... are introduced to the scheming Iago, the over-trusting Rodrigo, the fair Desdemona and most importantly, Othello the tragic protagonist of the play. Shakespeare begins the play of Othello in the midst of an argument between Iago and Rodrigo. As the first characters that we are introduced to the audience ... .. Othello is also certain that he is worthy of Desdemona and gently professes his love for her. The tragedies of the final scenes of the play are heighten by these early scenes where Shakepeare first makes it apparent about Othello's love of Desdemona. He is the picture of self- con...

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... his job. n Iago judges women as being hussies and sexual objects. Concluding Sentence Iago's judgmental character allows him to manipulate the other characters of the play to get what he wants, and because he is the villain, he doesn't see that by the morals of society what he is doing is wrong. ... making it seem as though something or someone is something different. n Iago is a very intelligent yet deceitful character. n Iago makes all other characters in the play believe that he is someone who he really isn't. Support n Iago is deceiving to everyone because he made everyone believe t...

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... . He's a duplicitous character, honest and kind on the outside, but truly a pure, evil and malignant person on the inside. Throughout the entire play he turns all his friends, who trust him most, against each other. He does this by penetrating their deepest fears and concerns, using that to ... that's an honest fellow" after Emilia brings up the fact that Iago is worried about Cassio's job. Iago is seen as deceivingly honest throughout the entire play, but it is hard for one to believe that Iago's "universal reputation for honesty has been based over a long period of time on calculation...

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... Othello, Iago does a good job in manipulating the people around him into thinking he is telling the truth. Iago tends to mask his identity throughout the play, therefore we never know if he is being true to himself or others. Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web ... false suggestions placed upon him by Iago, and as a result he becomes more angry and vulnerable and ultimately goes insane. Othello, towards the end of the play, does not have the patience he used to.   He hurries through many decisions that need to be made, such as the one to kill his ...

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... He actually states: " I follow him to serve my turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what ... as a foreshadowing of the events that lead to the downfall of Othello. The theme of deception gains depth and added meaning. Iago's deception continues throughout the play. In Act II, Scene 1, Iago convinces Roderigo that Desdemona, now Othello's wife, is tired of Othello and is seeking a ne...

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... Othello, Iago does a good job in manipulating the people around him into thinking he is telling the truth. Iago tends to mask his identity throughout the play, therefore we never know if he is being true to himself or others. Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web ... false suggestions placed upon him by Iago, and as a result he becomes more angry and vulnerable and ultimately goes insane. Othello, towards the end of the play, does not have the patience he used to.   He hurries through many decisions that need to be made, such as the one to kill his ...

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... He actually states: " I follow him to serve my turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what ... as a foreshadowing of the events that lead to the downfall of Othello. The theme of deception gains depth and added meaning. Iago's deception continues throughout the play. In Act II, Scene 1, Iago convinces Roderigo that Desdemona, now Othello's wife, is tired of Othello and is seeking a ne...

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... been married to Iago for some time now, Emilia really doesn't know him. Not only is he successful at deceiving the characters throughout the play, but that he has successfully deceived Emilia throughout the course of their marriage. In his article, "The Humiliation of Iago", Karl Zender makes ... that is fitting with their station in society. Ha argues that this is an element that fuels Iago's anger, as he attempts throughout the play to reach some kind of common ground verbally with the other characters. Zender states that in attempting to compete verbally with the other characters, .....

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... looks death in the eye and doesn't blink. This oblivious attitude can also be seen as her submission to her husband. Throughout the play, Desdemona is at her husband's side, in his travels to Cyprus and is continuously enthralled in her husband's travels and battles. In placing ... shared only between two people and should be done within the protected confines of ones bedroom. There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the oth...

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... love becomes hate, and hate becomes love and the difference between these two feelings is continuously being blurred. The jealousy created frequently throughout the play causes characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other. This jealousy over a period of time starts major rivalry between characters. The ... most major being sexual jealousy. However, position, cruel and angry jealousies also occur and help add to the unfolding of the plot. Throughout the play many characters are suspicious and fearful of being displaced by a major enemy. This jealousy builds up into a tr...

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... love becomes hate, and hate becomes love and the difference between these two feelings is continuously being blurred. The jealousy created frequently throughout the play causes characters to have deep suspicions and fears about each other. This jealousy over a period of time starts major rivalry between characters. The ... most major being sexual jealousy. However, position, cruel and angry jealousies also occur and help add to the unfolding of the plot. Throughout the play many characters are suspicious and fearful of being displaced by a major enemy. This jealousy builds up into a tr...

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... Othello, Iago does a good job in manipulating the people around him into thinking he is telling the truth. Iago tends to mask his identity throughout the play, therefore we never know if he is being true to himself or others. Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web ... false suggestions placed upon him by Iago, and as a result he becomes more angry and vulnerable and ultimately goes insane. Othello, towards the end of the play, does not have the patience he used to.   He hurries through many decisions that need to be made, such as the one to kill his ...

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... He actually states: " I follow him to serve my turn upon him." This statement, in Act I, Scene 1 no less, clearly sets the stage for a play of deception and backstabbing. Iago proceeds to refute any allegiance to Othello for the next 25 lines! This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what ... as a foreshadowing of the events that lead to the downfall of Othello. The theme of deception gains depth and added meaning. Iago's deception continues throughout the play. In Act II, Scene 1, Iago convinces Roderigo that Desdemona, now Othello's wife, is tired of Othello and is seeking a ne...

