not knowing the consequence that can happen. I agree with this statement because now and days people either lie or keep the truth to themselves when needing the truth can make a difference. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ characters like Iago and Emilia seem to know the truth about something‚ but decide not to speak about it with anyone. In Othello‚ Emilia finds the handkerchief that Desdemona dropped on the floor which was given by the protagonist‚ Othello. When Emilia finds the handkerchief
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characters of Othello and Desdemona. Being a moor Othello should be part of the lowest social class yet because of his position in the military his men need to show him respect while inwardly they despise him‚ this two faced behaviour can be seen in Iago. Desdemona on the other hand has been naturally born to high society but when she chooses to marry Othello she is ostracized and marked as a social outcast. Because of Desdemona’s gender she is abandoned by those in her own class while because he is
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creates his own erroneous fiction of his wife’s infidelity from Iago’s insinuations and merely circumstantial evidence. Indeed‚ Macaulay asserts that Othello “actively interprets Iago’s violation of the maxim of quantity” (272). Through this weakness‚ Iago is thus able to create “a simulated world to transform Othello’s perception‚ and ultimately his sense of himself” (Oatley 21). This is evidenced when
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acting abusive towards her eventually leading to her death. Despite the fact that Othello didn’t believe Desdemona‚ she made an effort to work things out and tried to not let his false accusations get to her. In Act four Scene two she states‚ “Alas Iago‚What shall I do to win my lord again? Good friend‚ go to him. For‚ by this light of heaven‚ I know not how I lost him. Here I kneel If e’er my will did trespass ’gainst his love‚ Either in discourse of thought or actual deed‚ Or that mine eyes‚ mine
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“him” by Iago‚ the first mention of Othello leads the reader to believe that Othello does not hold a lot of merit or status with his portrayer‚ as he is not afforded the decency to be called by name. Another term frequently used to describe Othello‚ “Moor‚” (or “the Moor‚” “his Moorship‚” etc.) derived from the race of the general‚ is a label that clearly sets Othello apart from the white Venetians he keeps company with. Although some use it and mean no harm‚ when said by the likes of Iago and Brabantio
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is not a grange". After being sent from Venice the civilised sophisticated city‚ to the border of barbaric land of Cyprus‚ Othello becomes vulnerable this gives Iago an even bigger advantage. The metaphor "that green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on"‚ foreshadows the events to come from Othello putting all his trust in Iago. These ideas carry on to Exposure‚ where Otello moves from the northern football team to join Rialto in the south. His enormously costly move‚ funded mainly by
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remained true was that of Iago. He was truly insane and jealous and was the main reason for the tragedy. (Insert quote here). The movie keeps him the same. Even to the point where Iago speaks to the audience‚ in the film he speaks directly to the camera and in one scene even touches the camera. Kenneth Branagh’s Iago was played perfectly in comparison to Shakespeare’s Othello. He was even nominated for a Screen Actor’s Guild award. In Kenneth Branagh’s portrayal of Iago‚ he displays the same qualities
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‘abused victim of patriarchal authority’‚ being treated cruelly by Iago as nothing more than an ‘object to be used and disregarded’ at his own pleasure. This is demonstrated as Iago humiliates Emilia by publically berating her as a ‘nagging wife’‚ when in reality‚ as Desdemona points out‚ up to this point in the play she fits the image of the perfect wife in having ‘no speech’ (Othello 247). Emilia’s victimization is further shown when Iago uses his position of authority‚ knowing that as his wife Emilia
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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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has been robbed of his rightful acknowledgements‚ he will go to extreme measures to obtain justice---in fact‚ in working to attain justice‚ he will end up lapsing into a plot of revenge. Iago feels wronged by Othello when Cassio is chosen as Othello’s new lieutenant. He feels that this is clearly unjust‚ as Iago believes that he would be much better suited for the job. In his planning to obtain justice for himself‚ he plots revenge on not only Othello‚ but on Cassio as well. Iago’s plans are all
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