... audience, just the way he wants them to. In Othello, the once most noble and respected bring upon their own destruction, due to their human nature to fall. The play reveals to the audience, that due to the nature of humanity, everyone has the capacity to do evil. Shakespeare displays this through the 'noble' Othello's downfall, where even the most honorable and ... . To the point where people, such as Lodovico, were questioning, "Is this the noble Moorwhom passion could not shake?" (4.1.264-266). Shakespeare seems to show the power of human nature, as Othello angrily states, "I will...

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... Macbeth commits in this play. When Lady Macbeth learns that Duncan will be visiting their home, she prays to the devil to release her of "thy nature; (because) it is too full o" the milk of human kindness," (Act 1, Scene 5) so that she will be able to murder him. By doing this, she is asking the devil to make her less feminine because ... inherent trait that each character has within their personality. Therefore it can be said that in Shakespearean society, since evilness was a product of the innate human sin of greed, then evilness itself was also inherent to a person's nature. This ho...

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... audience into the play and enable them to feel a sense of interaction with the plot and other characters. Immediately, from the opening scene the nature of Iago has been recognized. He comes across as a jealous, greedy character, which are his two main motives for his despicable future actions. ... just how significant he is. Subjected to Iagos demeanour, Roderigos weak character reflects the human frailty which leads to self destruction of the other characters to come, giving the audience a brief insight into the tragic nature if the play. As a self-defined villain who takes pride in tel...

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... make decisions that are blind and quite unnecessary, however being under the destructive powers of jealousy he fails to be rational. In the same act another example of jealousy's destructive nature can be seen, this from Roderigo. Throughout the course of the play Roderigo is madly in love with Desdemona, so much so that he will do anything for a chance ... timeless lessons and morals through the depiction of jealousy. The play Othello shows that jealousy can eat away at the human mind, and limit functionality. Proving the destructive nature and corrupting powers jealousy contains. In Ot...

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... and corrupt kingdom. Through examination of Richard II, Hamlet and Othello, the development of the garden transforms from a political allegory to a metaphor for the human body. There is, however, a common theme among the three plays to eliminate the "weeds,"" or corrupt forces that destroy or contaminate the garden. ... all the uses of this world! Fie on't, ah fie, tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this! But two months dead The first soliloquy reveals Hamlet's disgust with the "stale- world ... of Gertrud...

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... , but their beards forbade him to interpret that there were so. This small detail showed the sexual inversion, their unnaturalness betokening disorder in nature.11 Macbeth, that he would have a physical manifestation of his evil plans that he wanted carried out, subconsciously summoned the witches. Although ... across such opportunities before. This, in fact, is evidence that the witches did not doom Macbeth.12 Macbeth's choices doomed himself rather than nature preordaining him. Unfortunately, Macbeth eventually succumbed to his wife's taunting. She correlated the depth of his love for...

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... human psychology. The title character is a noble, highly ranked idealistic general. Due to jealousy, Othello transforms into a raging, uncontrollable murderer, in the desperate search for revenge. Initially, Othello is either respected or envied by all who know him. Othello's tragic flaw lies in his nature: ... seemingly all-white army, Othello does not become a general by being timid, but rather by acting with authority and force. -Othello's nature is all of one piece. His trust, where he trusts, is absolute. Hesitation is almost impossible to him. He is extremely self- ... stone; I st...

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... racism as Odin pushes the ball-boy (who is also African American) under extreme anger previously aroused by Hugo. The symbolic scene transcends racism over morality and human mentality, emphasizing its powerful nature which can subconsciously succumb one's well being. Othello and Odin are characters who are disempowered and insecure under the impacts of racism. Despite sharing a similar fate, the ... under the modern context. Despite her father's strong denial against her relationship, Desdemona fulfills her duty as a daughter. Brabantio biblically alludes that she is "denying all rules...

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... officer of mine." How must poor Cassio have felt? To lose all he had worked for, burning gallons of mid-night oil, working up his reputation that any half-hearted human can tell he deserved. It was therefore understandable that he would fall to the mercy of Iago completely oblivious to the inevitable effects. Iago reveals his plan to the reader ... course is that all the open declarations of love are made during conversations where Iago is deceiving other characters. One is therefore left to ponder on the naivety and innocent nature of all the characters. How can no-one see through his ...

