... in order to advance themselves and pull a prank. These three decide to teach a lesson to Malvolio because of his uppity attitude. Maria decides to forge a letter from Olivia telling Malvolio that she loves him. The letter tells Malvolio to dress in yellow stockings in front of Olivia in order to woo her. Malvolio makes a fool of himself. Olivia, thinking he's gone crazy ... this disguise, Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona has been committing adultery with Cassio. In Othello, Iago's disguise is to gain an office, which he feels he deserves, and to get revenge on Othello for allegedly...

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... , one of the first comments made to Othello is: use Desdemona well', thus, undermining the role of a woman in a marital relationship, debased to roles of being used' and serving her husbands wishes. In compliance with the cultural context, women are marginalised and perceived as the unknown other, a different type of being. It is largely because of society's misconception of women, that ... eventually resolve to the recognition of the inequality of gender-based misrepresentations of power and respect: Why we have galls; and though we have some grace, Yet have we some revenge. Let husband...

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... He believes that Cassio should not be in that rank but himself. Iago claims the curse of service in this promotion, "goes by affection and letter and not by old gradation" (I. 36). It implies that Iago is the senior to Cassio in terms of years, but this is following Iago's word ... . Thus, Cassio's appointment is another element that stirs Iago's motivation for revenge that is evident in his question towards Lodovico and Cassio. He says, "Will you I demand and prey that demi-devil; why have you ensnared ... now gained his presence in the society. Additionally, Othello is in love with Des...

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... Laurence for advice. He offers her a sleeping potion to make her appear dead for 42 hours. During this time, the Friar would send a letter to Romeo to return to Verona in time for Juliet's awakening and take her with him back to Mantua. Juliet accepts the proposition and drinks ... the potion. Everything goes as planned until there was a delay in Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo. Apparently the messenger that was to deliver the letter to Romeo was constrained from leaving Verona due to the fact that there was a deadly virus outbreak. Instead, Romeo ... together at Macbeth's castle. Befo...

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... , Lago and Rodrigo meet up, and Rodrigo confesses his love for Othello's wife, Desdemona. Lago assures Rodrigo that he will get Desdemona and him together as soon as the get revenge on Othello with this Cassio get the idea to start a rumor that Othello is cheating on his wife with Lagos wife Emilia and that Desdemona was cheating on Othello with ... . Lago mentions that he has seen Cassio wipe his face with Desdemona's handkerchief and show him the handkerchief in Cassio's room. Othello seeing this becomes angered and decides to get revenge his wife and Cassio. When Othello sees Desdemona...

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... committing logical fallacies. An example of illogical reasoning and thinking is present in William Shakespeare's play, Othello, where Iago, who is Othello's most trusted advisor, plans and acts out his revenge on Othello, who is the good and noble general, because he is jealous over a promotion he did not get. Iago helps initiate Othello to commit logical fallacies and think uncritically ... thinks she is unfaithful: OTHELLO. Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell. DESDEMONA. To whom, my lord? with whom? how am I false? OTHELLO. Ah! Desdemona; away, away, away! (4.2.39-41) Othel...

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... starts when Othello names Michael Cassio his lieutenant rather than Iago. This motive would have been valid if he had not involved Desdemona and Emilia. He could have easily gotten revenge at Othello and Cassio by just going after them. Another possible motive is that Othello has committed adultery with Emilia. This motive brings Desdemona and Emilia into Iago's plotting. He ... . This is because his service to country has only occurred to propel his own power. Iago admits this by saying, "I follow him (Othello) to serve my turn upon him". (Othello, 1.1.39) This exemplifies the implicati...

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... . Thus the victims are those who feel the jealousy, namely Othello, and Heacthcliff. Each of these characters destroy their own lives as a consequence of taking revenge. Othello is at first a calm, controlled, military man who makes rational decisions - " Let him do his spite; My services which I have done the ... Catherine.. But she is married to Edgar and Heathcliff's jealousy of Edgar takes him over and control him, making him ruled by passion and revenge. His revenge extends to other members of the Linton and Earnshaw clans and we even see his vengeful passion directed at Cathy, his g...

