Iago : “I lay with Cassio lately‚ And being troubled with raging tooth I could not sleep. There is a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleeps will mutter their affairs. One of this kind is Cassio. In sleep I heard him say‚ ‘Sweet Desdemona‚ let us be wary‚ let us hide our loves.’ And the‚ sir‚ he would grip and wring my hand‚ Cry‚ ‘O sweet creature!’ and then kiss me hard‚ As if he pluck’d up kisses by the roots That grew upon my lips; then laid his leg over my thigh‚ and
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as love and jealousy‚ trust and breach of trust etc. Desdemona‚ a representative of the perfect embodiment of a faithful loving wife‚ eventually killed by her suspecting husband. Emilia‚ an analytical woman that knew to obey the social norms but still carried a sense of inherent moral compass and compassion. How do the characters perceive what is proper and moral in the society they were in? This essay will explore the characters of Desdemona and Emilia‚ compare and contrast their personalities
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been sleeping around with his wife‚ Emilia. Iago involves Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ in his plan by making it seem that Desdemona and Cassio are having a relationship. Iago convinces Othello about this relationship when Othello gets the ocular proof that he wanted. This evidence was that Cassio had the handkerchief that he had given to Desdemona as a first gift. Othello and Iago made a promise to each other that Othello will kill Desdemona and Iago will kill Cassio. Up to this point in the story Othello
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hero in Venice. This is one of the main reasons Desdemona fell in love with him. He was the commander of the army‚ and his wife was the daughter of a powerful senator. Othello
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military triumphs might be seen as another example of Othello dangerously misordering his priorities. He seems to position his political reputation as his biggest concern‚ as he did in Act III‚ scene iii‚ lines 353–355‚ when‚ having decided that Desdemona does not love him‚ he exclaimed‚ “Farewell the tranquil mind‚ farewell content‚ / Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars / That make ambition virtue.” At the same time‚ however‚ Othello’s final speech does seem to restore to him somewhat the
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locations are various and numerous‚ each one having its meaning. The play firstly takes place in Venice‚ where the Moor just got married with Desdemona. Othello is then sent for state-affairs to Cyprus‚ where the play is mainly set. The movements in Cyprus are mainly from inside the castle to its front. The last scenes are occurring in the bedchamber‚ where Desdemona is killed. Because of the small number of stage directions and the difficulty to describe exhaustively the characters in a play‚ those changes
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about the other characters and even Shakespeare himself. In Othello‚ the audience is introduced to three women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca. All three are from different backgrounds and have different experiences with relationships‚ however‚ they all share one thing: they are all whores. At least that is what is conveyed throughout the tragedy. Despite the main female roles’ class‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are all viewed as whores which in turn reveals Shakespeare’s views on women. Bianca seems
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preys on Rodrigo’s love for Desdemona and convinces him he can gain her affection if he helps him. Iago convinces Rodrigo that Desdemona will end her relationship with Othello if her father disapproves. Then‚ the two plot to involve Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father. Iago speaks of how he will destroy Brabantio’s faith in his daughter when he says “Call up her father. Rouse him. Make after him; poison his delights” (1.1.70). He hereby manipulated Rodrigo‚ Brabantio‚ Desdemona and Othello in one swoop‚
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Othello’s downfall began. The story which is presented by Iago about Cassio and Desdemona isn’t given all at once. Instead‚ Iago craftily gives it to him pieces by piece‚ giving Othello time to quesiton and expand his doubts about Desdemona. This brings Othello believing that the worst outcome is true while Iago reinforces his doubts. The theme of trust doesn’t appear between only Othello and Iago but also Othello and Desdemona. The bond between
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Tragedy of Othello Although Othello has every reason to believe Iago‚ he is too quick to judge to believe that his wife is cheating on him. Desdemona is a pure honest soul that is caught up in the drama between Iago and Othello. She believes that if she continues to ask Othello to reinstate Cassio‚ then her lord would do it for her in which she later realizes that Iago is putting lies into her husband’s head about her cheating. A tragic hero is a character that makes a judgement call that ends up
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