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    What Does Othello's Love

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    insecurities and his love for his wife, Desdemona, to stimulate the green eyed monster out of Othello. The death of the protagonist and his wife can be traced back to the primary motives of Iago fueled by his jealousy of Cassio and Othello, or it can be blamed on Othello and Desdemona for falling into Iago’s playing hands. Critics question the source of jealousy that arises from within Othello, arguing of whether it’s formed from his deep love for Desdemona…

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    the play, but himself. Othello’s free and open nature allows Iago to mislead him into believing that Desdemona, Othello’s wife, is having an affair with Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio. Shakespeare never clearly explains the reasoning behind Iago’s plot, but hints at Iago’s ferocity that Othello had an affair…

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    about Othello, a commander-in-chief of the Venetian army, and his wife Desdemona as they struggle to prove their love is real despite Othello being a different race, being much older, and of a different social class. The play is a tragedy because of its themes of love, jealousy, and betrayal Out of all the characters in Othello, Desdemona embodies love the most. Desdemona seemingly thinks with her heart instead of her mind. Desdemona shows her loyalty and respect for Othello, despite the…

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    friend who will not tolerate injustice, emerges at the end of the play, when she realizes Iago’s intentions. The first gift that Desdemona ever received from Othello was…

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    Iago's Transformation

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    everyone thinks he is. In today’s society lying and deceiving people has almost become second nature for some people. These people, including Iago mask their true identity with kind actions. Iago has deceived the whole town, the king Othello, Desdemona, his own wife Emilia, Roderigo, and many others. Iago knows the weakness’ of each of these characters and how to play them against each other while remaining in the shadows like a puppeteer. The nature of Iago’s villainy changes with each…

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    Shakespeare’s plays. In Othello, by William Shakespeare, Emilia and Desdemona are both very strong female characters. Desdemona is strong because of her response to being called demeaning words by her husband, her ability to overlook race and class and her unwillingness to blame and be angry at Othello. While Emilia is strong for other reasons. However, Desdemona…

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    and instead gives it to his best friend which angers Iago because he believes he deserves it more. Because of this situation, Iago intends to get revenge on Othello by taking everything he loves away, including Desdemona. He creates a decisive plan of lies to make Othello believe that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio to drive Othello the want to kill her. Iago should be charged with First Degree Murder since he committed it after planning or “lying in wait” for the victim. Iago should…

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    Manipulation In Othello

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    Throughout the play, Iago easily manipulates Othello and Desdemona by using their personalities, insecurities, and weaknesses against them. Iago uses Othello’s insecurities to manipulate him into believing Cassio and Desdemona are having…

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    are both rough. Desdemona was the Othello’s wife and she was almost overly cultured. She was stronger than Othello believes her to be and was determined and self-possessed. She was capable of taking care of her marriage. Iago was young and faithless man. He was immoral but very perceptive, violent and able to aim people into falling into his deceits. Cassio was young and he was not much experienced. He…

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    false allegations get into his head and now he is trying to deny it by threatening his friend. Iago then swore to Othello saying that he wouldn’t dare lie to him. He continued to make claims that Desdemona was cheating on Othello. Othello also witnesses what he thinks is Iago and Cassio talking about Desdemona. To top it all off, he notices that Cassio had given Desdemona’s handkerchief to the island prostitute Bianca. Given the infuriating circumstance, Othello decided that action needed to…

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