Brabantio

Aristotle considered a tragic hero as a good man of high status who displays a tragic flaw and experiences a dramatic reversal along with an intense moment of recognition. In the play The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice written by William Shakespeare the main character, Othello, is portrayed as a tragic hero. Throughout the play he displays each characteristic of Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Othello was often considered as a good man of high status in the play. Many people…

The issue of race has been seen all throughout history. It has been the cause of past wars, one of the main components of slavery, and race has been a hard to overlook quality even in contemporary societies. Both Herman Melville’s novella “Benito Cereno” and William Shakespeare’s play Othello explore race through the lens of a predominantly white society. In “Benito Cereno,” Captain Delano is introduced on a slave ship where he meets Captain Benito Cereno and his seemingly loyal servant, Babo.…

towards Desdemona and Michael Cassio eventually lead Othello to murder his love, Desdemona, and taking his own life at the end of the play. You can say that Othello stated doubting Desdemona at the beginning of the play when Desdemona’s father Brabantio warned Othello about Desdemona by saying “Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: / She has deceived her father, and may thee” (1.3.291-292.) I think the seed to Othello’s Jealousy was created in act 3 scene 3 when Iago tells Othello “Look…

True Love Defeated Othello, by William Shakespeare, illustrates Othello and Desdemona’s love and the tragedy behind it. They oppose to the will of Desdemona’s father and get married. However, Iago’s tricks leads Othello to murder Desdemona. Shakespeare points out that although Othello and Desdemona belong to different social classes, have different backgrounds and races, they still hold true love between each other. Othello and Desdemona, with different racial backgrounds, live in a time that…

The section I have chosen to analyze is lines 316 to 330 of Othello, in Act I Scene iii. Prior to this passage, Brabantio, the Duke, and the Senators had been discussing with Othello how he got Desdemona to marry him. They also talked about Othello needing to go to Cyprus to lead opposing forces against the Turks, and it is decided that Desdemona will follow soon after Othello’s departure. My selection begins with Roderigo lamenting his current…

Othello was a Moor from Venice that married a girl name Desdemona who was Venician. Desdemona’s father, Brabantio and friends did not approve of their marriage. Iago tells Roderigo about Othello's marriage. Othello’s friend Iago was jealous and disloyal and tried to do anything to ruin the relationship. Iago gets Cassio drunk, watches him get into a brawl, and then tells Othello all about it. Iago wanted Cassio killed. Cassio had the lieutenant position and in spite of Iago wanting this position…

In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Emilia is the maid for the main mistress Desdemona, to whom she is most loyal. She is married to the nefarious Iago, who plots against Desdemona and her lover, Othello. Emilia will go to extremes to defend her lady, ultimately risking her life to reveal Desdemona’s innocence after her murder. Emilia, dying a hero, is one of the most impactful and assertive characters in the play. Emilia’s sacrifice is portrayed through her devotion of and protection for…

Shakespeare, is a perfect example of how one 's lack of judgement and gullibility as well as insecurity can lead to a disastrous result. From the very beginning of the play, Othello’s naivety is questioned by those around him. When he admits to Brabantio that he slept with his daughter, saying “I must be found / My parts, my title, and my perfect soul / Shall manifest me rightly,” the reader can see that he was raised in a culture that held honesty to a high standard, as he said he needed to…

Vanecian women the same way Cassio and other white men did. Othello was finally accepted by a white person and was finally loves by a person. Desdemona was the love of his life and changed it completely. While Othello was trying to woo Desdemona, Brabantio ho was Desdemona’s father didn’t accept that because he wasn’t able to imagine his white daughter living and loving a moor. Othello believed that Desdemona’s love and compassion towards him was too good to be real. IN addition, his love story…

in Act One is that he is an idiot. When he is talking to Brabantio, Desdemona’s dad, he tells him to check to see if Desdemona is her her room. Why would he want her to get in trouble if he loves her? Answer: He is being manipulated by Iago. Roderigo is a mere nitwit that will do anything for love. That is a positive he has going for him. He loves Desdemona so much that he is harmless and seems like he could not hurt a fly. Even Brabantio knows him and is annoyed with him because he knows that…