Iago. Jealousy Iago’s jealousy is the catalyst of the play‚ as it is his jealousy that drives him to ruin Othello. It is evident in Act I scene I that Iago is jealous that Cassio got the position of lieutenant even though “That never set a squadron in the field‚ nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster – unless the bookish theoric‚ wherein the tongued consuls can propose as masterly as he. Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.” (I.i. 21-27) Iago clearly thinks that
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soliloquies of Iago. You must show your understanding of Shakespeare use of dramatic structure and imagery as well as commenting on language value. Iago’s soliloquies give insight into his duplicitous nature. It gives usthrough dramatic irony and our privileged position‚ we come see that he is engaged in "double-knavery” (Act 1‚ scene 3) and not at all the "honest and true" Iago that others believe him to be. The audience would be amazed at the absolute faith that the characters have in Iago ’s honesty
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happened to Othello are due to him giving into gossip and being gullible. Othello was a commendable military leader which made it surprising that such a strong military leader would let gossip without validity become his downfall. The events which prompted Othello’s collapse stemmed from Iago. He had deep rooted hatred towards Othello and wanted to destroy him. The villain Iago came up with an evil scheme to reveal to Othello that his wife Desdemona had an affair on him. Iago knew that Othello was
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In the play‚ “Othello”‚ Shakespeare writes not only about the love between men and women‚ but exposes the character traits and flaws that are particularly vulnerable to the smooth talking of the archetypal devil or villain‚ Iago. Throughout the play we see and hear how the manipulation of character traits that we all possess can play out in all sorts of relationships. With each character‚ Shakespeare explores the possible outcomes for any person if he or she were to ‘feed’ that part of themselves
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OTHELLO ESSAY “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on” (Shakespeare III. iii. 195-197). Everyone has the capacity for jealousy. It can change how people think as well as how they act. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ jealousy is nurtured within the minds of multiple characters‚ and this jealousy is what ignites the want to make multiple misconceptions arise in order to create havoc and inflict suffering upon others and
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example of this is the drama Othello. In the drama Othello‚ Shakespeare shows how jealousy‚ betrayal‚ revenge can negatively impact people’s lives and can lead to series of tragedies in the life of a hero. At the start of act1‚ Roderigo was jealous of Othello’s marriage to Desdemona‚ and Iago promised that he will help him to get her but he ended up betraying him. While Roderigo and Iago were discussing Othello’s secret marriage with Desdemona‚ Roderigo was mad at Iago for not telling him beforehand
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In the story of Othello by William Shakespeare it is easy to see that there is competition going on just as there is in his other plays. In this story the competition is light versus darkness or as some may see it good versus evil. The definition for lightness in this story is innocents‚ purity love and goodness. Also the definition for darkness would be malevolence‚ betrayal and hate. There are three main characters in this play including Iago‚ Desdemona and Othello. Then there are three side characters
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The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him
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Themes in Shakespeare’s Othello Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ there are many themes interwoven to describe the author’s perspective of the true nature of a man’s soul. Three themes critical to the play are doubt versus trust‚ monstrous imagery and the fallible love of man. One central theme of the play is the major contrast of doubt versus trust. For whatever reason‚ Othello’s trust of Desdemona is too weak to resist Iago’s accusations. As happens in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ miscommunication
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opinions” (“Leonardo da Vinci Quotes” 1). The play Othello is written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Othello takes place in Venice and the island of Cyprus. Othello‚ a Moor and Venetian general marries Desdemona. Othello then hires Cassio‚ a young‚ man as his new lieutenant. Iago‚ Othello’s old lieutenant is incensed because he is replaced. Iago then manipulates Roderigo‚ a young‚ foolish man. Iago tricks and steals all of his money. Iago persuades Roderigo to partner with him to betray Cassio
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