate different characters; I agree his main technique is to use people’s virtue against them. It can be explained in the following with examples of Iago deceiving Roderigo‚ Cassio and Desdemona. Firstly‚ Iago has manipulated Roderigo based on their mutual trust and Roderigo’s faithful affection towards Desdemona. In act I scene 3‚ Iago manipulated Roderigo’s trust and brainwashing him to give his money to him‚ which seemed to be a rational thing to do for his own good. When Roderigo asked Iago
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quiet that he motion blushed at herself. Brabantio She loved me for the dangers I had passed and I loved her that she did not pity them. Othello She deceived her father Brabantio And in th’essential vesture of creation Cassio The divine Desdemona Cassio She was never foolish that was fair Iago She first loved the Moor‚ but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies Iago She is full of the most blest condition Rodrigo She is indeed perfection Cassio Our general’s wife is now the
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