The Tragedy of Desdemona Throughout the play of Othello‚ Shakespeare takes the audience through a series of events that allows good and evil to be distinguished amongst the characters introduced. This play also gives off a strong sense of heroism and how easily that can be diminished by the impact of evil. The life of Desdemona is most closely effected by evil through her husband being convinced that she has been adulterous‚ causing an overwhelming amount of corruption to they’re relationship
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decades the play Othello written by Shakespeare takes place in a time in which women were still seen this way. The play narrates the story of a black man name Othello‚ who secretly marries a white girl named Desdemona. As the play develops Othello lets jealousy take the best parts of him. Meanwhile Iago plans his revenge against Othello using women as the weakest link to get into Othello’s head. In Shakespeare time women were possessions rather than equal human beings. Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca
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How do you interpret the character and role of Desdemona in Othello? If any character in Othello embodies goodness‚ it is Desdemona. In simple terms‚ she appears to be the antithesis of all the evil and malice that is represented by Iago. Yet she is not a completely ‘flat’ character – Shakespeare gives to her certain characteristics and human qualities that result in her being a far deeper and more interesting character. Much of the interest in her is owing to the fact that each character in
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Desdemona In the beginning of the play Othello‚ Desdemona is seen as a strong powerful women who isn’t afraid to stick up for herself. Roderigo and Othello both were in love with Desdemona. The changes the audience see are on the surface. Underneath the surface Desdemona is strong‚ determined‚ and self-possessed‚ “My life and education both do learn me How to respect you; you are the lord of duty‚ I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband...” (I‚ iii‚ 197-199). As you can see Desdemona
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Othello’ begins with a meeting between Iago and Roderigo outside Brabantio’s house. We are taken into the plot through the two men’s animated discussion about the fact that Othello has eloped with Desdemona of whom has captured Roderigo’s heart. We learn of this affair as an act of stolen love or witchcraft’ on Othello’s part. Othello is portrayed very badly in this scene and Iago’s wit makes him truly believable. The fact that Othello is written about as a burglar’ or foul thief’ suggests to
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Why did Othello decide to kill Desdemona? In the play‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Othello‚ the noble Moor‚ is married to Desdemona‚ a daughter of Brabantio. Iago‚ an antagonist‚ didn’t have the promotion as a lieutenant‚ which made him hate Cassio‚ the Lieutenant‚ and Othello. He plots his plan to take down Cassio and Othello. Throughout the play‚ Othello is manipulated by Iago and decides to kill Desdemona for cheating on him with Cassio. After Othello killed Desdemona‚ Iago’s plan gets exposed
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What is love? Love is the pinnacle of all emotions‚ it is the epicenter for life‚ what is the point of living if there is no love‚ ironically love is the cause of many a down fall. William Shakespeare has single handedly captured and embraced this necessary feeling and has allowed us to view in on it through the characters in his two masterpieces‚ Othello and King Lear. Three different kinds of loves explored in both Othello and King Lear‚ sharing both similarities and differences are a love for a
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lies and Othello will be forced to believe him because he will be too submerged in doubt and suspicion to see the truth. In act 3‚ scene 3‚ when Cassion parts from Desdemona‚ Iago makes it appear as if Cassio “steal away so guilty-like”(Shakespeare‚ act 3‚ scene 3) because he did not want to be seen with Desdemona. While it appears really bad from Othello point of view‚ the reality of it is completely different. Cassio‚ who has been demoted‚ wishes to gain back his good will with Othello with Desdemona’s
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of love as shown by Othello and Desdemona in Act 1 scene 3. Lines 49 ( 295. Othello is a play based on love and rivalry. It is a romantic tragedy‚ a popular writing topic for Shakespeare. In this essay I will be discussing how love is portrayed between Othello and Desdemona. To effectively show the level of love between Othello and Desdemona Shakespeare must use different techniques‚ including language and structure. Features like these can decipher the love between Othello and Desdemona.
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jockinmens Professor Doody English 113 December 9‚ 2011 Shakespeare’s Othello: Love‚ Infidelity and Loss Throughout Shakespeare’s great works of classic literature‚ he often takes the sacred institutions of marriage‚ and corrupts it by allowing its passion-filled symbolism to create the seeds of its own destruction. Whether this is a result of Shakespeare’s own experiences or just a generally negative view of the custom and its ever-present importance to the people involved‚ his fascination
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