English Speech This vital speech by Iago taken from Act 2 Scene 3 occurs just after the brawl between Cassio and Montano‚ where Othello is disgusted with his lieutenant’s behavior and dismisses Cassio. From the beginning Iago behaves in this way because of his intense jealousy he has at Othello for promoting Cassio over him. His motivation develops further due to jealousy of both Cassio and Othello‚ and their happiness. These projections of hate are a result of Iago’s own insecurities and his obsession
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ensue if the society was aware of a middle class’s otherness. Iago was an “other” because he was certifiably insane‚ but he won the favor of Othello‚ who was blind to all of Iago’s psychotic plots. Iago worked hard to build up his reputation as being “Honest Iago” so nobody would expect him to plot against Othello. Iago is a self-proclaimed hypocrite who absolutely hates Othello but pretends to be loyal to trick Othello into thinking that Iago is "A man he is of honesty and trust" (I.iii.284).
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to suggest and or change someone’s thoughts and possible actions. In the novel‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the known mentor of Othello is Iago‚ the primary villain of the book. Due to his intense persuasion and influence‚ the whole novel seems to be changed by his cutting personality. In the book‚ Othello‚ William Shakespeare successfully creates Iago‚ a rude‚ manipulative‚ harsh mentor of Othello‚ seemingly changing the plot line and outcomes of certain situations‚ in turn‚ relating to the novel
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now defines the characters. Iago is to blame for this chaos. At the beginning of the play Othello was the noble stature‚ a person that was well respected and a person that people could look up too. As the play goes on and Iago’s plan becomes reality Othello achieves human flaw. While the audience wishes to believe in Othello‚ his errors cause them to slowly lose hope. Iago’s deceiving character causes Othello to obtain impulsive behavior. From the basis of the play Iago was angry with Othello for
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to be victorious. From the beginning of the novel‚ one sees Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ start to plot against Othello for not appointing him to lieutenant. Choosing Michael Cassio instead‚ a ‘great arithmetician’ and ‘a Florentine’‚ only fuels Iago’s anger and jealousy (1.1.18-19). This theme of jealousy continues to resurface throughout the play. Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ becomes a part of Iago’s master plan. Because Othello trusts Iago‚ Iago is able to manipulate Othello into believing that Desdemona
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Iago views women as subordinate and the inferior sex; they are nothing more than objects to him. When he talks to Emilia and Desdemona and insists that women are manipulative and lustful. First he describes them in different situations and implies how manipulative they are. When they are out in public or at home‚ he claims they are “pictures out of doors/Bells in your parlours‚ wild-cats in you kitchens” (109-110). He is saying that they are beautiful and pretty as pictures in public; they have
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ability to do so. Iago‚ the character in “Othello” has the ability to take control of all the characters’ lives even if they don’t suspect any kind of remorse. While Shakespeare gave Iago the ability to control the entire plot by his secret misleading situations allows him to be the enticer of every situation that occurs throughout the story. Iago takes advantage of his power by manipulating all of the characters due to jealousy. Jealously plays an important role in Othello. Iago and Othello share
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A Silent Villain Passion can lead to a wide variety of outcomes‚ such as success‚ failure‚ destruction‚ ore determination. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the villainous character‚ Iago‚ shows a dynamic change in how he acts to get what he wants. From the beginning of the play‚ towards the end‚ Iago grows more and more melicious in his acts to complete his goals. He goes from slightly deceiving‚ to ruining relationships‚ reputations‚ and careers‚ finally turning to murder to assure he gets what
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soliloquies of Iago. You must show your understanding of Shakespeare use of dramatic structure and imagery as well as commenting on language value. Iago’s soliloquies give insight into his duplicitous nature. It gives usthrough dramatic irony and our privileged position‚ we come see that he is engaged in "double-knavery” (Act 1‚ scene 3) and not at all the "honest and true" Iago that others believe him to be. The audience would be amazed at the absolute faith that the characters have in Iago ’s honesty
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In Act II‚ scene iii‚ there were many instances where Iago tells remarks of honesty‚ truth‚ and even lies. In order to get what he wants‚ Iago schemes many plans to get back at people he hates; Cassio and Othello. In order to get back at them‚ he uses many instances where telling the truth would benefit him in proceeding with his plans rather than being honest about them. For his plan‚ he gets Cassio drunk and gets Roderigo to infuriate him causing further problems. Once these problems arose
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