Tragic Flaws in Othello William Shakespeare creates dynamic and complex characters in his tragic play‚ Othello. Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ and Emilia each display a tragic flaw. Shakespeare’s subtle descriptions of the characters allow for varying interpretations of each character. The tragic flaws can truly alter perspectives as the story transitions. A tragic flaw can begin as a positive character trait‚ yet spiral into the downfall of the respective character. Shakespeare thoroughly expresses
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Iago’s wife‚ as a literary foil to Desdemona‚ the protagonist Othello’s wife. In Act 4 Scene 3 of Othello‚ Emilia and Desdemona discuss the morality (or immorality) of infidelity. While Emilia says she would sleep with other men if she‚ in return‚ receives power‚ Desdemona feels that such actions are completely unacceptable. Instead of mirroring the actions of the wrongdoers around her‚ Desdemona
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his daughter. 1.3 In which Othello defends himself‚ Desdemona makes her entrance‚ and the newlyweds have to make haste to Cyprus. Iago tells Roderigo about his plans‚ and in his monologue‚ reveals why he hates Othello. 2.1 There is storm and the fleets are destroyed. Everyone survives but the Turks. Iago sees Cassio and Desdemona together and begins to plot. He continues with his façade by pretending he is incapable when Desdemona asks him to improvise praise about her. 2.2 Othello’s
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Iago feels it is unjust for Desdemona to marry a black man because they are not the same race‚ or of the same social status. The meaning ‘rank’ in Shakespeare is best defined as a Sexually Transmitted Disease. Therefore‚ Iago is saying that Desdemona is marrying a black man because she wants to get a sexually transmitted disease. And many people found it unnatural for a woman who was not black to marry a black man. In this case people found it unnatural for Desdemona to marry Othello. Since she was
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motivation and their values. An example‚ is that they had to overcome a huge obstacle such as love because Othello and Desdemona were in love but her father did not approve of it. Othello has no trust for Desdemona because his lieutenant‚ Iago‚ made a fabrication saying that Cassio had an affair with Desdemona. There are different types of archetypes that can be found in Othello. Desdemona is a caregiver because she is generous and she care for others like trying to help Cassio get his position back. Iago
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Desdemona is responsible for her own death as a result of her innocence and her inability to ask the right questions. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Desdemona plays the role of Othello’s wife. The plot of the play results in her tragic and sudden death. However the true tragedy is that it all could have been avoided if she would have spoken up‚ asked questions‚ and used her better judgment than listen to those around her. Desdemona is very loyal to her husband Othello. She loves him‚ and
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Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago will take steps to poison Othello’s mind against Desdemona and Cassio. Iago will start off by getting Cassio drunk and getting him fired for stabbing Montano. Then‚ he tells Cassio to get Othello’s trust back he will need to talk to Desdemona about what has happened so she can talk to Othello about accepting him back. Conveniently‚ Iago will lead Othello over to where Cassio and Desdemona are talking‚ so Othello will have no choice but to be suspicious of Cassio. He
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whos charisma and intellect make him more powerful than Othello and Desdemona‚ proves that powerplay amongst the characters supports the fact that characters‚ specifically Othello and Desdemona‚ are equally victims of their own weakness as they are of Iagos plottings. Othello and Desdemonas weaknesses are race and gender respectively which hugely depletes their personal power. Iagos uses his power to make Othello and Desdemona as much a victim as their own weaknesses as they are of his plotting’s
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Amber Murray Shakespeare Film Questionnaire The title refers the main character Othello‚ therefore the movie is self titled. The main characters in the movie are Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ Emilia‚ Roderigo‚ and Brabanzio. Othello is the well-respected protagonist of the film. Othello is also the protagonist/hero. He is the general of the army of Venice and is well respected by his fellow citizens. He is easy victimized because of his age‚ position in society and his race. Iago is Othello’s
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Othello Essay Emilia and Desdemona are both confined within a patriarchal power structure‚ and although their responses to this dynamic are different‚ they both ultimately die because of it. Emilia and Desdemona reside within a patriarchal society. Emilia and Desdemona both react differently toward their husbands’ actions. Both Desdemona and Emilia die as a direct result of their husbands’ authority over them. Emilia and Desdemona live within a male-dominant society. Iago makes it apparent that
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