the way he wanted them to. He manipulate Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello to get wanted he wanted, but ended up a little short in the end. During the play Iago manipulated his “friend”, Roderigo, to fight Cassio because he wanted to get Cassio fired. Cassio was the lieutenant and Iago wanted that position so he wanted to get Cassio out of there. Iago manipulated Cassio to get him drunk so he would be willing to fight Roderigo. Iago wouldn’t fight Cassio himself because he knew that if he got into…
Sometimes, your worst enemy- the cause of your own defeat, can be yourself. When someone has a reputation for being a jerk, those same actions will come back to bite you, perhaps worse than the previous problems that they created, or even kill them. This applies to Tybalt Capulet, a side antagonist in the play Romeo and Juliet, whose temperamental and aggressive nature, antagonization and instigation of others, and direct insubordination of the law is what led to his demise. The first point why…
streets of Venice sharing their hatred of Othello. Othello recently married Desdemona whom Roderigo has long been pursuing, employing the help of Iago in his pursuit. Othello also passed up his ensign Iago for the position of lieutenant in favor of Cassio whom Iago believes is inferior. Roderigo urges Iago to quit, but Iago insists he is only working for Othello to take advantage of him. Wanting to get back at Othello, the pair go Desdemona’s father Brabantio’s house and tell him Othello and…
Sexual desire is defined as “a motivational state and an interest in sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities”, and a theme which appears to be significant in Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Enduring Love. In all three, sexual desire proves to contribute in both building solidarity within relationships, and the destruction of them. For Shakespeare, sexual desire shows how concealing physical feelings can lead…
The Shakespearean play Othello revolves around the life of the tragic hero, Othello. For a man of high honor with an impeccable military knowledge, he is foolish and cruel to his wife, so why does he remain as a sympathetic character? Like a child who is manipulated because of their naive nature, Othello was exploited due to his love for Desdemona. The two individuals portray jealousy when deprived of love and in their perspective, the best solution can be resolved through violence. The audience…
Jealousy is a very complex emotion, it can often mislead a person from seeing and or acting with a clear mind. Those who allow their jealousy to control their actions often end up destroying their lives by falling victim to it. In Shakespeare’s Othello and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby both protagonists Othello and Gatsby do exactly this. Although, they both prove to be very jealous men, ultimately in the end Gatsby clearly proves to be the more noble character. Othello owes his jealous…
3.3.5 TST Both Judge Brack and Stanley are very oppressive and antagonistic characters in their respective stories. Ibsen and Williams placed these characters in their stories for a very important reason nonetheless. In a Streetcar named desire, the character of Stanley assists in the audience’s ability to see the overall theme of the play: this being that one cannot use fantasy to cover up reality. Stanley helps to develop this theme because he is the “reality” that Blanche has to deal with…
Moors struggled to find harmony in Shakespeare’s time in Venice, England, and throughout Europe. Othello, the Moor, plays the Other in Shakespeare’s play Othello. The Other is an interesting character that is seen throughout Shakespeare’s plays including Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Caliban in The Tempest. The Other is usually an outsider, someone who can be mocked, abused, or condemned. Little says, “But, as Othello’s countrymen will finally have it, no amount of rhyming or coupling…
In the play, Othello, the emotion of jealousy is the driving force of the plot in the story. It single-handedly drives the actions of many of the characters in the play. Iago’s jealousy of Cassio and Othello made Iago want to destroy Othello emotionally and mentally. Iago uses this emotion to get other characters to react in certain ways. After that, using his intellect, Iago is able to exploit Othello’s insecurities, which causes Othello’s emotions to spiral out of control sending him into a…
The Bad Comparison A Friar considered a bad man? In The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer the Friar would be considered a womanizer kind of like Charlie Sheen is today. The Friar could also be considered a priest and a good man people think they could trust. The Friar in The Canterbury Tales also known as Hubert is a womanizer. He would get young women pregnant once he did that he would marry them off to other men so he would not get the blame for impregnating them. He was a…