... he believed he was unworthy of Desdemona. Iago drops doubt in his mind, Othello begs for the suspicious thoughts. Othello - "By heaven, I"ll know thy thoughts." (1087) This opens the door to Iago's deceit. Iago - "O, beware my lord of jealousy! which doth mock." (1087) Othello - "Farewell, Farewell, .. Set on thy wife to observe. Leave me, Iago." (1089) Here is where the ... killed. One must wonder why Othello does not kill Iago in a fit of rage, but he must be commended for his action. Othello then kills himself and proceeds to die next to Desdamona and Emilia. Iago is left as a prison...

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... doesn't believe reality because he doesn't let anybody explain himself or herself. Towards the end of the play after Othello suffocates Desdemona and kills her, Emilia shows up at the door. She freaks out about seeing Desdemona dead, and everyone else comes rushing in. She then speaks of how Iago planted the handkerchief in Cassio's possession, which is when Othello realizes ... ...

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... my mind, this is due to Iago's animal like attitude to love and life. He is very individualistic, concerned with only himself and what he wants. Very self-centered - a closed door. This is made evident even in the first scene when Iago shouts up to Brabantio, "an old black ram is tupping your white ewe...you'll have your nephews neigh ... ...

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... reigns above these insults, kindly responding with the metaphoric reference to her father as the "lord of duty". The parallel scene in O exemplifies an independent yet disrespectful teenage girl, rejecting her father's loving concern. This again reiterates the vague sense of duty in the modern context. In the final scene, Othello dies a heroic death. He asks the audience to ... ...

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... stories to parallel the tragedy of Othello. The most recent film production paralleling Othello is a Hollywood film entitled "O-. This film is a modern day tragedy involving a black basketball player dating a white girl. A fellow white teammate lies to him by telling him his girlfriend is cheating on him, and he helps him to plot the murder of his girlfriend and the proposed guy ... ...

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... all the hurtful things he says about Desdemona. During the conversation Bianca comes in and presents the handkerchief to Cassio and tells him that she thinks it came from another girl. This comment just solidifies Othello's belief that Iago is telling the truth that Cassio is having an affair with Desdemona. Act 5 Scene 2: Emilia EMILIA Thou hast not half that power ... ...

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... Othello is black alludes to some kind of dark catastrophe in the shadows, where he is too good to be true, leading to conflicts. Then when we see a young white girl marry an middle aged black man, controversy is stirred and doubts are created. This sense of insecurity, and racial difference is used by Iago such as, "In Venice, they do ... ...

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... charged with the murder of Juliet's cousin and is announced to be banished from Verona. Romeo must flee to Mantua leaving his new love behind. The next day Juliet discovers that her father has arranged for her to marry someone else. Pain-struck and heartbroken Juliet doesn't know what to do. She can ... tomb- dead. Still unaware that she will awaken, he drinks the poison and dies. Within a few moments, Juliet awakens to find her beloved lying next to her lifeless. Distort and ruffled she realizes that he's drunk the poison to be with her in death. Hoping to swallow some herself she kiss...

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... line 313) Iago is trying to conceal his plans from everyone including his wife. This form of dramatic irony foreshadows what Iago would probably do next with the handkerchief, leaving the audience in suspense. Iago also deceives Roderigo. Roderigo believes that Iago is helping him to get Desdemona as his ... his advantage but the audience knows that Roderigo is being used by Iago. This, once again creates suspense for the audience. Iago then next deceives Cassio by acting as his friend and telling him go to Desdemona and make her ask Othello to be reappointed as lieutenant. "Our ... dec...

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... turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what I am." By having this in the very first scene, Shakespeare acknowledges to the audience that deception will be ... deception enacted by Iago and shows clearly that deception is a clear theme of the play, which will effect all the characters in some way. Iago creates further deceptions in the next scene (Act IV, Scene 2). Once again, Iago ma...

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... turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what I am." By having this in the very first scene, Shakespeare acknowledges to the audience that deception will be ... deception enacted by Iago and shows clearly that deception is a clear theme of the play, which will effect all the characters in some way. Iago creates further deceptions in the next scene (Act IV, Scene 2). Once again, Iago ma...

