William Shakespeare had different themes incorporated to his tragedy Othello, some of the most important themes in the story such as love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance can been interpreted by the reader right away, while there are some themes such as God, religion and the possible homosocial relationship between Iago and Othello that the reader needs to read really closely in order to see them. I believe that one of the most important themes in this Shakespearean drama is the homosocial…
The plays Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo and Othello by William Shakespeare share many similarities depicting the main female characters, Anowa and Desdemona. The two, strong, opinionated, beautiful, and clever, women represent an unusual woman for their time and culture. Both women struggle with the love and control of an overbearing parent that they wish to escape. In the end, both women face a depressing and harsh fate because they undermined their parent’s best intentions. One thing that young women…
In the book Othello by William Shakespeare, the main character Iago exploited each character. When he wanted to exploit someone he used the same tactic each time. He went after their weakness or tragic flaw. By manipulating each character and their flaws Iago systematically got each character, Othello, Roderigo, Cassio and Desdemona, to destroy themselves and each other. Iago really had no specific reason to make each character do what they did but he did it anyway. Iago showed us that by mastering…
Ever since the beginning of time, men have taken the roles of power in relationships, while the women are left to follow. This fact is evident in William Shakespeare 's Othello with the relationship between Desdemona and Othello. At times Desdemona was brave, but it was usually when she had her husband 's support. The few times she stood up to her husband, her fear caused her to give up and return to being her obedient self. This, along with her overall submissive behavior, proves that Desdemona…
Race is one of many themes presented in William Shakespeare’s Othello. It is used at the beginning of the play to convey Othello’s blackness, but as the play progresses Othello uses racial comparisons to identify his own blackness. Things like his facial features (nose, ears, face,) are used to portray his appearance in relation to the other characters in the play. Shakespeare uses the detailed imagery of Othello’s blackness to place readers and the audience into the time period and setting of the…
William Shakespeare’s Othello is a play that tackles the racial issues of the Elizabethan period without explicitly mentioning them. Shakespeare aims to go against the stereotypical views of black men and paint them in a good light, one that his audience is not used to. The play takes place in a setting relatively tolerant of Africans, Venice, but through the events of the play the Elizabethan audience is able to see the damage that their racist thinking creates. Shakespeare shows the effect of…
Scene Analysis Assignment William Shakespeare’s play Othello is a tragedy about a man named Othello who gets tricked by his jealous friend Iago into believing that his wife has been unfaithful to him. In the play, Iago tricks and manipulates many characters into doing what he wants, especially the character Roderigo. Roderigo is a gullible Venetian gentleman that longs to be with Othello’s wife Desdemona. In Act 1 Scene 3, Shakespeare shows his reader how manipulative and deceitful Iago can be through…
peculiar end” (1.1.60-62) Iago doesn’t follow Othello because of love or because of honor he follows Iago for his own reasons. Iago is following Othello to destroy him. He is willing to go to Cyprus in order to destroy Othello and he is willing to kill to make sure that Othello is destroyed. We never learn why Othello has incurred the wrath of Iago but Iago’s hate for Othello is as venomous a snake’s poison. The people that Iago manipulates to get to Othello are all had by his false love and no one figures…
is the conflicts. Othello, written by Shakespeare, consists of three chief types of conflicts, which are the characters versus characters, characters versus themselves and characters versus the social background in Venice. Each conflict sharpens the contradictions between two characters, molds the complexity of their personalities and reflects the social issues in Venetian society. Firstly, three inter-character conflicts occur in the interactions between Cassio and Iago, Othello and Iago and Desdemona…
it. That is our nature as humans. We all have emotions that cannot be avoided and it will always demand to be felt. We see emotions, such as jealousy, as a reoccurring factor of conflict in Othello. The conflicting interactions between characters in Othello take apart the picturesque relationship between Othello and Desdemona. “” based on this passage we see Othello’s life was picture perfect: beautiful wife, respected job, good reputation and wonderful friends. He was definitely looked upon by many…