considered an Illusion. One character in the story‚ Iago‚ is the mastermind behind the creation of this illusion that Othello has been tricked to believe. Additionally‚ two other foil characters in the play seem to symbolize this theme‚ as Desdemona represents the Illusion and Emilia illustrates the more realistic side of life. Shakespeare uses the character Iago as almost a second narrator for the fake reality that many of the characters are living in. Iago is a cunning and
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with this statement? Othello’s downfall is a result of his many flaws being played upon by Shakespeare’s most unforgiving‚ infamous villain; Iago. Accordingly‚ it is a combination of Iago’s efforts and cunning traps as well as Othello’s jealous‚ irrational nature that ultimately lead to Othello’s downfall. Othello’s blind trust and faith in Iago allows Iago to easily set moral traps designed to weaken Othello as a person. These manipulate his mind to the brink of insanity and in turn negatively overshadow
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An example of jealousy is in act 3 scene 3 when Iago states “It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on”. This quote is significant because Iago is directly targeting Othello’s major weakness which is jealousy. It also adds dramatic irony to the play because Iago’s motive for his actions is his own jealousy of Cassio. The metaphor relating
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Iago is a soldier who has fought beside Othello for several years‚ and has become his trusted advisor. He speaks very differently towards different people; for example when talking to Roderigo he presents hatred towards Othello‚ whereas when he is beside Othello‚ threatens Roderigo by raising his sword. Sly and cunning Iago uses language as his weapon by turning people against each other with a mere sentence. He deviously becomes Othello’s trusted servant‚ whereas in reality the audience know he
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racism‚ love‚ jealousy and betrayal. The two protagonists in the story‚ Othello and Iago‚ are basically the one’s who were responsible for the tragic events. These tragic events includes the destroyed marriage of Othello and Desdemona‚ death of Desdemona‚ Emilia and also the downfall of Othello. This story questions who was more responsible for the tragic events. However‚ both Othello and Iago did some mistakes and wrong choices of their own that leads to an unfortunate events
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Iago also deceives Othello by strategically placing key items and people throughout the play. In this sense Iago is seen as the spider of the play‚ weaving and crafting lies in an attempt to make all of the other characters do things that they would not normally do. Iago also is capable of getting close enough to Othello to whisper into his ears and manipulate Othello to destroy the very
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different then what he seemed to be‚ his true self would come out‚ no matter what. This allowed Iago to convince Othello to believe in what he saw and not to consider any other possibilities. Iago’s view is that people see only what they want to see. 4. Iago is one of Othello’s men that Othello believes is loyal. Iago’s proves from his thoughts and asides to be very disloyal. The strong hatred that Iago feels for Othello comes from Iago’s jealousness of Othello’s relationship with Desdemona‚ the
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During the last passage in Act I Scene III‚ Iago is alone on stage and delivers his first soliloquy‚ where the character shares his inside thoughts. When Iago shares his thoughts concerning Othello‚ his character starts to come out more. Shakespeare characterizes Iago as someone who wants revenge on Othello and plans a scheme to quench his thirst for vengeance. Shakespeare shows us how vengeful Iago is through his tone‚ figures of speech and diction. Iago expresses his hatred towards Othello clearly
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to be at the forefront of all bad that happens in Othello‚ which is Iago. As the story unfolds he creates more lies and implements misleading situations that see people’s life change. He is desperately jealous of Cassio and hates Othello‚ and he targets these two characters especially. His jealousy is fueled from the fact that Cassio was picked as lieutenant over him. The decision was made by Othello. Another trait that makes Iago the stand out as a villain in the piece is his selfish attitude towards
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MAJOR ENGLISH WRITERS ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY OTHELLO FAJRI KURNIAWAN 1010733020 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF HUMANITY ANDALAS UNIVERSITY PADANG 2013 Background of the author William Shakespeare is the most famous writer of plays in the English language. He was born in 1564‚ in Stratford upon-Avon and died on the 23rd of April‚ 1616. He wrote thirty-nine plays and hundreds of poems. His father William was a successful local businessman and his mother Mary
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