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    Othello and Iago

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    same power as they used to have in the previous centuries. Nowadays‚ many books or written stories have been made into screen adoption .William Shakespeare wrote Othello the Moor of Venice to be performed. There are more than fifty movies‚ ballet performances and musicals about Othello. Each of them is different and shows a director’s unique perspective. What is it about this piece that makes people perform it so many times? In each generation people are trying to visualize the immortal theme of how

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    remorseless and cruel man with a heart of stone manipulates good natured people into becoming insane. Iago‚ the puppet master‚ creates madness throughout the entire novel. He convicted many persuasive scandals in order to satisfy no one but himself. Madness‚ Manipulation‚ and Mendacious are some qualities to describe the main antagonist‚ Iago‚ in the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. Iagos madness plays a very important role in this play‚ in fact if it weren’t for Iago’s madness and manipulations

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    Othello: Iago the Outsider

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    In any story with a recurring dark theme there always must be an outsider from humanity who somehow stands out from the seemingly equal community. In the case of Shakespeare’s Othello the outsider from humanity would be Iago for he truly stands out from the rest of society. Although Othello may be physically put out of the community‚ it seems that on an emotional and egotistical level Iago puts himself out of society further then Othello’s blackness does. He is not merely manipulative‚ as other villains

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    Iago: Evil Incarnate

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    Iago: Evil Incarnate “I follow him to serve my turn upon him. We cannot all be masters‚ nor all masters Cannot be truly follow ’d” (1.1.42-44). Iago’s speech to Roderigo in the first scene gives the audience their first glimpse at his true nature. He shows here that he only serves Othello in order to serve himself; this statement hints at his overarching scheme to bring down Othello in the end. Iago is unquestionably the villain in Othello‚ but beyond that‚ he perfectly personifies evil in every

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    Othello: Iago the Con

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    exotic character in the tragic play "Othello‚" by William Shakespeare‚ is "Honest" Iago. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions‚ Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and moves him closer toward his goals. He is the main driving force in this play‚ pushing Othello and everyone else towards their tragic end. Iago is not your ordinary villain. The role he plays is rather unique and complex‚ far from what one might expect. Iago is smart. He is an expert

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    contemporary audience‚ however modern individuals often view it on a different level to the people in Elizabethan times. Shakespeare wrote the play for an audience who accepted the racist stereotypes rampant in the play‚ oblivious to their own racism. Othello was a tragic hero‚ and Iago exploited his ‘tragic flaw’‚ in this case being insecurity and jealousy. This insecurity allowed Iago to manipulate Othello into believing his lies‚ and this lead to his downfall. Today‚ Othello’s ideas resonate strongly

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    Iago Manipulates

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    written by William Shakespeare‚ the antagonist Iago manipulates other characters. He makes them act in ways that benefits his plan of destroying Othello by making him believe that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with his lieutenant‚ Michael Cassio. In the beginning of the play‚ Roderigo who is in love with Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona‚ comes to Iago for help. Iago manipulates Roderigo by promising him Desdemona’s attention and love if he “put money in thy purse‚” as Iago says. Roderigo gives

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    The book Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers was written based on a time in the 1850’s. This novel was set to get the attention of young teenagers that are inspired by the book of Hosea in the Bible. The book is about men who sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their theirself for a place to sleep. One of the characters‚ Angel‚ took after her mother by being a prostitute and somehow she survived by always staying positive through every circumstance through life. The author‚ Francine Rivers

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    Othello think Iago is honest‚ but they also see him as he presents himself to them. How do individuals see him and how does this help him control the action of the play? Iago plays the villain’s role in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and an entertaining one to the audience due to his multifaceted schemes throughout the play. Iago is notorious for his manipulative abilities and clearly uses his uncanny ability to register other character’s weaknesses and insecurities to pull strings and get what he desires

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    Compare how Shakespeare and Steinbeck present villains and victims in ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’. By Bushra Begum Both ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’ are tragedies about society’s villains and victims and how their pursuit of love‚ hopes and dreams leads them to death and destruction. William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ (1603) is based on a Greek tragedy; the setting is in Venice and then Cyprus‚ which reflects Othello transforming into a powerful and dominant hero to a ‘Monstrous’ devil. Briefly

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