turns his world upside down. Othello’s fall comes partly because he can’t distinguish between the illusions created by Iago and reality‚ which is that Desdemona loves him and has been loyal to him as well as the reality of Iago’s true nature. The illusion created by Iago’s ‘proof’ is the primary incident which causes Othello’s trust in Desdemona to disintegrate. Iago uses Desdemona’s handkerchief given by Othello to do this. The handkerchief is a visual reminder of Othello’s and Desdemona’s love
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drink. Cassio eventually gives in after Iago convinces him that the occasion is necessary since they’ve defeated the Turks in battle. The following quote addresses that. Roderigo is a Venetian gentleman that is in love with the wife of Othello‚ Desdemona. He is willing to do whatever it takes to win her over from the Moor‚ and Iago automatically notices this.
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When his father-in-law accuses him of bewitching Desdemona‚ Othello does not argue but instead politely and courteously stands before the Duke and proves his marriage is one of love. However‚ he later allows the threat of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity to drive him to murder her to avenge his own pride
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character of the play. Iago tricks Othello into believing that Desdemona is having a love affair with Cassio. He is really a flawed character but plays as if he has the potential to be good. Iago gets Cassio fired at Othello’s wedding feast‚ he encourages the soldier to plead his case with Desdemona and she agrees to help out. Iago gives a handkerchief that Desdemona dropped on the floor to Cassio‚ he suggests to Othello that Desdemona gave it to Cassio as a symbol of her love. Desdemona’s death was
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Iago attempts to convince Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him. Iago plants the seed that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair. Othello believes Iago but needs to have some type of physical evidence. Iago obtains Desdemona’s handkerchief‚ which was a gift to her from Othello and plans to place it in Cassio’s room. This will help convince Othello that his wife has been unfaithful and Othello will probably kill both Cassio and Desdemona. I Notice: It seems somewhat hard to
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MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET | |Biographical Information about the Author | |Title: Othello_______________________________ | | |Author: Billy Shakespeare_____________________ |
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speech given to the senators in the court room. Othello begins by addressing them as "Most potent‚ grave and reverend signiors." This is a sign of respect and he wishes to explain the situation clearly. Othello admits openly that he has married Desdemona. "That I have ta ’en away this old man ’s daughter." Instead of trying to deny or hide it‚ Othello says "true I have married her." By beginning his speech in this manner‚ he attracts everyone ’s attention. Brabantio would have thought Othello would
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there merely to settle the quarrel‚ when he is the engineer behind the whole affair. Later‚ Iago tells Cassio that he should plea to Desdemona for his position back – ‘Our general’s wife is now the general...confess yourself freely to her’. Cassio believes Iago ‘advises him well’ to do so when in fact this is all part of Iago’s plan to persuade Othello that Desdemona and Cassio
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different struggles between different characters within the play. The first struggle is between two major male characters being lago and Cassio. The second struggle is between the two major female characters‚ who are Emilia (the wife of lago)‚ and Desdemona (the wife of our main character Othello.)
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What factors contributed to the downfall of Othello? Othello’s downfall was a resultant of a combination of interdepended factors. Especially Othello’s inherent flaws of jealousy and gullibility nurtured by his trusted ensign‚ Iago‚ were an important factor leading to the cause of his downfall. His interactions and relationships with the numerous characters throughout the play were also specifically important. In addition‚ Othello’s insecurities about his obvious differences also play an important
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