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    Othello’s soliloquy echoes his differing insolences for Desdemona; in

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    a concern about his marriage with Desdemona. In this scene‚ Othello is a highly respected man who has been promoted to a high office‚ despite the prejudice he has encountered. In the court he states that he is not a good talker when he says ‘Rude am I in my speech’; which shows that he is an honest and valued man. However he is eloquent speaking in Iambic pentameter‚ and is in fact a great speaker. Throughout this scene‚ it is discovered that Othello and Desdemona had run away together to get married

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    obsession to a goal can be seen through the actions of Othello‚ Iago‚ and Desdemona. Othello’s path to obsession begins with Iago planting seeds of doubt into his mind‚ which convinces Othello that Desdemona is being unfaithful. He says to himself‚ “She is gone. I am abused‚ and my relief/Must be to loathe her” (3.3.283-84)‚ and later claims that he “will withdraw/To furnish [him] with some swift means of death/For [Desdemona]” (3.3.492-94). These lines reveal that although there has not been any

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    brought the sweet Desdemona to be his wife. Was it because he has lived a life of adventure and war and he is somewhat exotic due to his origins and dark complexion? On the other hand‚ is it because she fell head over heels in love with him because he represented all that was noble and strong. She tells her father‚ Brabantio‚ that she fell in love with his character and the wonderful stories that he has told her about his life. Whatever the case may be‚ Desdemona represents the innocence

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    he is kind of smart that he can persuade the Dukes to give him the right to be with Desdemona‚ but later he shows that he is so simple and so not observant that caused him blind by the love and die for the love. There are some evidences Othello shows he is a very simple minded person. He does not think about the

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    with disastrous results. Roderigo’s infatuation with Desdemona prevails over his common sense. At the onset of the play‚ Roderigo is a wealthy young Venetian who had previously failed to woo Desdemona. When he learns of her marriage to Othello‚ Roderigo is heartbroken‚ and he irrationally threatens to “incontinently drown [himself] (I.iii.305)”. Taking advantage of this weakened state‚ Iago‚ under the premise of assisting in the wooing of Desdemona‚ extorts larges sums of money from Roderigo and convinces

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    sincere‚ while on the other hand Iago acts as the good guy but in the end backstabs the people who trust him. Othello demonstrates to his self and others his honesty. For example‚ when Othello explains to the Duke about their nuptials between him and Desdemona he nobly says‚ “That I have ta’en away this old man’s daughter‚ It is most true; true that I have married her” (I iii 93-34). Othello delineates his trustworthiness because he doesn’t try to keep the marriage a secret and tells the Duke up-front

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    adulterous wife by her husband in a majority of their plays. She attempts to prove that Desdemona and Emilia both died as victims of spousal abuse due to their alleged infidelity. According to the accepted social norms‚ both Desdemona and Emilia deserved their murders because of their infidelity to their husbands. Emilia betrayed Iago by blatantly defying him in order to prove Desdemona’s innocence; while Desdemona‚ although always faithful‚ betrayed Othello through her supposed infidelity with Cassio

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    He is a very proud man‚ cunning‚ intelligent and too trusting which‚ ultimately ends up being one of his best traits as well as his biggest flaw. He holds himself in at least as much esteem as other people do. He is first seen in the film with Desdemona‚ and is quickly sought after to give a very fast‚ very good account of his actions in a situation where the fastest and easiest way out would be a big challenge. However he negotiates his way out of a seeming death sentence without any bloodshed

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    Claiming “I took by th’throat the circumcised dog and smote him thus”(5‚2.351-352)‚ an innuendo referring to Othello as the muslim soldier and Desdemona the Venetian was established. Not a mean of showing his patriotism to Venice and service he had contributed‚ Othello articulated this since he was convinced that he‚ who had killed a Venetian‚ deserved the same end as the “turbaned Turk”(5‚2.349)‚ and hinted the tragedy at the end of the play when he stabbed himself. By referring to the Muslim soldier

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