in Othello’s mind that his wife is cheating on him. Throughout the entirety of the play‚ Iago uses the handkerchief‚ to indicate to Othello‚ that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. In Act 3‚ scene 3‚ Iago states‚ “ I know not that; but such a handkerchief-I am sure it was your wife’s- did I today‚ see Cassio wipe his beard with.” The handkerchief functions as a symbol of Othello’s love towards Desdemona. Of course‚ Iago in fact manipulates Othello’s idea of the handkerchief. Othello therefore
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moor and a young naive girl named Desdemona are married in secret. The villain Iago plots a plan to get revenge on Othello for not choosing him as lieutenant and rather picking Michael Cassio. Othello was made a fool because Iago staged a lie that Othello’s pure Desdemona is cheating on Othello with his loyal friend‚ Cassio‚ that brought them two together. Othello is manipulated to murder his wife only because Iago told Othello that Desdemona was having an affair. Then at the end‚ Emilia‚ Iago’s wife
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Lieutenant of Venice’s Lieutenant Arrested By Jake Hurrell – January 19th 2013 CYPRUS – The Lieutenant of Venice‚ Othello was quite embarrassed of his own Lieutenants actions last night. Cassio‚ Othello’s Lieutenant was arrested last night at Othello’s celebration for the defeat of the Turkish fleet. Cassio was arrested after violently attacking Roderigo‚ a Venetian gentleman. Cassio’s arrests consist of intoxication and public disturbance. Othello speaks of Cassio’s feat “Whats; the matter; That
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Regarding the moments Iago makes use of various tactics to manipulate different characters; I agree his main technique is to use people’s virtue against them. It can be explained in the following with examples of Iago deceiving Roderigo‚ Cassio and Desdemona. Firstly‚ Iago has manipulated Roderigo based on their mutual trust and Roderigo’s faithful affection towards Desdemona. In act I scene 3‚ Iago manipulated Roderigo’s trust and brainwashing him to give his money to him‚ which seemed to be a
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Othello’s lieutenant‚ Cassio is put on guard duty for the night of the celebration that Othello comes to Cyprus and is made the new governor. During the celebration Iago notices that Cassio is on guard duty and devises a plan to get Cassio fired from his position as lieutenant. Iago starts a conversation with Cassio asking him why he isn’t celebrating the marriage of his captain by drinking. Cassio makes the mistake of telling Iago that he (isn’t a good drinker
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The Villain from Venice Would you kill the love of your life if someone told you she was cheating on you? In the play‚ “Othello” that is exactly what happens when a husband is deceived into thinking his wife is cheating on him. The play‚ “Othello” is set in Cyprus and Venice. In the play‚ Iago attempts to destroy the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. Iago is a villain‚ who will not stop until he sees Othello utterly ruined and him in his place. Honesty is one of the major themes of‚ “Othello”
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describe how he will carry out his devious plan – through “abus[ing] Othello’s ears/ That [Cassio] is too familiar with his wife.” We see a direct plot of revenge‚ where he uses the form of suspicion he has of Othello upon the “proper man” and “arithmetician” Cassio. Shakespeare uses the dramatic irony of Iago’s evil plotting to form the structure of Othello. While claiming “I hate the Moor” he also hates Cassio‚ who had robbed him of the job of a lieutenant and yet lacks the ability‚ for he has “never
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in love with a black Moor called Othello‚ who is very senior in the Venetian army. Iago is personally very upset with Othello‚ as he bypassed Iago for a promotion in his upper ranks. Iago has been overlooked in favour of a man by the name of Michael Cassio. Iago is determined to pay Othello back for overlooking him … in fact‚ he is personally convinced that Othello has slept with his own wife‚ so he has a very big grudge against him. He begins his plot of revenge by telling Roderigo that they
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when Desdemona clearly refutes his accusations of having an affair with Cassio he refuses to believe her. This just proves that jealousy can completely distort what is right and what is wrong in a relationship. Secondly‚ Othello misunderstands Cassio’s degrading description of Bianca as Desdemona and this misunderstanding causes him to go crazy. Lastly‚ Iago drove Othello insane with jealousy by convincing him that Cassio is having an affair with Desdemona. “… I can at least make [Othello] so
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of his fiendish plans to ruin Othello’s relationship with Desdemona. In this act Iago’s plans really start coming together and are unfolding before him and he hardly has to say a thing. The main characters in this piece would include: Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ Othello‚ and Iago and each one of them has their own specific motivation in this scene. Iago being the main focus in this scene all of the characters play a certain role. Desdemona after leaving her father to be with Othello and accompanying Othello
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