union of a white and a non-white is not accepted‚ and cannot possibly persevere. The outcome of Othello is quite predictable when taking the racist backbone of the play into consideration. There is no hope for a happy marriage‚ and poor Othello and Desdemona are doomed from the start. It is made clear right off the bat that Othello is black or non-white‚ and that fact is
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to get back at Othello and he does this by creating an evil plan against him. Othello is in love with Desdemona and secretly marries her. He loves her and is willing to do anything for her. However‚ he is blinded by this love and allows jealousy to ruin their relationship. Jealousy is so destructive and has rendered Othello to become so vulnerable to the evil schemes by Iago. Iago uses Desdemona in his plan‚ and succeeds greatly. Iago’s plan begins as he openly executes his plan of destruction
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"What is left when honor is lost?" This maxim from first century BC plays a pivotal role in Shakespeare’s play Othello. The question serves as a basis for the struggle between Othello and Iago. Both men are engaged in a battle over Othello’s honor. Iago is intent on destroyingOthello’s sense of honor and reducing him to a bestial state. Iago views Othello as a beast masquerading in warrior’s dress. He wants to return Othello to what he believes to be his natural bestial state‚ and he realizes that
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in the play. Othello reveals in the next line that he has “loved not wisely‚ but too well” indicating that he was unable to convey the same amount of affection back to Desdemona as she had done to him. Othello’s love for Desdemona reveals a sensitive part of Othello despite his military background. It was Othello’s love for Desdemona‚ however‚ that acted as a catalyst to
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The Shakespeare tragedy Othello was written and set during the early 17th century in Venice rule. The play is set in Cyprus and Venice. In the play Othello‚ Iago attempts to destroy the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. Iago is a compelling sophisticated villain‚ who revels in his own ability to dissemble. At first glance Iago is pure evil. He is perhaps the most interesting and deceiving character in the tragic play Othello. During the play Iago uses carefully thought out words and actions which
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a trusting nature‚ but also has to deal with the obstacles that racism can engender. Iago has set himself the challenge of bringing revenge on Othello for his suspected sleight to his manhood‚ he plans to do this by creating jealousy between Desdemona and Othello. As Iago uses language and persuasive techniques to create suspicion in Othello’s mind and encourage his jealousy. Iago initially places doubt in Othello by making Cassio’s exit seem suspicious‚ "Ha! I like not that...Cassio‚ my lord
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caught.” Men in Othello are very conniving. They’re jealousy brings out a very persuasive‚ lying side of them. For instance‚ Brabantio suggests to Othello that since Desdemona went against her father by marrying him‚ she could go against him as well. It’s clear that what Brabantio is saying is just due to the fact no one wants Desdemona and Othello together. More than half the assumptions made towards women are
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his wife Desdemona‚ he did this so he could possibly be with her due to the love he has for her. Iago knew he had Othellos trust and that he’d believe mostly anything he would tell or say to him. He knew this was the way to manipulte Othello. Iago started his plan by telling Othello that his lieutenant Cassio and his wife Desdemona were having an affair with eachother. Iago had chosen Cassio due to him
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The First person that I Will tell you about is Othello and he has changed from act one‚ two and three is that he is starting to believe that everything that Iago tells him and he is also really questioning Desdemona loyalty to him because he thinks that she is cheating on him with Cassio and he doesn’t want to trust Cassio and does not like him for what Iago is telling him and he is playing right into Iago hands. The second person that I will be telling you about is Iago and he has changed from
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Once a wise man‚ Othello had been manipulated and deceived by Iago once a man who he had trusted which cause him to act out of his character. Throughout the play‚ Othello actions have caused him to go out a committee murder‚ killing himself and Desdemona. Othello a general of color had been naïve because of his jealousy‚ insecure‚ and foolish ways because him become delusion. In the beginning of the play‚ Othello acted like a general was supposed to act but when he started to believe Iago‚ Othello
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