not the dominate over arching themes in Othello. I believe jealousy is the most important theme. Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello focuses on the downfall of military General Othello whose happiness at his marriage to Desdemona is quickly consumed by jealousy. The love of Othello and Desdemona are tragically torn apart by the intrigue of Iago who is also acting out of jealousy. The jealousy consumes Othello and Iago’s own lives and destroys the lives of those around them. Jealousy is the emotive force
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then and now. At the beginning‚ Desdemona appears to be a strong‚ free willed‚ independent woman. Iago calls Desdemona out on her unusual female behavior‚ and Othello starts to notice it as well .Desdemona’s un-lady like behavior affects her‚ her relationship with Othello‚ and Cassio. At first Othello admired the way Desdemona behaved. Othello was reading the letter from the duke telling him to return home. Lodovico ask Desdemona how Cassio has been doing. Desdemona explains how Othello and Cassio
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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 the same unbending discipline and militaristic thinking he uses to rule his soldiers. He must start to question Iago’s motives for accusing Desdemona of being
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“Whose fault is it?” Whose fault was it then? (Pause) Othello‚ the heroic Moore‚ yet he was way too jealous and over-trusting. Was it Desdemona? Sweet Desdemona of intelligence and innocence but also a deceiving and naïve woman who cannot adjust to the role of a 17th century woman. Or was it Iago; Malicious and sneaky Iago? We can go on about whose fault it is but I think it was both equally Othello and Desdemona’s fault. Together as a couple they lacked the understanding of marriage. They weren’t
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plant the idea of Desdemona cheating on him‚ Othello does not believe him. Othello tells Iago that he needs proof before he will accept that as the truth. He also tells Iago that: “If she be false‚ O‚ then heaven mocks itself!” (3.3.313). Here‚ Othello is saying that if Desdemona is cheating‚ then heaven is not real. By comparing something as big as heaven to Desdemona’s innocence‚ Othello shows that he is quite certain of Desdemona’s virtue. Since Othello still believes in Desdemona
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because of his marriage to Desdemona and all of those who try and ruin his relationship. Desdemona is the daughter of a wealthy lord‚ named Brabantio‚ who is a Venetian senator. The antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ begins filling characters heads with thoughts and false ideas such as how Desdemona fell in love with Othello‚ because he was not given the position he desired within the army and Cassio was given the position. At the beginning of the play Brabantio is unaware that Desdemona and Othello have eloped
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falls down because he believes that Desdemona is cheating on him and passes out in fear b) Iago is very happy and proud of his work when Othello passes out 2. Iago tells Othello that if he listens to his and Cassio’s conversation he will get Cassio to admit that he is having an affair with Desdemona 3. a) Iago jokes with Cassio about Bianca so that it seems like Cassio is laughing about the affair he is having with Desdemona. b) It is revealed that there
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William Shakespeare. In the play‚ the two prominent women‚ Desdemona and Emilia‚ both recognize the expectations of women at the time. However‚ the two women disagree in their views on the topic. Desdemona tries to be the ideal wife whereas Emilia takes a more feminist approach. In Othello‚ Desdemona and Emilia’s views on the role of women explains the traits of each character and are involved in major themes of the story. Both Desdemona and Emilia have different views on the concept of chastity
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begins to ask about the loss of the handkerchief‚ as if to add fuel to the fire‚ saying that if Desdemona could in fact give away the handkerchief so freely what else could she give away just as easily. Othello had completely forgotten all about the matter with the handkerchief until Iago had so graciously reminded him. Then to make matters worse‚ Iago flat out lies to Othello claiming that Cassio and Desdemona have in fact slept together. That he heard this from Cassio himself. After listening to
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validity become his downfall. The events which prompted Othello’s collapse stemmed from Iago. He had deep rooted hatred towards Othello and wanted to destroy him. The villain Iago came up with an evil scheme to reveal to Othello that his wife Desdemona had an affair on him. Iago knew that Othello was strong and could survive being a warrior since childhood but could not handle the pain of his wife being unfaithful. Iago’s plan was to pretend to be Othello’s friend and confidant while simultaneously
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