Othello manipulated or charmed his daughter into marriage. Othello argues that he did not force Desdemona into marriage but rather married her out of their shared love. The Duke sends for Desdemona to confirm his account‚ while Othello says she fell in love with him after hearing his life story – a story filled with redemption‚ adventure‚ and danger. The Duke sides with Othello‚ especially after hearing Desdemona confirm Othello’s claims and say she owes the loyalty of marriage to him. Desdemona’s father
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believing that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with his former lieutenant‚ Cassio. Act III of this play is the prevalent point of Iago’s plan where he is really able to suck Othello in to his devious ways. Iago uses drawing attention‚ allurement‚ and rationalization to successfully manage to poison Othello’s mind. To begin his plan‚ Iago simply begins to draw attention‚ or point things out. At this point in the play‚ Cassio has lost his job and has asks Desdemona to help him get it back
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his ambitious nature. Furthermore we get the impression that he is spiteful and racist‚ building up his hatred and jealousy towards Othello‚ "I hate the Moor". We also get the impression that Iago is manipulative. Firstly‚ he promises Rodriguo Desdemona in return for his aid‚ luring him into his grasp using one of Rodriguo’s desires‚ "It
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“Theatre seems to rely on spectacle.” With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE work of modern drama‚ discuss the extent to which spectacle is significant in EACH play. The spectacle in theatre involves all of the aspects of visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery‚ costumes‚ and special effects in a production which are utilized by the playwright to create the world and atmosphere of the play for the audience`s eye. It also refers to the shaping of
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in the play. Othello reveals in the next line that he has “loved not wisely‚ but too well” indicating that he was unable to convey the same amount of affection back to Desdemona as she had done to him. Othello’s love for Desdemona reveals a sensitive part of Othello despite his military background. It was Othello’s love for Desdemona‚ however‚ that acted as a catalyst to
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a trusting nature‚ but also has to deal with the obstacles that racism can engender. Iago has set himself the challenge of bringing revenge on Othello for his suspected sleight to his manhood‚ he plans to do this by creating jealousy between Desdemona and Othello. As Iago uses language and persuasive techniques to create suspicion in Othello’s mind and encourage his jealousy. Iago initially places doubt in Othello by making Cassio’s exit seem suspicious‚ "Ha! I like not that...Cassio‚ my lord
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caught.” Men in Othello are very conniving. They’re jealousy brings out a very persuasive‚ lying side of them. For instance‚ Brabantio suggests to Othello that since Desdemona went against her father by marrying him‚ she could go against him as well. It’s clear that what Brabantio is saying is just due to the fact no one wants Desdemona and Othello together. More than half the assumptions made towards women are
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about how it could be that he is in love with Desdemona and wants to take her from Othello. Others of how he’s jealous of Othello because of all of the things that he has like‚ the position of general‚ recognition for his accomplishments‚ and also about his beautiful wife. One that is a bit unusual and hard to believe would be the theory that Iago in some way actually loves Othello in a homosexual way‚ and that is why he gets Othello to kill Desdemona‚ and kill Cassio to get him out of the picture
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In Act IV‚ scene III of Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Emilia explains reasons for unfaithfulness. Emilia conveys her ideology about infidelity to Desdemona‚ a character that has not yet been exposed to the idea‚ through the use of rhetorical strategies such as appeals‚ imagery and diction to further reinforce her point that infidelity is caused by the husband. There is a plethora of appeals in Emilia’s monologue‚ many of which involve Emilia’s personal encounters with the idea of unfaithfulness. In Act
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provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow certain conventions of tragedy‚ such as his grim realization at the end of the play that Desdemona was not having an affair‚ his heroism largely takes the form of his motivations‚ such as his loyalty to Venice‚ rather than his actions themselves.
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