everything is going smoothly with Othello the villain in the play‚ Iago‚ determines to destroy his fortunes by taking advantage of Othello’s tragic flaw of jealousy and his gullible nature. This play explores the universal theme of jealousy and trust with one another. The theme of jealousy is apparent at the start of play. In a heated conversation between Iago and Roderigo (whom is in love with Desdemona) Iago expresses jealousy on Casio as Iago is not chosen as the lieutenant which he thinks he deserves
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accompanied by his first lieutenant‚ Cassio‚ ensign‚ Iago‚ and wife‚ Desdemona. Iago secretly hates Othello because he felt that he deserved Cassio’s position more than he did‚ thus leading Iago to plot to take down his general through manipulation and jealousy. Iago warped Othello’s mind to the point of pushing him to kill Desdemona and consenting to Iago killing Cassio. Iago then involved Roderigo
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him‚ he still believes Iago. Psychologically‚ Othello also seems to have power‚ mainly a result of his military rank. Between his soldiers and his friends‚ he is also very highly respected‚ this too being a form of power. Desdemona: Desdemona is Othello’s wife and the daughter of Brabantio. Desdemona secretly married Othello‚ against her father’s wishes. Throughout the play‚ Desdemona’s power is not clearly conveyed to the audience‚ but her presence has an effect. Roderigo is in love with her and
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is manipulated by others and shapes his actions. Throughout the play‚ racism is a major issue that helps shapes Othello’s actions. Othello receives some pretty overt racism from Iago and Brabantio. Brabantio did not really care about Othello being a moor of such high rank in the Venetian army. It was not until Iago‚ being the master manipulator that he is tells Brabantio about the marriage between his daughter‚ Desdemona‚ and Othello (1.1.9). Brabantio starts to fear of what the result will be
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vulgar animal references- Iago tells Barbantio: “…an old black ram is tupping your white ewe” (1.1.88)). However‚ the most prominent literary device throughout the play is irony‚ especially surrounding the play’s villan‚ Iago. The central irony of the play lies in that Othello‚ Cassio‚ and other characters befriend and trust Iago‚ who‚ unbeknownst to them‚ will destroy their lives. Yet‚ the audience is aware of Iago’s malicious intent and the stark contrast of what Iago says versus what he thinks
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Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare A brief synopsis of the plot The play opens on a street in Venice‚ Italy. In the opening scene Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ and Roderigo‚ the suitor of Desdemona‚ decide to tell senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has left to marry Othello without her father’s permission. Brabantio confronts Othello‚ but finally he is convinced by Othello and Desdemona that they love each other and gives them permission. At the same time Turkish invasion is reaching
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speech as Iago more and more manipulates him. We talked a lot about Iago’s constant use of sexual imagery. We also discussed his use of beasts and animal imagery to describe people and his consistent desire to reduce men and their actions to that of beasts. "Ere I would say I would drown myself for the love of a guinea-hen‚ I would change my humanity with a baboon." (1.3.312-3) - Iago uses the derisory "guinea-hen"‚ a euphemism for a prostitute. "drown cats and blind puppies" (Iago 1.3.332-3)
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soliloquy provides the audience with accurate access to the character’s innermost thoughts and we learn more about a character than could ever be gathered from the action of the play alone. In ’Othello’‚ both the hero and the villain speak in soliloquy. Iago‚ the villain‚ speaks his soliloquies first (Othello’s occur towards the end of the play)‚ drawing the audience in as he outlines his intentions and ideas. The soliloquies give us access to the feelings and motivations of both hero and villain‚ which
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Characters – Othello – Character – o Tragic hero – Flaw - - Insecurity (Jealous) - Trust? o Controversial - Becomes racial stereotype - Is Othello responsible for tragedy or Iago? o Othello blames Iago ‘perplexed in the extreme’ o Conflict between dualities; • Black and white • Inferior and superior • Arrogant and self-doubt • General and husband • Public and private
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‘Othello’ the theme of appearance versus reality emerges in the play as Iago who is manipulating appearances works to deceive Othello who has difficulty distinguishing between what seems to be true and what really is true. The tragic plot of Othello hinges on the ability of the villain‚ Iago‚ to mislead other characters‚ particularly Roderigo and Othello by encouraging them to misinterpret what they see. Othello is susceptible to Iagos ploys because he himself is so honest and straight forward. In this
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