In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next logical comparison to make between two of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is who
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nobility through his work. This character is so strong in the first half of the play despite great challenges such as facing up to Brabantio and then to war that must surely be his true character. At the end of the play when he eventually discovers that Iago has been feeding him lies he returns to this rational and frank self‚ saying “speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate”(Act 5. 2).
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F663 Exemplar Answers with Commentaries June 2010 Introduction OCR has reproduced these exemplar candidate answers from the June 2010 series to support teachers in interpreting the assessment criteria for the GCE English Literature specifications. These exemplars should be read in conjunction with the past paper/mark scheme and Principal Examiner’s Report for unit F663 from the June 2010 exam series‚ also available on the OCR website. This content has been selected by senior OCR examiners‚ to illustrate
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While reading I realized how complicated Iago is as a character and how he lacks an origin to his jealousy‚ yet is convincing himself to carry out his evil doings his ability to orchestrate a complicated interweaving of pre-planned scenarios. Iago ’s deception is potent because of his patience‚ his cleverness‚ and what seems to be his intrinsic love of elegant manipulation. I am writing a piece in form of several diary entries‚ from the perspective of Iago and his “true” feelings towards Othello
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temple”. Beecher explains with the proverb how this temple of nature serves as a haven which can parallel our lives. This fascinating idea is heavily explored in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ where the once joyous Othello is manipulated by his “friend” Iago to the point where he murders his beloved wife Desdemona‚ and demotes his loyal lieutenant Cassio. Throughout the play‚ important references to nature help underscore Othello as a story of pleasure transformed into hardship. Shakespeare’s usage of
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To what extent is Desdemona presented as a tragic victim in the play ‘Othello’? Desdemona‚ the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio‚ is captivated by Othello’s fables of bravery as a warrior and she falls in love with him. In view of the fact that Desdemona is a “fair” woman and Othello is “an old black ram”‚ commonly referred to as ‘the Moor’‚ their marriage indicates that her fate might be tragic. In ‘Othello’‚ Desdemona is portrayed as a courageous young woman whose character is used against
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Desdemona’s shrinking fidelity towards him‚ for this scene occurs just after Iago fills Othello’s mind with worries of Desdemona’s betrayal. As the handkerchief falls to the ground‚ Othello tells Desdemona to ‘Let it alone’. It is quite apparent that it is Othello’s prime fault for the handkerchief falling to the ground and hence later on mistakenly being in Cassio’s and Bianca’s possession. Emilia reveals to us that her husband Iago had been requesting Desdemona’s handkerchief for a while‚ but she could
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horrifyingly hindered‚ for the immoral Iago has plans to destroy their affection‚ but especially to destroy Othello himself. Iago’s primary goal was to get revenge on Othello for not promoting him to lieutenant. Iago is clever. Iago is evil. In the eyes of others he is ironically perceived as honest and trustworthy‚ but inside he is a sinister villain. Iago is able to manipulate the minds of people into performing actions that are advantageous to him. "Honest Iago" is like a disguised wolf in the flock
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particular era. The women are represented on a negative level as to how they were actually materialized by the men and racial difference is also depicted as one of the main issues. The main characters of Othello‚ is Othello himself known as the outcast‚ Iago the villain for his own whiteness hides a soul as black as any in the literature of the world‚ Desdemona the beautiful pure lady
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Othello morphed for the duration of the play‚ he transformed from a vigilant‚ immaculate‚ congenial and amorous man to naïve‚ imprudent‚ rash and violent man blinded by envy. Othello allows himself to be “led by the nose” when he believes that “honest Iago” would never lie to him. Iago’s character stayed constant throughout the play.
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