In society, there are many people who made bad choices because of their own influences or because of another person’s influences. Some people do not know if they made the right choice without finding out what is going to happen after. For example, a driver does not know if it is right to run a red light before they get...
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William Shakespeare is known throughout literature about his thoughts and ideas on the subjects of betrayal, death, and love. All three of these subjects can be found in Shakespeare’s piece of literature Othello. Although, the most dominant topic that I noticed in this piece of literature is jealousy. Jealousy can be seen as a central feeling shared between pretty much...
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Othello an african american person that was in empowered from other superiors. From a time period that didn't look so highly of african americans entrusted a story about othello and his power as a leader. Othello with his wife desdemona are together throughout the book. Iago the antagonist against othello the lord, come with open hands. As the role of...
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The power of word means the power of manipulating someone just with words, the power which affects people on their mind and not they corpse, we can say is something that hit your brain and causes confusions on your brain and not to your body. On the other side is the power of sword which is a physical power, it...
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When thinking of what makes someone a master puppeteer, a reader might consider a master puppeteer to be is an expert who perfectly handles his marionettes through his presentation, thus causing happiness, sadness, destruction or the creation of something with just a flick of his wrist. Reading Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, it is very noticeable how manipulative Iago is....
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The play “Othello”, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy story about a moor (General) “Othello” and his downfall between his newly wedded wife, Desdemona. The story begins in Venice and how Roderigo was gaining his affection for Desdemona. Roderigo is been paying Iago money to help him win Desdemona’s love and affection. Roderigo later found out that Desdemona been...
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How can one be so manipulative to the ones they call friends. Do factors such as greed, money, or even jealousy contribute to the bigger picture? In the Shakespearean play Othello, Iago sets out to manipulate everyone he comes in contact with to the point where it is hard for readers to figure out why he does what he does....
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The epic poem Beowulf features two characters Grendel and Beowulf who are distinctive. Through the course of the story, Beowulf is a heroic warrior that saved the Danes, who were attacked by Grendel, a horrendous monster living as an outcast. As a matter of fact, Shakespeare identified this characterization technique in the year of 1600s in one of his most...
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Shakespeare’s Othello is a tale of misplaced jealousy, deception, and tragedy. Iago, the main antagonist of the play, masterfully weaves a plan to bring down Othello, a general in the Venetian army and target of his manipulative schemes, by using his good reputation to mask his deceit and keep him close enough to Othello to maintain his trust until the...
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Iago is the antagonist of Skaepeare’s play Othello. Iago is a big factor in this play. Although he is very clever and cunning, he uses his skills for evil. Perhaps one of the most intriguing Shakespeare characters, Iago is a fanatic villain. What makes him a fantastic villain is that he may have no motivation at all. He controls the...
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In William Shakespeare's play Othello, Shakespear uses diction in Iago's monolog to further the plot and for the reader to higher apprehend who Iago's character is and what his plan is. In addition to this, Shakespear moreover makes use of diction to create pathos to create a hateful and untrusting feeling towards Iago by portraying him as manipulative, scheming, and...
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Villainy is often born from jealousy, insecurity, and paranoia. Iago from Shakespeare’s Othello, though dubbed as motiveless, is no exception; what starts as an optimistic heterosexual romance ends as a tragedy brought about by homoerotic envy, competition, and fear of emasculation. The play is centered around a military environment, which puts emphasis on traditional indications of masculinity such as physical...
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Most other Shakespearean characters do terrible things to accomplish a specific objective. As a rule, the guilty party is aspiration, as in Macbeth, or retribution, as in Hamlet. The thing about Iago is that one never truly knows for certain why it is that Iago needs to pulverize Othello. All through the play, Iago gives different and inconsistent thought of...
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The majority of the characters in Shakespeare’s Othello, view Iago, the play’s antagonist, as “most honest” (II, ii, 7) and laudable; however, as readers, we perceive him in a completely different way. There is a clear dichotomy between two perceptions of the same character. In the reader's perspective, Iago is an extremely powerful manipulator who feasts on being in a...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay”. Iago was a mere individual who had been revoked high position in favor of Cassio. The reason why this makes the whole play compelling is that this rejection led to a well-planned tragedy all the ways towards its ending. Although Iago is clever, his intelligence synergizes...
