... Desdemona, Roderigo, Emilia, and Othello. Jealousy is truly the fatal flaw of the protagonist, and the entire play revolves around it. Minor Themes One of the minor themes in Othello is that of deception, developed mostly through Iago, who is an arch-deceiver throughout the play. Because he is ... won by Roderigo. It is Iago's repeated deceptions that move the plot of the play forward to the ultimate climax and tragedy. Another minor theme of Othello is love, and the play can be considered a romantic tragedy. The play is romantic because it celebrates "the marriage of ... however, is rui...

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... is important because it places the readers (or viewers of the play) in a direct relationship with the events unfolding. Since atmosphere is in a parallel with the emotions felt by the characters, it is only natural that the centre emotion felt by most of the people in the story, jealousy, is a main contributor to this atmosphere. Readers and viewers of Othello feel ... repel them away. In the case of Othello, jealousy brought about conflict, it created the situation and also presented the action that this story required. Jealousy brought conflict upon even minor characters such as Roder...

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... for a character's racist mindset may vary, but this topic still happens to appear in majority of dialogues. Roderigo, Iago, and Brabantio are three characters that portray racist traits throughout the play. No matter the circumstance, in that time period racism was natural, and inevitable to every social class. Roderigo ... is completely oblivious to Iago's ulterior motives. Although Roderigo never thinks for himself, he still manages to spit racial slurs about Othello. Being a minor character that does not have his own opinion, he is clearly persuaded to fall into this racist society. Wh...

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... a prophecy from a trio of sinister witches that one day he will become king of Scotland. Macbeth becomes infested with ambition brought on by other characters, which leads to his eventual downfall. Othello tells the story of a Moorish general is deceived by his ensign into believing his wife is unfaithful. ... conflict. And, most memorably, he turned the ensign, a minor villain, into the arch-villain Iago. Both of these plays are well known, and two particular characters that are worth comparison are Macbeth and Iago. Both of these characters share similarities and have contrasting attri...

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... the pranks/ They dare not show their husbands." 6. Points are developed clearly here, although further reference to support this view of Othello's fundamental naivete would have been useful. On a comparatively minor note, always avoid phrases like "It could be argued". What do you think? Thats what the examiner wants to know. 7. This paragraph does not add much to our idea of ... this is self-evident from the very start, is an argument, a clear answer to the question. What does Venice mean in Othello? Quite understandably the candidate has concentrated on the characters, but there neede...

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Emilia may be considered to be a minor character in Shakespeare's Othello, she does seem to play a major role in the play. Emilia, the wife of the villainous Iago is a confusing character to follow throughout the play. Not ... about the situation. In her keen perception Emilia believes someone must have helped convince Othello that his wife was cheating on him. In the final act, chaos erupts leaving many characters disorientated and or dead. Emilia realizes that it was her own husband who had planted the suspicions of Desdemona's unfaithfulness in Othello's head. "You told a lie, an odious, ...

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... bring about the downfall of the title character. This is achieved principally through the dialogue of the character Iago in a number of key scenes, and its effect on both minor and major characters. The theme develops throughout the play in an ever-expanding web of lies that affects every character. The opening scene of the play immediately submerges the audience in deception ... as a matter of honour. This shows the extent of the 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 furthe...

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... directors with two different visions for this particular show, the quality of the acting should not have been affected. Actors still have the ability to make conscious choices about their characters regardless of a director's overall vision of the play. Because there was a severe lack of set and scenery in this production, the focus of the audience was continually on the actors ... insofar as this should have been accomplished by Iago and Roderigo prior, but failed to do so. Another character laudable character accomplishment was by the woman who played Bianca. Although a minor characte...

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... bring about the downfall of the title character. This is achieved principally through the dialogue of the character Iago in a number of key scenes, and its effect on both minor and major characters. The theme develops throughout the play in an ever-expanding web of lies that affects every character. The opening scene of the play immediately submerges the audience in deception ... as a matter of honour. This shows the extent of the 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 furthe...

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... bring about the downfall of the title character. This is achieved principally through the dialogue of the character Iago in a number of key scenes, and its effect on both minor and major characters. The theme develops throughout the play in an ever-expanding web of lies that affects every character. The opening scene of the play immediately submerges the audience in deception ... as a matter of honour. This shows the extent of the 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 furthe...

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... the play, or those who the audience is meant to hate. Then there's the characterization of Othello from Shakespeare; by this I mean that Shakespeare speaks of Othello directly through the characters that display a lack of bias, Desdemona, the Duke, etc. He's also put into a difficult situation at the end of the play in which the Othello's character really had no choice ... play with an unbiased point of view, Desdemona, the Duke, etc. This is true because of the fact that every person in the play, except Desdemona, the Duke, and a few minor characters, had a reason to speak of Othello i...

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... soon exposed: his gullibility. Though unnoticeable in the beginning, Othello's gullibility causes him much trouble as the play progresses, starting as something innocuous that increases to corrupt him. As Othello's minor flaw of gullibility begins to grow and become more apparent, the flaw deteriorates Othello's character and results in his very own demise. In the first few acts, Othello is portrayed ... hold positive connotations. He uses similes and personifications to further embellish his speech as well (1.3.144146). In contrast to the diction of characters such as Iago, Othello's s...

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... mean that he is a very formidable foe, and this makes Othello's fall seem even more inevitable and tragic. Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. Thus, the audience is able to distinguish exactly what occurs, and is able to spot signs of foreshadowing, which is another excellent aspect of the play Othello. Obviously, the ... ...

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