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... . Then Iago hopes to convince Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. If Iago's plan unfolds properly, he will be granted the revenge that he believes he deserves. Iago's plan and his motives are disclosed through a series three of conversations. He speaks with Roderigo twice and Cassio ... his hate are that Othello slept with Emilia and Cassio was chosen to be Othello's Lieutenant. However, Iago's actions lead to ends that do not revenge his given motives. Coleridge calls Iago's actions "the motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" . In other words, Iago's only reason f...

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... . Then Iago hopes to convince Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. If Iago's plan unfolds properly, he will be granted the revenge that he believes he deserves. Iago's plan and his motives are disclosed through a series three of conversations. He speaks with Roderigo twice and Cassio ... his hate are that Othello slept with Emilia and Cassio was chosen to be Othello's Lieutenant. However, Iago's actions lead to ends that do not revenge his given motives. Coleridge calls Iago's actions "the motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" . In other words, Iago's only reason f...

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... is very effective in presenting the ideas that Shakespeare conveys in the original text. It contains the various themes and ideas of jealousy and revenge, moral and immoral behaviours of characters and good versus evil. These Themes are represented through various techniques and visual features such as the movement ... and the ideas that Shakespeare conveys in the original text. One of the important themes in the text "Othello" is that of jealousy and revenge. Throughout the text there are many examples of this, though the major ones are those involving the characters Iago and Othello. I...

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... is doomed to face the consequences of his actions. Our antagonist, Iago, also becomes responsible for his actions in the end. Iago acts on revenge against Othello, simply because he is overlooked for a promotion in Othello's army. Like Othello, Iago is well liked and trusted. He reinforces his ... honesty and loyalty to Othello and conceals his disappointment and plans for revenge. Jealousy overwhelms Iago. He is very persuasive with his words. For example, in Act 3, Scene 3, Iago makes Othello imagine Desdemona "topped" (398 ... went to a soldier, Cassio, who learned from books and had...

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... possessed and a tragic hero. The inner flaw of erupted jealousy leads to the destruction of himself and those around him in a senseless pursuit for revenge. The fact that Othello's actions affect so many people around him also adds value to his role as a tragic hero. Because of his position ... these problems could have been solved through communication, respect and trust. However this is not the case and an insane jealousy and want of revenge leads Othello and Iago to act with extreme measures that make the play a tragedy. In Othello we see an evil villain in every sense ... of the w...

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... "clime, complexion, and degree" (3.3.235). This is another usage for the racism, but this time it is just a trigger for Othello's suspicions. For revenge of the rumor about Othello sleeping with Emilia, Iago feels that the only way to get even with Othello is to sleep with Desdemona "wife for wife" ... up Iago's marriage by sleeping with Emilia; it is never proven that this even happened. Therefore, breaking up Othello's marriage does not get Iago revenge in any way. The only way that Iago's actions could be the result of his motives is if he is jealous of Othello for sleeping with ... ...

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... behavior, especially for his own benefit. Iago tampers with the truth and falsifies events in an attempt to secure power and seek revenge. In his quest for power no one is safe from his devious deeds. His lies and manipulative tales ultimately prove destructive to the ... super-refinement entailing pusillanimity (162). Iago is cynical and obsessed with his own personal gain. His manipulative and spiteful behavior leads to the thirst for revenge, the betrayal of friendships, and the destruction of love. However, does Shakespeare intentionally populate his play with two main characters? Ac...

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... and heightened tragic dramatic effect for the audience. Othello's wife Desdemona is also a character who initially contradicts the dominant Jacobean attitudes towards women and how they should behave towards their husbands and other men. In Act I, scene iii when Othello "calls for the lady-, Desdemona in her first appearance on stage challenges her father, explaining to him that: I am hitherto you ... of her wrongful murder. When Emelia is tending to her in Act IV scene iii, Desdemona asks Emelia if "thou in conscience think/ that there be women do abuse their husbands/ In such gross ki...

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... all free when he decides to take Tamora for his bride. Therefor Tamora and her sons have the run of the capitol at their disposal in order to seek their revenge on Titus. They long to see Titus in pain because he put Alarbus, the eldest of Tamora's sons, to death after his capture. To this end, Aaron helps plan each ... of their moments of revenge. Aaron is a slave, yet he has a large amount of power for someone whose station grants him none. This is because he has found methods that he can use to get ... character. Aaron is in many ways similar to an animal fighting for survival. He i...

