... through Othello's tragic flaw; jealousy. Iago is aware of Othello's jealous nature, portrayed in the personification of the metaphor, "O beware my lord of jealousy; it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on". Iago uses the tragic flaw jealousy as the key element in his deceptive plan to bring about the downfall of Othello ... which jealousy brings to the surface and also emphasises how it can destroy a human as a result of their actions caused by jealousy. As a result, Othello becomes "the green eyed monster" as jealousy consumes him, causing the uprise of monstr...

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... seven sins, envy. This monstrous birth is again refer to by Othello at the beginning of act 3 scene 3 as Othello becomes suspicious of Iago's rumors, questioning whether there is "some monster in thy (Iago's) thought too hideous to be shown." We think that Othello might see through Iago's tricks here but due to the obedient mask that Iago wears Othello plunges ... Iago; this night." Othello's jealousy is a growing poison throughout the play, planted by Iago it turns him from an honorable general, forgiving and benevolent in his approach to people, into a monster able to order the death ...

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... married her' displays his honourable and honest nature. Othello's deep love for Desdemona was deliberately undermined by Iago's false accusation of infidelity by warning him of the 'green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on'. The 'green' color imagery of which Venetians associated with one of the four 'humours' that dictated one's character, hints at ... Iago's suggestive deception 'Good heaven, the souls of all my tribe defend from jealousy!' to rouse his insecurities. Othello's damaged pride blinded his perception and he becomes "a horned man's a mons...

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... his malicious plans through his soliloquies. As Othello falls into Iago's "web of deceit," Shakespeare portrays Othello's change from a humble, soft-spoken, loving, and rational general to an animalistic, malicious monster who uses Iago's bestial vocabulary. While one can consider Iago the sole cause of Othello's downfall, cause can also be found within Othello himself. It is Othello's intrinsic internal flaws ... everything that will play on this intensity. Iago does not initiate Othello's jealousies and Iago needs only to carefully tutor to Othello's own weaknesses and flaws. The symb...

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... be and makes it his evil-minded goal to take down Othello using jealousy to control and destroy him: "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!/ It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock/ the meat it feeds on" (3.3.165-67). Iago plays a deceptive role in pretending to warn Othello of jealousy, pointing out that jealousy ends up destroying the ... ...

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... centres on the complex idea of jealousy as a means of exploring the emotion which is prevalent in all societies. Jealousy is first personified by Iago as "the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on". Here, Shakespeare provides a figure to the significant emotion of jealousy, relative to not only Elizabethan societies, but societies of all eras ... ...

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... 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 he has for Desdemona descends to unseeable depths. Othello begins to doubt his ... ...

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... greed is an insatiable desire which can never be controlled or stopped but has to be satisfied which will motivate him to carry on with his evil ways. He is a monster to himself who is disproportionably overgrown, signifying his own downfall will be his own misguidance. The audience could interpret Iago's flawless plans as a masterpiece concocted by a genius, which portrays him ... ...

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... . In a soliloquy at the conclusion of Act One, Iago says "It is engendered. Hell and night / Must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light." Shakespeare uses the image of a monster being born as a metaphor for the start of Iago's evil scheming. It also becomes evident that Othello's mind has been corrupted by Iago's evil handiwork when he too starts to ... ...

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... , for she continues to attempt to maintain Othello's trust, despite his incredibly harsh accusations. Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. We also see that Desdemona ... ...

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... , for she continues to attempt to maintain Othello's trust, despite his incredibly harsh accusations. Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. We also see that Desdemona ... ...

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... and race. When Roderigo informs Brabantio that Othello may have stolen his daughter they both make racist comments towards him because by doing this they make Othello seem more like a monster and a beast since that reader hasn't actually been introduced to Othello. ...

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