Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about a multitude of topics. Stripped to the core it’s about subtle human prejudices and how we are motivated by them; how they turn the most superior war heroes to emotional wrecks that commit murder. In the play‚ relationships are one of the main factors and create a fuel for hatred. One of the first themes we come across is lying. At the beginning‚ we’re informed that Othello and Desdemona are wed. The protagonist‚ Iago and his companion Roderigo
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As time progresses‚ in the play Othello‚ the main character begins to feel the affects of being different and he starts to conform to outsiders terrible views of him. Othello’s attitude towards himself started with him being confident in himself and the thought that being a general would be enough to judge his character. Othello’s changing diction is an indication of Othello’s poorly developing attitude towards himself. As the accusations against Othello begin‚ he remained calm and composed. His
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crime. Othello is on trial for murder and I would like to remind you that he has admitted full and absolute blame for this and you should not heed that lightly. Under the circumstances his mental state will come into account‚ but do not be bewildered by his claims of psychosis as any man could have had these thoughts befallen upon him and not taken action. This act of murder was premeditated‚ therefore making it first-degree murder. In a passing conversation earlier with Iago‚ Othello suggests
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Shakespeare’s Othello: Iago‚ the Master Manipulator William Shakespeare’s “Othello” is a play consumed with deception‚ jealousy‚ and revenge‚ mainly caused by a powerful “villain” named Iago (1.1.28). Although Iago presents himself as everyone’s honest friend‚ he is always trying to manipulate and deceive them‚ as shown in his words “Whip me such honest knaves” (1.1.50). This heartless character even manipulates everyone around him including his companions Cassio‚ Rodrigo‚ and the Moor‚ Othello intending
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sayAhnna Jinhye Kim Ms. Lue ENG3U1-01 18 April 2013 Jealousy in Othello; the Cause of Chaos Jealousy can be found everywhere around us. Between the ones we love‚ or even between the ones we hate. Jealousy may also serve different purposes. It can be used as building blocks to build up the relationship‚ but it can act as a hurricane and blow everything down. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the namesake protagonist’s tragic flaws are possessiveness‚ insecurity‚ and loyalty‚ which fail to serve
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resonate with your own interpretation of Othello? The play‚ Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare is most definitely a play that is concerned with good and evil‚ and Desdemona does reflect the good in the play and remains the victim throughout. Throughout the play the reader is presented with a battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. It is these forces of evil drive the plot and ultimately leads to the breakdown of Othello. Throughout the play‚ Iago is undeniably
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In the play‚ The Tragedy of Othello‚ Shakespeare really tests our conception as to what love is‚ and where it can or can’t exist. Judging from the relationship between Desdemona and Othello‚ through Nicholson’s "Othello" And The Geography Of Persuasion." the play seems to say that marriage based on an innocent romantic love or profane love is bound to fail. Shakespeare is pessimistic about the existence and survival of a true type of love. There is a common thread of betrayal and deceit among
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their ideas in relation to identity. In your response you must refer to Othello and one other related text. Identity is a key theme and issue in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. A characters identity is the overall essence and how the character is viewed by the audience and in this particular play‚ factors such as people‚ places and experiences show that identity can be influenced and changed by these such things. In Othello‚ conflict ultimately arises from the scheming of the evil Iago‚ a person
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Ryan Campbell English IV Period 2 May 5‚ 2013 Women are High Maintenance Othello is a very confusing love story with people who have a lot of issues and problems and they think that the world revolves around them. It is a story of love‚ hate‚ and all of the other ridiculous emotions a person can think of. Two characters that would fit into this category of describing would be Desdemona and Emilia. Both women are strong characters‚ but one may be stronger. Whenever Shakespeare
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Throughout the play of othello iago used several techniques to urge what he wanted and one way or another he somehow almost continually got what he needed. His techniques were that of an everyday sneaky‚ conniving person‚ who continually got people to trust him‚ except the person who was closest to him. However the most overall techniques he used were gaining the trust of people. That was the number one technique‚ and from gaining their trust he may branch far from that and then he may manipulate
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