Othello

Jealousy and Manipulation in Othello It is often unavoidable for one to encounter devious people who exist only to influence those around them in favor of attaining their desired reality. In our modern times, psychologists may label these people as mentally ill with a number of personality disorders, but in Shakespearean times, they were simply called “evil” or “villainous.” In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is the clear antagonist, scheming to get revenge on various innocent characters…

Iago has the capacity control diverse characters all through Othello by seeming, by all accounts, to be straightforward and dependable, and utilizing this to make individuals accept what he is stating is reality. This implies that Iago can let them know what he needs, so as to accomplish whatever he craves. Essentially, Iago is an undependable character. An exceptionally humorous piece of the play is when Iago says, "By Janus", as Janus is an undependable Roman god. The primary…

relationships. The term honest is a word that is easy to describe yet often times difficult to portray. In Othello, the Moor was easily able to call his friend, Iago, “honest Iago.” Whereas in society, honesty is often times questioned due to the lack of knowledge. Honest is used in Shakespeare’s play, Othello, as well as in society to describe one which withholds truthfulness within their statements. In Othello, Shakespeare use of the word honest changes as the novel continues. In the…

is obvious that Othello was definitely impacted by his words. Although, Iago 's manipulation doesn 't start well because Othello’s confidence is so strong and unimpeachable. During the conversation with Iago, Othello: “Why, why is this? Think’st thou I 'd make a life of jealousy…(III.iii.207-208)”. As you can tell, at this point Othello doesn 't seem to have any emotions of jealousy. However, as the conversation proceeds, Iago skillfully mixes the logos and Pathos that oblige Othello to listen…

Race in William Shakespeare's Othello. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Social Issues in Literature. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. In this book the author Vernon Johnson, focuses on breaking down the characteristics of Othello as a character and as a free black man in a white culture. At the beginning Johnson talks about what questions maybe running through the audience’s heads while reading Othello which he then continues to talk about how Othello is rejected from society…

had to have been obedient to their husbands. Women who did not have or follow these standards were more than likely killed. In Shakespeare 's play, Othello, the character Desdemona shows all these qualities yet is still killed. Desdemona is written as a kind character. She is not shown to be an conniving, like Iago, or jealous, like her husband Othello. An example of her kindness would be her friendship with Cassio. There is nothing malicious or…

Othello, a play written by the well known play writer Shakespeare, is a romantic tragedy containing foreshadowing that sets the scene for the tragedy to come. This foreshadowing is set into place so that the reader does not come to the final act and scene of the play and wonder, “where did that come from?” It is also there to create suspense and tension in the reader’s mind as they consider all the possibilities of what might come in the next scene. In other words, it helps build up the story to…

In the tragedy “Othello” by William Shakespeare, it illustrates how easily one can be filled with poison and be manipulated in such little time. Throughout the play, Othello is fed lies from the antagonist of the story, Iago, but does not question his source of knowledge. By Othello believing those falsehoods, it causes him to lose trust and question his wife, Desdemona. Ultimately, one lie led to another and caused Othello to kill his wife and then resulted in him taking his own life. In the…

ambiguity causes Othello’s climax to be ambiguous. The protagonist determines what the climax is, which is debatable because either Othello or Iago can be the protagonist. Although there is ambiguity regarding the climax, Shakespeare provides salient evidence for the climax. When Iago is the protagonist, he manipulates Othello until he finally causes Othello’s catastrophe. Othello and Iago are in open opposition when Iago asks him, regarding Cassio and Desdemona, “What if I had said I had seen…

Shakespeare’s play Othello, where the main character and his newly wed wife are thrown through some challenging tasks. There are a few opposing forces that are not necessarily supportive of Desdemona and Othello being together, like her father, and Othello’s supposed friend. The reader is pre-disposed to sympathize with Othello right from the moment the play begins, because it is evident that there are people that dislike him. Othello does truly love his wife Desdemona, he is purely blinded by…