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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Othello - Notes on Play * Takes place over three days * “Double time” * Quick same and location changes→ speed up the plot and tension * Domestic * Evil = Othello in one word * Why does Othello choose to believe what Iago says about his wife’s faith‚ and not Desdemona’s → Iago’s only evidence is a handkerchief → Tells us that Othello is easily manipulated * Raises the question of what Othello’s relationship is with Iago? Things to think about when reading the text:
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resourceful quick witted Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent beautiful Desdemona helps Othello’s self esteem: confidence booster. Othello: Honorable Charismatic
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In Shakespeare’s play “Othello” the character Othello is presented as an outsider to the events that are taking place amongst the other characters. He was excluded from what the truth holds and this caused his downfall‚ along with his jealous nature and stubbornness. To make things worse Iago’s cunning plans captures Othello into a downward spiral to his defeat. The sense of irony involved is regarded as a highly important technique that is repeated through out the play. As a stubborn and decisive
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English Speech – Othello ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Everyone gather around! I’ve just finished writing the script based on a Shakespearean play for our next BIG production. There are no happy ever after endings. Uh? Hey Garbutt don’t give me that face! Let’s get more realistic. Movies end in happy endings but does life end happily? Yeah! That’s what I thought! So how many of yous are up for it? One.. Two.. Three.. Four.. Hmm only four? Allow me to tell you more and I’m sure by the end of this you’ll
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Revenge in Central to Shakespeare’s play Othello to a very large extent. The entire play is shaped around revenge. Iago‚ who is seen as Shakespeare’s greatest villain is fueled by revenge. Iago has jealousy over Cassio’s position and has suspicions towards both Cassio and Othello of adultery with his wife Emilia. Out of vengeance Iago uses his ability to manipulate Othello and build jealousy and suspicions within him about his wife Desdemona. This jealousy in Othello leads to his revenge towards Desdemona
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III. Evaluate Shakespeare’s representation of Iago as central to an understanding of the text Othello. Othello by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that depicts the fall of an honourable man through the deliberate deception and manipulation of a dishonourable man. The play describes the protagonist Othello’s disintegration and the tragic consequences of his moral deterioration. In the tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare develops themes of trust and betrayal and employs dramatic conventions such as irony
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Shakespeare’s Othello: Iago‚ the Master Manipulator William Shakespeare’s “Othello” is a play consumed with deception‚ jealousy‚ and revenge‚ mainly caused by a powerful “villain” named Iago (1.1.28). Although Iago presents himself as everyone’s honest friend‚ he is always trying to manipulate and deceive them‚ as shown in his words “Whip me such honest knaves” (1.1.50). This heartless character even manipulates everyone around him including his companions Cassio‚ Rodrigo‚ and the Moor‚ Othello intending
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demonstrated in Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ where trust is used as the main key to destroy a man’s reputation. Trust is the foundation in any relationship however‚ as the characters in Shakespeare’s play Othello discover‚ being too trusting can be deadly. Cassio‚ a lieutenant appointed by Othello‚ the General of Venice‚ is a worthy and diligent man‚ although Iago‚ a secret villain‚ believes otherwise. Iago feels he is more deserving of this position and Othello should of chosen him instead. Although
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Identity is a very key‚ important thematic issue in William Shakespeare’s tragic drama‚ Othello. Identity‚ or what may be better explained as a character’s public perception‚ is highly valued in the Elizabethan Age in which Othello is set. There is a varying range between the characters in the extent that how they are perceived in public is not how they behave in private or how they really are‚ thus creating more than one identity per character. A character’s identity is the overall essence of
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