Othello

In 1603, William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy called Othello about a Spanish moor that ultimately fell victim to his own skepticism and emotions and murders his wife due to the machinations of Iago. Iago is the most interesting character in this Shakespearean play and actually has more speaking parts than even Othello himself. A man that can even convince his own wife to help with his masterfully manipulated puppetry of Othello, Desdemona, Rodrigo, Cassio, and Emilia is an exquisite character.…

repetitions in Othello, the number three signifies the domination of a deity or a deity-like character. For instance, Iago’s verse in lines 296 to 320 in Act 2, Scene 3 provides an introduction to his plan on how he is going to manipulate the circumstances of three of the most important characters in the play, other than himself – Othello, Desdemona, and Cassio. In that same verse, Iago mentions his plan to set up Cassio and Desdemona to destroy Desdemona’s reputation before Othello, which Iago…

Iago’s Greed Throughout the play Othello, readers witness Iago’s betrayal that leads everyone to their downfall. Iago exploits everyone’s weaknesses and in turn this reveals his own weakness, greed. Iago’s weakness drives the play because Iago cannot get enough revenge to satisfy his greed and eventually loses sight of when to stop. Iago constantly asks for money, he is full of jealousy that seems to never be avenged, and he continues to deceive the other characters even after his motivations…

Reputation is a concept that can make or break a man. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the damage that can be caused by reputation, or the lack of it, is very severe and is evident through the characterisation of Michael Cassio. Shakespeare portrays emotional damage that can be caused by the lack of reputation through dialogue “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!…

In the end of Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the Moor of Venice, Othello, the protagonist, tragically dies beside his wife, Desdemona. He tragically lost his position of being the prestigious Moor by unknowingly transforming into a murderous lunatic since he believed in falsifications concerning his own wife. His focus on the negative possibility of Desdemona being unfaithful towards him instead of earnestly focusing on the positive possibility that Desdemona is remaining faithful towards him, and…

The Downfall of a Hero in William Shakespeare’s Othello Every author has a certain way of developing the main character as the story progresses. To William Shakespeare, author of Othello, insecurity and jealousy act as vital tools in developing the personality of the main character, Othello. Shakespeare uses Othello’s curiosity, to plant doubt. Othello shifts into a man troubled by insecurity. Jealousy replaces Othello’s insecurity, putting him out of touch with reality. Shakespeare uses a…

of high honour and has impeccable military knowledge, Othello is gullible and cruel to his wife so why is he a sympathetic character? Like a child who is manipulated because they are naive, Othello was exploited due to his love for Desdemona. Both Othello and children portray jealousy when they deprived and in their perspective, the best solution can be resolved through violence. In the Shakespearean play Othello written by Shakespeare, Othello causes the audience to feel pathos based on his…

as noticeably the worst Shakespeare scoundrel without a doubt. At first glance, Iago's thought process in needing to decimate Othello could be one of a few. The clearest is that he has quite recently been ignored for an advancement which has gone to Cassio. He admits to Roderigo this is the explanation behind his contempt; the purpose behind his longing to destroy Othello. Shakespeare presents Iago as an accumulation of unsolvable riddles. Everything Iago says is a reason for stress. He…

Love and marriage is another theme shared in both literature works yet the love for someone can make you do thing that you don’t want to do. Othello and the moor killed the love of their life in a horrible situation. Disdemona and the Moor have been married for some time then just a day in Othello. This changes they dynamic of their relationship they should have a solid foundation and the Moor should have become easily jealousy. The moor starts to lose his sense of mind and Disdemona start to…

After learning that she marries Othello, he and Iago are in cahoots to screw Othello over. Roderigo listens to Iago's every beck and call, usually without question, due to Iago's persuasion. Roderigo goes all the way to Cyprus to chase after Desdemona, whom he gives gifts to, through Iago. Roderigo soon becomes suspicious and starts to question whether she actually receives them. His external conflicts are with Iago, Cassio, and primarily, Othello. As mentioned above, Roderigo listens to…