Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy not because of Othello’s decision making but by the effects of deception and manipulation that the characters invoke. In Othello‚ Shakespeare suggests that the discrepancy between idealized expectations and reality such as Othello’s reluctance to make changes‚ Iago’s manipulation tactics and the insecurities Othello has between him and Desdemona ultimately led to Othello’s downfall. These reasons show he is not willing to accept reality because he can’t seem to
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deceiver. Deception can be caused through many different factors. Dissimulation‚ or lies and half-truths‚ is the verbal way to deceive. A person’s actions can also be deceptive‚ and one can use a symbol or tangible object to deceive another. The minor characters are the victims of deceit‚ while the major characters are both victims and deceivers themselves. The antagonist in the play is the biggest deceiver of all. The theme of deception is portrayed in the Shakespearean play Othello through both
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Contents The Concept of Self-Deception 2 Self-Deception and its Effect on Interpersonal Relationships 3 Personal Experiences with Self-Deceptions 5 Summary 6 Works Cited 8 The Concept of Self-Deception In the book Leadership and Self-Deception written by The Arbinger Institute‚ we come to an understanding that self- deception “...blinds us to the true causes of problems‚ and once we’re blind‚ all the “solutions” we can think of will actually make
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Leadership and Self-Deception Amanda Niwa March 8‚ 2013 Leadership and Self-Deception I have a problem. You have a problem. Almost everybody has a problem‚ and it is all the same problem. Even cultures as a whole suffer from this problem. We do not realize that we have a problem. We do‚ however‚ realize that everyone else has a problem‚ and this is the root of our problem. This problem creates most of our other problems. It causes resentment to grow‚ which deteriorates our relationships.
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easier then self-deceit for what man wishes that he also believes to be true.” Self deception is a human weakness. It means that even though something maybe wrong and untrue if an individual believes it enough it will come to pass. No matter what someone may say‚ it is hard to change ones opinion because that is what the person truly believes. This is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ through the actions of various characters. Shakespeare clearly shows the idea of self-deception through
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IB English SL Homework Passage commentary – Othello Act 1 Scene iii: Lines 348 – 399 In this passage‚ Iago is trying to persuade Roderigo that they both have a common enemy‚ Othello‚ and that they should work together in their revenge against him. Iago wants revenge because Othello gave the promotion of lieutenant to Cassio instead of him. Roderigo wants revenge because Othello is married to Desdemona‚ the woman Roderigo is madly in love with. The passage then ends with Roderigo leaving
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A Postcolonialist Analysis of the Tragedy of Othello Syllabus 1. Introduction Different people have different opinions towards the tragedy of Othello. Personally‚ I am deeply impressed by the racial bias in this tragedy; therefore I try to analyze it from the view of postcolonialism. As you know‚ the tragedy of Othello has a close relation with Othello’s blackness identity. In the play‚ the viperous Iago makes full use of Othello’s special Moor identity‚ which is different from the dominant
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necessary to define a tragedy. In Poetics‚ Aristotle asserts that the definition of tragedy can be divided into six parts: plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle and song. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Aristotle’s notion of tragedy is apparent through the elements of plot‚ character and diction. Othello follows Aristotle’s convention of a tragedy. According to Aristotle‚ plot is most important among the six elements. Plot is the arrangement of events occurring in tragedy (Aristotle 196). Plot
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Shakespeare’s Othello In the book “Gender Trouble” (1990)‚ feminist theorist Judith Butler explains “gender is not only a social construct‚ but also a kind of performance such as a show we put on‚ a costume or disguise we wear” (Butler). In other words‚ gender is a performance‚ an act‚ and costumes‚ not the main aspect of essential identity. By understanding this theory of gender as an act‚ performance‚ we can see how gender has greatly impacted the outcome of the play in William Shakespeare’s Othello. From
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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own
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