Brabantio

Brabantio fails to understand and accept that the daughter can go against his will. It would be easy for the father to accept that the daughter is an adult and ready to start her own life. The jealousy directed towards Othello makes Brabantio to fail to consent the marriage and requests the Senate of the community to strip Othello of his “general” title. In Othello, the…

Iago soon becomes mad about having been snubbed by “A guy who knows more about numbers then fighting” for the lieutenant job. Since Othello hired Michael Cassio as his lieutenant and not Iago, Iago teams up with his friend Roderigo to go wake up Brabantio, the…

and Desdemona’s marriages is the difference in social position. Desdemona is the daughter of a Venetian senator, Brabantio. “During the 17th century Venice was a Republican city-state that was governed by a group of men honorably referred to as ‘the Senators’” (). Senators are wealthy men with power and prestige that controlled the important matters in the Venetian society. Brabantio is considered to be an aristocrat, the highest echelon of the Venetian city. He is powerful enough that Iago…

In Othello, William Shakespeare explains how his time is like and how social class meant a lot to men. Shakespeare allow his characters to articulate their mood and feelings that many of his audience find so aesthetic. In his story the common word that he used so frequent is soul but it is used in numerous of different context. This word is very significant because it shows some of the themes such as prejudice, manipulation, and Jealousy occurs throughout the play. The person in the play who…

A “tragic flaw” represents a shortcoming or defect in a character that ultimately leads to the destruction and downfall of themselves or those around them (Anand, 76). In an instant, a character can be taken from their peak to their lowest low. A character can also possess a flaw in which another may exploit and manipulate; such is the case in Shakespeare’s Othello. In Othello, the primary villain and character who drives the plot forward due to his skillful and ingenuous manipulation is Iago,…

seen as an object. She is first "owned" by her father, Brabantio and then by Othello. Authors Gordana Kakkonen and Ana Penjak write that "Brabantio wants to lock up, retain, withhold and possess his daughter. He cannot accept that his only treasure has been stolen, as he perceives it." Desdemona can only be "stolen" if she is seen as property by others. Once Brabantio accepts that his daughter is not "his" anymore, he disowns her. Brabantio says, ”I am glad at soul I have no other child, For thy…

For example the pilite of the play is based off of jealousy and decicite. The five characters that shows grit and mindset are Othello, Desdemona, Iago and Brabantio. Each character are driven to fight for their beliefs and are driven by hate. Most of the characters in this play shows a clear viewing and an understanding of grit. One character that shows grit is Iago. Iago shows grit negatively by filling Othello’s…

relationships were wrong was apparent. For example, after Brabantio became aware that his daughter had run off with Othello who was a black man he became enraged. However, Othello further on in the play explains that he ¨oft invited me¨"(Act I Scene III Ln 19). This showed that Brabantio had no prior issues with Othello to the extent of inviting him to his home on a regular basis. The prejudice against interracial relationships became apparent because Brabantio only had a negative opinion on…

Similarities and differences between Romeo and Juliet and Othello William Shakespeare, also known as “The Bard”, is the author of Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and many more famous plays. Shakespeare wrote many great plays, but I’ve only read two. “Romeo and Juliet” is about two people who fall in love with each other, but they have one problem--their families hate each other, so they have to sneak getting married. This leads to many more conflicts, and in the end of the play both of these star…

was racial tension within the characters of the play. Characters such as Iago and Brabantio use racist slurs when describing Othello. When Iago went to Brabantio with the news of his daughter’s affair with Othello, Iago says an "old black ram" (Othello) is "tupping" (sleeping with) Brabantio 's "white ewe" (Desdemona), he plays on Elizabethan notions that black men have an animal-like, hyper-sexuality. Making Brabantio angry. Its also important to know that although Othello was a Christian and a…