This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what I am." ... The theme of deception gains depth and added meaning. ... This is continued in Act IV, Scene 1, when Iago arranges for Othello to overhear a conversation between Cassio and himself. ... This line shows clearly how far Othello has fell into a jealous rage and it is all because that is what Iago wants. ... When he learns that he was deceived, as was Roderigo, Othello immediately repents his acts and asks that the be remembered as acts of love and honour, not jealousy and hate, then kills himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This speech is concluded with the line "I am not what I am." ... The theme of deception gains depth and added meaning. ... This is continued in Act IV, Scene 1, when Iago arranges for Othello to overhear a conversation between Cassio and himself. ... This line shows clearly how far Othello has fell into a jealous rage and it is all because that is what Iago wants. ... When he learns that he was deceived, as was Roderigo, Othello immediately repents his acts and asks that the be remembered as acts of love and honour, not jealousy and hate, then kills himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

These motivations are the reasons behind all the sinister plans.In order to examine these motivations, I plan to explore the following passages and soliloquies: (1) Who Othello, Cassio, Iago and Desdemona are at the beginning of the play. (2) What are the relationships between them. (3) How Iago gets angry and alliances with Roderigo and uses him... (4) How he plots his plans and how he plans the seed of doubt in each of them. (5) How he plays Cassio and Othello with the help of Roderigo (6) What Iago reveals in passages/soliloquies. (7) What are the motivations of him doing his wicked plan...

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Iago is a portrait of a practical joker of a uniquely atrocious kind, and the best way to approach the play is by a general a thought that the practical joker I someone who enjoys playing God behind the scenes. ... The similarities between the Joker and Iago are prominent. ... I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. ... What you know, you know. ... As a practical joker, Iago's practical jokes are a demonstration that the discrepancy between seriousness and play is not a law of nature but a social convention that can be broken. ...

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Literary scholars have decoded the real meaning behind the scene in the beginning of Othello in which Othello is accused of wooing Desdemona via witchcraft. ... To fall in love is what she fear'd to look on! ... " (Shakspeare 3.3.31) In this section of the play, Othello claims that he won't let this jealousy of the supposed affair between Cassio and Desdemona. ... In the last few acts of Othello, the evil side of Othello's character is finally unleashed. ... To really understand what makes Othello execute the actions that he does throughout the play, the audience must caref...

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Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web of lies; there is a dichotomy between the person Iago presents himself as and who he actually is. ... We see an example of him being passive when he says to Cassio: "What is the news?- (I, ii, 36) and "What is the matter think you?... Iago purposely makes it seem like he asks that question without meaning much by it in order to provoke Othello into questioning him further. ... He appears very stressed out, by the way he acts and talks.   ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web of lies; there is a dichotomy between the person Iago presents himself as and who he actually is. ... We see an example of him being passive when he says to Cassio: "What is the news?- (I, ii, 36) and "What is the matter think you?... Iago purposely makes it seem like he asks that question without meaning much by it in order to provoke Othello into questioning him further. ... He appears very stressed out, by the way he acts and talks.   ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Iago is highly intelligent and does a good job trapping people into his web of lies; there is a dichotomy between the person Iago presents himself as and who he actually is. ... We see an example of him being passive when he says to Cassio: "What is the news?- (I, ii, 36) and "What is the matter think you?... Iago purposely makes it seem like he asks that question without meaning much by it in order to provoke Othello into questioning him further. ... He appears very stressed out, by the way he acts and talks.   ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Though it only forms the backdrop to one of the acts, Venice as a place is one of the most significant themes in the play. ... In any case, you need to be careful about the word - the play's locations are part of the dramatic representation of themes in the play, and certainly provide a key contrast between the 'old' society of Venice and the 'frontier' world of Cyprus, but it is not really a theme in itself. ... The Hidden Meaning of Othello The play Othello is a tale of jealousy, revenge, and deception. ... This summary is what the play might seem like to ...

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He explains what obstacles a new "prince" faces when he comes into authority. ... Shakespeare's Othello demonstrates the usage of imagery to create a vivid account of the characteristics of the persons represented in the play. ... Othello throughout the play displays compassion through his morals and good judgment. ... Just as Machiavelli says a leader should "not depart from what is morally right" Othello handles the business-oriented aspect of Cassio's dismissal with great maturity, however, he Cocco 6 "adopts what is bad" and acts foolish in approaching Desdemona in regard ...

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She is knowledgeable to the ways of a soldier, yet only believes a portion of what her husband tells her. ... This becomes an intimate moment between the two, as Emilia is unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). This showing of affection is strictly among the women of this play. ... Act 4 ends with Emilia asking for equality between both sexes (this theme also appears in the other plays we read). ... They seek (or strive for) respect and equality between both sexes, and fall short in a male-dominated society. ...

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Whereupon he fired his gun and broke an arm of the actor who was playing the Moor."" ... The Marxist interpretation involves looking at and deciphering the economic conflict between classes in order to gain social status. ... Othello, being born a noble - the play hints at his descent though this plays no major role in the play - holds a status within the social hierarchy as an important army general and has the responsibility over controlling a vast army. ... Brabantio also argues that his daughter, "A maiden never bold-, would never "in spite of nature,/Of years, o...

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• Grade Level: High School