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... . Lord Henry Wotton is an "urbane and sophisticated dandy." He bases his philosophies or witticisms on New Hedonism, "the belief that self-development leads to the perfect realization of one's nature."(Erickson 97-98) He participates in the London society by attending dinners and parties and sometimes visits the theatre. "He smokes, "opium-tainted" cigarettes ceaselessly." "He is intimate with the ... called "honest" fifteen times by everybody in the play, including himself."(Epstein 379) Othello believes Iago to be a person, "of exceeding honesty, who knows all qualities, with learned s...

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... or a total loss of ranking in society. oor, who the audience sees to hold a position of power, commanding respect as a result of his military position and apparent human nobility. Othello's human nobility is evident through his: language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament.(Aristotle) Keep up your bright swords, For the dew will rust them. Othello's rich dialogue aids ... downfall are evident by examining the ways in which an Elizabethan audience and the play's characters perceive as a result of his race. Elizabethan ideologies that perceived black races as sub-human species...

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... a lot to do with the transformation of the character Othello throughout the play. Iago even says in the beginning: "The Moor is of a free and open nature, that thinks men honest that but seem to be so, and will tenderly be led by th' nose as asses are - (I, iii 399- 404). Here ... 38). Here Othello remains calm, even when Brabanzio and his followers appear to be approaching. However, later in the play Othello's character does not have a calm nature anymore, but instead is full of agitation and hatred. He trusts his wife Desdemona with everything, but towards the end of the play he loses ...

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... a lot to do with the transformation of the character Othello throughout the play. Iago even says in the beginning: "The Moor is of a free and open nature, that thinks men honest that but seem to be so, and will tenderly be led by th' nose as asses are - (I, iii 399- 404). Here ... 38). Here Othello remains calm, even when Brabanzio and his followers appear to be approaching. However, later in the play Othello's character does not have a calm nature anymore, but instead is full of agitation and hatred. He trusts his wife Desdemona with everything, but towards the end of the play he loses ...

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... a lot to do with the transformation of the character Othello throughout the play. Iago even says in the beginning: "The Moor is of a free and open nature, that thinks men honest that but seem to be so, and will tenderly be led by th' nose as asses are - (I, iii 399- 404). Here ... 38). Here Othello remains calm, even when Brabanzio and his followers appear to be approaching. However, later in the play Othello's character does not have a calm nature anymore, but instead is full of agitation and hatred. He trusts his wife Desdemona with everything, but towards the end of the play he loses ...

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... highlighted here which makes the audience marvel at her virtue while at the same time feeling slightly apprehensive and sorry for her since it almost seems unfair that her untainted nature should be subject to the baseless evil of Iago. This is further accentuated when she says that, '[H]e left part of his grief with me/ To suffer with him.' This ... audience to like and sympathize with her. Othello responds to Desdemona's requests by saying, 'Not now, sweet Desdemon, some other time.' This then makes the audience wonder about the nature of the relationship between the two and...

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... ;s weakness is Desdemona, and Iago doesn't shy away from exploiting it. She is the character who the play revolves around and it is due to her submissive, assertive and innocent nature that the many fatalities occur. Desdemona spent most of her life with her father and it is probable that she rarely left the comfort of her house. This is how ... incorporates this into her language. In Desdemona's case, her innocence is accompanied by curiosity. This curiosity along with ignorance is reflected in her language, as she often asks questions regarding human nature. Shortly after she arrives i...

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... libido, she mentions that she wants to settle down and keep the baby which is a contrary to the nomadic lifestyle they are then living. He however is willing to sacrifice a human life in order to continue their roaming lifestyle constantly trying to coerce her decisions to only benefit him: His insistence that "we'll be fine afterward" receives an implicit challenge ... military lieutenant instead. Iago is infuriated because he has all the experience for the position that Cassio lacks. Later at the end of his soliloquy Iago displays perhaps the true nature of his hatred towards Othello:...

