One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeare's play Othello as deception. Deception appears many times in Othello, but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different. ... Desdemona hides her relationship with Othello from her father, knowing he will disapprove due to Othello's race. ... Desdemona loves Othello and did not want him to get angry. ... Iago used several tactics to set up Othello for deception in this case. ...

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Othello's jealousy of Cassio and Desdemona ultimately leads to the death of both Othello and Desdemona, while Iago's deceptive plan against Othello through his honour and reputation is the key element in creating the downfall of Othello. ... His motives are made clear; being that he will gain Othello's trust so that Othello will believe his lies. ... The deceptive plan sparks Othello's tragic flaw which leads to his downfall, thus making the idea of deception in the play Othello a vital theme. ... This is evident through Othello and Michael Cassio as they both lose their ho...

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In Othello, we encounter Iago, one of Shakespeare's most evil characters. Iago is an officer in Othello's army and is jealous of Cassio's promotion to Lieutenant. ... Iago and Othello were standing off in the distance observing them. ... Othello demands to see it with his own eyes in order for it to be convincing. ... This upsets Othello, showing that Iago's slyness has no limits. ...

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In our time at class we have read several plays such as the plays "Othello" and "Hedda Gabbler". ... In "Othello" one of the most key themes within the play is the act of deception and control of others. ... Which Iago use in his manipulation of Othello, causing him to kill his own faience, Desdemona. Iago does this by lying to Othello and saying that Desdemona had cheated on him by sleeping with Cassio, Othello goes into a fit of rage and murders Desdemona. Yet once all is said and done Iago dies by the end of the play leaving Cassio to not only live, but also ta...

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In "Othello," there are enough stupid, merciless, and backstabbing people to make you truly question Shakespeare's sanity, not that most of us haven't, but it does give you the feeling that Shakespeare is really just a highly delusional, paranoid, psychopath, you know kind of like Stalin just without the power and constant purges of society. ... First of all the first act of betrayal comes in the beginning when the classically blonde character of Desdemona betrays her father to marry Othello, after all "if thou hast eyes to see. ... This could have also been thought of as an act of h...

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In Othello, Shakespeare utilized the theme of jealousy so that the audience feels powerless to help the circumstances within the play. ... The humble companion and friend he is to Othello, is not the man who the audience interpret him to be. ... Just as Satan cursed humanity to sin, so did Iago plant the seed of jealousy in Othello so that he may in turn destroy his own life. ... " Iago reveals that jealousy will conquer all other emotions in Othello, therefore accomplishing his goal of corrupting a man of "constant, loving, noble nature....

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