Othello Plot Summary Act 1‚ Scene 1: Venice‚ A Street at night. Iago complains to Roderigo about Othello giving the promotion to Cassio. They go to Brabantio’s house and claim his daughter has run off to marry Othello. Roderigo and Brabantio go and search for Desdemona. Scene 2: Venice‚ outside the Sagittary. Cassio tells Othello the Senate needs him to go to Cyprus to fight the Turks. Brabantio finds Othello and accuses him of stealing his daughter. They decide to ask the Duke’s opinion. Scene
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Shakespeare introduces Othello in the first half of the play as “valiant” and “noble” (qtd)‚ where the adjectives of courage and moral principles deter the Elizabethan notion that black people are treacherous and villainous (qtd). To add to that‚ the Duke of Venice “straight employ[s] [Othello] against the general enemy Ottoman” (1.3.49-50). Here The preposition “against” directs Othello’s martial body as the hero in Venetian society rather than the enemy for now. The respect for Othello as a black general
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Deception In Othello One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeare’s "Othello" as deception. Deception appears many times in Othello‚ but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different. Deception is to "deceive another‚ illusion‚ or fraud" (Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary 69)‚ which is seen as a wrongful act. However‚ deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions. The very first act of deception is done by the
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Othello is one of the most famous pieces of Shakespeare’s artworks. The play shows how one’s jealousy can destroy their own life. The characters in the play also show the flaws‚ ugliness and dirtiness behind people’s kindness‚ such as betrayal‚ doubt between people and more evil things. AC Bradley‚ a well-respected Shakespearian critic‚ suggest: “Othello’s mind for all its poetry is very simple. He is not observant. His nature tends outward. He is quite free from introspection‚ and is not given
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The Downfall of MacBeth MacBeth‚ Lady MacBeth‚ and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy of “MacBeth”. Lady Macbeth is to blame through her convincing of Macbeth‚ MacBeth for following his ambition instead of his conscience‚ and the witches for putting the idea of being king into Macbeth’s head. “Let not light see my black & deep desires.” (I‚ i‚ 51) Lady MacBeth is to blame for the tragedy because she convinces & manipulates MacBeth into killing Duncan. She does this by insulting
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Othello timeline doo doo doo dun dun doo dun doo doo 1.1 Iago and Roderigo discussing about Othello‚ and wakes Brabantio to tell him his daughter went behind his back to marry Othello. 1.2 Iago warns Othello about Brabantio‚ trying to get them not to meet and have Othello hide. That way‚ Iago manipulate through guises and ambiguity. Cassio tells Othello the Duke is looking for him‚ and Brabantio finds Othello and excuses him of stealing his daughter. 1.3 In which Othello defends himself
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William Shakespeare’s "Othello" can be pursued from a feminist perspective. A woman’s comprehension of the play Othello grants us to judge the distinctive social qualities and status of women in the Elizabethan society. Othello serves as a case to demonstrate the goals of the Elizabethan patriarchal society‚ the act of benefits in patriarchal community‚ and the concealment and limitation of feminism. According to Elizabethan or Shakespeare’s overall population based upon Renaissance feelings‚ women
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In tragic play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Othello hires Cassio as his first mate over Iago (who has been working longer and harder by Othello’s side.) This sets Iago off into a huge jealousy spiral and he plots a very tactical revenge scheme. He tricks Othello into thinking his wife‚ Desdemona is sleeping with Cassio. He also gets Cassio fired. Iago’s snakey plan works until the end and results in the death of Desdemona‚ Roderigo‚ Othello and himself; Cassio is one the only people to survive
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Campbell English IV Period 2 May 5‚ 2013 Women are High Maintenance Othello is a very confusing love story with people who have a lot of issues and problems and they think that the world revolves around them. It is a story of love‚ hate‚ and all of the other ridiculous emotions a person can think of. Two characters that would fit into this category of describing would be Desdemona and Emilia. Both women are strong characters‚ but one may be stronger. Whenever Shakespeare
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