Firstly‚ both texts bring male villains to life. In Act one‚ Shakespeare presents Iago as an antagonist even before Othello appears on stage; The scene begins with Iago fuming as he did not get the position he wanted or thought he had ‘deserved’ because Othello (being the General) had appointed Michael Cassio for this role – Cassio is one of Othello’s trusted soldiers and had been chosen due to his intelligence; the reason Iago is a villain is because he had planned to cause chaos Between Othello’s relationship
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tragic story of Othello‚ a prestigious general in Venice; Iago is his best friend‚ however‚ when Othello promotes someone else to be personal lieutenant‚ Iago becomes jealous and begins plotting against Othello and his newly eloped wife‚ Desdemona. Othello is suspicious of Desdemona and plans to poison her. Othello smothers her to death. Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ tells Othello about Iago’s plots so Othello hurts Iago and kills himself while Iago kills Emilia. Othello is originally set in Venice‚ but
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as a direct result of their husbands’ authority over them. Emilia and Desdemona live within a male-dominant society. Iago makes it apparent that women are used primarily to please the sexual fantasies of men. Iago describes women as objects or prostitutes‚ “You rise to play and go to bed to work.” (2.1.118). This statement proves how sexist men were during that time period; Iago is essentially saying that during the day a woman is of no purpose‚ but that a woman’s main use was to satisfy the sexual
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scene‚ in the play. Let the audience be a part of the play by submerging the audience in the deception via Iago’s speech from the opening scene. He makes the audience feel like being a passer- by in the street of Venice. They hear the argument between Iago and Roderigo. Then follow them to Brabantio like paparazzi. Shakespeare keeps the audience stick to the story. I think this is the effect he wants to have on the audience by making them feel like a part of the play‚ like they are not audience‚ but
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Name Subject Iago‚ Krogstad and the Degeneration of Marital Relationships Iago and Krogstad Iago and Krogstad‚ while both being antagonists within their respective plays Othello and A Doll’s House‚ do not share many traits‚ nor resort to the same actions‚ or have the same ambitions. In fact‚ both can be considered to be total opposites with respect to characterization. This reflects the great change that literary conventions have undergone from the time of Shakespeare to Ibsen. Nevertheless
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As well as beginning with Iago‚ act one also ends with him. In fact‚ other than the final act‚ Iago ends every act in the play. The soliloquies Iago ends these acts with present him as having power and control in the play and as a result his desires become even more dangerous. His manipulative nature is emphasised by the number of “asides” Iago has throughout Othello such as when he is watching Othello and Desdemona together and says “O you are well tuned now! But I’ll set down the pegs that make
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occurrence of chance and accident in this play doesn’t mean that the significance of these in Othello is also greater than in other tragedies of Shakespeare. Bradley has excellently pointed out the importance of chances and accidents. The skill of Iago was extraordinary‚ but so was his good fortune. Again and again a chance word from Desdemona‚ a chance meeting of Othello and Cassio‚ a question which starts to our lips and which any one but Othello could have asked‚ would have destroyed Iago’s plot
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is the fundamental element that fuels the characters and evidently crafted the play into how it is today. From the beginning of the play‚ we clearly see the jealousy in Iago. This is seen with his dejection at being passed over for promotion to be Othello’s lieutenant. Cassio‚ the "bean counter"‚ got the job instead of Iago the experienced soldier. He just has to accept his loss. But‚ of course‚ he does not‚ and that becomes the driving force of the play. His strategy of dealing with loss is to
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“Othello’s downfall can be blamed on the manipulations of Iago. Othello was forced to commit murder because of Iago’s actions.” Discuss the truth of this statement and what it reveals about Othello and Iago’s characters in an essay of 300 – 350 words. (2 - 2½ pages) 3. STEP ONE: ANALYSIS OF THE TOPIC :• The topic usually has 2 or more components: 1. THE STATEMENT/QUESTION: • “Othello’s downfall can be blamed on the manipulations of Iago. Othello was forced to commit murder because of Iago’s actions
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oblivious. In Othello‚ several soliloquys are made by Iago in which he speaks of his plans to ruin the ‘Moor’ and of his hatred towards him. The jealousy of Iago is revealed in his first soliloquy in which he explains that he is jealous of both Othello and his newly appointed lieutenant‚ Michael Cassio. He is envious and angry that he did not get this promotion and that Cassio‚ a man of less experience and skill‚ was chosen over him. The envy that Iago feels is identified when he says ”I hate the Moor…”
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