... plans all of the sneaky plots and from the second scene of the book, appears to be the most persuasive and in control character. When we discover that Iago thinks Othello is sleeping with his wife, we can assume that Iago is even slightly not in the right mind or completely sane. It is Iago's plan to approach Brabantio in the ... same wicked character. Brabantio has only played until thus far a small and fairly unimportant role in the play. Already however, we have seen some decisive actions taken by Brabantio against Othello, hinting at the type of character Brabantio might be. Even th...

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... Iago brings out all of the other characters" secrets and confessions. His great cunning, manipulative abilities, and almost supernatural perception mean that he is a very formidable foe, and this makes Othello's fall seem even more inevitable and tragic. Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. Thus, the audience is able to distinguish exactly ... what occurs, and is able to spot signs of foreshadowing, which is another excellent aspect of the play Othello. Obviously, the transition of each event to another is excepti...

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... atmosphere of the play and reinforce the main themes. Through this, the audience is able to grasp a better understanding of the play. Throughout Othello, images relating to poison frequently occur. These references are predominantly made by Iago. This seems appropriate for Iago who exhibits the characteristics of ... poison; they being fatal and deadly. There are several possible explanations to what motivates Iago: being overlooked for the lieutenancy, the belief that Othello and Cassio had committed adultery with his wife, though this is never really proved; class differences present i...

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... the social niches of women as being either angels or whores. Shakespeare enhances this classic stance by challenging this hegemonic view and introducing the element of a woman being neither. In Othello the female characters of Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are each assigned these roles. Desdemona's is the angel with her obedient and submissive nature, Bianca is the whore with her promiscuous ... " and Desdemona exclaims to Emilia "we must not now displease him." The submissive actions of Desdemona show her loyalty and obedience, which further highlights the view of women as tamed. Othell...

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... , just as abstract artists do. In formalism the breakdown and analysis of the rudimentary structures gives new interpretations on previous works of literature. An example of this would be, 4while Othello may be an African Moor, no amount of scholarship about the history of African Moors will be of much interest to the formalist, since the meaning of ... Othello's blackness can only be understood by looking at how his race is combined with other elements within the text, such as his actions, his language, his station, his relation to ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate