Othello’s Bad Judgment In Othello‚ like many of Shakespeare’s plays‚ the main character causes his own downfall. Othello’s tragic flaw is his bad judgment when making decisions‚ and it is noticeable from the very beginning of the play. In the first act he makes a bad choice of who should be his new lieutenant in battle. Then‚ he tells everyone he married his woman behind her father’s back‚ and Othello later has trust issues with his wife‚ Desdemona‚ because of this. Othello has bad judgment about whom
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lord‚ of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster." (Act3.3) Describe the changes that Othello undergoes as Iago succeeds in arousing his jealousy.’ From Act One to Act Three of ‘Othello’‚ we witness the course of Othello’s transformation from the beginning of the story to Iago’s success in arousing his jealousy. Let us first take a look at Othello’s character in the very beginning. When Othello first appeared in Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ he was a good‚ honest man‚ who was domestically a loving husband
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Society makes us think of the seven deadly sins in different ways and it has many opinions on which is the deadliest. In Othello‚ the sin of envy is the deadliest of sins. The villain Iago’s envy infects both Roderigo’s small mind and Othello’s great heart‚ ultimately destroying the very embodiment of innocence‚ Desdemona. Many of the characters in Othello have specific roles to aid the main character. One who certainly plays the part of a pawn in Iago’s chess game is Roderigo.
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February 27‚ 2013 Othello Act 5 Scene 2 William Shakespeare was an English Renaissance writer who lived between the years 1564-1616. Throughout his life he wrote 38 plays‚ ten of them falling under the category of tragedy. Of these plays‚ one that stands out as possibly being his most notable tragedy is Othello. Othello tells the story of a Moorish general in the Venetian army’s downfall in both his personal and his professional life. After coming to the conclusion that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is
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English 2 Jealousy Shakespeare’s Othello portrays the effect of emotions. Throughout the play love and jealousy are the most prominent emotions. The characters’ emotions lead them into making the decisions that make this play a tragedy. Although some may argue love is the most important emotion in Othello‚ nevertheless jealousy truly is because it makes Othello and Iago make awful decisions. On one hand‚ some people might say love is the most important emotion in Othello because Iago’s motive for his
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exploitation of elements such as symbolism and repetition to execute his plan‚ influence Othello in his speech and emotions. Iago uses symbolism throughout the play in order to suggest that Desdemona is having an affair. Furthermore‚ the “ancient” repeats specific words that impact Othello’s sense of hearing and vision to achieve his goals. Finally‚ Iago also uses repetition to suggest precise ideas to Othello. Symbolism allows Iago to plant the idea in Othello’s mind that his wife is cheating
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the minds of Othello and Macbeth. Both Emilia (or Desdemona) and Lady Macbeth are characters in difficult circumstances. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the stresses they endure. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the weakness in the characters of Othello and Macbeth. Plan 1. Iago and the witches act as catalyst in the plays as they introduce new ideas into the play‚ was well as Macbeth and Othello. Furthermore
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uses the individual locations in which the play The Tragedy of Othello takes place. From this geographical movement‚ the audience is shown how Shakespeare relates specific characters to individual geographic locations throughout the play. As a result‚ the physical geographic movement of the play represents much more than a simple backdrop; it serves to exemplify symbolically the battle between good and evil among the characters Othello‚ Desdemona‚ and Iago. In the beginnings of the play‚ Shakespeare
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The tragedy novel “Othello”‚ written by William Shakespear‚ was written in around 1600s. The four main themes of the story are racism‚ love‚ jealousy and betrayal. The two protagonists in the story‚ Othello and Iago‚ are basically the one’s who were responsible for the tragic events. These tragic events includes the destroyed marriage of Othello and Desdemona‚ death of Desdemona‚ Emilia and also the downfall of Othello. This story questions who was more responsible for the tragic
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Othello In the beginning of the play‚ Othello is mentioned in description by Iago and Roderigo during their discussion rather than being physically present; “The Moore”(1.i57) ‚ “the thick-lips” (I.i.66)‚ “an old black ram” (I.i.88)‚ and “a Barbary horse” (I.i.113). Other than description‚ we do not see Othello till Act 1‚ scene iii. We understand in the beginning through Iago And Roderigo’s discussions that Othello is an outsider‚ by description racially and culturally. I believe Shakespeare
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