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... about him, and how he's reacted to. Othello is presented initially as a dangerous beast by Iago, before he reveals himself to be of noble, human, status, only to degenerate later to the condition of a bloodthirsty and irrational animal. He is the hero of the play and this is achieved by ... the first scene. The animal images "you"ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse" (I. i. 112) convey the ideas of someone less than human. The way race is portrayed reflects Shakespeare's and his society's attitudes to race. Earlier Shakespeare created two other moors. Aaron in "Titus Andron...

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... probably swindled often. On the other hand, Iago is pictured as a determined man who knows what he wants. He is also shown to be intelligent, with an excellent insight into human nature. He has no respect for Roderigo and simply uses him for monetary reasons. Iago also has no respect for Othello. It's in this opening scene that the audience are really ... here that not only his plans of deception are clearly introduced but also the major of the play are first recognised by the audience " The Moor is of a free d open nature That thinks men honest that but seems to be so. And will as tend...

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... 's ears That he is too familiar with his wife; He hath a person and a smooth dispose To be suspected, framed to make women false. The Moor is of a free and open nature, That thinks men honest that but seem to be so, And will as tenderly be led by th" nose As asses are. I ha't. It is ingendered. Hell and night Must ... holds Iago to be his close friend and advisor. He believes Iago to be a person, "of exceeding honesty, [who] knows all qualities, with learned spirit of human dealings" (3.3.257). Yes, he does know all about human dealings, and no he is not honest. He uses the trust Othello...

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... that the important theme of "Othello- is that if jealousy is not recognized and immediately dealt with, it receives a head start to commence the process of rotting away all normal human reason. The only way to appropriately illustrate this point is through an analysis of two characters: Othello and Iago. is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock. That meat it ... that a distant one, being the intrigue of Edmund in the secondary plot of King Lear- (Scott, 415).He speaks of Othello as "The Moor [who] is of a free and open nature that thinks men honest that but seem to be so" [I.iii.375]....

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... else the devil will make a grandsire of you, Arise I say- (I. i. 86-92) Iago uses an abundance of animal imagery to create a repetitive theme that animal instinct plays a vital role in human behaviour rather then the laws of society and etiquette. Iago corrupts a perfect romantic union between Othello and Desdemona. Ever since they were joined in holy matrimony he destroyed any chance ... of happiness that the couple had had by making Othello jealous at a make-belief affair. Othello experiences a great man's fall into the barbarism of human nature' in Sander's Aristotelian tragic interp...

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... into killing his own wife. Iago is plotting at the same time, to use this plan of his to steal Cassio's position of lieutenant from him. He uses Desdemona's naive nature to further this cause. After Iago finds out that Cassio, who until this point seems to have no weaknesses, is a recovered alcoholic. With this weakness in mind, Iago disgraces Cassio ... way to shed light on the fact that Iago is consumed by insecurity, and that is what his true driving force is throughout the play. This makes Iago seem more human, and less demonical, even though his actions are the latter. In an articl...

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... scarred man, not conventionally handsome at all, it is easy to convince Othello that Desdemona might be attracted to Cassio. Another example is that Iago uses Othello's integrity and trusting nature against him. Iago knows Othello already trusts him. Iago "plays" an honest man who is loyal and loves his general. Possibly the best work Iago does is on Othello. He ... plays on the human weakness, jealousy. Othello takes every word Iago says for truth, and whenever he does question Iago, Iago keeps himself undiscovered by soothing Othello with more lies. Iago was capable of ... ...

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... exists in both Othello and Iago that leads to the horrific end in the story where four people, Desdemona, Othello, Emilia and Rodrigo fall victim to circumstance and die. The human complexity of the characters also gives Shakespeare a way to tell the tragedy. Both Othello and Iago have very complex natures that hunger with envy, and lead them to act the ... Othello crazy with suspicion and undoes Othello's character by manipulatively turning Othello's strengths against him to eventually destroy him and ruin his happiness; "The moor is of a free and open nature, that thinks men honest, t...

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