In the tragedy of Othello‚ Iago draws out the true nature of Othello‚ inch by inch. He tangles the Moor into a web of lies‚ hatred and deceit- which leads to devastating consequences. Reputation is the most outstanding theme in this play as it visibly classifies characters and it defines relationships between each of them. At the conclusion of Act 2‚ Shakespeare uses various methods to present Iago to the audience‚ and reveal his ideas and thoughts‚ the most effective being a soliloquy. "Motiveless
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Mount Royal University Life’s Unpredictable Nature February. 5 2014 “The story of an hour” by Kate Chopin is a story of enlightenment based on an event that did not occur- the death of Mrs. Mallard’s husband. The main character‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ is a woman confined by her marriage. When she discovers that her husband has died tragically‚ she becomes overwhelmed with a great deal of surprising relief. As if for the first time
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When Iago made the statement “I am not what I am” he was revealing that he is actually not the “honest Iago” as they see him. Shakespeare presents Iago as an honest servant of Othello when he is really a hypocrite‚ a liar‚ a deceiver‚ he is not the loyal lieutenant and good friend he pretends to be. Iago is presented as a collect of unsolvable puzzles. Everything Iago says causes worry‚ he invents elaborate lies in order to exploit and manipulate other people. He believes in lying and cheating for
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“ Iago is a villain who is thoroughly bad and cold‚ yet he may be admired for his intelligence‚ understanding of the human spirit and his ability to manipulate certain individuals to believe him .” Of all the characters in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ none is more complex and unknown than Iago. He displays a duplicitous character‚ honest and kind on the outside but truly a pure‚ evil and malignant person on the inside. Throughout the play he comes up with evil ideas to turn all his friends‚ who trust
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Iago also uses the rhetorical strategy of logic to poison the thoughts of those around him. This method is especially used in conversations with Othello in order to manipulate and deceive him greatly. The way in which Iago uses logic is through fact-based arguments. He uses past occurrences to make predictions on present events – an approach that is likely to be believed since it is rooted in rationality. An example of this tactic being demonstrated is when Iago says to Othello: “She did deceive
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reader truly hates or fears. In Othello‚ every action or event stems from one of Shakespeare’s simplest characters‚ Iago. Within the first scene‚ Iago is introduced as the main antagonist. His purpose is to elevate himself and preserve his manhood through means of manipulation‚ as well as emphasizing the themes of jealousy and and race through his relationship with Othello. From the first scene‚ Iago reveals his amoral and egoistic nature. I believe that whenever Iago feels that his masculinity is
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Assess the effectiveness of the presentation of Iago in the first two acts of the play. Iago is presented as the villain in the tragedy‚ much like Richard in Richard III as Shakespeare carries out his explorations of manipulation‚ dramatic function and the conventional view of order‚ through the use of language and structure in Othello. Shakespeare uses Iago’s manipulation of other characters to explore the theme of villainy and duplicity. The main victim of his direct manipulation is Roderigo
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in Othello‚ the most memorable of which would definitely be the strange idea that someone could be led to kill the person the love the most‚ as readers are throughout the play searching for why this comes about and where to lay the blame. Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to show that Othello is in fact the victim of racism‚ pushed over the edge by Iago’s extreme hatred. He also reveals through the play the discriminatory nature of society at the time and shows that Othello was
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The character of Iago is crucial for the play‚ and its essence has often been presented as the evil taking a human form.’ What is important to any attempt to understand this play is the mechanism that makes the action moving forward. If this is the force of evil’‚ represented in the character of Iago‚ this gives him the most relevant role‚ the power to forward the entire course of the play in certain direction. A number of fortunate circumstances helps his plot‚ and even in the most dangerous
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How is Iago presented throughout Othello and what do we learn about his motives? From the onset of Othello‚ the audience is unknowingly subject to Iago’s manipulative customs. Despite being a stereotypical Shakespearian antagonist‚ Iago is a complex‚ two faced‚ yet three dimensional‚ character. Despite being an eponymous play‚ suggesting Othello’s importance‚ his absence in light of Iago’s presence allows the audience to be influenced and therefore misled by Iago’s representation of Othello Iago
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