Othello OneNote notes: Act 1 Scene 1: The action of the first scene heightens the audience’s anticipations of Othello’s appearance - He is identified in terms of his rare/an outsider (’The Moor"‚ ’the thick-lip’‚ ’A Barbary horse’ exogamous marriage. Because of this we know what Iago is like‚ we feel sympathy of Othello especially with him as an outsider and Iago is pretending to be his friend. Very moment he should be at his happiest‚ they’re plotting to destroy it. Duplicity of Iago. Two extremes;
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Iago‚ in an attempt to stir up more drama‚ begins to persuade Othello into suspecting his wife‚ Desdemona‚ of cheating on him when it is all just a ruse to get the pair against each other. Iago explains that a man who doesn’t know that his wife his cheating on him and still loves her is bound to be in a very unhappy state‚ implying that Othello would thus be in the same position. Iago then “pleads to God” to keep his general from becoming devoured in
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Throughout the entire play of Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ the character Iago manipulates many of the other characters by appearing a certain way then hiding the truth of what he really thinks about the characters. The characters‚ such as Othello‚ believe that Iago‚ his (ensign???) is very honest and will never tell a lie‚ they even refer to him as “honest Iago” (add the act and the scene to this) because they have great faith in his character. Little does shakespeare’s characters know‚ but Iago has
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Throughout act three of Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the conflict between opposing characters unfolds a complex set of emotions revealing the concept of the lesser “other” to the audience. Shakespeare does not explicitly state that Othello is an “other”‚ but references to his culture and ethnicity implies that Othello‚ while highly respected‚ is still of inferiority is some regards. The idea that Othello is inferior to his peers is rather ambiguous and can vary among interpretations. To kick start the
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speaking up in front of Othello when he was accusing Desdemona to adultery with Cassio. she finds herself guilty in being obedient to Iago when she realized Iago’s wicked plan on using the handkerchief to show Desdemona a chaste. Emilia plays a crucial role in the last act because she is the only person who can prove Desdemona as innocent. Emilia sacrifices her life to defy Iago who arranged Desdemona’s death as she embraces death by breaking her silence in telling Othello the truth about the handkerchief
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something and did not get it because someone else received it‚ what would you do to get it? Iago thinks that he deserves the lieutenant position but Othello names Cassio lieutenant. In the play Othello written by William Shakespeare Iago hates Othello because Othello names Cassio lieutenant. Iago wants to get back at him and will stop at nothing to ruin Othello‚ and Cassio’s lives. Now that Iago was not named lieutenant he is motivated to get his rightful position and take everyone out. Iago has a master
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Discuss and evaluate the view of the concept of Justice in relation to Othello and two supplementary texts. Justice is to live in a society that is fair to everyone‚ were everyone’s human rights are met and were everyone has equal opportunity to succeed. The concept of justice is portrayed rather unevenly in Othello and does not prevail as the villain‚ Iago‚ is still alive while his ‘victims’ are not. Also in my supplementary texts the balance of justice is uneven. One of my supplementary texts
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Othello Essay Shakespeare’s "Othello" exhibits the demise of man via jealousy and rumor. The work showcases perhaps the gravest villain in literary times‚ Iago‚ whose evil cunning and masterful manipulation steamrolls the demise of honorable reputations; the destruction of intimate relationships‚ both brotherly and romantic; and finally‚ breaks down the sanity and conviction of stable men due to excessive need to protect ego and preserve personal pride. Iago’s control of people’s attitudes ultimately
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underlying significance means a great deal to the owners. They stand for the family time spent with their family or the memory of a family member. In the tragedy Othello by Shakespeare the handkerchief originates from when Othello’s mother who gave it to him before dying. Consequently‚ she told him to give it to his future wife. Later Othello gifts it to Desdemona as their first gift.
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Diyana Badar Ms. Beatty ENG3U December 14‚ 2012 Othello Essay Jealousy is defined as feeling and/or showing envy of someone for their achievements and advantages. Jealousy is known to be one of the world’s worst emotions‚ except jealousy is not an emotion. Jealousy is a deadly disease and should not be considered an emotion proving that while in a jealous state there is a complete loss of control. A person in the jealous state is completely incapable of controlling their emotions‚ behaviour
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