Iago has convinced Othello that his wife‚ Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. This has left Othello contemplating over Desdemona’s faithfulness. At first Othello did not believe a word Iago said about Desdemona‚ but as soon as there was the slightest amount of evidence. Othello started believing and eating all the words that Iago said. During Othello’s soliloquy‚ he doesn’t appear to be the same self-confident General he was formerly portrayed as. Instead‚ indecision over his wife’s infidelity
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He begins with a rhetorical question which make the audience really question if he really is the villain. Iago then later justifies himself by giving Cassio a ’good’ advice as to how to win back his position and gain the favour of Othello. Iago says that he the ‘Divinity of Hell’ believing he is the devil. When he says ‘As I do now’ we finally understand why he think he the devil. Iago hid his evil intention
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is because you truly love them. This is why Othello has so much hate towards Desdemona in act III. In act III‚ Iago plants the thought in Othello’s head that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with Cassio. Iago acts reluctant to answer Othello when he asks him if he feels Cassio is trustworthy‚ but it is all a performance put on to get in Othello’s head. Thoughts race through Othello’s head on why Desdemona
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reveals how dishonest he is‚ creating anxiety in the audience‚ as we are unable to interrupt what Iago plans to do. Moreover‚ Iago tells the audience of his scheme which involves arranging for Cassio to lose his position as lieutenant‚ and gradually insinuate to Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful with Cassio. The horrifying thing about Iago is that he is able to talk of carrying out such horrifying events such as sabotaging Othello and Desdemona’s marriage‚ and the fact that he relishes the moment
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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 giving Cassio the job over himself. He had plans to get back at Othello while tricking everyone else. Iago’s plans were successful.
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who takes advantage of Othello’s naivety and trust in him. Iago’s motives for revenge are manifested in his soliloquy‚ where he reveals his hatred for the black outsider‚ as well as his jealousy of Cassio. Whilst Iago manipulates Othello’s rationality by misrepresenting Desdemona’s relationship with Cassio‚ one can justify that it was Othello’s response to what was presented to him
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Journal Entries 1.)A noble "Moor"‚ in the service of the Venetian State‚ Othello is introduced to us in the very first scene by the term "Moor"‚ when Iago complains that Othello has made Cassio his lieutenant and not him. We also learn from Iago that Othello has a relationship with the fair Desdemona. Respected by the Duke of Venice‚ who is the first to address him by name (Othello in Act I‚ Scene III) and who sends for him when Cypress is threatened by Turkish forces‚ Othello is continuously
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loved her that she did not pity them. Othello She deceived her father Brabantio And in th’essential vesture of creation Cassio The divine Desdemona Cassio She was never foolish that was fair Iago She first loved the Moor‚ but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies Iago She is full of the most blest condition Rodrigo She is indeed perfection Cassio Our general’s wife is now the general... for he hath devoted and given up himself to... her parts and graces Iago She is so
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sleeping with Cassio‚ Othello says‚ “I tremble at it. Nature / would not invest herself in such a shadowing passion / without some instruction” (1.30-32). Othello then falls into an epileptic fit‚ which the audience soon learns is the second one he’s had in just two days‚ showing his physical deterioration. His mental decline is again accelerated by Iago when he gets Cassio to talk about his affair with Bianca. Othello thinks Cassio is talking about Desdemona and the things he hears Cassio say makes
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handkerchief given by Othello to do this. The handkerchief is a visual reminder of Othello’s and Desdemona’s love for one another. Iago takes possession of the handkerchief and converts its symbolism into evidence of Desdemona’s infidelity with Cassio. Cassio is seen with Desdemona’s handkerchief by Othello and jumps to the
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