both truthfulness and loyalty. And an honest friend is one who is always there and always tells the truth. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the Moor of Venice‚ Iago‚ an ancient‚ villian‚ and antagonist‚ has a reputation for honesty. Known distinctly as "Honest Iago‚" Iago utilizes his honesty for dishonest purposes. Perhaps "Honest Iago" is best known for his articulation since he is ironic and sarcastic. He mocks other ideas that he considers excessive and not his own‚ yet portrays himself to
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In the tragedy of Othello‚ Iago draws out the true nature of Othello‚ inch by inch. He tangles the Moor into a web of lies‚ hatred and deceit- which leads to devastating consequences. Reputation is the most outstanding theme in this play as it visibly classifies characters and it defines relationships between each of them. At the conclusion of Act 2‚ Shakespeare uses various methods to present Iago to the audience‚ and reveal his ideas and thoughts‚ the most effective being a soliloquy. "Motiveless
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However‚ those people are the ones to make the biggest challenges in a person’s life. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has many great examples of how someone you love will hurt you the most. Throughout the play there are many unexpected betrayals. The people that Juliet loves dearly‚ Lord Capulet and the Nurse‚ are the two characters that hurt her the most. Lord Capulet’s love for his daughter is the thing that ends up leaving her hurt. The first time Juliet is spoken about‚ is when Lord
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The question regarding whether the play should be called Iago instead of Othello is an intriguing discussion which has valuable arguments on both sides. Although the play is called Othello‚ Iago deceived and ruined Othello’s life. It can argued that if you titled the play ‘Iago’ then the audience would be more observant to his dominant role and would weaken Iago’s manipulation and plotting of events. However‚ Iago influences the destruction of Othello and Iago’s power over other characters increases
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entire personality can be reconstructed by another’s cues‚ encourages companionship and intimacy‚ as developed between Othello and Iago‚ shown through Othello recognising Iago as someone of “exceeding honesty”. His ultimate naïve trust in Iago leads Iago’s manipulation to facilitate the feature of the Socratic method that a personality can be altered from another’s cues as Iago distributes imperatives such as “Note” and “You shall”‚ this over-analysis will lead Othello to undoubtedly become more jealous
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In his novel 1984‚ George Orwell selects an act of betrayal to depict the most important part of the novel‚ showing the fall of Winston‚ the main character. Throughout the novel‚ Winston is ready to change the society’s rules and ideas but after one of the characters betrayed him‚ his role changed completely because his life turned around. This character was O’Brien and if it wasn’t for his acts‚ the novel would’ve had another path.From the beginning of the novel‚ Winston felt that he had a special
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vice figure like Iago would use exaggerated words and gestures to stress his strong feeling of antagonism towards Othello. Likewise‚ a melancholic Hamlet would experiment with words in an overstated manner (to show his conflicted state of mind). The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice (Act I‚ Scene I) and Hamlet (Act III‚ Scene IIII) directs the plays to there catastrophic endings. However‚ the language portrays the relationship between characters in different ways. In Othello‚ Iago exploits the power
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In Act 3 Scene 3‚ how does Iago persuade Othello of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity? Act 3 Scene 3 is‚ arguably‚ the most important scene in the entire play‚ for it is the point of no return. It is as if for the entire beginning of the play you were pushing a huge boulder up a steep mountain‚ and in this scene you reach the top‚ and push it down the other side‚ helpless to stop it. This is how I see the action in Othello. Iago spends the whole time plotting‚ and conspiring with the audience
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development of the character of Iago and his manipulative and treacherous deeds. It is through Iago and his ways that he works gradually at destroying Othello‚ defaming Desdemona and deposing of Cassio. In this‚ we are able to see Iago’s spiteful scheme in which he creates havoc and seeks motives for his malice. A famous English poet‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ depicts Iago’s actions as “the motive-hunting of motiveless malignity This is seen in Act I and II as Iago seeks reasons‚ motive hunting to
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Assess the effectiveness of the presentation of Iago in the first two acts of the play. Iago is presented as the villain in the tragedy‚ much like Richard in Richard III as Shakespeare carries out his explorations of manipulation‚ dramatic function and the conventional view of order‚ through the use of language and structure in Othello. Shakespeare uses Iago’s manipulation of other characters to explore the theme of villainy and duplicity. The main victim of his direct manipulation is Roderigo
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