important characters. A literary foil is a character who serves to highlight the character traits of one or more other characters by presenting a contrast. In the play Othello‚ the author‚ William Shakespeare‚ presents Emilia‚ the antagonist 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
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degrades and controls Emilia‚ Iago also commonly insults females in general. Othello also shares his misogynistic views as he constantly hits Desdemona in public and later accuses her of sleeping with Cassio Act 5 scene 2 line 20 ’So sweet was ne’er so fatal’ This shows Desdemona’s sweetness has brought her to where she is now‚ leading to her own death because she has slept with another man‚ can also be seen as Othello describing his kisses as fatal as they will be followed by murder but Desdemona
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Throughout the entire play of Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ the character Iago manipulates many of the other characters by appearing a certain way then hiding the truth of what he really thinks about the characters. The characters‚ such as Othello‚ believe that Iago‚ his (ensign???) is very honest and will never tell a lie‚ they even refer to him as “honest Iago” (add the act and the scene to this) because they have great faith in his character. Little does shakespeare’s characters know‚ but Iago has
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English 122 Mrs. Ayer Suin Kim November‚ 26th.2013 Emilia Speaks Her Mind One of Shakespeare’s famous plays ‘Othello’ is about a black man who marries a white woman‚ and then murders his wife because of unfounded jealousy. The play also contains another dysfunctional marriage between Iago and Emilia‚ which also ends with the husband murdering his wife. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ has never received love from her husband. In Act 4‚ Scene 3 line 95-115‚ Emilia’s speech is structured as if she experienced
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something and did not get it because someone else received it‚ what would you do to get it? Iago thinks that he deserves the lieutenant position but Othello names Cassio lieutenant. In the play Othello written by William Shakespeare Iago hates Othello because Othello names Cassio lieutenant. Iago wants to get back at him and will stop at nothing to ruin Othello‚ and Cassio’s lives. Now that Iago was not named lieutenant he is motivated to get his rightful position and take everyone out. Iago has a master
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The tragedy Othello is filled with a complex web of separate conflicts that are connected with each other. The external conflicts are very obvious‚ such as Iago trying to replace Cassio as lieutenant and Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s affair. In addition to these conflicts‚ however‚ many characters in the play also face their own internal conflicts in which they have to make a choice between two opposing forces. An excellent example of this internal conflict can be found in analyzing Roderigo. Roderigo’s
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Othello Essay Shakespeare’s "Othello" exhibits the demise of man via jealousy and rumor. The work showcases perhaps the gravest villain in literary times‚ Iago‚ whose evil cunning and masterful manipulation steamrolls the demise of honorable reputations; the destruction of intimate relationships‚ both brotherly and romantic; and finally‚ breaks down the sanity and conviction of stable men due to excessive need to protect ego and preserve personal pride. Iago’s control of people’s attitudes ultimately
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This last show that we currently produced here at Hutchinson Community College which was Othello was a show that I wasn’t used too for different reasons. The first one was that I have never seen a production of Othello at all so I had no clue of what to expect with not only the acting but the design aspects of it as well. There were four design aspects that were different to me which were set‚ sound‚ costume and lights. None of these aspects are really my forte‚ these past two years is where I have
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OTHELLO ESSAY Shakespeare’s domestic tragedy Othello continues to engage audiences through its exploration of race and gender power plays- universal concerns that transcend time and place. Othello is a warning for those who attempt to usurp the Elizabethan chain of being power structure. Those people‚ who attempt to contravene the divinely constructed social order‚ are punished for their anomalous actions. Through extracting the perennial power relations of the play‚ a Marxist and Feminist paradigm
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Diyana Badar Ms. Beatty ENG3U December 14‚ 2012 Othello Essay Jealousy is defined as feeling and/or showing envy of someone for their achievements and advantages. Jealousy is known to be one of the world’s worst emotions‚ except jealousy is not an emotion. Jealousy is a deadly disease and should not be considered an emotion proving that while in a jealous state there is a complete loss of control. A person in the jealous state is completely incapable of controlling their emotions‚ behaviour
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