betrayal‚ trickery and how envy can be taken to another level. Most will say the theme of Shakespeare’s “Othello” is deception. Othello is a black general in the service of Venice. Othello promotes a man named Cassio to be his right hand man in his army. Iago‚ the protagonist of the story though that he was going to get the promotion of lieutenant‚ but when he did not he became furious and seeks revenge on Othello. This was the turning point of the play when in almost every incident a degree of deception
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one does not see. The acts of treachery and betrayal in Othello help to develop this theme through character development. Such acts include: how Iago deceives Othello by being his friend and enemy at the same time. Othello betraying his wife’s love and trust. Emilia (Iago’s wife) betraying her very own husband for justice. Finally Iago’s betrayal of Roderigo‚ using him and his money for his evil plans‚ and then killing him. Through ought all of these acts of treachery and violence and betrayal a common
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Name: Block Act V‚ scene i 1. Explain what the following speech illustrates about Iago’s character. IAGO: I have rubb’d this young quat almost to the sense‚/ And he grows angry. Now‚ whether he kill Cassio‚/ Or Cassio him‚ or each do kill the other‚/ Every way makes my gain. Live Roderigo‚/ He calls me to a restitution large/ Of gold and jewels that bobb’d from him‚/ As gifts to Desdemona;/ It must not be. If Cassio do remain‚/ He hath a daily beauty in his life/ That makes me ugly;
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because of Iago’s manipulation. He starts as a cherishing spouse and a tranquil pioneer‚ and closures as a violent one. Iago ends up uncovering the soldier hidden inside of him.
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innocents‚ purity love and goodness. Also the definition for darkness would be malevolence‚ betrayal and hate. There are three main characters in this play including Iago‚ Desdemona and Othello. Then there are three side characters including Emelia‚ Roderigo and Cassio. The story starts with Iago and another character names Roderigo saying Othello is a moor‚ which means black in these times. Also saying that Othello has “the thick lips” (1.1.66) making him seem that he
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How does Shakespeare present disturbed characters? Othello is a tragic hero whose jealousy is cleverly manipulated by the maleficent Iago‚ transforming him from a noble figure to a disturbed murderer. In keeping with the tragic genre‚ Shakespeare depicts a sequence of events through which bring about Othello’s decline. The playwright slowly escalates the emotional intensity of the play as Othello becomes more obsessed and less rational. The audience experience a range of emotions as the emotional
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of him. Roderigo‚ because of love‚ gets jealous and ends up losing all his money. Iago‚ the villain in this play‚ falls prey to jealousy because of his pettiness from not getting a promotion and having certain suspicions that may or may not be true. In William Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ Iago states‚ “Oh‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on”(3.3.170-172). This quote talks about how Othello doesn’t want to know any rumors that Iago has‚ but
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unsophisticated‚ compared to many other people. This is why Iago‚ is able to manipulate him so easily. Iago told Roderigo‚ "O‚sir‚ content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him "(I‚ i lines 38-9). Iago is saying‚ he only follows Othello to a point‚ and upon reaching it he will not follow him any longer. This is the first sign of how deceitful Iago will be. Iago has his own evil agenda in mind and he will use his reputation of being "honest Iago" to influence Othello. The Moor‚ as many
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In Othello‚ Iago used Roderigo‚ tricked Othello‚ and mistreated the female characters in the play. Iago helps develop the theme of jealousy throughout the play by exploiting some of the major characters. The truths about some characters are shown clearly to the audience which helps them establish their opinions and feelings about them. Shakespeare uses pathos to get his reader’s point of view of a character. In the beginning of the play‚ the audience was able to discover that Iago was misusing
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murdered by Othello out of jealousy (d) Iago- Othello’s Ensign‚ hates him cause he’s black‚ wants Cassio’s job‚ believes he would be better Cassio- Innocent Party‚ gets a job as Othello’s Lieutenant‚ gets into a fight and his stripped of rank‚ but goes to Desdemonia to try and win back Othello’s favour Roderigo- Loves Desdemonia‚ is persuaded by Iago to attempt to kill Cassio‚ is murdered by Iago to remain silent (d) Emilia- Married to Iago‚ gives iago the handkerchief that convinces Othello
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