the lieutenant‚ and later he is killed by Iago. Roderigo is identified as easy to be manipulated. Roderigo is gullible; he believes everything Iago tells him and does everything Iago tells him to do. At the beginning of the play‚ Roderigo alerts Brabantio‚ under Iago’s command‚ about Desdemona eloping with the Moor. He sails with Iago to Cyprus and later serves as a pawn in Iago’s plan to ruin Othello and Cassios’ lives. At the instruction of Iago‚ Roderigo starts a fight with Cassio while Iago
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existing stories from history and books for the basis of his play. Othello was based on a story in Cinthio’s ‘Hecatommithi’ in 1565‚ ‘Un Capitano Moro’. Othello‚ the Moorish general in Venice married Desdemona‚ a daughter of a Venetian senator‚ Brabantio in spite of her father’s opposition. However‚ Iago‚ Othello’s ensign bears a grudge against Othello because Othello appoints Cassio to his lieutenant. Therefore‚ Iago let Casso lose his position as a lieutenant and let him approach Desdemona for
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In the beginning of Othello‚ Iago and Rodrigo are sent to awaken Desdemona’s father in order to alert him to his daughter’s elopement with Othello. Brabantio is outraged at his daughter’s abandonment of him. When he goes before the Venetian Senate to argue that Desdemona was forced into marrying Othello‚ Brabantio claims‚ “If she confess that she was half the wooer‚/Destruction on my head if my bad blame/Light on the man.—Come hither‚ gentle mistress./Do you perceive in all this
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This shows the audience his ability to remain calm in a difficult situation‚ and also that he has gained trust and nobility through his work. This character is so strong in the first half of the play despite great challenges such as facing up to Brabantio and then to war that must surely be his true character. At the end of the play when he eventually discovers that Iago has been feeding him lies he returns to this rational and frank self‚ saying “speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate”(Act 5. 2)
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tells Brabantio‚ “An old‚ black ram is tupping your white ewe.” This depicts that when other characters call Othello ‘black’‚ they not only refer to the colour of his face but also to the concept of colour symbolism in Elizabethan morality: White is honour‚ black is wickedness; white is innocence‚ black is guilt. This saying also compels Othello into working hard and looking carefully after his reputation‚ to be regarded as equal to the white people that surround him. However‚ after Brabantio accepts
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In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next logical comparison to make between two of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is who
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many Venetians call him‚ is of strong character. He is very proud and in control of every move throughout the play. The control is not only of power‚ but also of the sense of his being who he is‚ a great warrior. In Act I‚ Othello has runs into Brabantio‚ who has come to kill him‚ but before anything could happen Othello said‚ "Hold your hands‚ both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight‚ I should have known it without a prompter" (I‚ ii‚ lines 80-3). The power shown here
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people use the colour as an insult. This view of a race would naturally evoke prejudice that would hinder a black man in a white man’s world‚ which would cause problems for him if a taboo such as interracial marriage were committed and might even‚ as Brabantio suggested‚ throw Othello to prison‚ till fit
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Why did Othello decide to kill Desdemona? In the play‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Othello‚ the noble Moor‚ is married to Desdemona‚ a daughter of Brabantio. Iago‚ an antagonist‚ didn’t have the promotion as a lieutenant‚ which made him hate Cassio‚ the Lieutenant‚ and Othello. He plots his plan to take down Cassio and Othello. Throughout the play‚ Othello is manipulated by Iago and decides to kill Desdemona for cheating on him with Cassio. After Othello killed Desdemona‚ Iago’s plan gets exposed
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Iago to manipulate him and eventually lead to his downfall. Furthermore one can argue that it is Iago who is to blame for this treacherous tragedy. Iago is able to deceive or manipulate most of the characters in the play‚ namely: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emelia and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence”
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