various similarities and differences. In the play "Othello" there are two characters that make the play what it is. The movie "O" has those same characteristics with the characters roles. The two main characters in the play "Othello" are Othello and Iago. In the movie "O" they are Odin and Hugo. The play "Othello" was about a noble Moor‚ Othello that was in love with a woman named Desdemona. In the Movie "O" the characters name is Odin and that are similar in many ways. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is a superstar
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disturbed murderer‚ Iago is to blame for this. Iago pushed Othello to turn his feelings into jealousy and anger‚ this lead to him wanting to kill his wife and Cassio. Othello also says that when he stops loving Desdemona‚ there will be ‘chaos’‚ by the end of this scene he is already plotting her death. When Othello started thinking about Desdemona’s death‚ although this shows he has a disturbing mind‚ he was thinking to poison her‚ this is not much of a violent though‚ but then Iago‚ who is the most
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major characters of Iago and Othello. It acts as a poison administered by Iago’s words to Othello which causes him to transform from an honest noble general into a vengeful murderer. Jealousy is the "Green eyed monster." Initially Iago is seen as “most honest” by his friends‚ but in fact he is truly the opposite. His feelings of jealousy consumes him and uncovers his actual self. Roderigo is the only person in the play that knows he is not the honest friend he pretends to be. Iago tells Roderigo that
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love turned bad by unfounded jealousy‚ begins in Venice with Iago‚ a soldier under Othello’s command arguing with Roderigo‚ a wealthy Venetian. Roderigo has paid Iago a considerable sum of money to spy on Othello for him‚ since he wishes to take Othello’s girlfriend‚ Desdemona as his own. Roderigo fears that Iago has not been telling him enough about Desdemona and that this proves Iago’s real loyalty is to Othello not him. Iago explains his hatred of Othello for choosing Cassio as his officer
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Iago’s nor Rodrigo’s intentions. Othello has epilepsy and Iago doesn’t help until Cassio walks in. Desdemona is slapped by Othello and no one can believe that the well-known respected general would do such a thing. Othello makes Iago his blood brother and Iago tells him to kill Desdemona and he will kill Cassio for him. But Iago Sends Rodrigo instead of doing it himself to kill Cassio but fails wring and Rodrigo gets injured and runs away than Iago comes and stabs Cassio in the leg then goes and kills
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Desdemona has been cheating on Othello with Cassio. Although the reader knows this is not the case‚ Iago wants Othello to believe it to be true. Another thing that can be examined is the significance of Desdemona’s handkerchief. There is a definite meaning for this item‚ and for that reason it is important to examine its use in the play. Finally the reader is lead to look at the overall attitude of Iago throughout the play. Taking all things into account; the deception on Iago’s part regarding Desdemona’s
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Iago character and motives In the play Othello‚ the character Iago proves to be one of the most interesting and mysterious character of any Shakespearian play. In Othello‚ Iago attempts to ruin the high ranking military officer‚ Othello‚ and Othello’s wife through a series of manipulation and cruelty. However‚ throughout the play‚ Iago never completely explains his desire to ruin Othello and certainly doesn’t provide legitimate cause to put so many of these characters through such torment. This
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is one of the most important scenes in the whole play and one of the most well known scenes in the world of theatre. In it‚ Iago speaks carefully and at length with Othello and plants the seeds of suspicion and jealousy‚ which eventually bring about the tragic events of the play. Ironically‚ it is Desdemona’s innocent attempt to reconcile Othello with Cassio that gives Iago the opportunity to get his revenge on Othello‚ thereby causing the murder and suicide that bring this tragedy to its violent
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Othello’s isolation‚ Iago‚ the play’s most paradoxical character‚ drives Othello to question everything he knows. Iago’s weapon is his ability to drive the other characters into a personal conflict‚ which leads the characters to have both an outer and inner life. Even though Iago and Othello’s duality is more clearly shown‚ most of the characters in the play display a personal inner conflict. Being a tragic hero‚ Othello falls victim to the loneliness and isolation that Iago drives him to. Almost
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In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Iago continues to manipulate Othello’s thoughts by filling his head with distorted lies‚ false ideas‚ and vulgar images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This eventually drives Othello to insanity and he falls into an epileptic fit. This scene provides us with a broader understanding of the duplicative‚ two-faced nature of Iago‚ as well as reinforcing the significant amount of dominance and ownership he holds over Othello. From the way that Iago cleverly utilizes Iago’s insecurities
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