kitchens…players in your housewifery‚ and housewives in your beds.” The submissive nature expected of women can be appreciated through the subservient and respectful manner with which Desdemona conducts herself in the courthouse: “Most gracious duke‚ to my unfolding lend your prosperous ear.” As a result‚ Desdemona is viewed as a pure‚ innocent and loyal being‚ as evidenced through personification: “A maiden never bold; of spirit so still and quiet‚ that her motion blush’d at herself”. Such obedience
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there merely to settle the quarrel‚ when he is the engineer behind the whole affair. Later‚ Iago tells Cassio that he should plea to Desdemona for his position back – ‘Our general’s wife is now the general...confess yourself freely to her’. Cassio believes Iago ‘advises him well’ to do so when in fact this is all part of Iago’s plan to persuade Othello that Desdemona and Cassio
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in scenes. The film begins by showing the secrecy of the marriage between othello and desdemona. They marry at night and when all are sleeping. Also scenes of them kissing as othello tells of his feelings for her to the senators. This scene helps build upon the passionate love felt between othello and desdemona. It also allows us to see his arrogance in his status and deserving of desdemona. You see how his confidence and pride are what he identifies himself with. But the expression of
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OTHELLO ACT VI (Othello and Desdemona return from the dead to the afterlife) Othello: Oh my dear Desdemona‚ how could I be so blind‚ hath that villainous serpent‚ Iago to plant the seed of doubt within. You and I could be together‚ alive and well! Desdemona: silence‚ my love. I trusted you‚ I had faith in you and I was true as my love with you. But love you‚ I can no longer. Otherllo: NO!! prithee please‚ I need you‚ I lust for you‚ you alone‚ are all I need. (THE DEVIL appears from hiding)
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The Tragedy of Othello - Focus on Act III Scene iii Shakespearian tragedy explores the notion that humans are “inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors”. In the Tragedy of Othello‚ the central motif of jealousy and mistrust are the weaknesses that cause the inevitable destruction of the hero. Othello’s feelings of worthlessness as a “Moor” despite his rank and Desdemona’s love are heightened and masterfully exploited by Iago. Ironically‚ jealously over misplaced trust ignites Iago’s
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Brabantio’s imputation of fear in Desdemona may be in part a projection of his own emotion‚ but Othello himself later confirms her reaction when he agrees with Iago’s assertion that she "seem’d to shake and fear your looks" (III.iii.207). Desdemona too provides implicit confirmation when she tells the Duke "I saw Othello’s visage in his mind" (I.iii.252). This implicit denial of physical attraction shows that Desdemona tries to separate Othello’s essential humanity from his
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discrimination‚ no matter how subtle‚ towards visible minorities hurts everyone in a multicultural society. Firstmost‚ the constant stream of bigotry surrounding visible minorities negatively impacts the self-worth of those minorities. For example‚ once Desdemona asks her husband to reinstate Cassio‚ Iago plants seeds of doubt in Othello about Desdemona’s unfaithfulness. Othello then contemplates how to punish his wife for her act of adultery if it is proven that she is untrue. He thinks of sending her off
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reality he is the most hateful and inconsiderate person in this play. Othello‚ on the other hand‚ is a very social veteran and is respected by those around him. Later in the play we see a change in Othello’s personality when it comes to his wife Desdemona‚ because in the end there is a tragedy. In act three‚ we start to get a better understanding of the sub themes in the play of jealousy and irrational belief between Iago and Othello and a true meaning of the handkerchief in the play. The handkerchief
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death of people. Iago tells Roderigo about Othello’s marriage. Together they rat out Othello and Desdemona to Desdemona’s father.Iago warns Othello that Desdemona’s father is coming. After the Duke approves the marriage‚ Roderigo wants to give up and drown himself. Iago convinces him that he can still get Desdemona in the end. Iago decides to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on
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child and brought to Venice‚ where he grows up‚ becomes a mercenary and through his bravery rises to the rank of General of the Venetian army. Othello is in love with the beautiful Desdemona‚ daughter of a senator and is secretly married to her. Iago‚ his junior‚ jealous of his success attempts to destroy Othello and Desdemona and through his machinations obliterates love‚ honour and beauty. This passage marks the beginning of Act 1 Scene 2‚ and we see Iago come from badmouthing Othello to Roderigo
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