... unsuspecting daughter of Venice nobleman Brabantio. She is often referred to throughout the play as virtuous, innocent, and pure by several different characters. In this conversation, Cassio. She's a most exquisite lady. Iago. And, I'll warrant her, full of game. Cassio. Indeed, she's a most fresh and delicate creature. Iago. What an eye she has! Methinks it sounds a parley to provocation. Cassio. An inviting eye: and yet methinks right modest. Iago ... . And when she speaks, is it not an alurum to love? Cassio. She is indeed perfection. (Act 2, scene 3, lines 18-25 ... ...

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... play, there are hardly any suggestion or hints towards a tragic flaw of his. He seems to be an all-around well-respected and honorable man. Othello's strong character and power had caught the eye of Desdemona. She had heard of his many great battles and adventures, and loved him for that. He, on the other ... "magical- handkerchief. Othello's mother gave him this and told him that when he is wed, to give it as a gift to his wife. As long as she has the handkerchief, their marriage will remain intact. Of course, it is silly to believe a handkerchief can keep a marriage together, but Othel...

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... sleeping with his wife, Emilia, which is obviously untrue. A character far more complex than seems at first, there is more to Iago than meets the eye - making him a man who is not merely pure evil but rather a true villain in every respect of the word. One of the most fascinating ... by D.A. Traversi, Beneath Claudius" impressive ability to assume, on the surface and in the public eye, the appropriately judicious and authoritative mask, which has even led some students of the play to minimize the full extent of his malignity, lie the obsessive realities of insecurity, ruthlessness, and h...

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... Iago says to Othello, "Nay, but he prated and spoke such scurvy and provoking terms against your honour, that with the little godliness I have, I did full hard forbear him."(Act 1 Scene 2, lines 6-10) Othello believes what Iago is saying, that Roderigo was speaking badly of him, but he also believes that ... this "affair" and this, as a result of Iago's deception, provokes his jealousy. Jealousy in a play is a theme that will captivate an audience and make them pay full attention because what happens next all depends on what the characters are feeling. This is why the audience continues ...

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... the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary to the state and he knows this. His military success has promoted ... everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Venetian community. Othello's flaw or weakness lies...

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... in Act 1. 8. It's certainly true Desdemona is the well brought up daughter of a rich Venetian. In what way is she seen to be Venetian? Rather than - say - an immature innocent girl, a victim - or even as she is sometimes played, a sparky girl who has chosen Othello to make a serious statement about her lifeview? 9. I don't think ... about every other character in the play to attain his goal of ruining Othello. This summary is what the play might seem like to the unseeing eye, but to the indepth and trained reader there is more to the story then first appears. To truly understand Othello,...

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... the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary to the state and he knows this. His military success has promoted ... everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Venetian community. Othello's flaw or weakness lies...

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... . This wedding is extremely controversial due to the interracial bonding. Suddenly the couple is the talk of the town, being in the critical eye of all those who bother to involve themselves. The limelight is of no matter to Othello, though. In addition to being idealistic, trusting ... He cares neither that they are of different races, nor that they differ in age so. Othello lives for Desdemona's love and she is the love of his life. Love, if he loves, must be to him the heaven where either he must live or bear ... the accused adulterer, has a look-a-like in his possession; Othello thi...

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• Grade Level: High School