... in his case, it is not a flaw because he holds honesty above all. He will not sacrifice his integrity to maintain a good reputation. The night that Cassio gets drunk on the watch and is fired, Cassio takes full responsibility for his actions. He does not seek to lay the blame ... polished, elegant, handsome, and cultured. Many of these traits are direct opposites of the foreign Othello. Innately, Othello admires Cassio's character, but that subconscious admiration translates to jealousy when Iago nudges him in that direction. Cassio is fairly static throughout the play.  He is an...

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... traditional views of progression rather than Othello's practical promotion of Cassio as the most appropriate person for the job presents a paradoxical element of his character. When presented with a situation where he stands to benefit from traditional procedures, he is willing to support them, even though he maintains a ... his role in the play extends past that of a simple cog in the machinery of fate, and that the many facets of his character that reveal themselves on closer inspection were intended to lead the audience to certain other conclusions. The fact that Iago values pragmati...

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... Cassio is behaving whilst talking with Iago. Othello is determined to kill Desdemona after what has witnessed. "Get me some poison, Iago, this night. I"ll not expostulate with her, lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again - this night, Iago." (Act 4, Scene 1, Line 92-94). Othello has changed as a result of Iago's wicked ways. He has changed to such an extent ... unfaithful. His words are spoken in an aggressive harsh tone, which shows how angry he is, and how much he has changed because of Iago's evil-minded ways. Later that night, Othello questions Desdemona again of her adulte...

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... Cassio is behaving whilst talking with Iago. Othello is determined to kill Desdemona after what has witnessed. "Get me some poison, Iago, this night. I"ll not expostulate with her, lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again - this night, Iago." (Act 4, Scene 1, Line 92-94). Othello has changed as a result of Iago's wicked ways. He has changed to such an extent ... unfaithful. His words are spoken in an aggressive harsh tone, which shows how angry he is, and how much he has changed because of Iago's evil-minded ways. Later that night, Othello questions Desdemona again of her adulte...

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... what he hears and sees. He wants Cassio and Desdemona killed immediately. Iago promises to help him. He will undertake to murder Cassio that very night; Othello must strangle Desdemona in the very bed that she has defiled. Othello agrees. Lodovico and Gratiano, messengers from Venice, arrive, accompanied by ... Othello will believe him. The tragic hero is now thoroughly brainwashed about Desdemona and still trusting and praising of Iago. He is truly a pathetic character, especially when compared to the strong, proud, self- confident general seen in the opening scenes of the play. Iago hi...

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... a code of behavior and upbringing which views someone like Othello as barbarous, uncivilized, and almost amusing in a superior cultural kind of way. Every time a character calls Othello "the Moor" a sense of derision and superiority is conveyed and all the other feelings of distance inherent in Venetians.[4] Iago says that Desdemona is ... excellent points, which could well have come earlier. 4. This brings together the idea of Venice and the character of Othello himself, but this superior, sneering view of Othello needed a better range of quotations. Sometimes a list of very short phra...

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... tragic gloom that he causes is only occasionally relieved by comedy, provided by Roderigo and the Clown. OVERALL ANALYSES CHARACTERS Othello Othello is a romantic character. He has not been born and bred in familiar England; instead he comes from the remote and mysterious Morocco. He has lived a life ... she has killed herself. Cassio Cassio is a figure of great importance to the movement of the plot, but not much is known about his character. In spite of Iago's faulty judgment, Cassio is obviously a competent soldier, for Othello appoints him his second in command. Cassio is also ... . ...

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... the play even some two hundred years after the Shakespearean context (in the early 1600's). The soldier on guard duty obviously still had social and racial prejudices against Othello the character, indicated by his assertion that a "Negro- must not be allowed to murder a white woman, so atrocious he thought the act to be that he shot the actor. Negroes, in the ... the bed is a sign of that - balances her earlier resistance to patriarchal dominance. Even though she pleads to Othello for her life, "Kill me to-morrow; let me live to-night! But half an hour! But while I say one prayer!- [5....

