... action will seal the tragedy. Outcome The outcome of the play is tragic. Othello, who has been driven to a mad fury of jealousy by Iago, murders Desdemona. The tragedy is further intensified when Iago kills his wife, Emilia, and when Othello kills himself. THEMES Major Theme The major theme of Othello is the destructive power of jealousy. Because Othello is a totally jealous man, he easily falls prey ... with his guilt, so he stabs himself and dies on the body of his precious Desdemona. THEME ANALYSIS The Theme of Love Othello loves Desdemona as an extension of himself. His marriage is ...

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... Desdemona, he also admits that he loves Desdemona. "I do love her,"(2.i.313) he admits, "Not out of absolute / but led to diet (his) revenge." (2.i.314, 316) This claim of love for Desdemona has a nonsexual implication: Desdemona is an object which enables Iago to seek revenge on Othello. Again, Iago does "suspect the lusty Moor,"(2.i.317) had an affair with his wife Emilia. His motive ... is to seek revenge and get even with Othello as he says "Till I am evened with him wife for wife." Iago's motive is to make Othello overcome by jealousy ... , "At least into a jealousy so strong,"(2.i...

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O and Othello The contrast between both the movie and the play is that Odin was a basketball player and Othello was a warrior. Othello and Desdemona were married but Odin and Desi were just boyfriend and girlfriend. The comparison between O and Othello is that the green-eyed monster showed its head. There was a lot of jealousy and envy. Jealousy sets the plot in both the play and the movie. It was jealousy that motivated the characters into doing what they did. A lot of intense feelings are exhibited: love, hate, jealousy, envy, and even lust. In both the movie and the play both leading men we...

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... jealous when Iago convinces him that his wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Iago does by playing mind games with Othello. Because of the jealousy that has built up inside of him, Othello eventually sacks Cassio In the play Othello and Desdemona's love is seen as the strongest. This is because they both believe that their love has a bond so strong it can never ... Iago have such a close friendship that Iago is able to take advantage of it and tricks Othello into believing his wife is having an affair. Othello feelings for Iago as a friend are so strong Othello is Blind to Ia...

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... the sacredness of marriage, and also the disturbing depth of his jealousy. Iago's lust for jealousy becomes contagious and his canvas of hate grows. Iago is a manipulative character who is fuelled by a disturbing love for jealousy. The image of jealousy is further portrayed to the audience through the "honest fool", Othello. Shakespeare is able to manipulate the vulnerable flaw of Othello, " ... ;the green-eyed monster", that is jealousy. As Othello's sexual suspicion grows due to Iago's manipulative ways, the love which ... ? Confess? Handkerchief? O devil! He Falls," This scene is ...

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The tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare is the story of jealousy. It is Othello's public insecurity that makes him jealous of Cassio and allows him to believe that Cassio has slept with Desdemona. And, it is Iago's jealousy of Othello that drives him to destroy both Othello and Desdemona. When repressed, denial and avoidance eventually lead to greater conflict. Iago's prying brings about Othello's jealousy, but that could have been provoked by ... anything or anyone. Desdemona contributes to the problem by dismissing signs of trouble and denying that there is really an existing problem ...

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... 324-329). And yet he acts upon his own jealousy. In this manner, Othello demonstrates that jealousy is an emotion of boundless power that can overpower even the strongest characters. This opinion is mirrored by Othello's reaction to the emotion of jealousy born from the passion of love, where he completely loses himself to the grasp of jealousy. His once words of affection and love for Desdemona, through Iago's manipulation ... have overpowered his reasoning as every thought, word and action is driven by jealousy. Ironically, Iago, warns Othello, "O beware, my lord, of jealousy: It is th...

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... reason for jealousy in Shakespeare's Othello. He was extremely envious of his colleague Cassio who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant by Othello. Othello, who mistakenly saw Iago as the "most honest" among his friends was put under his spell of jealousy.to make Othello jealous of Cassio, Iago "advised" him "O, beware, my lord of jealousy; It is the green monster." This shows how jealousy in Othello relates to ... a modern day audience. Another important theme is of love and infidelity. Although Desdemona never committed adultery, her husband Othello grew more and more suspicious of ...

