... and make them believable. However, despite the man's goodness and his many virtues he had the ability to peer into the darkest depths of human nature and create some of the most inherently evil characters (such as Iago), ever to be seen in drama or literature. Many of his greatest ... creations however were neither of pure good nor evil but of a more naturally complex and unpredictable human nature. This brings us to Hamlet, one of the most fascinating and puzzling characters in all of literature. A Critical Analysis of Hamlet Like most of ... a fair and adept King. Unlike his nephew ...

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... in his mouth to strengthen the image. Othello is Shakespeare's most unusual tragic hero. He is a combination of opposites. He is a black' man with a noble nature. In the beginning of the play, he is proud, intelligent, calm, patient, and self-confident. Once he falls a victim to his passions, he behaves in ... social graces and worldly knowledge. In matters of life, he is simple, frank, and honest. He has no experience with the wickedness that exists in human nature. He thinks that men who appear honest, are really so. He is, thus, easily deceived by Iago and becomes a victim of this man...

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... in love and married Othello. He claims "She is abused, stol'n from me, and corrupted By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks, For nature no preposterously to err, Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, Sans witchcraft could not."" [1.3.60-64] The use of the word ... his cultural heritage allows, for personal gain and thievery. Brabantio also argues that his daughter, "A maiden never bold-, would never "in spite of nature,/Of years, of country, credit, everything -- To fall in love with what she feared to look on!- [1.3.94-98] and suggesting Desdemona and ... Brabantio "give...

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... while this adds to the irony of the constant reference to Iago as "honest Iago". It also contrasts the Venetian way of social dealing with the open nature of Othello. Othello is clever, as his style and military prowess show but is to content of Venice he is na •ve. He is too ... decisiveness, pride and trustfulness that allows super subtle Iago to destroy him, powerful as Othello is. Therefore it could be argued that the contrast between Venetian and Othellos nature is the main reason for his downfall. [6] Iago is not really a Venetian. There is no reference to him being so in the tex...

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... As soon as the play begins, Iago is presented to the audience as an ambitious but deeply bitter character who is eager to prey upon the good nature of others in order to advance his own social status. The image of him that Shakespeare portrays through lines such as "I am not what I am ... injury, I never found a man that knew how to love himself-, which also suggests that he mistrusts the rest of humanity for its inability to realise that human ideals are only hindering life's potential fruits', and that he exploits such idealists simply because he can; as he says of Othello, "He holds m...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... is Iago. He is definitely cast in a contrasting light to our hero, Othello (Douthat n. pag.). Iago, Othello's more obvious villain also embodies many contrasts to Othello, but in a more caustic nature. Iago is cowardly because he goes behind Othello's back and tricks him. Iago also holds much resentment toward Othello, being turned down for a military position by him. Iago also turns ... n. pag.). This predicament has even more problems associated with it. Othello's love life is often prejudiced also as an inter-racial relationship. He is often viewed as carnal, perverted, sub-human and...

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