... beyond a doubt Othello's fault that all of this wreckage befalls him, and his still has not had a moment of recognition of his failures at reasoning and understanding. Indeed, it is Othello's final soliloquy that ultimately seals his fate as a man who lacks critical thinking skills. This is because these are his final words, and they deal with fact, not emotion. He addresses the reasons behind ... noble ending, but still, like Othello, flawed. The setting for Othello's final moments onstage is critical to how Othello, the other players onstage, perceives it and the audience. It lends cr...

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... the distortion of reality as the capacity of reason is overcome by emotion as he entwines them with dramatic techniques and the characterization of Iago and Othello. His play is one that even audiences today are able to relate to, thus leaving them thinking and reflecting on the issues presented. Throughout the play, Iago thinks women as inferior to men. This is apparent ... when Iago uses animal imagery to describe Desdemona and Emilia as 'wild cats" and Othello as "a Barbary horse". He conveys a clear perception of Desdemona's innocent nature which makes her vulnerable to ... man...

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