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... I put the Moor/ At least into a jealousy so strong/ That judgment cannot cure." This use of a soliloquy again is effective in informing the audience of Iago's intentions and creates hatred towards the character of Iago. If Othello had trusted his wife, even Iago's jealousy couldn't of caused the tragedy. A further aspect of Othello's lack of trust of his wife relates to the handkerchief that he gave ... his wife. The handkerchief symbolises Desdemona's love and when it is lost Othello believes that Desdemona gave ... Iago's manipulation), "Fetch me the handkerchief. My mind misgives." ...

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The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. Othello has many weaknesses in his character which make him very prone to jealousy and becomes very obsessive. Othello seems to have little real understanding of love and its meaning, which contributes to his downfall. He doesn ... my medicine, work" (act4, sc1, 44-5) The main character that falls victim to Iago's villainy is of course Othello. Iago recognises Othello's insecurities, that is his age, background,...

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The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. Othello has many weaknesses in his character which make him very prone to jealousy and becomes very obsessive. Othello seems to have little real understanding of love and its meaning, which contributes to his downfall. He doesn ... my medicine, work" (act4, sc1, 44-5) The main character that falls victim to Iago's villainy is of course Othello. Iago recognises Othello's insecurities, that is his age, background...

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... that they have a reason to love each other. Without Desdemona, Othello feels incomplete as he has no one to talk to about his daily adventures and Desdemona has no one as manly in her life. Adding on, jealousy is an emotion needed alongside love to make a relationship stronger. Othello expresses a healthy amount of jealousy but Iago plays with his emotions, which then becomes a strong hatred ... towards Desdemona. Regardless, Othello proves he still loves her when he states, "I will deny thee nothing! Whereon I do beseech ... her, he does not want to fight, as he is afraid to lose his ...

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... to convention and abide by men's wishes. Her language here is very blunt and prose is used as opposed to verse. The use of verse and prose is also shown in Othello: as he is driven further and further into jealousy, his language falls apart, from verse into prose. Benedick, like Beatrice, is opposed to marriage. He vows that he will never marry ... About Nothing are two very different plays. Much Ado About Nothing is set within the conventions of the time, so the audience must understand the Elizabethan concept of honour in order to understand the behaviour of the characters. Othello, b...

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... said in Act 1, "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; she has deceived her father, and may thee." Towards the end of Act 3, Iago gets more than he bargained for, however, when he sees the wrath of Othello in his jealousy. Othello "informs" Iago that if Iago is lying, not only death, but also pain and suffering on his part shall come ... of it. Perhaps Iago's plan is not as foolproof as he would think. The end of Act 3 shows us another part of Iago's plan working in. Othello is within earshot but not sight of Cassio while Cassio speaks to ... did murder, and he did wish and consp...

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... on Evil Strings As Othello minded his own business, Iago, a greedy selfish man, plotted Secretly behind his back because he wanted to be lieutenant instead of Cassio. This shows one of the most important themes of Othello. Jealousy is definitely shown clearly to be one of the greater issues held throughout the whole story of Othello. Iago's greed brought him to convince Othello to do wrong. Othello was not the bad ... man; Iago was. Othello was only a puppet, but still a good man. Whether or not ... moor to make it appear that his true love has fallen for another man, Cassio. Because o...

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... them. In this way they fell in love and married without Desdemona's fathers consent. During this scene, you also find out that all of what Othello says is true. Act 1 Scene 3: Othello Othello My life upon her faith! Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee: I prithee, let thy wife attend on her: And ... bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves!" After Iago hints to Othello that there might be something going on with his wife and Cassio he says this quote. Iago warns Othello ...

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... differentiated by skin color and culture, and Desdemona. The two were the perfect couple until the jealousy of devilish Iago erupts into a deceiving plan to destroy the couple. Iago is a jealous man because The Moor is selected as Lieutenant while Iago wanted that seat. While version of Othello takes place in the resent years but portrays the same themes. This movie takes place at ... lines is the handkerchief. In both story lines the handkerchief is given because of a sign of love. That same sign of love is what gets people killed. Iago comes up with a great plan to kill Cassio and Des...

