Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the major theme of jealousy is explored in detail through the main characters Othello and Iago’s actions. In the tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare focuses on how jealousy affects Othello and the other major characters to result ultimately in their destruction. The theme of jealousy is evident throughout the play as it motivates the characters’ actions and suggests alot about the impacts‚ effects and nature of jealousy itself. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ jealousy is
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MAJOR ENGLISH WRITERS ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY OTHELLO FAJRI KURNIAWAN 1010733020 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF HUMANITY ANDALAS UNIVERSITY PADANG 2013 Background of the author William Shakespeare is the most famous writer of plays in the English language. He was born in 1564‚ in Stratford upon-Avon and died on the 23rd of April‚ 1616. He wrote thirty-nine plays and hundreds of poems. His father William was a successful local businessman and his mother Mary
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thought to be physiologically and psychologically inferior to men. As we go through Othello we find that the women characters are presented according to this expectation of the Elizabethan society.There are only three women in ‘Othello’: Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca. The way that these women behave and conduct themselves is undeniably linked to the ideological expectations of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan society and to the patriarchal Venetian society that he creates. These notes will explore some of
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compliments Iago’s honesty emphasizes to the audience how truly oblivious Othello is to Iago’s character. Othello trusts the one person out to get him‚ when he should have been listening to the women in his life who were being sincere. Desdemona and Emilia never lie to Othello‚ but he still chooses to maintain his trust in Iago because they are women. Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him with Cassio. After accusing her of being a whore‚ she adamantly denies this fallacy.
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ability to manipulate murder‚ he is a not a heartless villain. Another point to back this up is his jealousy towards Othello when he becomes suspicious of him and Emilia. "He has done my office" drives Iago into a trance whereby he is desperate to make both Othello and Emilia pay for their supposed actions. However‚ his murder of Emilia could also be as a result of his permanent hatred of women as he refers to women as "villainous whore" which shows his need to attack others in order to make him feel
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but fails wring and Rodrigo gets injured and runs away than Iago comes and stabs Cassio in the leg then goes and kills Rodrigo. When Othello kills Desdemona‚ Emilia comes in and see’s that Desdemona is dead and Othello confessed to his crime so Emilia cries out murder where everyone came in including Iago where he starts to argue with Emilia and tells her to be quite but she doesn’t listen and then he
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To begin‚ the men and women have strongly implemented values; the men believe in patriarchal dominance and the women are taught to be submissive to the men in their lives. Throughout the book‚ Iago undervalues his wife‚ Emilia; he sees her as inferior and consistently belittles her. His perception is skewed by his belief that men are superior to women‚ and he generalizes women stating “ You are pictures out of the door‚ bells in your parlors‚ wildcats in your kitchens‚ saints in your injuries‚ devils
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that Iago had created by insinuating that “the fair and gentle Desdemona” had turned her husband Othello into a cuckold. This manipulation is central to the play because it leads to the death of many main characters such as Desdemona‚ Rodrigo and Emilia. It is also the
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11 April 2012 The Power of Persuasion Manipulation and persuasion‚ two of the major themes in Shakespeare’s Othello that ultimately lead to Othello’s downfall. The power of words and persuasion can cause people to go crazy and do things they normally wouldn’t do. Shakespeare’s character development and background of Othello‚ Rodrigo and Iago early on in the play gives the reader somewhat of a foreshadowing of the characters that are going to manipulate and be manipulated. The play according to
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Othello is a masterpiece‚ a compelling tragedy that can be interpreted in many ways‚ by many different people. It is compelling as it breaks the racial stereotypes and focuses on gender‚ power‚ love‚ sexuality race and violence of the Elizabethan time‚ compared to modern society. Since the film’s production‚ many attempts to re-contextualise Othello into more accessible contemporary issues have been made. We‚ as the audience‚ are challenged to new ways of reading and interpreting the text through
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