Othello

Geoffrey Sax’s contemporary re-interpretation of William Shakespeare’s Othello has proven its innate ability to survive the tides of modernity, despite hailing from an era long gone by. Sax is able to manipulate the core concepts and ideas put forward by the great Bard, while retaining and further exploring the key, universal themes of racism, bigotry and power. Shakespeare’s original piece reflects upon traditional Elizabethan values and context through a tragedy spurred by hatred and deception…

Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the protagonist, Othello, atrociously murder’s his wife. When simply observing actions alone, Othello would certainly be considered evil; however, William Shakespeare implements various literary devices to create Othello so that he evokes sympathy, instead of rage, from the audience. Primarily, Shakespeare utilizes linguistic changes by Othello to evoke sympathy for Othello from…

Jealousy To be jealous is a feeling or showing of envy of someone or their achievements and advantages. "Othello" was written by William Shakespeare in 1603. It is about an untrustworthy character Iago who stirs up gossip causing the tragedy to unfold with a moor, Othello, Desdemona his wife, Iago, his wife Emilia and Cassio a lieutenant, and many more characters who fall to Iago 's lies. During the time William Shakespeare was writing the tragedy, Aristotle had set some standards for plays. He…

outlined. One such character is Othello, the title character of The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice. The play Othello is not truly about Othello, but rather the struggle of the true tragic hero, Iago. While Othello is talked about in the…

In the tragedy of “Othello”, drama causes many back to back deaths to occur as the story develops. Iago feels robbed of his position of a higher military status, after Othello decides to promote Michael Cassio instead, leading to most of the tragic moments in the story. Shakespeare attempts to show the reader the negative impact of betrayal on someone’s trust through Iago and Othello’s mislead relationship. From the very beginning of the tragedy, Iago is perceived as someone who is to not be…

Man, His Epilepsy, and His Downfall In William Shakespeare’s Othello, it is jealousy that conquers all, while love is cast down an unfathomable abyss. Over the course of few days, once honourable Othello is broken down by trickster Iago with his wiles and Othello’s mind is overrun with anger and envy. But how could a principled man such as Othello decide to kill his beloved wife in such a short amount of time? If it is assumed that Othello is afflicted by Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE), then…

The handkerchief in Othello is very significant to the plot. It influences and affects the main characters in the play. The handkerchief is arguably the central plot because it shows the final hit on Othello’s self-esteem which causes him to downfall. The handkerchief could also be seen as Iago’s cruel plan of his plan to destroy Othello’s relationship. Iago knows that the handkerchief has great meaning to Othello which would make him very angry if he finds out that his wife no longer has it.…

Jealousy in Othello In Othello, by William Shakespeare, there are numerous motifs throughout the play, some being: love, betrayal, and racism. Jealousy is also one of them; it affects many of the characters in the play which later leads them to their downfall. Iago being one of them, he is jealous of Cassio’s position, and is furious at Othello for preferring Cassio over him. This leads to much destruction and not only Iago’s downfall, but everyone’s in the play. He is the reason for every…

‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare has many central ideas and values that overtime have transcended and developed, staying relevant to society today because of their general yet complex nature. The key ideas of the nature of jealousy and an enraged lack of insight and relations with the state have been demonstrated through the character of Othello, a man who eventually let his jealousy, even though provoked out by the character of Iago, get the best of him which eventually leads to the downfall of…

jealousy. It is, Othello, one of Shakespeare’s most tragic plays, featuring two loving characters that audiences will instantly connect with. The lead protagonist, Othello, is a young man who is infused in love with Desdemona. This love quickly turns into tragedy when jealousy takes over Othello. It is through Iago’s skilful manipulation, jealousy is quickly spread throughout Othello’s mind, leaving love overpowered by jealousy. Furthermore,…