Turley English 10.7 10 June 2010 Othello: The Stereotypical Moor Shakespeare’s Othello continued stereotypes by portraying Othello‚ the Moor‚ as jealous and passionate. Othello was shown as jealous by his reaction to Desdemona‚ his wife‚ supposedly cheating. Desdemona is viewed as “the sweetest innocent [t]hat e’er did lift up eye” by most people who have known her (IIII. ii. 196-197). However‚ as soon as Iago suggests that she has been cheating‚ Othello starts to doubt her. He turns paranoid
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Throughout "Othello"‚ the theme of deception plays an important role. The arch-deceiver in this play is Iago. Iago ’s repeated deception moves the play forward to the climax and ultimately to the tragic ending. Although deception is always meant to deceive‚ the degree of deception varies upon the context of the situation. Another character that exhibits deception is Desdemona. The deception shown by Desdemona has a different intention as compared to Iago ’s. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello. The intentions
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“green-eyed monster”( 3.3.167-168) . In that quote Iago is comparing jealousy to a green eyed monster‚ which is ugly and evil. Therefore Iago is saying that jealousy is something that gnaws at you little by little but will eventually eat up up. The play “ Othello” by William Shakespeare was written in 1604. The play originally took place in Venice ‚ but throughout the play the settings switched from Venice to Cyprus. During the play Shakespeare demonstrated several themes within the character and how those
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his hatred for the Moor is because Othello chose to promote Cassio to Lieutenant‚ instead of his‚ thus leaving the audience to thinks that Iagos reason for wanting to destroy Othello is because of that. However later on in the play‚ in Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ Iago reveals another possible motive for wanting to take down Othello. Here he says that “ ‘twix my sheets/ he has done my office”. Iago insinuates here that he hates Othello because he’s heard a rumour that Othello has committed adultery with his wife
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Shakespeare uses techniques‚ characters‚ language‚ structure and form to present Othello as tragic hero. He exposes his tragic flaw‚ which consequently leads to his downfall. Othello conforms to the Aristotelian principles of tragedy‚ of the noble protagonist who undergoes ceaseless manipulation and endures suffering‚ resulting in his ultimate downfall due to hamartia. All of these techniques combine to provide a different perception of the protagonist‚ as more of an atypical victim‚ exposed to
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Racism in Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ plays a major role in the play‚ and Othello’s racist roots eventually destroy all of the main characters. Othello‚ on the outside looking in‚ does not seem like a racist play because it is about a marriage between two people of different races‚ but it is most certainly racist. Upon close examination‚ it is clear to see that the union of a white and a non-white is not accepted‚ and cannot possibly persevere. The outcome of Othello is quite predictable when
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In Othello‚ Shakespeare creates a setting‚ tone of racism in Act I‚ scene i of Othello. Racism is defined as a fear or dislike of a race other than one’s own‚ or the doctrine that some races are inferior to others (The Winston Canadian Dictionary). Shakespeare uses racism strategically to bring meaning to character‚ theme‚ and plot throughout the scene. The first racist quotation in Act I‚ scene I of Othello is‚ “And I‚ God bless the mark‚ his Moorship’s ancient” (Othello: I:i:33). During the
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Shakespeare has produced an incredibly large library of work‚ including 38 plays and countless sonnets. His plays are divided into four main sections: the Histories‚ the Tragedies‚ the Comedies‚ and the Romances. Othello falls under Tragedy‚ as it ends with the death of numerous characters‚ including the principals. Shakespeare’s work has been produced since the Renaissance in all artistic mediums from the original theater to opera‚ symphony‚ film‚ and ballet. It has also been consistently revisited
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Michael Grey Paper #2 11/14/13 Shakespeare’s otherness in Othello Shakespeare when writing Othello uses many different underlying themes for the reader to try and pick up on. One of the biggest is otherness. Otherness is defined as the quality or condition of being other or different‚ especially if exotic or strange. Shakespeare throws at the reader some interesting topics to think about race‚ a handkerchief‚ feminism‚ and many more. All these different topics Shakespeare wants the reader
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Othello a Tragic Hero Othello is one of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare develops the characters into fully realized human beings‚ with their own names‚ personalities‚ and ways of looking at the world. Othello is the protagonist of the play. He is a combination of greatness and weakness‚ in his own words "an honourable murderer". He is a general in the Venetian defense forces. Although he is a foreigner from Africa‚ he has been promoted this position by excellence
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