Othello is a victim who runs ahead of his tempter Othello is a powerful and thought-provoking play because it demands its audience to contemplate the very nature of humanity. The concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence
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What he will do with it‚ heaven knows‚ not I: I nothing but to please his fantasy. (3.3.292-301) As Emilia talks to herself she reveals that she will give the handkerchief to Iago by saying‚ “And give’t Iago” (3.3.299). Even though Desdemona is a good friend of Emilia she betrays her trust and goes behind Desdemona’s back to help Iago. By talking rudely about Emilia while she is present Iago kills her self esteem and begins to weaken her assertiveness. When first meeting Emilia‚ Cassio
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In act I‚ scene III of Shakespeare’s play‚ "Othello‚" Shakespeare specifically points out the thoughts of "honest" Iago. Iago is the snake throughout the play. He plots a cunning revenge upon Othello‚ the innocent Moor wedded to the "pure" Desdemona. Desdemona will be accused by Iago of double-crossing Othello with Cassio‚ Othello’s trusted general. Because Iago assumes that Othello "twixt his sheets‚" this passage reveals how Iago’s soliloquy builds a foreshadowing and hatred mood in the plot that
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Cassio….” (1.1. 21-34). He develops a plan to rid Cassio while also destroying Othello’s life. The deviant plan includes IAgo feeding Othello lies to potentially make him go mad as the result of his jealousy. He continuously does this regarding Desdemona and Cassio. It’s quite obvious that Iago looks at this as some sort of revenge. He suspects Othello has also slept with his wife Emilia‚ “I hate the moor…”(1.3. 329-433). To really make sense of it all‚ Iago
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eventually lead to his downfall. Furthermore one can argue that it is Iago who is to blame for this treacherous tragedy. Iago is able to deceive or manipulate most of the characters in the play‚ namely: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emelia and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence” into Othello’s ear and “put
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plan‚ Othello has been told that his wife has been cheating on him. Othello proceeded to call her out on it and she denied. Furious‚ he starts acting abusive towards her eventually leading to her death. Despite the fact that Othello didn’t believe Desdemona‚ she made an effort to work things out and tried to not let his false accusations get to her. In Act four Scene two she states‚ “Alas Iago‚What shall I do to win my lord again? Good friend‚ go to him. For‚ by this light of heaven‚ I know not how
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meeting the parents of a boyfriend or girlfriend before marriage. For most people‚ this act just comes naturally‚ and is not too big of a deal to do. But for Othello and Desdemona‚ it was a completely different story. The young love birds knew what they were doing was wrong‚ so they insisted on keeping it a secret. Instead of Desdemona introducing Othello to her father so he could ask for her hand in marriage‚ they instead snuck away in the middle of the night and got married. When Brabantio heard of
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Iago is one of the most notorious and mysterious villains of all time. He spends all of his time plotting against Othello and Desdemona‚ eventually convincing Othello that his wife has been cheating‚ despite the fact that Desdemona has been completely faithful. Iago’s capacity for cruelty seems limitless‚ and no motivation he gives for his actions seems enough to explain the incredible destruction he wreaks on the lives of the people he knows best. Although readers tend to think of evil people as
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Honesty in the play of William Shakespeare‚ Othello‚ can primarily be perceived as dramatic irony. This is due to the play being driven by words and actions of dishonesty amongst the characters. Honesty can refer to chastity‚ to personal honesty and to whether or not a person is a good and loving friend. Iago is the cause of all the deceit in the play and this result in him manipulating Othello and Barbantio into believing his web of lies. Due Iago is seen‚ by other characters in the play as honest
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The Downfall of Othello in Shakespeare’s "Othello" Although one may seem sweet‚ innocent‚ and harmless‚ he potentially might just be hiding the beastly side of himself quite well. Shakespeare’s “Othello” depicts the perfect example of this idea of a “two-faced” man using the main character‚ Othello. Othello‚ a highly ranked general‚ starts out as the nicest and most praised man of Venice through most of the play. However‚ his supposedly good friend‚ Iago‚ has a deceitful plan laid out with the purpose
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