marriage‚ an envious Iago uses cunning lies to sabotages their once healthy relationship. Reputation plays a vital role in this play; it enables or restricts certain characters‚ inevitably opening the doors to the tragic ending. Iago uses his reputation for honesty to gain the trust of certain characters‚ only to use it for dishonest purposes. Firstly Iago uses his honest reputation to manipulate Cassio‚ causing him to lose his position as Othello’s lieutenant. When Iago states‚ “ I know my price
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Literature May 8th 2012 Iago the Antagonist Usually in any story or a lot of stories there is an antagonist who plays an important role that may sometimes be mischievous or compelling to act against another character or characters. In the play “Othello”‚ Iago ends up being a very witty antagonist who entraps many characters into his games of winning the love of Desdemona. He works against Othello by attempting to destroy him mentally‚ since Othello isn’t that wise. As Iago says‚ “I follow him to
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Downfall of Othello Humans feel the need to interact with one another‚ to fulfil this need humans build relationships. These relationships can either bring great joy or can become the very cause of human frailty. In the play ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare we witness the downfall of the main character Othello and the underlying factors which lead to his downfall. One of the main factors is the relationships he had with others. The relationship between Othello and Iago is built on friendship
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reputation. Shakespeare also uses different symbols to visually express power and the monstrosity associated with it. The play’s story is largely based upon shifts in power that eventually leads to Othello’s demise. Iago is the plays most vicious villain and this is majorly due
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Marlene Romo Professor Williams English 1B 4 December‚ 2011 Othello’s Tragic Fall According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy must include the downfall of the tragic hero brought upon by his hamartia‚ in other words his weakness or flaw. It must also be comprised of the hero’s peripetia‚ where when he once had it all‚ it is now all lost. After the peripetia‚ the anagnorises follows; this is where the hero attributes his downfall to his weakness or flaw. The hero must be noble both in birth as well as
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1600’s. General Othello was slain by himself; after he strangled his wife to death. Gratiano had said that Iago was guilty of manipulating many people including Othello which all lead up to the murders of Emilia (Iago’s wife)‚ Desdemona (Othello’s wife) and Othello’s suicide. Iago also had a part in the death of Roderigo‚ a person who had got into the mix by simply being in love. Before Othello’s death‚ he had spoken about how he does not want people to think that it was all in spite of jealousy. “Speak
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The character of Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello is unique in the fact that he has no conscience. Iago is the prime example of being a villain‚ as he lives only to serve himself and has absolute disdain and unconcern for the welfare of others. While what Shakespeare says about the ideal of man is that it is in man’s nature to yearn toward Heaven and to pursue the Good; Iago is unique among his villains because he has no operating conscience. The main characteristics of Iago are that he is selfish
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------------------------------------------------- How does Iago plant his poison on Othello’s mind about Desdemona’s infidelity? Iago manages to plant poison in Othello’s mind by doing it gradually. In Act III scene III‚ we can see that his plan is going well as he convinces the Moor that Desdemona are having a love affair with Cassio. These two are actually not having a love affair but Iago manages to make Othello think they are by lying and placing the handkerchief in Cassio’s room. Iago attempts to lure Othello’s mind by saying “Ha
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IV‚ 1 1. Compare Othello’s style of speech in I‚3 and IV‚1 with a partner. You can look at the structure‚ the length of sentences‚ the kind of address to other characters‚ imagery (e.g. with I‚ 3 ll.78f.‚ general eloquence‚ … . What does his style reveal about his state of mind? I‚3 * monologue is well-structured * long and complicated sentences * polite address tot he senate and the Duke * a lot of rhetorical devices are employed to highlight Othello‘s truthfulness and modesty
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that he was entitled to the crown. Due to Lady Macbeth’s actions‚ Macbeth had limited himself to a certain perspective and allowed himself to become overridden by his ambition to become king. I believe that Lady Macbeth is the individual most responsible for the sins of Macbeth because Lady Macbeth focused all of her efforts towards a plan that would enable Macbeth to kill Duncan without leaving
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