2/12/11 Block C British Literature Othello Literary Analysis Othello‚ Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago uses racial distinction to persuade Othello into believing there is an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago feeds upon Othello’s insecurities to raise his fury. Othello’s self-doubting eventually leads to downfall; his doubt within himself causes him to distrust Desdemona and her love for him. Othello uses his race as his scapegoat for his belief in being poor spoken and
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of heaven‚ Before‚ behind thee‚ and on every hand‚ Enwheel thee round. (Shakespeare‚ William: Act2‚ Scene1.Page8) Cassio worships Desdemona‚ but he has a tendency to mock his girlfriend‚ Bianca‚ who sadly‚ is pretty smitten with Cassio. As Iago points out‚ "when Cassio hears of Bianca‚ he cannot refrain from the excess of laughter.” "Now I’ll ask Cassio about Bianca‚ a prostitute who sells her body for food and clothes. She’s crazy about Cassio.
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would strongly disagree. In Shakespeare’s novel‚ Othello‚ the main antagonist‚ Iago‚ frequently express that his reputation is important to him. However‚ he represents just some of the many characters who care a great deed about their reputation. Other characters like Desdemona and Othello also demonstrate a high regard for their reputations. Nevertheless‚ it is due to the importance of reputation in the novel that Iago‚ who has an honest reputation‚ is able to manipulate others‚ cause the destruction
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ancient‚ Iago. Iago is the most interesting character in this Shakespearean play and in fact‚ has more speaking parts than even Othello himself. A man that can even convince his own wife to help with his masterfully manipulated puppetry of Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ and Emilia is an exquisite character. This villain seemed to have no real motive for his actions‚ but the enjoyment of the trouble he caused and the fact that Othello passed him over for his lieutenant. Although‚ Iago seems to
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puller is still unknown. Those villains are the perfect villains. Although he is an exceptional villain‚ Iago is not at the level of
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the causes of his downfall. So yes‚ I believe that Othello’s own weakness is responsible for the play’s tragic outcome through Iago‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and Othello’s own jealousy and naiveté. Though Othello is the cause of his own downfall and the play’s tragic outcome‚ it’s Iago that guides him along. Iago merely uses suggestion to persuade Othello. The first thing Iago does is he uses lies to make Othello believe him. He says that Cassio was talking to
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importance of diction throughout the play. The play opens with an argument between Iago and Roderigo in the streets of Venice. The drama all started when Roderigo found out that Othello was married to Desdemona. Also when Othello promoted Cassio to a higher position‚ but Iago claims that he deserved the promotion. In Othello by William Shakespeare‚
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Iago is a character who manipulated every character in Othello because of his need for power‚ which places his motives in the marxist arena. Marxist criticism is defined as the perspective that economics provides the foundation for all social‚ political‚ and ideological reality‚ As stated in the springboard book. Iago has definite plans in order to achieve his goal of power and he will stop at nothing‚ including murder to get it. At the beginning of the story Cassio was chosen over Iago by othello
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The first Character that stood out to me after I had read Othello was Iago. Iago isn’t a nice man clearly the villain in the play controlling Othello who was once thought as a hero. Iago’s motives were finally clear at the end showing him to be controlled of his own jealousy and hatred of Othello “I hate the moor”. It is thought that Othello’s life and his character was ruined by the art and skill of Iago the villain showing Othello to be a simple man (Ambreen Shahriar 2013). This was true Othello
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In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ the characters response to betrayal are violent and unjustified. Othello and Iago both have large insecurities‚ and believe their honor is more important than living. Othello is an emotion and unsure character‚ and therefore is easily controlled by the overflowing self-confidence of Iago. Othello and Desdemona are a newly married couple now living in a new country. Their first moths of marriage they spent apart on ships. Now that they are together‚ Othello cannot help
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