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... not even a Venetian. Iago obviously detests Cassio as much as he detests Othello .It is in this first scene that the subject of revenge is first introduced; He wants revenge on both of them. The path that leads to revenge has already presented itself in his wicked imagination and also to the audience, and in the gullible Roderigo, Iago and the audience recognise ... and some through conversation. It also introduces the themes of appearance vs. reality, romantic love, and deception. Finally, it foreshadows the action of the play, driven by the hatred and revenge of Iago, which is clearly...

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... he depicts from the opening of this scene entirely. So Iago now earns the readers distrust, but also shows that he is not simply consumed by mere revenge. Also in the second scene, Iago, unlike Othello, clearly gains false praise. Othello says, "Iago is most honest" (II. 3. 6). Then Cassio, ... identity due to Cassio gaining his promotion, but more of his background would be necessary to assert this claim. Now to recount: If Iago were engulfed in simple revenge for Cassio - "That never set a squadron in the field" (I. 1. 21), that knows nothing further than "bookish theoric" (23) - for e...

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... the people around him. He is prepared to use any means to acheive his goals and will go to any length until he does so. In the play, Iago wants revenge on Othello for not giving him the position to which Cassio has been appointed, and the same story line goes for Hugo in the film 'O'; Hugo wants ... Odin for appointing Mike as his 'right hand' in the basketball team. The evilness demonstarted by this character & the thematic concerns of jealousy, revenge and power are conventions that conform to the concept of the darkside. Therefore the composers of each text allows the responder to ob...

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... hallucinations in Othello's head which eventually lead to his destruction. More importantly however, he supplies motive for Othello to murder his innocent Desdemona, satisfying his overwhelming appetite for revenge. Iago's appetite for revenge stems from the fact that Othello passed him over for the lieutenant position in the Venetian Army. Othello gives the position to Michael Cassio, instead, who despite his lack ... of experience in battle, is well educated and has a great knowledge of the strategy of war. This shows how Iago wishes for revenge against both Othello and Cassio, and th...

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... your wife's- did I today. See Cassio wipe his beard with". At this moment, instead of wanting evidence right away, he instantly wants revenge and that feeling of revenge stays with Othello for the rest of the play. This feeling of revenge is born from a dent in Othello's pride. The idea that Othello has only been married to Desdemona for a short period of time ... and he has not been able to keep her satisfied for even that long, makes Othello think that he will lose his reputation. He therefore sets out to exact revenge on the person who might have made him the gossip of Venice, and un...

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... them good triumphs over evil. Othello is an exception to this well-known mould. Throughout all of the play, wicked Iago is plotting his way to revenge. In the opening scenes, Iago begins his plot for revenge by enticing Roderigo to wake Brabantio up with cries of animal sounds and exclaiming: "Zounds, sir, you are robb'd, for shame put on your gown ... his wife. Othello is the protagonist, the hero of the play. An "honest Iago- ruins him; Iago is devious and would do whatever it takes for him to get his revenge. Othello is a true, honest and nave man that has been misled in a disastrous...

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... all free when he decides to take Tamora for his bride. Therefor Tamora and her sons have the run of the capitol at their disposal in order to seek their revenge on Titus. They long to see Titus in pain because he put Alarbus, the eldest of Tamora's sons, to death after his capture. To this end, Aaron helps plan each ... of their moments of revenge. Aaron is a slave, yet he has a large amount of power for someone whose station grants him none. This is because he has found methods that he can use to get ... character. Aaron is in many ways similar to an animal fighting for survival. He i...

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... does not take long for the play to quickly shift gears from discussing how great and heroic Othello the warrior is into Othello being fully involved in Iago's plot for revenge. By Act III, the middle of the plays action, Iago has convinced Othello that his wife is having an affair with Michael Cassio, the lieutenant of the Venetian Army appointed ... him to the point of plotting to murder her. Desdemona is blindsided by the quick change in Othello's character, so her life becomes collateral damage in Iago's grand scheme of revenge. Othello becomes the self-absorbed, angry, and selfish j...

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