Deception in Shakespeare Beguilement. Deceitfulness. Duplicity. Insincerity. Trickery. Untruth. All of these words are synonyms for one: deception. Deception is officially defined as misleading “by deliberate misrepresentation or lies” (The Free Dictionary by Farlex). But how is it that lies are told and then identified? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have detected different areas of the brain are involved in telling a lie and telling the truth. “Sections of the
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Othello’s transformation from a calm and imperturbable general to a monstrous and furious puppet. Through his manipulation of other characters‚ Iago is nevertheless able to remain in their good graces while achieving his own ends‚ which makes his malicious behavior all the more formidable‚ for the most terrible evil is that which cannot be detected. While Iago uses imagery‚ reverse psychology‚ and indirect allusions to deceive
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Towards the ends of Othello both Emilia and Desdemona are confirmed as tragic heroines. Throughout the play‚ Emilia is beaten down by Iago‚ as a result of the gender inequality of the time and her low status as a woman. In the last scene though‚ she finally breaks through this and finds her voice and stands up to patriarchal domination‚ which leads her to her death‚ confirming her to be a tragic heroine. Differently‚ Desdemona starts off as being independent; standing up against her father by marrying
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than not – tragic consequences. This is clearly illustrated in the Shakespearian play‚ Othello. Through the main characters of Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona‚ the responder begins to realise by how much the characters and their relationships are transformed through conflict caused by jealousy‚ deception and the need for revenge. From the opening scene of the play‚ Othello‚ Iago is driven by envy and the overwhelming need for revenge as a result of being overlooked for a promotion. He deliberately begins
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be analyzed. The relationship between Emilia and her husband Iago will be expressed as well as the relationship between Desdemona and her husband Othello. Then the similarities and differences between the two relationships will be compared. Emilia and Iago had a very complex relationship. They do not have a strong and equal relationship displaying love. This is not what one would expect to exist between a man and his wife. Iago uses Emilia as his puppet; he mocks and disrespects her. He
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someone else’s well being is a quality that will always facilitate the best possible outcome. In the play‚ Iago falsifies his friendship with Othello‚ and everyone else around him for that matter. Iago demonstrates his sinister intentions as he deceives Othello by saying‚ “but such a handkerchief- / I am sure it was your wife’s- did I see today / See Cassio wipe his beard with”(3.3.496-498). Iago is blatantly lying as he describes what he has supposedly witnessed. If he had any respect for Othello’s
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of good. It is these forces of evil drive the plot and ultimately leads to the breakdown of Othello. Throughout the play‚ Iago is undeniably the principal form of evil- a character that knowingly manipulates others‚ murders‚ and thieves in order to benefit himself; leading to the collapse of the all forms of good in the play‚ including Desdemona. In addition to this‚ Iago uses the weaknesses in Othello‚ specifically jealousy and his devotion to things as they seem‚ to conquer his opposite of Desdemona
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To what extent do you agree that in “Othello” Shakespeare presents women as the tragic victims of men? Throughout ‘Othello’‚ Shakespeare uses the manipulation of the protagonist‚ by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ to present a play controlled by men. In such a male dominated society‚ Shakespeare presents the women in the play as tragic victims at the hands of their husbands‚ in particular Desdemona and Emilia. Throughout this essay I will relate to the Aristotelian and Senecan descriptions of tragedy to
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Shakespeare’s play‚ ’Othello’ and in Mike Nichols film‚ ’Primary Colours‚ present the Art of Deception through the characters of Iago and Jack Stanton. The era in which both texts are presented gives off a different reason why both characters use deception to gain what they are looking for‚ thus context plays an important role in how deception is presented‚ and affects both the meaning and values of each text. Whilst both texts portray deception as the driving force in their plots‚ the motives‚ methods
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perpetuated by the antagonist. Through other characters who seem just as easily manipulated due to their ignorance (up until the very end)‚ Iago used every facet of their weaknesses to achieve his goals of revenge and monetary gain. Thus‚ as a result‚ with Othello’s wisdom lied primarily on the battlefield rather in Venetian and social customs‚ this bred an open door for Iago to nefariously
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