Othello

III.iii in the play Othello by William Shakespeare is very significant because it shows Othello giving up on his language; before in the play Othello has spoken with convincing rhetoric and beautiful images. This scene may be referred to as the "temptation scene". Iago carefully plant the seeds of jealousy and suspicion, which leads to the tragic events of the play. In III.iii Iago has a strong effect on Othello. He begins his deception by saying Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair…

Othello, the Moor of Venice composed by William Shakespeare is a tragic exploration of fundamental concerns to humanity such as love, jealousy and ambition. These were all influential aspects of society during the Elizabethan era and have remained applicable to a variety of audiences throughout the centuries. It was these overarching concerns which lead to the capacity of Shakespeare in launching the examination of a multitude of other thematic concerns fundamental to the human condition. Such…

has been has been overlooked by military general Othello in favor of Michael Cassio for a promotion. Iago proceeds to lay out a plan that will enmesh Othello, Cassio, and Othello’s new wife, Desdemona. The villain’s plan is to convince Othello…

Curtis Karner Mrs Markovich ENG3U In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the theme of betrayal has an effect on many of the plays characters. Othello and Rodrigo both endure a crippling betrayal at the hands of the sinister Iago. Iago betrays his General Othello by trying to ruin his relationship with Desdemona through a series of devious acts designed to get revenge on Othello for not promoting him to Lieutenant. Iago betrays his friend Rodrigo by using his deep lust for Desdemona…

is featured in Shakespeare's play, “Othello”, but a story that communicates how evil influences have the ability to tempt the once innocent to the point of madness. Within Shakespeare’s Othello, Shakespeare uses a variety of figurative language and diction to influence the audience to react more sympathetically towards the main character Othello. He also uses this to demonstrate how Othello as a character, advances throughout entirety of the play. Through Othello, Shakespeare is also able to…

In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Iago’s reputation played an important role. Iago knows very well that reputation means everything to Othello and Cassio and he uses this knowledge to plot a sequence of catastrophic events to ruin their reputation. He ruins theirs and builds up his in order to be "trustworthy" enough to carry out his plan. All the characters think Iago is an “honest man” but in reality he is the complete opposite. By analyzing how Iago claims to be someone he’s not, it is clear…

exploited to bring them to their downfall. This can clearly be seen in Othello, as Roderigo’s foolish trust and infatuation with Desdemona, Desdemona’s innocent naivety, and Othello’s personal doubts and trusting nature facilitate the manipulation of their individual characters, and lead them to their various deaths. The misfortunes of various characters can be described as the fault of their weaknesses, which…

Othello’s soliloquy in Act 3 scene 3 (257-70), can be described as the dramatic climacteric of the play. The oratory reveals his most private thoughts, trepidations, and frailty of the mind. This speech marks the juncture where Othello fights an intense internal turmoil before succumbing to Iago's lies. The soliloquy creates a plot by expounding Othello’s complex state of mind and enunciating his designs.The speech veers his image from an idealist to a misogynist and assists in building his…

society is working against personal values, self-isolation becomes an appealing choice. Alienation provides the main characters in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and William Shakespeare’s Othello with their motivation, self-isolation as an act of self-preservation ultimately leads to self-destruction. Othello, through much of the play, is referred to by racial slurs, like “an old black ram” and also “The Moor”. Othello’s status as an outsider is the reason he is…

Othello becomes a tragedy of incomprehension where hate, manipulation and revenge derive from the arrogant and blinded nature of the characters and their interactions with one another. Within the Aristotelian tragedy of ‘Othello’, the attribute of incomprehension creates the ultimate downfall of Othello through Rodrigo’s initial and prevalent manipulation by Iago to further his plans, Iago’s inability to comprehend Othello’s genuine trust for him which fuels his blinded revenge and Othello’s…