before the deadly intrigues of the vengeful Iago. Through the constant manipulation from Iago‚ Othello becomes the paranoid figure we see for the majority of the play. Iago persuades Othello that his beloved has been ‘cuckolding’ with the character Cassio. Iago expertly conducts this act in a sly manner‚ being coy with his answers to Othello’s questioning‚ which automatically sparks off Othello’s suspicions and the irremovable essence of doubt. Like Iago is the main instigator to Othello’s psychological
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than a spinster —Iago’s description of Cassio‚ who was chosen by Othello to be his lieutenant‚ a position that Iago wanted. The bookish theoric —Iago’s scornful characterization of Cassio’s military knowledge as all theory learned from books. ’tis the curse of service‚ Preferment goes by letter and affection‚ And not by old gradation‚ where each second Stood heir to the first. —Iago resentfully explains that he didn’t get a promotion ("preferment") because Cassio was the beneficiary of favoritism
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her innocent mistress‚ to prove her innocence by bringing her husband’s bad deeds to the sight of Othello. Even though Emilia steals her mistress’s handkerchief because of her love towards her husband‚ she ends up standing up for her loving mistress. Iago uses love as a source of advantage to gain success in revenge. He fakes love as a friend to Cassio‚ Rodrigo‚ as a husband to Emilia for his own benefit. Iago’s idea of love is control. “It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will
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wise? – William Blake Most of the characters in Othello are fools and they enable Iago to carry out his plans because they are blind idiots. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss the following characters: Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ Roderigo and Emilia. Explain your views on whether or not they are foolish. 25 Mark Rubric [pic] Memorandum – Task 6 Othello Essay In Othello‚ the mastermind Iago is the perfect villain. To the outside world‚ he seems completely harmless; an honest
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especially with Othello as well as Iago‚ and Roderigo. The chaos begins to build with Iago’s hatred for Cassio because he received the Lt. position instead of him‚ “One Michael Cassio….” (1.1. 21-34). He develops a plan to rid Cassio while also destroying Othello’s life. The deviant plan includes IAgo feeding Othello lies to potentially make him go mad as the result of his jealousy. He continuously does this regarding Desdemona and Cassio. It’s quite obvious that Iago looks at this as some sort of revenge
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However despite the motifs that the play relies heavily on such as racism and deception‚ the patriarchy of manhood and its struggle with the nobility of honor stands as the overriding major theme in the play and is thus explored and epitomized by Iago through his soliloquy by the inequity of the gender counterparts through the rigid duty of marriage‚ the search for the gratification of identity and how appearance is but a deceptive façade that conceals truth. The rigid duty of marriage was not
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Shakespeare‚ Iago gets the idea in his head‚ which poisons his mind and leads to his jealousy‚ eventually cause the death of Roderigo‚ Desdemona and Othello. Poison is used to damage or kill something. Shakespeare uses poison in Otello to show the reader the progress of destruction done by Iago’s words and actions. In the beginning of the play‚ when Iago talks to Roderigo‚ he explains that he is jealous to Othello‚ the Moor‚ gets a higher position than him. Again in Act 2 scene 1‚ Iago says “For that
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various similarities and differences. In the play "Othello" there are two characters that make the play what it is. The movie "O" has those same characteristics with the characters roles. The two main characters in the play "Othello" are Othello and Iago. In the movie "O" they are Odin and Hugo. The play "Othello" was about a noble Moor‚ Othello that was in love with a woman named Desdemona. In the Movie "O" the characters name is Odin and that are similar in many ways. Odin (Mekhi Phifer) is a superstar
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speech it appears that he paid Iago for something? Can you tell what it is? So that he will help win over Desdemona’s heart 2. Iago say he hates Othello for what reason? Iago hates Othello because he didn’t get the promotion and Michael Cassio did and Iago thinks he is the one who deserves it 3. What does Iago say of Cassio? Iago says that Cassio is undeserving as he has no experience and only has book knowledge 4. What two kinds of followers are there‚ according to Iago? The loyal who will follow their
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Othello the Moor. He is manipulated by the archetypal villain Iago to satiate Iago’s need for control and his desire to revenge himself upon Othello. Othello the General has promoted another‚ Cassio‚ to hold the position that Iago feels he deserves. For the injustice that Iago feels has been committed against him‚ he brings about the destruction of Othello and his wife‚ Desdemona‚ using Cassio as his tool for doing so. Iago is the master villain in Othello‚ and is indeed a prototypal villain;
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