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Lies. They can do more damage than people think.... such as escalating into deaths of human beings. The play Othello is about a lying man named Iago. He manipulates many people into thinking he is an honest person. Iago’s mission is to try and take over Othello’s position, who has a higher power than him. Things start to go crazy when Iago lies so many times, that people end up dying and going insane. In the play Othello, Iago lies so much, he starts to enjoy the sight of people suffering from…

Isolation. Desolation. Self-destruction. When societal influences become that little voice in the mind planting doubt, the line between personal values and the cultural normalcy become blurred. The influence of those around us become the only thing that is distinguishable. When society is working against personal values, self-isolation becomes an appealing choice. Alienation provides the main characters in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and William Shakespeare’s Othello with their motivation,…

How Othello’s Fatal Flaw Led to His Demise In Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello displays many different weaknesses throughout the play. Based on a series of dreadful and appalling actions, it is proven that Othello’s fatal flaw is jealousy. In the beginning of the play, we see Othello and Desdemona as two, lovestruck adults. Desdemona was an innocent, faithful woman who left her father for Othello, an African general that Brabantio respected until Desdemona revealed that she loved Othello.…

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo was a considerably large reason for all of the chaos to occur. Many would argue that the Friar caused most problems, or that Lord Capulet being indecisive led to the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was really the origin of all these issues to occur. Romeo only whined throughout the play. All of his thoughts were based from other people, and his only thought throughout the story was to kill himself, which he eventually did because he thought Juliet killed herself.…

Iago says, “Though I am bound to every act of duty/ I am not bound to that all slaves are free to” ( III.iii.138-139).Iago purposely becomes suspicious so Othello can catch the bait, so he can start manipulating him.Iago uses different strategies against Othello to make him believe what he wants.Iago uses the rhetorical strategies of logos, hesitation, and ethos to manipulate Othello into thinking that Desdemona is unfaithful so he would kill Desdemona and Cassio. Iago uses logos to…

Iago is a manipulative character who only believes what he wants to believe and his only focus is self gain. This is proven through his numerous soliloquies throughout Othello where he explains his thinking and his plans with the audience. In his first soliloquy he makes clear his manipulative nature and his belief in whatever he make true in his mind. He starts his first soliloquy by saying how he intends to “make [his fool [his] purse” (1.3.426) by convincing Rodrigo to sell all his belongings…

Is Iago the person everyone see’s him as, or is he really a mischievous, deceitful, lying man? Iago has a lot of secrets, he is very intelligent in the aspect of playing people. In the act of playing people he somehow manages to keep everyone thinking that he is a good man with good intentions. Iago is a two- faced character that nobody can trust but he somehow manages to receive everyone's trust. Iago’s thought process is to get close to the leader and act as if they are friends but…

Hence, we can read The purloined letter as William Wilson’s Paris intervention in order to prevent the narrator from doing another immoral action. Because in William Wilson we only have access to the narrator’s point of view, we don’t know who is copying who, and thus, read like that, Dupin might be a similar image to William Wilson’s double, that intervened in Paris, while D. is blackmailing the queen. In William Wilson the concepts of self and the other are relative because it depends from…

Racism is “The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others” (racerelations.about.com). William Shakespeare demonstrates the theme of racism in the play, Othello, the Moor of Venice, because the characters are all white, and see Othello as the odd one because he is a black man, and often refer to him as “The Moor.” Othello is talked about among characters, such as Iago, Brabantio and Rodrigo in a rather racist manner and…

Brooke Ichinose Honors English IV 1/20/2016 In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago is the antagonist and perhaps one of the most evil villains in a Shakespearean play. His character doesn’t change in the play. He is not so much evil for his deception but more for the way he manipulates many of the characters in the play. Iago seeks revenge by using his honesty and cleverness to manipulate other characters to their tragic end. Iago is Othello’s ensign who was passed up for a promotion…