Works of literature can be read as presenting challenges or endorsements of particular value systems. Discuss with reference to one or more works you have studied. With reference to Othello Endorses/promotes Challenges/undermines Naturalises/foregrounds/promotes Value systems Gender in society - female value Racism (animalisation) Value on appearance and reputation Emphasis on language Heaven vs hell (religious imagery) Exotic/supernatural imagery Thinking Gender. Feminine
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Othello Act 5‚ Plot Summary Outside of a brothel‚ Iago and Roderigo wait. Roderigo is preparing to ambush Cassio. After a few moments‚ Iago leaves the scene‚ even though Roderigo asks him to stay close in case something goes wrong with the ambush. Cassio then enters and Roderigo stabs at him‚ failing to pierce Cassio’s armor. Thus‚ Cassio defends himself and stabs Roderigo. Iago quickly returns to the scene and in the commotion stabs Cassio in the leg and exits. Cassio‚ unaware of who stabbed him
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Othello. It shows how he changes; starting from greatness and respect‚ he is tricked by Iago in to being cruel and hating. Many people assume the basis of the story is Othello’s life and that because the play is called Othello that he is the protagonist. The actual protagonist though is the supposed antagonist‚ Iago. Iago with his cunning plot‚ mastery of words and the ultimate lust for vengeance rules the play. Iago dictates what will happen to the character through the play and he does it with master
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Othello’s weakness is as much a cause of tragedy as Iago’s malice; do you agree? The power to use another person and manipulate them is a great skill which Iago possess‚ but without all of Othello ‘s weakness’‚ it would be a pointless skill‚ which is why the main cause of Othello’s tragedies is his weaknesses. His passion to follow his will‚ not his mind‚ means he is easily susceptible to jealously which‚ for Desdemona‚ means her untimely death. The fact that Othello is an outsider makes him vulnerable
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disobedience to her father‚ slurs of racism regarding Othello‚ and treachery in its purest form at the hands of Iago-who by some is said to be Shakespeare’s greatest villain. In a metaphorical sense‚ Iago can be compared to the sun and the other characters and elements of the play to planets- for the characters and their actions all orbit around Iago. Fueled by jealousy and vengeance‚ Iago takes on the world as if it were a game of chess‚ stepping on others and using them as pawns in order to obtain
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and reality is not what one sees but more often what one does not see. The acts of betrayal in Othello help develop this theme through character development. The acts include how Iago deceives Othello by being his friend and enemy at the same time‚ Othello betraying his wife’s love and trust‚ and Iago’s betrayal of Roderigo by using him and his money. These acts of betrayal happens all the time‚ even in our society today and that is one of the biggest pain a human can go through. They greatly contribute
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time. Iago and Roderigo are two friends (or so Roderigo thinks)‚ and they are arguing about a ‘deal’ made between the two of them. Iago‚ a soldier in the Venetian army‚ promised Roderigo that he would help him win over the beautiful Desdemona‚ the daughter of a Venetian senator called Brabantio. Instead‚ Desdemona has fallen head over heels in love with a black Moor called Othello‚ who is very senior in the Venetian army. Iago is personally very upset with Othello‚ as he bypassed Iago for a
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fashion. Three characters—Roderigo‚ Othello‚ and Iago—let passion override reason‚ with disastrous results. Roderigo’s infatuation with Desdemona prevails over his common sense. At the onset of the play‚ Roderigo is a wealthy young Venetian who had previously failed to woo Desdemona. When he learns of her marriage to Othello‚ Roderigo is heartbroken‚ and he irrationally threatens to “incontinently drown [himself] (I.iii.305)”. Taking advantage of this weakened state‚ Iago‚ under the premise of assisting
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article in “Iago‚ Heroic Tragedy‚ and Othello” by William Hazlitt. Hazlitt argues the wide margin in terms of character personalities between Othello and Iago and explores how their respective
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puller is still unknown. Those villains are the perfect villains. Although he is an exceptional villain‚ Iago is not at the level of
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