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... no matter what jealousy will eventually get to you. Even though Iago was about not being promoted he also had other reasons for being jealous. This is explained in the next quote. " It is thought abroad that twixt my sheets he's done my office". There have been rumours going around that Othello has been sleeping with Iago's wife Emilia. Iago ahs ... knows Desdemona is not having an affair but his quotes suggest that she is. In act 3, Scene 3 the audience would probably feel sympathy for Othello. This is explained in my next quote. " I do love thee and when I love thee not chaos come aga...

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... turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what I am." By having this in the very first scene, Shakespeare acknowledges to the audience that deception will be ... deception enacted by Iago and shows clearly that deception is a clear theme of the play, which will effect all the characters in some way. Iago creates further deceptions in the next scene (Act IV, Scene 2). Once again, Iago ma...

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... Desdemona's room to discover that she was missing and because Othello is a moor he assumed that Othello must have tricked Desdemona into marrying him and plans to kill him. The next day Lago is with Othello and they are talking about Othello's new wife, Desdemona. Lago tells Othello that that Brabantino, who is an influential senator and will try to split ... ...

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... and kill Desdemona for her own good because she didn't stay chaste. By referring to himself as having "heavenly" sorrow and tears, he is putting himself on a pedestal next to God, and therefore justifying his actions. Othello's speech clearly shows different aspects of his character in the play. His references to Desdemona's purity, his struggle on whether or not ... ...

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... 'arithmetician', which although is a compliment in some ways highlights the fact that he is a man who knows no 'more than a spinster' when it comes to war and has next to no experience on the battlefield. Furthermore, it is apparent that he has 'never set a squadron in the field', which would appear to be a bare minimum for becoming a lieutenant. Whilst ... ...

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... is almost possible to feel compassion for Iago. He has lost a promotion to a man less qualified and apparently his General has had an affair with his wife. However, with the next line Iago shows his insecurities when he says "I know not if't be true; / But I, for mere suspicion in that kind / Will do as if for surety" (1.3.369-371). It is ... ...

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... the desired effects. Throughout these thirty lines, there are no specific ways to stage the scene, yet the choices the director makes will greatly affect the play's outcome. Throughout these next thirty lines, love and jealousy, sexual desire and creaturely differences - these seem to be the major subjects of deep and ambivalent interest. OTHELLO: Give me a living reason she's disloyal. *Note ... ...

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... too familiar with his wife/ He hath a person and a smooth dispose/ To be suspected, framed to make women false" (378-380). Iago planted a seed of hope in Roderigo, and the next time they speak Iago uses this hope to turn Roderigo against Cassio. In this scene Iago tells Roderigo that "Desdemona is directly in love with [Cassio]" (215). From there previous ... ...

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... too familiar with his wife/ He hath a person and a smooth dispose/ To be suspected, framed to make women false" (378-380). Iago planted a seed of hope in Roderigo, and the next time they speak Iago uses this hope to turn Roderigo against Cassio. In this scene Iago tells Roderigo that "Desdemona is directly in love with [Cassio]" (215). From there previous ... ...

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... is his escalating ability throughout the play to cleverly manipulate. Iago calls forth many emotions in readers. Few of the emotions he draws are that of trust, then deception, and next impertinence, then hypocrisy. From the book's opening, Iago justifiably earns the reader's acceptance and trust. For the trust he builds, Iago tells Roderigo, "I am not what I am" (I. 1. 64). Roderigo softens ... ...

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... 's death she is devastated and realizes what her husband has done. She tells all. Iago kills Emillia for foiling his plans. On her death bed she asks to be laid next to Desdemona. Emillia is loyal to the end. C ) My impressions of Desdemona : When Desdemona first appears in the text she is defending her love for Othello to the senators. She ... ...

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... for him. The nature of his relationships is based on the extent of the persons potential for exploitation and the amount he stands to gain from its establishment. In the next significant scene, act two scene three, wedding celebrations ensue. Iago gets Cassio drunk. Iago manufactures a brawl, with Cassio at the center. Othello disturbed from the consummation of his marriage, angrily ... ...

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... states "I hate the Moor; And it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets he's done my office" (II.3.347-48). The irony in this quote is when he Brennan Page 2 next says, "I know not if't be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety" (I.3.349-50).The impression this gave me after reading the entire ... ...

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... killed. One must wonder why Othello does not kill Iago in a fit of rage, but he must be commended for his action. Othello then kills himself and proceeds to die next to Desdamona and Emilia. Iago is left as a prisoner of Cassio, to live with what he has done. This story is not the story of Othello, but rather the story ... ...

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