Othello‚ a man Roderigo despises. Iago frantically reassures him that he hates Othello and tells him that Othello failed to promote him. Instead‚ Othello promoted a man to lieutenant considered exceptionally unqualified for the position – Michael Cassio. Cassio was skilled in academics and strategy but had little experience in war. Iago is furious with Othello for doing so‚ especially after he proved himself at the battles of Cyprus and Rhodes. Roderigo calls on Iago to quit‚ which Iago refuses‚
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Jealousy is the most dominant theme of Othello. “Honest” Iago‚ the protagonist‚ is utterly absorbed with his jealousy of Michael Cassio because Cassio was chosen as lieutenant instead of Iago. He yearns for everyone to be as miserable as himself by implementing seeds of doubt resulting jealousy of other characters. His mind is clouded by animosity; Iago acquires for others to be justly jealous shown through Iago’s manipulation of characters‚ especially Othello. Shakespeare begins the story with
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resulting in his ultimate demise. The play starts with us learning that Othello has appointed Michael Cassio to be his new lieutenant in the Venetian army‚ leaving Iago angry with the decision. Feeling as though he deserved the promotion‚ he begins plotting a revenge plan with his partner Roderigo who is in love with Desdemona. The plan is to convince Othello that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio‚ hopefully driving him to kill the two alleged lovers. However‚ Othello is ordered to fight a
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such serious accusations. Although eventually Othello allows himself to be deceived by Iago‚ he truly believes he has witnessed concrete evidence before he turns against his own wife. While Iago’s master plan to destroy the lives of both Othello and Cassio is driven by envy‚ Othello’s mental breakdown is inflicted by jealousy. While envy is powered by desire for another’s possessions or social status‚ jealousy is a type of protective paranoia that people exhibit when they
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insight into Iago’s character will be given In the first scene of the play‚ Iago claims that he despises Othello for the reason that he did not consider him for the position of Military Lieutenant but instead chose Michael Cassio. Iago further claims he is more experienced than Cassio who only knows the theoretical aspects of war. Iago undoubtedly appears to be anguished by this. He continues saying: “I follow him to serve my turn upon him.”[1] Iago’s duplicity is revealed by this statement and it
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William Shakespeare. Shakespeare effectively combines illusion with reality in the play‚ Othello. The illusion easily distorts the reality of the characters and their thoughts and actions. These illusions are evident in the main characters of Iago‚ Michael Cassio and Othello. This review will discuss the illusion versus reality that is seen in the play. Illusion being judgements of an individual from what is seen from the outside‚ and reality being the truth and what is on the inside. This review will
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relationship with Othello‚ however‚ was not as beautiful. Othello‚ appointed the general of the Venetian army‚ chose his lieutenant that day. His choice‚ however‚ did not fall in Iago’s favor. Instead of picking the war-seasoned Iago‚ he picked a Michael Cassio‚ a man who had never set foot upon the battle field. This automatically made Iago his Ensign. “It is evident that Iago felt jealous that night‚ and this jealously may have been his motives against Othello”‚ Dr. Seike
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the play to sort through and wrestle with Iago’s conflicting statements about the value of reputation. Iago’s first revelation regarding on the value of reputation comes in act two‚ as Iago speaks with the distraught Cassio‚ who has just lost his lieutenancy. Iago tells Michael Cassio “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition‚ oft got without merit and lost without deserving. You have lost no reputation at all unless you repute yourself such a loser” (II.3.257-260). However only one act later
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Othello Study ------------------------------------------------- Othello (The Character) * The character of Othello is in many ways a paradox. * He simultaneously experiences deep and passionate love as well as terrible and violent hatred; he is a rootless “stranger/Of here and everywhere” who the world defines by his ethnicity‚ “Moor”; and‚ he is a man called “noble” who commits the most horrendous of sins‚ murder. * At the heart of these contradictions is a black man trying to
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believes that Desdemona is a victim under a spell of the Moor Othello. As the play progresses‚ Othello‚ who is overcome with jealousy‚ falsely accuses Desdemona of having an affair with his lieutenant and best friend‚ Michael Cassio. After acquiring “proof” that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair‚ Othello becomes so enraged to the point that he kills Desdemona. In conclusion‚ it is pretty obvious that Desdemona is unjustly victimized. In the beginning of the play‚ Brabantio believes that his
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