his persuasion and charm‚ lured Susie into his subversive shelter where he raped and murdered her. Lacking compunction‚ he disposes her body into a sinkhole never to be seen again. Likewise‚ Iago feels no sympathy or shame for killing his own wife Emilia. Emilia’s subservient personality towards Iago made
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The Role of Women in Othello: A Feminist Reading There are only three women in ‘Othello’: Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca. The way that these women behave and conduct themselves is undeniably linked to the ideological expectations of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan society and to the patriarchal Venetian society that he creates. These notes will explore some of the ways in which the female characters are presented in the play. Women as possessions Following his hearing of Brabantio’s complaint and Othello’s
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Iago told Othello to “Beware of Jealousy.” Iago successful and planting his first seeds of jealousy into the mind of Othello. Out of revenge‚ Iago successfully planted the seeds of jealousy into Othello’s mind when Iago had his wife‚ Emilia‚ steal the symbolic strawberry embroidered handkerchief. Othello’s mother got it from a egyptian charmer. She used it to help control .
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Rebekah Medina Ms. Milliner EES2QH-01 1/18/17 Othello Is there one kind of mindset in the book Othello? Some people might think since this was a time where everyone practically had to be the same and do the same things everyone would think the same too. But in reality we are human and we all think differently. A lot of us do certain things to uphold our image‚ and to “keep order” within our social class. In the classic book Othello written by Shakespeare‚ one of the characters- Iago states
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women. Othello does not believe in‚ what he takes to be ’shameless lies’. Her courage convinces him all the more that she is remorseless in what he thinks to be her wrongdoing. The senes including Desdemona and Emilia one can see the terrible effect of Othello’s brutality. Emilia is cynical and bawdy‚ and she gives Desdemona every
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Thank you for that warm welcome. I am honored to be invited here to this seminar on ‘interpretations of Shakespeare’s characters’. EMILIA: “O‚ who hath done this deed?” DESDEMONA: “Nobody; I myself. Farewell.” The short scripted speech and claim of guilt symbolize the loss of strength in Desdemona’s final words as she dies. This is just the first example of many that prove that the statement ‘Victims are actually the makers of their own demise’ is true in relation to that of the character
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Throughout literature‚ villains have always played important roles. Even though it is true that a great villain has to be relatable‚ the most important factor is creating a character that the reader truly hates or fears. In Othello‚ every action or event stems from one of Shakespeare’s simplest characters‚ Iago. Within the first scene‚ Iago is introduced as the main antagonist. His purpose is to elevate himself and preserve his manhood through means of manipulation‚ as well as emphasizing the themes
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Tiffanee Dixon Eng 102 CRN: 1107 Professor William O’Connell May 13‚ 2015 The Significance of the Handkerchief The handkerchief is significant in the plot of Othello‚ as it influences and effects multiple characters in the play. It can also be seen as the tool of havoc that Iago so cruelly uses to initiate the ending of his devious plan. The handkerchief is the pivotal point of the play that causes the final hit on Othello’s spiral downfall. The handkerchief represents many different things for
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Introduction: While Othello can be partially held accountable for his tragic downfall‚ other characters are also at fault. Othello chooses to trust the wrong people and becomes insecure which are both causes of his belief that Desdemona has been unfaithful. Iago was the master-mind behind the plot of separating Othello and Desdemona‚ his hatred and jeoulousy helped him to gain Othello’s trust‚ therefore putting Othello in an uncertain position. Othello is partly to blame for his downfall as it is
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Many characters in Shakespeare’s Othello become obsessed with the current state of a relationship. These obsessions then eventually lead the characters to failure when the obsessions become a goal‚ instead of something that occupies their mind. The transitions from an obsession to a goal can be seen through the actions of Othello‚ Iago‚ and Desdemona. Othello’s path to obsession begins with Iago planting seeds of doubt into his mind‚ which convinces Othello that Desdemona is being unfaithful.
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