according to him‚ Desdemona would never fall for a black man who she "fear’d to look on." Of course‚ Brabantio couldn’t be more wrong about his daughter – Desdemona is in love Othello. It seems that Iago has played Brabantio perfectly. Iago knew that Brabantio was racist and‚ as previous passages demonstrate‚ he used Brabantio’s attitude toward the idea of a mixed marriage in order to rile the man against Othello. Brabantio repeatedly insists that Othello must have "enchanted" Desdemona with "foul charms"
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Tragic Flaws in Othello William Shakespeare creates dynamic and complex characters in his tragic play‚ Othello. Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ and Emilia each display a tragic flaw. Shakespeare’s subtle descriptions of the characters allow for varying interpretations of each character. The tragic flaws can truly alter perspectives as the story transitions. A tragic flaw can begin as a positive character trait‚ yet spiral into the downfall of the respective character. Shakespeare thoroughly expresses
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Othello. Othello had chosen a man named Cassio over Iago. Iago‚ being very envious of Othello and Cassio‚ plots a plan for revenge. Early on in the play‚ we find that Othello has complications in his marriage to Desdemona. Othello and Desdemona are seen as opposites in which Desdemona is an innocent‚ sweet‚ high class white woman‚ while Othello is a tough‚ ugly‚ and black war general. Iago‚ using this knowledge‚ begins to plot his revenge. Iago says‚ “I hate the Moor‚ and it is thought abroad that
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Desdemona is responsible for her own death as a result of her innocence and her inability to ask the right questions. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Desdemona plays the role of Othello’s wife. The plot of the play results in her tragic and sudden death. However the true tragedy is that it all could have been avoided if she would have spoken up‚ asked questions‚ and used her better judgment than listen to those around her. Desdemona is very loyal to her husband Othello. She loves him‚ and
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know that he does not yet have the complete trust of Othello and has yet to convince him of Desdemonas affair with Cassio. The use of this natural imagery also shows how Iago has now planted the seeds of jealousy in Othellos mind and must now let nature run its course. A little later in the scene‚ Othello begins to say goodbye to his life in the military to concentrate on maintaining his marriage to Desdemona. In speech‚ Othello uses the word farewell as an anaphora‚ giving the speech melodramatic
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Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago will take steps to poison Othello’s mind against Desdemona and Cassio. Iago will start off by getting Cassio drunk and getting him fired for stabbing Montano. Then‚ he tells Cassio to get Othello’s trust back he will need to talk to Desdemona about what has happened so she can talk to Othello about accepting him back. Conveniently‚ Iago will lead Othello over to where Cassio and Desdemona are talking‚ so Othello will have no choice but to be suspicious of Cassio. He
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whos charisma and intellect make him more powerful than Othello and Desdemona‚ proves that powerplay amongst the characters supports the fact that characters‚ specifically Othello and Desdemona‚ are equally victims of their own weakness as they are of Iagos plottings. Othello and Desdemonas weaknesses are race and gender respectively which hugely depletes their personal power. Iagos uses his power to make Othello and Desdemona as much a victim as their own weaknesses as they are of his plotting’s
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that the characters invoke. In Othello‚ Shakespeare suggests that the discrepancy between idealized expectations and reality such as Othello’s reluctance to make changes‚ Iago’s manipulation tactics and the insecurities Othello has between him and Desdemona ultimately led to Othello’s downfall. These reasons show he is not willing to accept reality because he can’t seem to admit his failures. This concept can be seen in a critical article in “Iago‚ Heroic Tragedy‚ and Othello” by William Hazlitt. Hazlitt
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married Desdemona‚ whom Roderigo was in love with. Then not only does he prevent any form of a relationship between Othello and Roderigo‚ he ruins any chance of one between Cassio and Roderigo as well by announcing Cassio as competition to win over Desdemona. Lastly he takes the strong love between Othello and Cassio by first getting the young lieutenant drunk‚ which caused him to lose his job and then something more sinister; he made a mere mention of a relationship between the sweet Desdemona and Cassio
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He allows his self-doubt and insecurities to blind him and persuade him to doubt Desdemona. Though Desdemona vehemently pleads her innocence to Othello and ultimately‚ with her final breathes‚ attempts to expunge his guilt by telling Emilia that she has smothered herself‚ Othello nonetheless doubts her love for him (606). Emilia eventually explains
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