Don Carter Othello Paper 4/23/13 Othello: The Deadly Sin‚ Pride Othello is a character that takes on numerous amounts of responsibility not only for his own good but also for the good of the people. Taking such amount of responsibilities proclaims Othello as powerful respected figurehead in Venice. Othello has led his army as a soldier and a general facing many problems and turning them into a success. As a respected leader‚ we can assume Othello has accomplished many feats during his reign
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his wife Desdemona‚ he did this so he could possibly be with her due to the love he has for her. Iago knew he had Othellos trust and that he’d believe mostly anything he would tell or say to him. He knew this was the way to manipulte Othello. Iago started his plan by telling Othello that his lieutenant Cassio and his wife Desdemona were having an affair with eachother. Iago had chosen Cassio due to him
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eventually lead to his downfall. Furthermore one can argue that it is Iago who is to blame for this treacherous tragedy. Iago is able to deceive or manipulate most of the characters in the play‚ namely: Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emelia and even Desdemona to some extent. The fact that Othello falls victim to Iago’s plan is not surprising at all. Othello is just one of many characters that Iago has essentially trapped in his web of lies. Iago plans to “pour this pestilence” into Othello’s ear and “put
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Once a wise man‚ Othello had been manipulated and deceived by Iago once a man who he had trusted which cause him to act out of his character. Throughout the play‚ Othello actions have caused him to go out a committee murder‚ killing himself and Desdemona. Othello a general of color had been naïve because of his jealousy‚ insecure‚ and foolish ways because him become delusion. In the beginning of the play‚ Othello acted like a general was supposed to act but when he started to believe Iago‚ Othello
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play written by William Shakespeare written in approximately 1603. It is about a tragic hero named Othello who eloped with his wife Desdemona. Since Othello is a black general from Africa‚ many characters have many different perceptions of their marriage. Characters have these different perspectives‚ because the couple is interracially marriage. For instance‚ Desdemona father Brabantio doesn’t like Othello because Othello is black‚ he eloped with his daughter‚ and Brabantio believes Othello stole
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has successfully convinced Othello of Desdemona and Cassio’s love. Throughout this scene‚ Othello’s sentences slowly become short and uneasy‚ specifically after Iago reminds him that Desdemona deceived her own father by going off with Othello. “Not a jot‚ not a jot” -Line 217. This suggests Othello’s powerlessness in the situation‚ compared to Iago‚ who has complete control of the situation. Othello also uses short sentences when replying to Desdemona after Iago has planted the doubt in his
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Othello’s blind acceptance of Iago’s web of lies is the result of his inability to think straight due to his jealousy of Desdemona along with Iago’s success in manipulating the general population. He was heartbroken and jealous of his wife’s supposed betrayal. This was supported by the fact that Iago had not just fooled Othello into believing his lies‚ all the characters within the play had believed in Iago’s lies. To strengthen the proposed theme further‚ it can be noted that Iago is a very manipulative
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Othello is the only African or Moor in a predominantly white society and was in a romantic relationship with Desdemona‚ a white woman. Her father does not believe that they are in love and that Othello had bewitched his daughter. Although Othello is respected by many‚
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important than living. Othello is an emotion and unsure character‚ and therefore is easily controlled by the overflowing self-confidence of Iago. Othello and Desdemona are a newly married couple now living in a new country. Their first moths of marriage they spent apart on ships. Now that they are together‚ Othello cannot help but speculate that Desdemona was and still is being unfaithful. Thoughts like this are in his mind planted by Iago‚ who’s determined for revenge against Othello. After only seeing
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once “noble and valiant moor” is transformed into the “blacker devil” as he kills his beloved Desdemona due to her supposed infidelity with lieutenant Cassio. This is an illusion that Iago had created by insinuating that “the fair and gentle Desdemona” had turned her husband Othello into a cuckold. This manipulation is central to the play because it leads to the death of many main characters such as Desdemona‚ Rodrigo and Emilia. It is also the
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