Manipulation in William Shakespeare’s “Othello” In William Shakespeare’s play “Othello”‚ almost every character‚ and even the audience‚ is manipulated at least once. Iago‚ the villain‚ is responsible for most of this betrayal. He is a master at the art of deception. He gains the trust of the other characters by posing as a concerned friend. When they confide in him‚ he uses their weakness against them. He treats each character differently‚ telling them what they want to hear. He is so cunning that
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Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare A brief synopsis of the plot The play opens on a street in Venice‚ Italy. In the opening scene Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ and Roderigo‚ the suitor of Desdemona‚ decide to tell senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has left to marry Othello without her father’s permission. Brabantio confronts Othello‚ but finally he is convinced by Othello and Desdemona that they love each other and gives them permission. At the same time Turkish invasion is reaching
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ending. William Shakespeare’s classic Othello tells a story of a moor part of the Venetian army who is tricked by his conniving ensign. Othello has just recently been married to a Venetian noble woman Desdemona. After the secret marriage is revealed to Desdemona’s father Brabantio he immediately rejects the nuptials due to Othello’s race. Othello is then sent to Cyprus to stop the Turkish Fleets sailing to the island. Along with Othello on this journey is his “trusty” ensign Iago who hates Othello for
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(Vietnamese Proverb). In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Othello is a man with many accomplishments. He does not care about what people think about him due to his race and lives a happy life. However‚ this pride is harmed and Othello does not know what to do. As a result‚ Othello’s pride ultimately leads to the demise of him and the people around him. Othello‚ despite being African‚ has huge success in the Venetian army which allows him to marry Desdemona. While Othello faces racism from other characters
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Redefining Othello: A Study of Charles Marowitz’ ’An Othello’ Shakespeare’s significance can hardly be over emphasized as a repository of a great culture. But more important is the fact that on account of the wisdom born out of rich humanity and his universal humanism‚ he has carved a permanent niche for himself in all great literary traditions. The permanent contemporaneity of Shakespeare’s work has been hinted at more than once by Shakespeare himself. In Julius Caesar he writes: How many ages
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William Shakespeare has been a decorated playwright and poet since he first began introducing his works in the sixteenth century. The plays and poems of Shakespeare has a power over audiences‚ to make them feel the emotions that are embedded within the works themselves. In “Macbeth” we feel the pain and suffering of Macbeth as he is overcome with his greed and his own brand of paranoia‚ which leads him to destroying everything in the world that he finds dear. Shakespeare has the power to make audiences
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The character Desdemona in William Shakespeare’s classic play Othello is characterized in a way that represents an early form of feminism similar to what is seen by modern day women. Many traits such as being outspoken‚ independent‚ and brave are common to be seen in women from our era. For Desdemona’s character however‚ a wife in the 1500s‚ these traits are rather unheard of for her to have‚ almost to the point that her actions are considered scandalous. Desdemona’s character is viewed as being
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showcases fundamental human emotions as the main themes that ruin his character’s lives. One of the most prominent themes in all of his plays‚ and more specifically Othello‚ is how jealousy can ultimately cause a character’s downfall. This play tells the story of how a jealous officer named Iago feels wronged after his commanding officer Othello‚ does not give him a promotion. This then causes him to set out to destroy Othello’s life and marriage by using Othello’s fatal flaw‚ jealousy‚ against him. Both
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello‚ the title character is a 16th century Moorish general of the Venetian army who‚ because of the cultural and historical background of the play’s setting‚ the playwright‚ and the original intended audience‚ is portrayed as both well-respected for his military prowess and disparaged for his race. Similarly‚ because of how mexicans progress to a very successful level in this country yet at the same time they get discriminated by their background race and color. America’s
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irrationally act on your jealousy‚ but that’s a common theme throughout this play; especially with Othello as well as Iago‚ and Roderigo. The chaos begins to build with Iago’s hatred for Cassio because he received the Lt. position instead of him‚ “One Michael Cassio….” (1.1. 21-34). He develops a plan to rid Cassio while also destroying Othello’s life. The deviant plan includes IAgo feeding Othello lies to potentially make him go mad as the result of his jealousy. He continuously does this regarding
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