in his opinion‚ irreversibly damaged. Thus the antagonist arrives‚ determined for revenge. Unnaturally paranoid‚ Iago is assuming that not only has Othello gone against him and not promoted him‚ but that Othello has probably slept with his wife‚ Emilia as well. Though it is known he does not have much love for his wife‚ she is a part of his honor as well. However‚ Iago has a unique approach to betrayal and revenge. Iago takes his place beside Othello and strengthens his relationship with him‚ giving
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those who consider Othello to be a tragedy might argue that Othello’s hamartia is being naïve‚ others may attribute Desdemona’s death to Iago’s manipulation of Othello. The fact that Iago was able to manipulate not only Othello but Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Emilia and even Desdemona proves that he is extremely persuasive and thus Iago can be held accountable for Desdemona’s death. Since it is Iago who influences Othello into killing Desdemona that means Othello does not have a hamartia but instead confirms
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multiple ulterior motives throughout the play‚ Othello becomes transfixed on the idea that his wife is having an affair with his recently chosen second in command‚ Cassio. In order to convince Othello of his wife’s deceitfulness‚ Iago tricks his own wife Emilia into stealing Desdemona’s handkerchief‚ hides it in Cassio’s room‚ and finally convinces Othello into murdering his wife.
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Dear Blabby‚ I have very big plans for the enemies I call friends‚ and I am very excited to share and receive advice on how to further my plans. I am planning on destroying my best friend’s life for all the pain and suffering he has put me through. My so called friend has slept with my beloved wife. Secondly‚ he gave away my promotion in the army as lieutenant to a young man with no battle experience at all. Not to mention how hard I have worked to achieve these goals. Day in and day out I struggle
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all that he has‚ that the situation would have been better. But anyone can see that jealousy is the knife that stabs Othello. It is Othello’s jealousy and Iago’s malicious manipulation that led to the death of both of them‚ as well as Desdemona and Emilia. The tragic hero did not fall alone and not only with the influence of others but the influence he had on himself. Now that the greatest tragedy has happened‚ it leaves us to wonder about the "might-have-been"‚ like Othello had been a better and
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Text Idea: The play Othello‚ Shakespeare Text Type: Monologue Purpose: providing a theoretical insight into Iago’s thoughts once he had been captured and was thrown into a prison cell. Iago: How did I end up in this rotten hell-hole of a cell? I could have sworn that I had everyone caught and under my spell. Everyone came to me‚ asking me what went wrong‚ asking for solutions‚ for help in their plans. Yet here I am shackled up behind the rusty old bars surrounded by only concrete walls. And after
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in the many years since it was written. Women were expected to be compliant to every whim this becoming the “natural order” because women were seen as inferior to men in every aspect of their being. A feminist reading gives light to Desdemona and Emilia the plays most important two female characters that seem to be ruined from the very moment they said “I do”. These women are a vital part to Othello because they display many traits that the stereotyped women in society “should” possess. One of
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Initially‚ she follows Iago in her wifely duty‚ but as the play progresses‚ she develops a strong loyalty to Desdemona and Othello and despises her husband Iago. However‚ even Emilia in her state of extreme loyalty to Desdemona and Othello reverts back to her racism to explain what has happened when she discovers what Othello has done to Desdemona. Rather than simply being enraged and distraught‚ and perhaps criticizing his actions
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enemies. Othello‚ the general of Venetian forces‚ has many advisors that he claims to know well and trust irrefutably. However‚ his paragon advisor‚ Iago‚ is not as loyal as he claims to be. He has received word that Othello slept with his wife Emilia‚ and he now seeks revenge. His plan to spread lies and rumors through the ranks of Venetian high command eventually ends the lives of many‚ yet Iago never saw the flaw in his actions. Shakespeare portrays this theme through soliloquy‚ irony‚ and
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Just what is "evil" in Shakespeare’s play? Iagos will for "revenge" on Cassio‚ who has been promoted to a higher army rank than himself? Is Iago evil? Essentially‚ Iago could be described as the central trouble-making‚ ill-willed character of the play; he leads a lot of the characters into a state of confusion‚ convincing them to think poorly and wrong of other figures in ’Othello’ that are in fact innocent of their accused crimes. But does this make him an "evil" individual? Let us begin by defining
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