Brabantio

Greed and jealousy can be effortlessly used to manipulate mankind and the decisions that are made. In Othello “Act V” by William Shakespeare the theme lectures about emotions, and at times, the free will of others that can be morphed to fit the needs of the antagonists. The manipulation of one’s perception can be warped and twisted to compensate for the truth and to suit the needs of the antagonists. William Shakespeare creates a detailed description of the misrepresentation through a characters…

In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the presence of jealousy is one of the main driving forces of the development of the plot. Don John is jealous of his brother’s reputation and takes it out on Claudio. Claudio then undergoes strong envious feelings after Don John’s jealous rage leads him to tricking Claudio. These men are taken over by the ‘green eyed monster’, jealousy, which eventually turns out to do them only harm. Don John resents his brother, and this causes him to commit evil…

Driven by an overwhelming desire for evil matched just by Satan, Iago snatches the title as noticeably the worst Shakespeare scoundrel without a doubt. At first glance, Iago's thought process in needing to decimate Othello could be one of a few. The clearest is that he has quite recently been ignored for an advancement which has gone to Cassio. He admits to Roderigo this is the explanation behind his contempt; the purpose behind his longing to destroy Othello. Shakespeare presents Iago as an…

Rodrigo, what a fool. Having sealed his fate, he knows not that he is under my illusion. Thinking us as mutual. Equals. That being said, the brain is weak and the money is plentiful. But alas, my mind is getting the better of me. This burning sensation. Ever pulsating, it follows me always. Through brightest of day, and darkest of night. What, you ask? I loathe, no... despise... no... I.. Hate... The Moor.... There is talk of... my wife of whom I love dearly alongside... The Moor, of whom my…

Tolkien A common theme in the fantasy genre is the battle between good and evil, although Martin deliberately defied the conventions and assumptions of neo-Tolkienian Fantasy. Whereas The Lord of The Rings has succeeded in externalizing villains through ugliness, dark clothing, Martin felt that Tolkien's oversimplified the struggle between good and evil into stereotypical clichés. William Faulkner's 1950 Nobel Prize speech rather serves as a paradigm for Martin's writing; Faulkner said that…

Each of the plays are set in Italy and during the Jacobean era in England playgoers would have viewed Italians as “vengeful, cunning and bloodthirsty.” Both the characters of Volpone and Vindice are corrupted by the end of each play, Volpone is corrupted through greed and Vindice through vengeance. Jonson and Middleton are critiquing corruption in both of these plays and we see this not only from the protagonists but also the other characters such as the men attempting to get Volpone’s will by…

The violence Othello commits is not an act of unmitigated violence. It is intentional and serves a larger purpose within Othello’s response to Iago’s manipulation. Iago has made Othello question Desdemona and question his own masculinity. Because of this, Othello acts against Desdemona in a way that works as an attempt at reasserting his dominance within the relationship. The two begin their romance as equal partners and as Othello is poisoned by Iago’s words the power subtly shifts. By…

who was not qualified. Iago says he only follows Othello to turn against him. Iago tells Roderigo to call upon Desdemona’s father to further the process of sabotage. Roderigo calls for Brabantio, as Iago yells that thieves have robbed him. Brabantio thinks they are crazy and doesn’t believe them at first. Brabantio has already told Roderigo to stay away from his daughter and thinks he is just making a cry out just to see her. Iago then says, “Your daughter and Moor are now making the beast with…

Moor, named Othello, who married a Venetian senator’s daughter, Desdemona. The senator, Brabantio, was angry and ready to start a war when he found out about his daughter marrying the Moor in the middle of the night without his permission. He felt betrayed and was furious, but predominantly, he did not approve of the relationship because of Othello’s race, he was african american and she was not. Brabantio disapproved the marriage for two reasons, one was because they got married without his…

Race is an enduring controversy, remaining prevalent in literature and culture over many centuries. Recent events like Ferguson confirm the reality that racism still exists, and that it is not an old, outdated phenomenon. From the landmark Sacco and Vanzetti Trial to the shooting of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, society has consistently seen racial profiling and values of nativism affect human decision making and behavior. William Shakespeare’s play Othello is no…