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Since the beginning of mankind, humans have craved power and the benefits that come with having it. Throughout history, social classes have been used to categorize how much power and influence people have. Generally, the three most common social classes have been upper class, middle class, and lower class. One’s social class was of great significance during the Elizabethan Era,...
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At the start of the play the audience is introduced to Othello, and he presents himself as a man of honour and dignity he is called ‘valiant Othello’ symbolizing that he is a brave and courageous, but Iago speaks of Othello in a hasty manner, he calls him an ‘old black ram’ he describes him as ‘tupping your white ewe’...
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“It takes 20 minutes to build a reputation and five minutes to destroy it”. “If that is thought about things will be done differently (Warren Buffet)”. Reputation is the general belief or opinion that most people may view about who you are. In certain situations, one’s identity can hold so much value that it may impede judgement and the decisions...
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In act 5 scene 2 of Othello, Iago had chosen to stay silent when confronted by Othello, after he was caught manipulating him into killing Desdemona. He had done this for various reasons which included keeping Othello and others thinking about his motives, having accomplished everything he had wanted to from the start, and the realization of what he had...
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In William Shakespeare’s classic tragic play ‘Othello’, published in 1622, the dangers of illusion and deception develops in the play as Iago manipulates his appearances and works to fool Othello who has trouble differentiating between what appears to be true and what really is true. Iago adopts his preferable style of speech to conceive images in characters’ minds which are...
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Firstly, love. To Othello, love needs passion and trust to maintain. As a black man, even if he was the general, falling in love with Desdemona goes against the traditional 16th century Venice notions. They fell in love just because of passion, with Desdemona disobeying her father and not considering the importance of filial obedience. “O heaven! How got she...
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Othello by William Shakespeare is set during the Elizabethan Period when women and people from other races were segregated and “Othered” due to their sex, race or skin colour. This was a time period when it was extremely rare to see a black man with power. Shakespeare placed Othello, a South African origin, into the high role of Duke of...
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In spite of all that modern critics have said on “Tragedy”, the definition of tragedy in the “Poetics” still remains the best. Aristotle said that “Tragedy is a form of drama exciting the emotions of pity and fear”. Although “Othello” covers the definition of tragedy, given by Aristotle in his book “Poetics”, but it is entirely different from all other...
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In Shakespeare’s Othello, it follows a Moorish general’s internal struggle with deciphering between right and wrong. He’s in love with a beautiful Venitain woman, Desdemona, daughter of the Senator. But all odds are stacked against him as his followers try to drive them apart. Eventually, Othello succumbs to all the rage and kills his wife because of an assumed affair...
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Shakespeare begins his play in an open street in Venice in which a quarrel occurs between Iago, the mischievous and manipulative man and Roderigo, a rich nobleman capable of believing anything told by Iago, immediately it introduces the idea of the private becoming public when an argument occurs in an open street during the night where anyone can listen to...
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Did Iago screw up? The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. William Shakespeare. Iago manipulates Cassio to get him drunk and gets Roderigo to bring him into a fight. Iago has his revenge when Othello demotes Cassio of his rank because of his misbehavior. Iago decides to make Othello believe his wife is unfaithful to him. Three things that...
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Jealousy in William Shakespeare’s Othello in the play Othello, resentfulness and prejudice are obvious themes from the beginning to the end. As the play slowly expands it is evident that jealousy is the cause of the most dramatic actions which takes part in the play. Iago feels jealous of Othello and tells Roderigo “I hate the Moor; and it is...
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Individuals discriminate for various reasons: dread, begrudge, the longing for power, or a need to disassociate themselves from others. They can, in this manner, utilize somebody's skin pigment, a natural characteristic that cannot be modified, to communicate their scorn. Othello, in Shakespeare's play Othello, is a joyfully hitched and broadly regarded general in the Venetian armed force in spite of...
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The story of a soldier who devises and carries out an elaborate plan that will become his general’s undoing is one possible way of summarizing William Shakespeare’s “Othello”. Throughout the play, Iago moves the characters as though they were chess pieces - he utilizes their individual goals, and interests as a means of getting them to carry out his plan....
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Humans are said to be born with a moral compass telling them what is wrong and right, if not soceity does a good job instilling their views of what is good or bad into people. In Othello, written by William Shakespear and performed by Mixed Magic Theatre, the character Iago seems to be easily placed in the group of a...
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