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... had asked for, and to this Desdemona says "if I do die before thee, prithee, shroud my in one of these same sheets," as if she were foreseeing her death. Line 39-55 Desdemona sings the song Willow that her mother's maid, Barbary sang before she died when her lover turned mad and ran away. This song foreshadows her death as she ... ...

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... real feelings for Bianca. He is a lady's man, and therefore cannot be concerned with such things as true love. Even Othello, the one character who truly loves his wife, mistreats Desdemona. He ends up suffocating her because he believes she has been unfaithful to him. The fact that Othello, ... and caring Desdemona. She gives the handkerchief even after Iago calls her "a foolish wife" and "a good wench." Another female character, Bianca, also allows herself to be mistreated. Bianca believes that she is in love with Cassio and will therefore do anything for him. But ... view on women in ...

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... the class of her birth and her unquestioned virtue. The subject of chastity and female honour can be further examined by exploring Desdemona's character. Desdemona is an honourable woman according to Elizabethan principals: she remains chaste until marriage and is utterly devoted to her husband, despite his ... actions. When she elopes with Othello she dishonours Brabantio, her father; however, she shows strength of character by standing up to him, and justifies herself in saying that her duties now lie with Othello: "I am hitherto your daughter. But ... the class of her birth and her un...

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... the ignorance by Othello on what was planned by Othello's antagonist that he was determined to carry out some way. The characters posses other character traits that allow the tragedy to occur. They both act violently and irrationally when confronted with unfavorable circumstances. They also both didn't trust the ... with nothing, all because their tragic flaws came out in unfavorable circumstances, and they didn't make the right decision. The tragic flaws in each character come out many times in the course of the play. Sophocles sets up Oedipus' tragic flaw as pride. The prologue that th...

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... do not embody desirable traits? (Shakespeare Resource Center n.pag.) The interrelation between categories does not stop there, however. It also complements his character in dealing with the play's antagonists. The evils of the antagonists are immediately contrasted by Othello's righteous traits. More important that dealing with ... As an important military figure, Othello's courage is of the highest importance in keeping his reputation and position intact. Therefore, Othello's character not only allows him to achieve the respect and adversity that tragic heroes usually encounter, but it i...

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... him. Later in the play Othello is tormented by his conflicting emotions of love and jealousy over Desdemona. In Act 2 Scene 1 Desdemona's character is developed further. In Cyprus she talks with Iago, Emilia and Cassio. Their conversation turns to the value of women. Iago starts to insult ... his intensity of feeling towards her. This ties in her being a personification of good and shows the audience Desdemona is a central character, not by her strong character but by the way others react to her. In Act 3 scenes 3 and 4 Desdemona is trying to persuade Othello to forgive Cassio ... chao...

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... structure, almost universally occurring in one location over the course of one day, and revolving around one major plot. These Greek dramas almost universally portrayed the downfall of a hero or character of legend and high stature. Aristotle defined the classic tragedy as a story centered about the hero's noble and moral struggle against fate. To the Greeks, fate would always overpower ... a struggle against his mind and morality and not so much against fate. Hamlet has been described as Shakespeare's (maybe even all of literature's), most masterfully captivating, enigmatic and universa...

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... sleep, wrung Iago's hand, kissed him hard on the lips, and threw his leg over Iago's thigh. This story enrages Othello, and Iago reminds him that it was only Cassio's dream. Iago then claims to have witnessed Cassio wiping his beard with the handkerchief Othello gave Desdemona as her first gift. Othello is furious and plots for revenge. He promotes Iago ... ...

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... the park' composed by Gwen Harwood presents a significant example of someone who regrets the changes in their life. This is understood as we observe the regret and disappointment the central character undergoes as she acknowledges the self- sacrifices she has made as a mother. The Catalyst accountable for this women's change occurs when an unexpected confrontation with a past lover reminds her of ... excitement the washing line represents. When we are bought to the presence we learn the washing line has become warped with sagging wires' reflecting the self change of the central characte...

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