Othello

different point of view. To effectively manipulate one must know the weakness of the targeted person. Therefore, using their emotions to enable the manipulation easily. Othello is a tragedy, written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century. The play of William Shakespeare includes the character of Iago. Iago is the antagonist in Othello, who cleverly plans out his tactics. Viewing the character of Iago from an analytical point of view shows Iago revealing himself to be a psychopath.…

A Tragedy is a Result of one 's Insecurities A cowardly man will always find spineless reasons behind his actions that may result in a series of disastrous events. In the novel Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago demonstrates the character of an insecure man who encounters insecurities that come in the forms of jealousy, personal/sexuality, and identity. These insecurities have a key role in the development of the play and the creation of Othello’s tragedy. To theorize, Iago is a weak and…

The play Othello is summarized to be a Venetian leader and his captivating wife, Desdemona. Othello has a demanding job in which he had to travel. There was a time that Othello had a job offer open to his fellow workers. He decided to make his right-hand man, Cassio the lieutenant. However, Iago was agitated that Othello made Cassio his lieutenant instead of him. After this, Iago sparks a plot of revenge on Othello. He then spread a vulgar fabrication about Desdemona. According to Iago's…

Shakespeare’s Othello has been seen not as an ordinary victim or villain, but is a combination of both presented as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. (tragic-hero) throughout the play Othello is characterized as a strong-willed man who often trusts the wrong people which in turn leads to his demise. Othello begins the play as a good man with good values, who is a trusted solider and a loving,…

(Little 306). The racism drove him crazy and Iago didn’t make it better. When Iago tells Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him, he thought that his blackness and Moorish characteristics changed her and made her do it because Iago and other characters like Brabantio said it would. When Othello killed Desdemona, his literal blackness became metaphorical (Little 322). As soon as Emilia found out that Othello murdered Desdemona, she had to bring race into the conversation; she made a racist…

1. Examine the role of reputation, love, jealousy, or betrayal in the play. Focus on one issue and make an original and well-supported argument INTRO: In Othello by William Shakespeare, reputation plays a large role in the actions of many characters. Othello is a well respected general in the military, but when he starts to doubt his wife’s fidelity, he is wrought with anger. At first, he does not believe the rumors but when he sees what he thinks is proof he grows furious. He believes people…

ANALYSIS OF OTHELLO FROM OUTSIDER STANDPOINT IN THE COGNOMINAL PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE As much as any character, Othello exemplifies how polarizing reactions to an outsider can be in Shakespeare, with the play`s great interest-and indeed Othello was from the beginning one of the most frequently performed and written about-resulting from strong and often opposite emotions. Critics have focused on his blackness or, recently, his condition as a Moor , and the particular associations of these…

wrongs” Through the use of the word “lascivious”, Othello as a black man is portrayed as having an insatiable lust for sex and likely perversion, a framing designed to fuel the father’s worst possible fantasies. In this presentation, Brabantio has had his daughter abducted by a black man, taken against her will or perhaps as a result of some dark magic employed by Othello. As he confronts Othello, he reveals what he thinks of black people. Othello is thus denigrated and undervalued. Despite his…

One important moment occurs when Othello faints due to jealousy in Act 4 Scene 1. While this incident does not have direct consequences, it reveals important information about Othello’s state of mind. Iago has successfully manipulated Othello’s emotions through lies and careful language, such that Othello has collapsed due to emotional distress. He is quite a contrast with the calm and reasonable man who, at the beginning of the story, was confident in the stability of his marriage. The next…

Othello: An Empiricist ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the king of English literature, reached the summit of his power over English. In the art of characterization, Shakespeare has no rival. The beauty of the art lies in its characters. We come across many characters that portray nobility, ire, jealousy, conspiracy, etc. in his plays. One of the fascinating characters is Othello- the portrayal of jealousy and suspicion, an icon of empiricism who digs his own grave. This paper focuses on…