this play is Iago. Iago ’s repeated deception moves the play forward to the climax and ultimately to the tragic ending. Although deception is always meant to deceive‚ the degree of deception varies upon the context of the situation. Another character that exhibits deception is Desdemona. The deception shown by Desdemona has a different intention as compared to Iago ’s. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello. The intentions of Iago are hurtful and evil. An example of this is when Iago says to Othello
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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the main villain‚ Iago‚ says many things hinting that he is not who he appears to be on the outside. Iago seems to be calm and kind‚ warm-hearted and loyal: many even call him "honest Iago‚" but there is a sting of irony to this -- Iago isn ’t honest at all. It is just a facade‚ put on to fool those around him into trusting him and letting their guard down long enough for him to trick them. On the inside‚ he is a cold and calculating genius‚ whose sole
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dramatic structure. Othello is a play that takes place in Venice. In Act 1 starts out with Roderigo‚ a nobleman and Iago of the defence force conversing on the streets of Venice. Roderigo is in love with a lady‚ Desdemona‚ so he pays Iago a hefty amount of money to aid him in his quest. However he finds out that Desdemona has eloped with Othello‚ a Moor who is a general in the defence force. However Iago puts his worry to ease with a plan he has for bringing Othello down. He hates Othello for promoting
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I love thee not/ Chaos is come again”‚ whilst using the surrounding characters to establish his love for Desdemona. * Displayed in handkerchief‚ initially used by Shakespeare to represent Othello’s love for Desdemona‚ before becoming perverted by Iago into a symbol of marital fidelity; providing the “ocular proof”‚ in Othello’s mind‚ of Desdemona’s depravity. * “Is of a constant‚ loving‚ noble nature” * Shakespeare shows his deep emotion on being reunited with her at beginning “It gives me wonder
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people in Elizabethan times. Shakespeare wrote the play for an audience who accepted the racist stereotypes rampant in the play‚ oblivious to their own racism. Othello was a tragic hero‚ and Iago exploited his tragic flaw’‚ in this case being insecurity and jealousy. This insecurity allowed Iago to manipulate Othello into believing his lies‚ and this lead to his downfall. Today‚ Othello’s ideas resonate strongly‚ the mistrust of peoples differences is still a highly relevant topic in modern society
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insight brought on by the cunning character Iago? Othello’s pride prevents him from finding the truth‚ eventually leading to his self-destruction. Initially‚ Othello and Desdemona are deeply in love‚ despite her father’s disapproval of their marriage. However‚ when Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago to lieutenant‚ Iago starts to plot revenge by convincing Othello that Desdemona is being unfaithful with his “right hand man” Cassio. By doing this Iago destroys Othello’s marriage and leads him to
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comedy‚ which might as well have ended as a tragedy just like Othello if they hadn’t found out earlier that Don John was behind everything. The villains‚ Iago and Don John are the evil masterminds behind everything in both plays. Both of their actions are based on jealousy as both are jealous on Othello and Claudios and both wants revenge them. Iago didn’t get the position in the army that he wanted and Don John is jealous of Claudios who bonds better with his half brother
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the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare “I am not what I am.” Thus says Iago. (1‚ 1‚ 67) In Othello‚ the Moor of Venice‚ the main character is not Othello but rather is Iago. Iago is the original villain character. He set the bar for everyone else. Without Iago in the play there would be no play. By saying I am not what I am‚ Iago is telling us he is not himself and his actions are not what he normally would do. Iago is the main character in Othello. The others such as Othello and Desdemona
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begins during an argumentative conversation between Roderigo and Iago—the villain. The conversation touched base on what their next move would be now that Roderigo’s love—Desdemona‚ has married the protagonist dubbed as Othello. Therefore Iago is more than willing to help Roderigo separate the two of them for personal issues that are not yet mentioned at the beginning of the story. This evidently led to an evil plot stemming from the mind of Iago.
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Arise‚ arise; Awake the snorting citizens with the bell‚ Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. (Othello 1.1.97-100) Furthermore‚ Iago uses racist words when he wakens Brabantio with the news of his daughter Desdemona eloped with Othello. Iago racism attitude is obvious by his using the Elizabethan notions that the black men are hyper-sexuality and animal-like. We can also obviously see that Brabantio who was racist believes that his
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