(Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary 69)‚ which is seen as a wrongful act. However‚ deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions. The very first act of deception is done by the character Desdemona. Desdemona hides her relationship with Othello from her father‚ knowing he will disapprove due to Othello’s race. Brabantio says‚ "O‚ she deceives me/Past thought!" (1.1.163-164). Desdemona’s reasoning for deceiving her father was to protect him. "Desdemona’s
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In this scene of Othello‚ Othello is killing Desdemona. All of Iago’s wicked thoughts have all sunk into Othello’s mind and Othello needs no more convincing that his wife is cheating on him. Even though Desdemona has been nothing but faithful Othello still believes she has cheated and must pay the price with her life. In these lines he compares Desdemona to many different things such as a light‚ a rose‚ and a statue through the use of figurative language. At first Othello is comparing her to
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himself as a man and Desdemona as a wife illustrates a downward trend in his both his trust of Desdemona and his self-confidence as a result of the schemes of Iago. Iago has been attempting to indoctrinate Othello with the belief that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ has been cheating on him with Cassio for some time but it is only recently that Othello has begun to doubt the fidelity of Desdemona. Just two scenes earlier‚ at the start of Act III‚ Othello told Iago that he did not believe Desdemona would ever be unfaithful
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when he chooses to love Desdemona he loves her with such an intense passion‚ that he loves her too well. Further evidence of Othello ’s extreme devotion to actions comes when he exclaims‚ " ’Tis destiny unshunnable‚ like death: even then this forked plague is fated to us when we do quicken‚" likening the fate of Desdemona to death‚ such is the strength of fate and his duty to act. Othello loves Desdemona with a similar passion and dedication which is why he loves Desdemona too well. Othello did not
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Othello all display jealousy throughout the play‚ though each finds resolution in a different way. Othello’s jealousy against Desdemona is the strongest emotion in the play. The jealousy he experiences turns him insane with anger‚ and he loses all ability to see reasons. The first instance that instills doubt in Othello’s mind is Brabantio’s warning that one day Desdemona will deceive him just like she does to her father. This doubt allows Iago to use Othello’s jealousy‚ and plan to take advantage
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Othello’s love for Desdemona blinds him from what Iago is trying to tell him that Desdemona does behind Othello’s back. When Iago first mentions that Desdemona is cheating on Othello‚ Othello starts to question his love for her‚“Excellent wrench! Perdition catch my soul But I do love thee! And when I love thee not‚ Chaos is come again” (3.3.98-100). As Iago manipulates Othello to believe that Desdemona is cheating on him‚ he starts to think of all the reasons he loves Desdemona. Othello makes the
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types of love. In many cases however‚ this love proves to be misguided or false. Because a plethora of imprudent relationships control the characters; Shakespeare utilizes mistaken love to derail the one true love in the play between Othello and Desdemona. Ultimately the tragic ending of this play evolves from a culmination of misguided love between: Iago and Roderigo‚ Cassio and Bianca‚ as well as Iago and Othello. The play opens with a dialogue between Iago and Roderigo. Although we know little
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traged play about a black army general also known as a moor that lives in venice. he is very respected and is married to desdemona. iago is one of othellos most trusted lieutenents‚ but othello decides to promote someone else who is under qulified and less experienced than iago;cassio. in anger iago starts rumours and tells othello the only way to keep his status is to kill desdemona‚ othello then kills himself as he realises they were not true. Oliver twist is a critical novel of the social climate
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Before Othello kills Desdemona he talks about her purity and what horrible beast and the monster he is. Othello shows the regret he has that he killed Desdemona. Othello states‚" O Desdemona! Desdemona dead! Oh!Oh!Oh!"(5‚2). This is when Othello regret that he killed Desdemona. Othello also shows regret when he states‚"I am not valiant neither‚ But ever puny whipster gets my sword" (5‚2). Othello
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William Shakespeare jealousy is the driving force behind the conflict between some of the characters. Othello was never a jealous person‚ until Iago planted the seed that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. This consequently led to Desdemona’s and also his own death. Roderigo was so desperately in love with Desdemona‚ he was jealous of Othello being the one she truly loved. Iago launched his plan against Othello because he was jealous that Cassio was made lieutenant instead of him. Jealousy greatly
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