leads Iago to his desires‚ atrocities. Thesis: Iago is a remorseless and egoistic man that manipulates good-natured minds to become as vile as a criminal in order to satisfy his atrocious desires. First Body Paragraph Introductory Sentence: Irrational decisions by Iago are the aftermath of his logic being distorted by jealousy. Point One: Micheal Cassio is appointed lieutenant over Iago. Proof: Point Two: Iago suspects Othello to be sleeping with his wife. Proof: Point Three: Iago accuses
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Deception and Vision in Shakespeare’s Othello Walter Scott once stated‚ “Oh‚ what a tangled web we weave... when first we practice to deceive” (Quotation). Scott’s statement is overwhelmingly evident in William Shakespeare’s Othello. Deception is a reoccurring theme in Othello‚ that touches each character individually and on various levels. The theme that affects Othello directly is vision. Vision is the “ocular proof” that Othello demands from Iago‚ and how his actions are based on what he hears
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nurtured by deceitful individuals. Such is the situation in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ which depicts the tragic downfall of an apparently perfect relationship. Shakespeare uses images of heaven in the beginning of the play to emphasize the seemingly flawless love between Othello and Desdemona. Furthermore‚ as the play progresses‚ the juxtaposition between heaven and hell is used to represent the manipulative powers of Iago over Othello revealing the weaknesses of Desdemona and Othello’s relationship. As a
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OTHELLO ESSAY Shakespeare’s domestic tragedy Othello continues to engage audiences through its exploration of race and gender power plays- universal concerns that transcend time and place. Othello is a warning for those who attempt to usurp the Elizabethan chain of being power structure. Those people‚ who attempt to contravene the divinely constructed social order‚ are punished for their anomalous actions. Through extracting the perennial power relations of the play‚ a Marxist and Feminist paradigm
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Tragedy of Desdemona In the play “Othello the Moor of Venice” by William Shakespeare‚ Desdemona is the Venetian beauty who upsets her father Brabantio‚ a Venetian senator by eloping with Othello‚ a man several years her age‚ she is introduced confessing love for Othello to her father Brabantio before the Venetian senate‚ where she expressed her feelings toward her father and at the same time proved loyal to Othello. Desdemona is simply a good person‚ however during the course of the play her character
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the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. The main character Othello the 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
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Explication Othello: 3.3. 258-271. “Why did I marry? ......I do beseech your Honour.” 1. Determine the context of the passage. Othello is doubting Desdemona‚ and Iago is trying to plant the idea that Desdemona has a hidden agenda with trying to persuade Othello to reinstate Cassio. 2. Describe the passage in its most overt form. (Does it rhyme‚ does it repeat phrases‚ words‚ etc. This passage does not have a rhyme scheme. The only repeat phrases that seem to really
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An example of one of them which quite often reflect to the people around me is caused the human behaviour of evil. In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Iago plays a character of evil and destruction out of all the characters throughout the play‚ clearly characterising him as one as an unpleasant‚ heartless evil villain. Aiming to get whatever he wants‚ Iago performs his evil doings towards innocent characters throughout the entire play and is not caught doing things to his advantage
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Act i. sc. i. ADMIRABLE is the preparation‚ so truly and peculiarly Shakspearian‚ in the introduction of Roderigo‚ as the dupe on whom Iago shall first exercise his art‚ and in so doing display his own character. Roderigo‚ without any fixed principle‚ but not without the moral notions and sympathies with honour‚ which his rank and connections had hung upon him‚ is already well fitted and predisposed for the purpose; for very want of character and strength of passion‚ like wind loudest in an empty
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(Written in the style of a speech) William Shakespeare’s Othello is a play about reputation. The role of reputation is a major one as throughout the play we see the importance of how one is perceived. For some‚ to act in a certain way with self control ultimately leads them to strengthen their character and image. But for others it can be lost in a single action. The characters within the play struggle to keep their reputation for various reasons such as retribution or to keep a good name for
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