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... flaw can be seen to be his simple idealism, his trusting innocence to the world, and his failure to see through his jealousy. From the onset of the play, Othello is revealed to have the attributes of the most honorable of heroes. This celebrated Moorish general has lived a hard, yet ultimately victorious life to date, and has found love for the first time in Desdemona ... to accept Iago's truth on his word, as is Othello's nature. Driven to madness by the idea of betrayal, Othello conspires with Iago to murder both Cassio (Desdemona's supposed affair) and Desdemona. Seeing a love he fel...

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... does not mean that she should be weak or vulnerable. This brings up the idea of love and conflict, which is central to the play. Although Desdemona loves her father she cannot obey him. Later in the play Othello is tormented by his conflicting emotions of love and jealousy over Desdemona. In Act 2 Scene 1 Desdemona's character is developed further. In Cyprus she talks ... bad mend. She is still hoping for a resolution, clinging to the hope that Othello will believe in her innocence. This shows she does not have a good understanding of relationships or jealousy. Desdemona has been interpr...

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... engage audience members. However, what contributed more to the downfall of her performance was her inability to convince the audience that she truly loved the Moor. Since the action of the play is driven by the theme of love (and all of the other emotions that accompany that feeling, such as jealousy), the inability of the actors to make their love for each other convincing severely ... damaged the overall production. Additionally, although it was a conscious choice of the directors to cast a woman with a strong Russian accent ... is a struggle between good and evil, where, in the end,...

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... wrong in a relationship, and not being able to trust your partner or friend can lead to the demise of your relationship or friendship. In Othello, Iago manipulates his trusting friends in hopes of improving his position. Three ways Iago manipulates his friends are: he leads Othello into believing Desdemona has been unfaithful to him, he makes Roderigo believe Desdemona is in love with Cassio ... his wife. Iago is the primary reason there is any conflict in the play. He is a great judge of people and their characters and uses this to his benefit. Iago says to Othello, "I speak not yet of...

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... how/why? Iaga doesn't really seem to have a precise reason for his hatred of Othello other then the fact that Othello passes over him and selected someone else for the vacant position of lieutenant. Even though Iaga has been well praised by Othello for his leadership in battle, Othello gives the lieutenant position to another man with no battle leadership experience. Iaga also has ... for this. Iaga's resentment towards Othello has probably been brewing because of this and also of the obvious fact that Othello overlooked him for the lieutenant position. When Roderigo maliciously informs B...

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... response to the character of Othello? Othello is extremely nave and pitiful. The love he feels for Desdemona is shown in the language Shakespeare has written in other scenes. However in Act 3 Scene 3 Othello's language turns very sombre and evil. He uses animalistic phrases whilst speaking of Desdemona and her so-called disloyalty' with Cassio, which Iago convinces Othello is on going. Some of the phrases that ... show the steps back to his animal ways? The tone that this quote presents to us would be one of pure hatred and evil. Almost devilish. Throughout this scene Iago is extremely ...

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... many weaknesses. In order to truly understand the character of Othello, one must understand him as a tragic hero with both greatness and weakness. A tragic hero is the main character in a play that takes a downfall or is ruined during the play. Undoubtedly, Othello is ruined during the course of this Shakespearean drama. In the beginning of the play his life is in order, as he ... was married to the beautiful Desdemona, the younger daughter of a well respected Senator, Brabantio. However, Othello was a Moor, and their marriage was frowned upon. Iago had an evil plot ... describes himsel...

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... Desdemona can not last much longer so he should just wait and everything will work out. "Honest" Iago, who only wished to further his plan of revenge on Othello, lied to Roderigo who had come to his "friend" for help. Roderigo had left after their conversation believing his good friend was helping him. Iago made Roderigo believe he should ... said so that he appears trustworthy and loyal. Iago convinces Cassio to drink even though Cassio has admitted to being a bad drunk. With the help of Roderigo Iago does manage to get Cassio drunk and sets him up to get into a fight. The fight wakes...

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