Brabantio

William Shakespeare is the most popular playwright in all of history and is said to have influenced the English language more than any other writer. He is most commonly known as an Elizabethan playwright, however many of his most popular plays were written after Queen Elizabeth’s death. For this reason, he is actually more of a Jacobean author, for many of his plays show many Jacobean characteristics. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and was the oldest of six children. He was born on…

man who is a general of the army of Venice. One of the first cruel acts that Shakespeare bares is through Iago when he told Brabantio “I am one sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are making the beast with two backs (Diyanni)”. Othello darkness or blackness was mention many time in the story. Iago uses racism as a strategy to spark Desdemona father Brabantio to hate…

She speaks of love that is sexual yet romantic as well. She is determined to be with him, as she is a loyal wife. Brabantio warns and cautioned Othello with Desdemona. “Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see./ She has deceived her father, and may thee.” (1.3.333-4) Iago repeats these words to Othello later on in the play, as he is trying to anger Othello. “She did…

History Hardship What are the main social norms that you think affect oppression the most? How important is oppression to you and what is or are the worst social norms that you have experienced or see in history? In this essay, you will be reading quotes from many sources. The first source will be an article named Gender Oppression Which talks about what gender oppression is and some struggles that come with. The next source is an article named article Brief History of Female Gender Roles that…

Othello Othello’s race plays a major role throughout this play. Othello's race is a dividing element, which causes him to be seen as an outsider. Essentially, the leader and dukes are happy with Othello just working for them but because of his ethnicity, he is not entirely trusted when given control. His race, an element of difference, plays a distinctive role in his downfall. For Example, Iago seizes on the fact that Othello is so self conscious about his race, and convinces Othello that…

It is speculated that throughout Shakespeare's life he wrote an estimated thirty seven plays that have been discovered; while most of his plays were considered comedies, Shakespeare also wrote a great number of tragedies that are still being performed today and considered some of the greatest plays of all time. Among the many plays in this category, Othello is one of the tragedies written by Shakespeare that is considered a classic and is still performed by professionals today. This play was…

Early in the play, Iago tells Othello that Desdemona’s father, Brabantio does not give his approval for Othello to marry his daughter. But he says, “I love the gentle Desdemona, / I would not my unhoused free condition / Put into circumscription and confine / For the sea's worth" (1.2.25-28). Shakespeare compares Othello’s…

Iago’s Motive Nowadays, manipulation and dishonesty started to be a serious problem in our society to strive for specific goals like higher positions, money and other interests. Othello is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare in 1603. It is about a story of a black, moor general in the Vietnam army, called Othello. He marries a gorgeous woman called Desdemona. His soldier Iago is interested in him and so jealous about his life, so he attempts to cripple it. He will accomplish his goal…

In the play Othello, jealousy is a theme that impacts Othello enough to murder his own wife Desdemona. Othello did not show any signs of jealousy at first and and he was aware of Desdemona's friendship with Cassio. He wasn't jealous until Iago starts manipulating his ideas. He implants ideas into Othello's head which makes him think differently. Jealousy is present throughout the play of Othello and displays the dangerous effects on the characters. Shakespeare demonstrates how powerful jealousy…

All of Iago's manipulations, and lies catch up with him in the end of the play Othello. “Honest” Iago the manipulator, first starts with scene one with roderigo yelling at Brabantio's window saying that Desdemona is with the moor, of course Brabantio (Desdemona's father) never believed it, but it was true. Roderigo was super jealous that the…