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... the reasons of a character's actions. Through these themes and dramatic techniques, Shakespeare's plays are made popular even to audiences of today. Throughout the play, Iago deceives everyone. The theme of deception is first brought out when Iago says to Othello, "Nay, but he prated and spoke such scurvy ... Iago deceives is Othello. Iago uses discreetness to make Othello even more curious. The death of Cassio and Desdemona was foreshadowed earlier in the play and the audience knew of Othello and Iago's plan to kill Cassio and Desdemona but nobody else did. This dramatic irony would cr...

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... already proven that he is willing to kill Iago, and has now become an unstable person. Othello's mental instability has gotten greater as the play goes forward, however the biggest irrational decision made, fueled by jealousy is when he plans and carries out Desdemona's murder. Iago is able ... do. This proves how blind Othello has become, jealousy seems to have corrupted his mind and left him in a destructive state. In the play Othello Shakespeare uses jealousy to teach lessons, lessons which are timeless and remain relevant. Through the use of characters such as Iago, Roderigo, and ......

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... irony is that the characters truly believe in his honesty. Shakespeare enhances his irony by repeating the word "honest" more than fifty times throughout the play and obsessively throwing this word all over in an exaggerated manner. Thus, the word contradicts the actual meaning of the context of this ... play. Iago's self-obsessed cloud remains in his head and it are only to the audience's revelation. It is unknown by other characters making him be ... attain his personal goals, lacks empathy to others and his arrogance (Leech, 61). Iago's sociopath qualities, as well as his evil nature...

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... such as a noble or king, and he must hold greatness. Othello definitely meets this requirement because he is the general of a Venetian military. Since this play is written during a racist time, someone like Othello for example, is not considered fit for the throne. Because of this, Shakespeare creates Othello's character ... as what everyone else does. Aside from Othello being of high position, he is also a good character that holds greatness. In the beginning of the play, he is considered a man of pride who values friendship and honor. It is agreeable that he is a "good person" for many...

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... because one day he will once again be in Othello's good graces. In an attempt to make things right between himself and Othello Cassio sends musicians to play for Othello. Othello will hear nothing of it and turns the musicians away. Cassio then takes the chance to set up a meeting with Des from ... in Venice. Othello tells Cassio of the way he wants people to remember him and then kills himself. In my analysis of Othello I found that the play shows many points of interest including battles of good vs. evil, various types of irony, and of course tragedy. In Othello the reader is presente...

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... revolve around the consequences of Iago's lies and deceptions. The "honest Iago" is actually pure evil, and in the final scene of the play, he pushes everyone towards their tragic end, including the leading character Othello. Iago's opinion of himself is very high, he enjoy being evil ... Iago's official reason for his hatred of the Moor, Othello, comes from the fact that Othello passed over him in choosing a lieutenant. However, as the play rolls on, it becomes more apparent that there are other motives such as greed, jealousy, and the suspicion that Othello is sleeping with his wife. ...

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... Cassio. Iago does by playing mind games with Othello. Because of the jealousy that has built up inside of him, Othello eventually sacks Cassio In the play Othello and Desdemona's love is seen as the strongest. This is because they both believe that their love has a bond so strong it can never be ... the handkerchief, but I believe that he own motives were that she wanted to please Iago so he would love her more. A noticeable thing in the play is the way women are treated. You are able to see how badly women were mistreated back in the 17th century. We are able to see that ... Man or Woma...

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... of Venice is no exception to this rule. Shakespeare took the idea of Othello from an Italian short story by Giambattista Cinthio. In this play, Shakespeare takes his tragic hero through a series of painful and serious situations that lead to major consequences for all of those involved. ... Shakespeare's use of a tragic hero and a wicked antagonist adds to the effectiveness of the play. He characterizes in great depth by using soliloquies and conversation between the characters. Othello, a Moor, is the protagonist or main character. He ... 1016). He has self-control. To show his courageo...

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... fully understand the level of stress that he underwent (Rosenburg, 413). The essential connection between this speech, the act, and the whole of the play is when Othello hears a close friends accusations, doubts Desdimona, doubts the information, and then finally coming to rest at a place that is ... implicating himself. His first victim is Roderigo. Roderigo remarks, "That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine." [I.i.2] Throughout the play, Iago leads Roderigo, professing that ". . . I do hate [the Moor] as I do Hell pains." [I.i.152]. He tells Roderigo to "Put ...

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... are indeed clever, because he reveals the cause of the problem yet says that he is trying to protect Cassio. Should other characters in the play have better judgement, they would have seen Iago's manipulations, but that's when his reputation comes in to give him cover, and Iago can easily ... good reputation falsely won. Cassio, the very person who Iago pretends to befriend yet destroys, can be the most closely associated with reputation in the play. Though clearly a good person from the heart, because of Cassio's persuasion of reputation and honor, he is undone by his own flaws. After ...

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... more and more visible. Although the theme of jealousy is commonly mistaken for being tied with love alone, Shakespeare described how jealousy can be present in different ways throughout the play, he uses three different symbols to represent the main theme; these symbols includes love, paranoia and ego. Firstly, Shakespeare's first symbol used to represent jealousy is love. Many characters are ... "Othello" is paranoia. Jealousy caused many characters to feel distrust and experience emotional exhaustion. The first example is Othello, who is convinced that Desdemona is unfaithful througho...

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... that he is "not easily jealous," and that assessment of his character seems to be shared by most of the figures around him in the play. The critical response is mixed--some critics insist that his claims to be innocent of jealousy are merely self-justifying, and certainly he slips easily ... Desdemona! Desdemona! dead!") is punishment enough. There is much critical disagreement over whether Othello's final speech "rehabilitates" him to the nobility that marked him when the play began. Certainly, his speech is not all that one might wish for- -his claim to be "one not easily jealous" (V.i...

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