Jealousy‚ “the green-eyed monster” Shakespeare is consistent in his use of repeated themes throughout his works‚ particularly those of love‚ death‚ and betrayal. Shakespeare repeats these themes to set the mood through his works. It is important for Shakespeare to be consistent with his themes‚ or the plays would lose their meaning and mood. All of these themes are present in Othello‚ but the most dominant is the theme of jealousy‚ which presents itself multiple times throughout the play. We see
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Coursework Essay on ‘Othello’ 3. To what extent do you blame racist attitudes for the tragedy in ‘Othello’? In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ racism is unquestionably featured throughout the whole play. Racism was Iago’s most important motive to overthrow Othello. Iago believed that a black man in Venetian society should not have such a high social status‚ therefore he was jealous. He referred to Othello as a ‘black ram’ and ‘the devil’ when talking to Desdemona’s father‚ Brabantio. Another name
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Emilia accuses Othello of being the devil agent of Satan. Othello claims that he‚ as the devil has sent her to hell when he says‚ "She ’s like a liar gone to burning hell: ’Twas I that killed her" (5.2.127). Emilia goes on to say says that Desdemona is the angel and Othello the devil‚ "O‚ the more angel she‚ and you the blacker devil!" (5.2.129). Iago has
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Othello As one of Shakespeare’s most cunning plays‚ Othello explores a Moor’s struggle against the manipulative devices and forces of nature set against him‚ internally and externally. However despite the motifs that the play relies heavily on such as racism and deception‚ the patriarchy of manhood and its struggle with the nobility of honor stands as the overriding major theme in the play and is thus explored and epitomized by Iago through his soliloquy by the inequity of the gender counterparts
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Iago: [“honest Iago”] (Emilia is Iago’s wife—server: ladies man) Manipulator keen observer of others resourceful quick witted Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent
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lieutenant‚ Iago becomes jealous and begins plotting against Othello and his newly eloped wife‚ Desdemona. Othello is suspicious of Desdemona and plans to poison her. Othello smothers her to death. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ tells Othello about Iago’s plots so Othello hurts Iago and kills himself while Iago kills Emilia. Othello is originally set in Venice‚ but moves later to Cyprus. Because Othello is set during the war between Venice and Turkey‚ the time period of it is the late 16th century. The protagonist
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Othello - Notes on Play * Takes place over three days * “Double time” * Quick same and location changes→ speed up the plot and tension * Domestic * Evil = Othello in one word * Why does Othello choose to believe what Iago says about his wife’s faith‚ and not Desdemona’s → Iago’s only evidence is a handkerchief → Tells us that Othello is easily manipulated * Raises the question of what Othello’s relationship is with Iago? Things to think about when reading the text:
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I feel like that Iago’s is a talented and tactful about how he gets revenge on Othello until he died (Christofides‚ 2010). In the beginning of the play‚ Iago is talking to Roderigo about how he was passed up for Lieutenant. RODERIGO 35 “By heaven‚ I rather would have been his hangman.” IAGO 36 “Why‚ there’s no remedy. ’Tis the curse of service. Preferment goes by letter and affection‚ And not by old gradation‚ where each second Stood heir to th’ first. Now sir‚ be judge yourself‚ 40 Whether I
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Story Dynamics 8 of the 12 essential questions ChangeMain Character Resolve Othello changes from a noble and just groom who declares‚ “But that I love the gentle Desdemona‚” (I‚ii‚27) to a foul-minded‚ irrational husband who vows‚ “I’ll tear her to pieces.” (III‚iii‚483) He changes from treating her gently to striking her in public‚ calling her a whore‚ and murdering her in an unfounded jealous rage. StartMain Character Growth Othello must start to realize that he can’t run his marriage using
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corrupting and destructive of emotions. It is jealousy that prompts Iago to plot Othello’s downfall; jealousy‚ too‚ is the tool that Iago uses to arouse Othello’s passions. Roderigo and Bianca demonstrate jealousy at various times in the play‚ and Emilia demonstrates that she too knows the emotion well. Only Desdemona and Cassio‚ the true innocents of the story‚ seem beyond its clutches. Shakespeare used the theme in other plays‚ but nowhere else is it portrayed as quite the "green- eyed" monster
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