Williams Shakespeare’s‚ “Othello”‚ depicts tragedy through the eyes of jealousy‚ lust for power‚ and most importantly the complexity of love and relationships. This tale unfolds through a series of elegant yet‚ intense plot twists that inevitably leaves the entire ensemble of characters touched by the cold hands of death. “This play is the most intellectual of all Shakespeare ’s tragedies‚ despite its concern with elementary personal emotion“(Bell). Shakespeare’s tale of betrayal is truly ingenuous
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Othello is a Classic Anything by William Shakespeare is a classic. Shakespeare is a world-renowned playwright. All of his works are well known and very popular. Othello is one of‚ his plays that consist of sexual jealousy and controversy of a romance between a biracial couple. Shakespeare’s Othello is considered a classic because is consist of all the elements of a class: timelessness‚ enduring theme‚ and relatable characters. Othello is a classic because it includes the element of timelessness
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Othello was written circa 1600‚ when men were superior to women‚ and women’s loyalty was a must. However‚ William Shakespeare efficiently depicted three relationships that were not necessarily as perfect as society would have thought. Through the use of dialogue‚ characterization‚ and actions‚ Shakespeare reflects the distinct characteristics between the foil relationships of Othello and Desdemona‚ Iago and Emilia‚ and Cassio and Bianca. Criticism provided by experts as well as textual evidence from
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morals and technological advancements? The works of Shakespeare prove ongoing relevance over time through the utilisation of key ideas‚ characters and language. Through characterisation and the exploration of the notions of jealousy and racism in “Othello”‚ the guests at the national Shakespeare convention can gain insight on how the works of Shakespeare are as significant now as they ever have been. The works of Shakespeare are so significant as the effect of racism‚ a key concept‚ which is relevant
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Brabantio and Emilia never used Othello’s name (Berry 322). Brabantio is oddly strange since Othello became the man’s son-in-law. It shows that he never truly accepts him into society. The fact that Othello’s name was not utilized by most people shows the racial tendencies of the Venetian people. Lastly‚ Othello’s race and the racism around him made him an easy target to be manipulated by Iago. Othello walked right into Iago’s trap by doing exactly what Iago wanted him to do. Iago’s racism originated
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In the beginning of the play Othello has it all‚ a beautiful wife‚ he’s a general so he has power and respect but by the end of the play Othello is destroyed by jealousy. Iago hates Othello as he says in his soliloquy (Act 1 Scene 3). He suspects that Othello has slept with his wife and makes a plot to destroy him. Iago is also jealous of Othello because Othello just promoted Cassio who Iago thinks is a "pretty boy". He tells this to the audience as Shakespeare is using dramatic irony to engage
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Othello doesn’t investigate Iago’s accusations about his wife cheating on him‚ but why? Why doesn’t Othello look into it? Why does Othello believe everything Iago tells him is true? Why doesn’t Othello seek his own proof of Desdemona’s betrayal? I’ll tell you why. Throughout the entire play‚ Iago does everything possible to gain the trust and respect of Othello. Iago begins to tell Othello everything that has happened between Cassio and Desdemona. Again Othello seems a bit skeptic about believing
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In Venice they do let God see the pranks they dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience is not to leave ’t undone‚ but keep’t unknown” (Shakespeare‚ A3/S3/ P9) With this quote‚ Iago is trying to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. In the story‚ Othello is going to have a lot of emotion in the way of his reasoning
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The text Othello was a play written by Shakespeare. The main themes in this text were; appearance vs reality‚ honesty as a weapon and jealousy. These themes were strongly portrayed by the interaction of the main characters Iago and Othello. Iago was the one behind all the chaos that occurs in the text‚ yet nobody realised that he was to blame until it was too late. Iago plays the role of “the perfect villain” by using honesty as a weapon against Othello by gaining his trust. Once this was achieved
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viewpoints. Iago’s viewpoint is the major focus in this play. Jealousy has eventually driven Iago to become an extreme racist person. He uses many racist terms‚ such as Moor to describe Othello or to get his attention. His big ego also driven him to think that he shouldn’t be outranked by Othello in the military and that Othello and Desdemona shouldn’t be together. During the time period
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