Othello‚ Iago begins the play by working for Roderigo as his personal spy. Roderigo pays Iago to help him pursue Desdemona. Iago plans to drain Roderigo of his earnings‚ but soon realizes it is not enough to please him. Iago wanted the promotion of Lieutenant‚ but lost it to Othello’s best friend Cassio. In revenge‚ Iago acts on his personal hatred for Othello‚ and comes to the conclusion that he too‚ wants Desdemona. This shows that despite Cassio and Othello’s higher rank over Iago‚ Iago will ultimately
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the next scene‚ Iago convinces Roderigo to attacks Cassio‚ but fails to kill him‚ and instead Iago murders Roderigo Quotation: “Tell me‚ Emilia— That there be women do abuse their husbands In such gross kind? Emilia- There be some such‚ no question.” (Act 4 Scene 3) Significance of Quotation: I fully understand Emilia being more of a side character‚ and is not the most
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tepid “Gertrude‚ do not drink (Hamlet 5.2.291).” Maurice Charney calls Iago a master of a withering and dismissive contempt (Charney‚ 256). Even as he is setting up Roderigo to kill Cassio‚ he refers contemptuously about Roderigo saying‚ “I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense (Othello 5.1.11)”‚ calling Roderigo by a derogatory term meaning boil or pimple. In fact‚ Iago would be just as happy if Cassio kills Roderigo as he says “Now‚ whether he kill Cassio‚ or Cassio him‚ or each do kill
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guilt‚ he orders Iago to execute Cassio and he kills his wife himself. MaleMain Character Mental Sex Othello moves to solve his problems by using linear thinking. When Brabantio accuses Othello of using witchcraft to seduce Desdemona‚ Othello suggests that she be summoned to give evidence of their courtship. When he’s disturbed by the commotion during the celebration‚ Othello demands the witnesses identify those responsible‚ weighs the evidence‚ and metes out a punishment. When Iago accuses Desdemona
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soldier‚ and his race. He possesses a "free and open nature‚" which his ensign Iago uses to twist his love for his wife‚ Desdemona‚ into a powerful and destructive jealousy that led finally to subvert Othello’s career‚ his marriage‚ and his life. The main motivation that arise Iago’s desire for revenge against his general and leader Othello was that he has been passed over for promotion to lieutenant. Besides that Iago mentioned more than once in the play that he suspects his wife Emilia with
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tells him that Desdemona loves him; however the critical Iago can dismantle Othello’s trust in his wife by planting seeds doubt through what appears to be rational proof. Having built Othello’s curiosity about Cassio’s supposed thoughts; Iago manipulates Othello into seeing a situation between Desdemona and Cassio that does not exist. Because Othello suspects that Iago is aware of more details than he is telling‚ he begins questioning Iago. "Why of thy thought?"(3. 3. 108)‚ "What dost thou think
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the likes of Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona. The characters and relationship among these individuals are well displayed in the storyline. For Instance‚ Iago’s Jealousy emerges after Othello endorsed Michael Cassio to the position of lieutenant. This action angered Iago because he had imagined that it could be applied to him. The jealousness of Iago takes the primary reason of these reactions. From the start of the drama‚ Iago’s devious aptitude is revealed as soon as he persuades Roderigo to communicate
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white garments; a symbol of purity‚ and framed in a black background. Othello’s white uniform contrasts with the colour of his skin accentuating his smiling feature‚ strength and regal stature. In the darkness behind them is the watching figure of Iago who is smirking. Othello calls her “My soul’s joy” which describes the depth of his love that Desdemona is intrinsic to his whole being. He adds “If after every tempest comes such calms/ May the winds blow till they have wakened death”. This ironic
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Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own wife Emilia‚ whom he later stabs in a final act of cowardice and Michael Cassio who holds the rank of lieutenant‚ which is essentially what Iago wants. Iago starts derailing Othello at the very beginning of the play by going
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Iago is not to blame for the deaths of Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Roderigo‚ and Emilia because there is no hard evidence that pins him to the crimes. Iago himself did not kill anyone himself so his hands are clean and it would be unjustly to put the blame on him. Not only did Iago not kill anybody but he did not forcly make somebody kill someone else‚ all Iago did was give his opinion say what he thought. Iago himself even said to his wife‚”I told him what I thought‚ and told no more. That what he found
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