play written by William Shakespeare written in approximately 1603. It is about a tragic hero named Othello who eloped with his wife Desdemona. Since Othello is a black general from Africa‚ many characters have many different perceptions of their marriage. Characters have these different perspectives‚ because the couple is interracially marriage. For instance‚ Desdemona father Brabantio doesn’t like Othello because Othello is black‚ he eloped with his daughter‚ and Brabantio believes Othello stole
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once “noble and valiant moor” is transformed into the “blacker devil” as he kills his beloved Desdemona due to her supposed infidelity with lieutenant Cassio. This is an illusion that Iago had created by insinuating that “the fair and gentle Desdemona” had turned her husband Othello into a cuckold. This manipulation is central to the play because it leads to the death of many main characters such as Desdemona‚ Rodrigo and Emilia. It is also the
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characters; Othello. However it has also been said that the more subtle emotions such as racial mistrust and lack of self confidence contribute the most to Othello’s tragic downfall. In my opinion‚ Othello has a powerful inner battle between his love for Desdemona and the “green-eyed monster which doth mock” (Act 3 Scene 3)‚ with jealousy prevailing‚ thus causing his tragic downfall. Emilia is of the opinion that men are “jealous for they’re jealous: it is a monster” (Act 3 Scene 4) meaning that she believes
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its viewers. To determine the entertainment value‚ one must look at the theme‚ subject‚ individuality‚ and the verisimilitude of the play. I think the theme of Othello is that love is a powerful feeling that can easily be deceitful. In Othello‚ Desdemona and Othello both share a love for each other in which seems unbreakable‚ yet when others begin to feel jealous the feeling of love amongst others in the play becomes a lie. The subject of the play‚ Othello‚ is betrayal and loyalty. In this play
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from the dominant society‚ to enrage Desdemona’s father‚ Brabantio. Then Iago also finds ways to make Othello himself more and more conscious of his blackness identity which result in his self-humiliation. Consequently‚ love between Othello and Desdemona is gradually damaged due to Othello’s suspicion and blind trust on Iago. Othello is the victim of cross-cultural power plays to some extent. Or‚ we can say that the tragedy of Othello can be classified as the paradigm of postcolonialism‚ and the
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doesn’t think he is a smooth talker he was able to win over Desdemona through talking about his life and battles – “This to hear would Desdemona seriously incline” (145). This shows how honest Othello really is; he told the exciting true stories of his life not realizing that Desdemona would find them great. When Desdemona secured the fact that the stories were enriching and powerful it gave Othello a new confidence – “And that would woo [Desdemona] Upon this [he] spake” (166). Othello rises to an occasion
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Othello seems to be prudent‚ impeccable and unduly romantic. Othello and Desdemona were clearly passionately in love‚ we see this when Desdemona and Othello elope and Desdemona stands up to her father stating that she is “hitherto” his daughter. The couple are willing to wait for Brabantio’s blessing of the marriage before they consummate it‚ this shows us that Othello is kind and that he respects Desdemona’s father and Desdemona. Othello is a true gentleman‚ with an exquisite way of speaking. Othello
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Cassio in “private” about Bianca but swindle Othello who is hiding away in the bushes to think they are talking about Desdemona. Very evil and deceitful but clever on Iago’s doing. The handkerchief was an important symbol of this novel and Iago knew the importance of it to Othello so he used it for his benefit to finally push Othello over the limit and convince him that Desdemona betrayed him by suggesting slyly‚ “such a handkerchief did I today see Cassio wipe his beard with.” It is not enough to
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By stating that Desdemona “loved me [him] for the dangers I [he] had passed” and that he “loved her that she did pity them” corroborates Carol McGinnis Kay’s argument that the basis for Othello’s and Desdemona’s love “is the grand romantic picture of Othello that they both admire and pity” (265). Hence‚ Othello’s “love” for his wife derives from “the image of Othello that Desdemona reflects to him” (265)‚ which is‚ I would argue‚ even more explicitly
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Othello written by William Shakespeare is a very interesting and double-minded play. I chose the passage of Emilia’s speech to Desdemona not because it was odd but because Emilia stood out to me as a very opinionated woman. I wanted to work with it more closely because Emilia captured my attention with her slightly exaggerated opinions on men. I got a strong sense of inequality with this whole scene (4.3). Emilia thinks that it is the husbands’ fault for their wives to be cheating: “But I do
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