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    Both Othello and Iago are fearless and poetic men who are overcome by the desire for revenge‚ however‚ Othello lacks the keen insight Iago has‚ and as a result‚ is ruined by Iago. Othello and Iago are both fearless and assertive men. Brabantio may try to terminate Othello’s marriage; however he will “Let [Brabantio] do his spite./[His] services which [he] have done the signiory/Shall out-tongue [Brabantio’s] complaints” (I.ii.17-19). Even though Brabantio may have the power to ruin Othello’s marriage

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    Character of Emilia in Othello Emilia is a character in the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The character’s origin is traced to the 1565 tale‚ "Un capitano Moro" from Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio’s Gli Hecatommithi. There‚ the character is described as young and virtuous‚ is referred to simply as the ensign’s wife‚ and becomes Desdemona’s companion in Cyprus. In Shakespeare‚ she is named Emilia‚ is the wife of Othello’s ensign‚ Iago‚ and is an attendant to Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona

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    The Last Scene in Shakespeare’s "Othello" In the final scene of Shakespeare’s "Othello" there is a great amount of dramatic action which leads to an appropriate ending to all of the action of the play. Othello‚ still under the influence of Desdemona’s beauty‚ smothers her because he thinks this is the only way to get justice. Before Desdemona dies‚ Emilia hears her say that no one is to blame for her death. Emilia discovers that it was Othello who killed her and convinces him that he was wrong

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    brilliant plays‚ most of those plays have been made into movies. One such play that has been made into a movie is “Othello.” The play “Othello” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. It is about a black general in the Italian army‚ Othello‚ and what happened between him and his wife‚ Desdemona. The main villain in this play is Iago; who is a soldier under Othello’s command. Iago tells Othello numerous lies about Desdemona and Othello’s friend‚ and former right-hand man‚ Cassio. Shakespeare covers quite

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    Tuesday‚ March 6th‚ 2012 Othello Essay In “Othello‚” William Shakespeare extensively explores female stereotypes that occur during the playwright’s time. Throughout the Shakespearian era‚ women were seen as the inferior sex‚ over whom men had complete control and thus forcing women to act submissively and obediently in front of their husbands. Men believed that women were objects who just cooked meals‚ cleaned the house‚ and bore children while society just accepted these degrading roles. William

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    Perhaps the most interesting and exotic character in the tragic play "Othello‚" by William Shakespeare‚ is "Honest" Iago. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions‚ Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and moves him closer toward his goals. He is the main driving force in this play‚ pushing Othello and everyone else towards their tragic end. Iago is not your ordinary villain. The role he plays is rather unique and complex‚ far from what one might

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    Shakespeare’s play Othello shows a great example of how one can control others exploiting their weakness and flaw. The character Iago‚ cunning‚ envious‚ and manipulative‚ is the centre of all evil in the play‚ managing to deceit everybody under his own disguise. For my project‚ I have decided to make a fish bowl illustrating how Iago has trapped Othello in a web of lies‚ blinding him from reality and the truth.The fish bowl itself represents all of Iago’s lies and deceits keeping Othello from ever escaping

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    In othello ‚ there are a huge amount of historical differences in othello compared to modern day‚ One them would be social ranking. Today there would be the celebrities‚ Then in othello time period‚ would be war heroes like othello and senators‚ And men that have land. But social order is just one of many historical differences in othello. Their also technology and uses of language‚ and some other. We will start with social ranking‚ also known as social order or social status. These systems would

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    different. After assuming Desdemona had an affair with his lieutenant‚ Othello feels he must kill her. When Othello has the chance to his wife‚ he acts as we would with the desserts‚ reluctant but able to persuade himself to fulfil the deed. Othello uses Desdemona’s betrayal‚ his love for her‚ and justice to convince himself to murder Desdemona. Once Othello believes that Desdemona actually had an affair with Cassio‚ Othello wants her dead. He uses this will when he has the chance to kill her. He

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    How long does it take to become a psychopath? Shakespeare introduces Iago into Othello and explores the possibility of becoming a psychopath in a matter of a couple days. In Othello‚ Iago is the antagonist‚ and Shakespeare depicts him with a few different natures and utilizes him to reveal the mind of a psychopath; how the mind of a psychopath functions. The play shows Iago figuring out how to restrain and expose people to his will. He diabolically works out this wicked scheme to fulfill his dreams

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