haunting tragedy in which the motivations of the main antagonist Iago often seem unclear. The play demonstrates the hold that psychological manipulation and suggestion can have even on a virtuous character of integrity like Othello himself. The central antagonist of the play is Iago‚ a man who is motivated by resentfulness‚ jealousy Love and suspicion to manipulate the events and lives of those around him. It is easy to interpret Iago simply as the embodiment of evil‚ as all the characters describe
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Othello timeline doo doo doo dun dun doo dun doo doo 1.1 Iago and Roderigo discussing about Othello‚ and wakes Brabantio to tell him his daughter went behind his back to marry Othello. 1.2 Iago warns Othello about Brabantio‚ trying to get them not to meet and have Othello hide. That way‚ Iago manipulate through guises and ambiguity. Cassio tells Othello the Duke is looking for him‚ and Brabantio finds Othello and excuses him of stealing his daughter. 1.3 In which Othello defends himself
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2/12/11 Block C British Literature Othello Literary Analysis Othello‚ Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago uses racial distinction to persuade Othello into believing there is an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago feeds upon Othello’s insecurities to raise his fury. Othello’s self-doubting eventually leads to downfall; his doubt within himself causes him to distrust Desdemona and her love for him. Othello uses his race as his scapegoat for his belief in being poor spoken and
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play‚ fails to conceive a legitimate motive for his malicious actions. Iago is a villain. He is the embodiment of evil‚ hatred and spite‚ a vicious sociopath with no moral compunction‚ and therefore while he does initially provide a reason for his wicked intentions‚ his true motive is only the promising destruction of purity and goodness in Othello. However‚ the means by which he obtains his evil intent is no easy feat. Iago is an incredibly intelligent‚ cunning scoundrel‚ who throughout the play
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be identified from the very beginning of the story until the end. Jealousy first arises when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and at the end of the play‚ when Othello is furious with envy because he believes Cassio and Desdemona have been engaging in an affair. One character in particular seems to be at the forefront of all bad that happens in Othello‚ which is Iago. As the story unfolds he creates more lies and implements misleading situations that see people’s
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fault or did each character attract them out of their own actions? To answer this daunting question‚ one must consider the three most unfortunate characters: Othello‚ Desdamona and Roderigo and analyse their downfall which eventually lead to their deaths. It is known from reading the play that Iago is the one who manipulates all three of them. Examinations of their connection with him before their deaths are necessary to answer this question. After scrutinizing those three characters it is apparent that
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miserable fail to obtain the power he so badly aspires‚ Shakespeare proves that the human race can never be happy with what they have‚ and that they are always trying to be better than everyone else. Iago uses the power over emotion to control Roderigo. Roderigo wants to prove his love to Desdemona‚ and Iago jumps at the chance to use this situation to his advantage. This is proven when he takes Roderigo’s gold and jewels to give to Desdemona‚ but keeps them for himself saying: “The jewels you have had
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“Honest” Iago‚ the protagonist‚ is utterly absorbed with his jealousy of Michael Cassio because Cassio was chosen as lieutenant instead of Iago. He yearns for everyone to be as miserable as himself by implementing seeds of doubt resulting jealousy of other characters. His mind is clouded by animosity; Iago acquires for others to be justly jealous shown through Iago’s manipulation of characters‚ especially Othello. Shakespeare begins the story with an evidence of trust in Iago from Roderigo as he reveals
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strong ability to manipulate‚ Iago uses jealousy to conquer the minds of everyone around him. His desire for power leads to the destruction of everyone around him. From every other character’s point of view‚ Iago held very little power‚ although‚ in actuality‚ Iago was the most powerful. His skill with words and his cruel actions allowed him to control all of those around him and destroy each of their lives. He is responsible for the deaths of all of the main characters: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Emilia‚
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a street in Venice. Iago and Roderigo are loudly conversing with each other. 2. Why do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio? Why is Brabantio angry? Why does Iago slip quietly away once Brabantio comes down? Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to spoil his happiness by telling him the Desdemona ran off with Othello. Brabantio is originally angry because he had told them not to come around him house‚ but is even more angry when he finds out that Desdemona is missing. Iago quietly slips away because
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