The Jealousy of Othello and the Motives of Iago in William Shakespeare’s Othello The Orthodox interpretation of Shakespeare’s Othello is built on two assumptions; that Othello is not a jealous man and that Iago has no motives. Although there are many examples of these opinions within the play‚ I believe there is much more evidence which contradict these two statements‚ which allow me to conclude that Othello is in fact a jealous man and that Iago does have motives. As the play progresses the
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would any father. He feels betrayed not only by Desdemona but by Othello as well. It is a humiliating experiels as if he has lost his property to Othello‚ fathers of that time period had more control over their daughters. He is convinced that Desdemona only would marry Othello if the Moor had cast a spell on her using dark magic. He is motivated to protect his daug and his signature line of the play is his last‚ a warning to Othello‚ “Look to her‚ Moor‚ if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceived
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OTHELLO In the play Othello‚ the character of Othello has certain traits‚ which make him seem naive and unsophisticated‚ compared to many other people. This is why Iago‚ is able to manipulate him so easily. Iago told Roderigo‚ "O‚sir‚ content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him "(I‚ i lines 38-9). Iago is saying‚ he only follows Othello to a point‚ and upon reaching it he will not follow him any longer. This is the first sign of how deceitful Iago will be. Iago has his own evil agenda
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English 2 Jealousy Shakespeare’s Othello portrays the effect of emotions. Throughout the play love and jealousy are the most prominent emotions. The characters’ emotions lead them into making the decisions that make this play a tragedy. Although some may argue love is the most important emotion in Othello‚ nevertheless jealousy truly is because it makes Othello and Iago make awful decisions. On one hand‚ some people might say love is the most important emotion in Othello because Iago’s motive for his
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The Importance of Reputation in Othello In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there are many motives that drive the direction of the play’s characters. None more prominent than reputation. Reputation is simply part of one’s life‚ none can dispute that fact. To some it is a blessing‚ to others it is a curse. Throughout the duration of the play‚ the characters Iago‚ Othello‚ and Cassio display the importance of reputation. Iago’s honest reputation‚ Othello’s war fought reputation and Cassio’s desperation
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Othello‚ in Act I‚ Scene iii‚ declares that he is “rude in speech”; however‚ he then goes on to describe at length how he seduced Desdemona by his wondrous capacity as a storyteller. “My story being done‚” he confesses to his friends‚ “she [Desdemona] gave me for my pains a world of sighs […] and bade me‚ if I had a friend that loved her‚ I should but teach him how to tell my story” (I‚ iii‚ 158-165). Throughout the play‚ in fact‚ Othello’s poetic expression is unabated; it merely changes tone
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This paper will be on how people will affect different on be Interracial dating. How they feel about Interracial dating do it have a better chance in today society about how do they want to be interracial dating for a long time. Will there be studies about how interracial dating are the same or have a different meaning toward relationship stands in the today society‚ or interracial dating is still not accepted apart of relationship. Is it a problem for people who date outside of their race is not
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Throughout history‚ interracial relations have had a big impact within the Asian American community. There was an increase in the number of interracial relationships‚ particularly between Asian women and American soldiers as they served overseas in Asian countries and spent time in military bases. The War Brides Act of 1945 allowed U.S servicemen to bring their alien brides and families to the U.S. following World War II. In 1947‚ an amendment made it possible for U.S. soldiers to bring their Japanese
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Identity and Belonging of Interracial Children Author is going to discuss the topic of biracial/ interracial children in 21 century. It is very common topic at this stage as multiculturalism become more popular and spreading all around the globe. Multiculturalism is “global shifts of power‚ population and culture in the area of globalization and “post colonialism”‚ as nations around the world establish independence in the wake of the decline of Western empires. Globalization transforms previously
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES. LOCATION: There is a high level of people migrating to another country for greener pasture‚ more experience‚ education‚ etc. With the rate of such movement; there is a high tendency of people settling down in a foreign land. There is a common drive that pushes foreigners to want to mix and ‘feel at home’ thereby encouraging them to have friends and spouses among the natives of the land. Once these foreigners stays for a long period of time or decided
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