Elizabethan view‚ that men were to control and dominate their wife’s or daughters. He is furious at Othello for stealing his daughter from him. Also‚ Othello’s masculinity is destroyed through the poisoning of his mind against Desdemona‚ his wife. Iago also treats his wife Emilia and Desdemona as objects which he uses for his own pleasure and part of his manipulative plan to destroy Othello. In addition‚ the idea that the occupation of the male characters define their masculinity and shows us that people higher
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Othello feels secure. With the rank of general‚ Othello has high military skill and excellence. He is dependable‚ rational‚ and logical. Desdemona‚ the daughter of the Duke‚ appreciates Othello for his military experience and past adventures. They soon fall in love‚ Othello gives Desdemona his first gift to her; a unique handkerchief. Soon he and the fair Desdemona secretly become married‚ sparking the jealous and evilly creative mind of Iago. With the Turkish‚ the sworn enemies of Venice‚ fleet
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characteristics. In the beginning of the movie‚ Othello is married to the beautiful Desdemona‚ played by the actress Irène Jacob‚ whom he was sincerely in love with. Senator Brabantio‚ played by Pierre Vaneck‚ whose younger daughter is Desdemona‚ claims that Othello must have put a spell on Desdemona in order for her to fall in love with him. In this time‚ interracial marriage was not fully accepted‚ causing the marriage of Desdemona and Othello to be frowned upon because he was not only black‚ but also a Moor
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killing Desdemona could he save himself and mankind from her treacherous acts of infidelity. However‚ in each case Iago doesn’t have to push very hard because his suggested actions either seem harmless resolutions to each characters woe or take advantage of character flaws. In each case‚ because he does not have to push very hard‚ he is able to maintain an air of apathy while promoting his ultimate malevolent goals: "I am not what I am"(I‚ i‚ 71). In this manner‚ Iago manipulates Cassio‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia
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Othello dramatizes the interaction of good and evil by using different characters to play as evil‚ or innocent characters. Shakespeare uses the difference of morals for each character to exaggerate the goodness of one person and the (corruption) of another. For example‚ Shakespeare introduces the idea of people being born with evil in them‚ but one does not see the evil unless it is triggered by an event. However‚ some believe that a seed of evil is planted in them by others or events that occur
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easily. Both main characters in the plays are greatly connected with the events that are occurring. Most of them are put in the same position but some respond differently than others. Both women‚ Hero and Desdemona‚ are accused by the love of their lives that they have been unfaithful. For Desdemona her husband doesn’t believe her and kills; and for Hero her name is cleared. Main men characters are in the middle of a huge manipulative plan‚ where they are forced to think that their loved ones are cheating
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Discuss the importance of the handkerchief in the play. In Othello‚ Othello presents his wife Desdemona with a white handkerchief embroidered with strawberries. This token bears great mystery‚ for Othello states that it was given to his mother by an Egyptian in order to charm and keep his father. He also claims‚ however‚ that it was merely a token his father gave his mother. Alike Othello‚ the secrecy behind the handkerchief is never revealed. The handkerchief is a dominant and irrefutably
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One other relationship of love and friendship is seen between Emilia and Desdemona. Emilia stands up for Desdemona‚ her innocent mistress‚ to prove her innocence by bringing her husband’s bad deeds to the sight of Othello. Even though Emilia steals her mistress’s handkerchief because of her love towards her husband‚ she ends up standing up for
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transformed by his tragic flaws of jealousy and gullibility. Othello is the general in the army of Venice and is in love with Desdemona. He is a Moor of African descent‚ who has risen through the ranks of the Venetian army through hard work and success in battle. Othello is a cultural and racial outsider‚ often described as a ‘black ram’ or ‘moor’‚ and his relationship with Desdemona was not accepted by the society at the time‚ thus resulting in their actions to elope and get married. Othello is an admirable
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characters Simona and Desdemona share the interest of purity and represent a god/goddess while being challenged by the unholy or the evil. Jack and Lago share the characteristic of being evil or unholy. Unfortunately in both places there evil takes over and cannot be a pure individual. The evil inside them does not necessarily win‚ as both characters maintain their perpetual ways as upright and completely natural individuals‚ even in their brutal murders. Simon and Desdemona represent all the good
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