Reputation In Othello Essay
Madison Jones
In the play Othello by william shakespeare, the main theme is hinted towards Reputation and truth. Iago the double faced antagonist, fumed with jealousy and hatred, used other people to reach his main target of tearing down othello. In the play, Othello and Iago were “best friends”, or so Othello thought. Iago was known for using his “truthful” reputation to manipulate people into his trap, which is exactly what he did to Othello. His lengthy speech given to Roderigo quoted in act 2 scene 1 Lines 223-257, is clearly derogatory towards Othello. In this speech he made sure to be very blunt in order to get his point across. Whether it be re-wording the same sentence he had said previously or his offensive depiction of Othello's …show more content…
Mark me with what violence she first lov’d the Moor, but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies. To love him still for prating—let not thy discreet heart think it. Her eye must be fed; and what delight shall she have to look on the devil?
In this small bit of lines, Iago rumors that othello's wife desdemona, proclaims untruth of her love for othello. He goes on and says she thinks he is hideous and how she cannot stand to look at his face. He introduces the idea of her trying to find a new, hot, young man to be with instead of an ugly devil like othello. Iago made sure to be very straightforward and start out strong in the beginning of his speech, because he wanted to snatch roderigo's attention from the beginning. Let's skip ahead to lines 234-241
Very nature will instruct her in it and compel her to some second choice. Now, sir, this granted as it is a most pregnant and unforc’d position, who stands so eminent in the degree of this fortune as Cassio does? A knave very voluble; no further conscionable than in putting on the mere form of civil and humane seeming, for the better compass of his salt and most hidden loose
In the play Othello by william shakespeare, the main theme is hinted towards Reputation and truth. Iago the double faced antagonist, fumed with jealousy and hatred, used other people to reach his main target of tearing down othello. In the play, Othello and Iago were “best friends”, or so Othello thought. Iago was known for using his “truthful” reputation to manipulate people into his trap, which is exactly what he did to Othello. His lengthy speech given to Roderigo quoted in act 2 scene 1 Lines 223-257, is clearly derogatory towards Othello. In this speech he made sure to be very blunt in order to get his point across. Whether it be re-wording the same sentence he had said previously or his offensive depiction of Othello's …show more content…
Mark me with what violence she first lov’d the Moor, but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies. To love him still for prating—let not thy discreet heart think it. Her eye must be fed; and what delight shall she have to look on the devil?
In this small bit of lines, Iago rumors that othello's wife desdemona, proclaims untruth of her love for othello. He goes on and says she thinks he is hideous and how she cannot stand to look at his face. He introduces the idea of her trying to find a new, hot, young man to be with instead of an ugly devil like othello. Iago made sure to be very straightforward and start out strong in the beginning of his speech, because he wanted to snatch roderigo's attention from the beginning. Let's skip ahead to lines 234-241
Very nature will instruct her in it and compel her to some second choice. Now, sir, this granted as it is a most pregnant and unforc’d position, who stands so eminent in the degree of this fortune as Cassio does? A knave very voluble; no further conscionable than in putting on the mere form of civil and humane seeming, for the better compass of his salt and most hidden loose