provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow certain conventions of tragedy‚ such as his grim realization at the end of the play that Desdemona was not having an affair‚ his heroism largely takes the form of his motivations‚ such as his loyalty to Venice‚ rather than his actions themselves.
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prove and luck being on his side‚ does it. Also‚ Desdemona promised Cassio that she would tell Othello to consider his position as lieutenant‚ which makes Othello believe Iago even more! When Desdemona and Cassio were talking about this conversation‚ they saw that Othello was coming towards them. Cassio‚ nervous about Othello firing him‚ leaves quickly to avoid Othello. Iago sees this as another opportunity as “prove.” Instead of telling that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio‚ he almost urges
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The symbolism with the chess pieces is very relevant to the issues of the play. It is used to symbolize Iago’s control over the main characters. Othello‚ Desdemona and Cassio and represented by a black king‚ white queen and white knight respectively. When Iago has finished his soliloquy‚ he drops the pieces into water. This is done to symbolize the inevitable demise of all 3 characters. The first time we see the chess pieces they are alone on the middle of chessboard with Iago looking over them.
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fundamental character‚ Othello‚ experiences outrageous change in character. The Moore changes from an honorable‚ trusting‚ and reasonable man‚ to a foul-disapproved‚ nonsensical‚ and lethal spouse. Change in Othello is especially observed towards Desdemona. He starts the play treating her delicately to striking her in broad daylight‚ calling her a prostitute‚ and killing her in an unwarranted envious anger. As the play proceeds with‚ his character starts to fall apart and turn out to be less honorable
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He is dignified and rational‚ as seen through his reaction to Brabantio’s threats: “Were it my cue to fight/ I should have known it‚” (I‚ ii‚ L 83). However‚ Iago is able to carefully and masterfully entrap Othello into believing that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with his
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turns his world upside down. Othello’s fall comes partly because he can’t distinguish between the illusions created by Iago and reality‚ which is that Desdemona loves him and has been loyal to him as well as the reality of Iago’s true nature. The illusion created by Iago’s ‘proof’ is the primary incident which causes Othello’s trust in Desdemona to disintegrate. Iago uses Desdemona’s handkerchief given by Othello to do this. The handkerchief is a visual reminder of Othello’s and Desdemona’s love
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Venetian Christianity which in the movie can be seen‚ is overpowered by Paganism‚ as the images appear and the perverse use of Othello’s killing of Desdemona is a dark ritual as in if one recalls the wedding in Venice contrary to which Othello puts out the candles of the altar. The sound of the Cyprus winds‚ shouts of the echoing footsteps‚ slamming doors‚ they become so really loud‚ moving shadows therefore
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Racism is presented in a range of ways in Othello Act One‚ but it is mainly presented through Barbantio’s reaction to the secret marriage between Desdemona and Othello. Also racism is presented through Iago’s and Roderigo’s comments about Othello. When Iago and Roderigo speaks of Othello they him a “Barbary horse‚” an “old black ram‚” and also tells Brabantio that his daughter and Othello are “making the beast with two backs”. These phrases dehumanises Othello and makes him different from the
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When his father-in-law accuses him of bewitching Desdemona‚ Othello does not argue but instead politely and courteously stands before the Duke and proves his marriage is one of love. However‚ he later allows the threat of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity to drive him to murder her to avenge his own pride
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“Theatre seems to rely on spectacle.” With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE work of modern drama‚ discuss the extent to which spectacle is significant in EACH play. The spectacle in theatre involves all of the aspects of visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery‚ costumes‚ and special effects in a production which are utilized by the playwright to create the world and atmosphere of the play for the audience`s eye. It also refers to the shaping of
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