The playwright had a way of constructing many complex characters and it's from his genius that we have such characters as Hamlet, Othello, Gertrude and Desdemona. In Shakespeare's play "Othello, the Moor of Venice," the title character, Othello, was sold into slavery, escaped his bounds, and ended up as the military commander of the Venetian Military. Othello's status in Venice is complex; he is a foreign soldier that is faithful to another country. ...

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Of all the characters in Shakespeare's Othello, none is more complex and unknown to the audience than Iago. He is portrayed by every character as the most honest and trustworthy person. ... Throughout the play Othello almost every character at one time or another referred to Iago as an honest man while the audience saw Iago cruelly and viciously lie and deceive one character after another, trapping them all in a jealous rage. ... Part of the reason Iago is seen as such a villainous character to the audience is because Iago is such an intelligent character. ... Everything else was done by ...

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I greatly admire the way Iago brings out all of the other characters" secrets and confessions. ... Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. ... More specifically, the way that one responds to Iago's commands or news modifies another character, and it continues from there on, until every conflict is resolved. Jealousy, an evident theme seen throughout the play, occurs in almost every character, which creates suspense. ... Iago is evidently a fascinating, complex character who can't be analyzed in simple terms. ...

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Both major characters in their respective plays, Claudius and Iago are driven by immoral ambitions. However, unlike many "evil villains" in literature, these two characters are far more complex than may be seen at first, and Shakespeare manages to give us a unique three-dimensional view into their wicked minds. ... A character far more complex than seems at first, there is more to Iago than meets the eye - making him a man who is not merely pure evil but rather a true villain in every respect of the word. ... In this way he is seen as a less malevolent character than Iago. ... Two other c...

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Shakespeare used many different character traits to compose full-bodied characters that we can still relate to today. ... Even though we cannot exactly see the aspirations of some characters in the story until later on, it is quite plainly laid out for the audience to see what kind of person each character is. ... Iago is perhaps the character I trust the least in the character but perhaps the most exciting. ... Brabantio seems to be a character similar to Roderigo in his thoughts but without the actions. ... We can conclude that Desdemona is a slightly complex character and we cannot ...

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Iago was created to be the catalyst of the play, a character fuelled by jealousy. ... We are given soliloquies that give insight to Iago's true character and intentions, enough to know and understand that he is a two-sided character. ... Iago wears a mask when facing other characters, the mask of honesty. ... It would be unfair to say that Iago is a simple character; rather, Shakespeare uses various techniques to make him the complex man he truly is. ... " Shakespeare created a character that was symbolically similar to Satan; both characters crave the destruction of all things that ...

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This plot development is a staple in the tragic orientation of the play; but how can one explain the seemingly ambiguous qualities of Desdemona's character? ... This depression and the shock she experiences in the final scene surely influenced the outcome of her character. ... Desdemona also travels to Cyprus with Othello, her new husband, thus further cementing her status as a brave and courageous character as she left a safe place for one consumed by death and danger. ... Desdemona is not an ambiguous character, but she is a complex character. ... This person would be wrong, as Desd...

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Of all the characters in Shakespeare's Othello, none is more complex and of great depth and dimension than "honest" Iago. A person of vengeance and dishonesty inspired by jealousy, yet portrayed by every character as honest and trustworthy. ... The manipulative nature of Iago has profound effects on decisions made by other characters throughout Othello. ... Carefully and masterfully Iago entraps the characters one by one, satisfying his appetite for revenge. ... A character of depth and spirit, the basis of Iago's success is derived from the carefully built trust with individua...

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Shakespeare creates the character of Iago as the villain of the play. ... This leads you to believe that he is a member of a reasonably upper-class family, which is further emphasised by his use of complex sentences and high register and figurative language. ... This also shows that he is his an articulate character when he so wishes. ... As with most of Iago's manipulative speeches he shifts into a more complex manner of speech often to invoke emotion in the person he is trying to influence. ... He is a duplicitous character who keeps quiet to avoid unwanted attention. ...

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Othello's inability to judge other character causes Othello to downfall and to go down in every thing in his life that he has worked hard for to earn it. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, the characters of Othello and Cassio greatly contribute to their own downfalls. ... Othello is a very complex character. He is a difficult character to analyze due to the fact that readers cannot decide whether to sympathize with him or be angered by his social and emotional naive ness. ... Both characters were innocent of villainy, but guilty of choosing to put their trust in the wrong person. ...

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The play "Othello" makes use of a variety of themes to create both internal and external conflicts between the main characters. Lies, deciet, murder, and prejudice all play a part in this very dynamic and complex play. ... The raw hatred and treachery of Iago is an extremely powerful catalyst to create conflict between characters. ...

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Throughout the Shakespearean tragedy Othello, the main character Othello undergoes an almost complete transformation as we witness his downfall from who he was at the beginning of the play to who he becomes at the end. ... It is Othello's intrinsic internal flaws of jealousy, naivety, inability to judge character and the inherent vulnerability of love that causes his downfall. ... Therefore, through Shakespeare's many dramatic techniques, the author has been able to create many complex causes for Othello's eventual downfall. ...

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He is a complex character in all the Shakespeare's tragedy (Chatto & Windus, 19). ... The real dramatic irony of his character can be seen from the extended aside. ... The irony is that the characters truly believe in his honesty. ... He is a character who is overwhelmed with deceptive tendencies. ... Thus, Iago's character is so layered, and we can delve deeper into his personality and nuisances that causes the tragic end of many characters in this play (Sewell, 212)....

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Shakespeare's Othello holds a most exotic, complex and interesting villain of his tragedies. ... By far, in terms of stage time, soliloquies and the like, Iago supersedes any other character. ... Before Iago can even begin to initiate his plan he is referred to as honest by many of the characters. ... Both these characters turn to him for his 'free advice'. ... His soliloquies also give him the chance to reveal the qualities of other characters. ...

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Many of his plays are so remarkable, not necessarily because of the complex issues they raise, but rather the ideals they "challenge-. ... Not only does Othello hold a position of significant social status and is widely respected by senior characters, but he knows his own worth. ... By the time he refers to Desdemona as the "devil- (IV,i) and then hits her, the respect held for him by the audience and other characters, who become "deceived in him- (IV,i), falls. ... Othello's wife Desdemona is also a character who initially contradicts the dominant Jacobean attitudes towards women and ...

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Desdemona, of the Shakespearean play Othello, is a very complex character who takes on both roles. ... The majority of the characters in Othello are marked by their power and influence in their society. ... Iago is a character plagued with hate, every move that we see Iago make can be derived from a hatred of one person or another. ... The greatest difference amongst characters can be seen between Othello and Desdemona. ... The other characters in the play act on their emotions, which ultimately leads to trouble. ...

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In Act 1 of Othello, Shakespeare uses different techniques to present Iago to us; from these we are able to see "honest Iago- and his true personality. Iago has many reasons for acting the way he does, his reasons may not be right or logical but he believes in them so strongly that he is willing to...

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Shakespeare's Othello centres on the complex idea of jealousy as a means of exploring the emotion which is prevalent in all societies. ... The manipulation of certain characters in Othello allows the exploration of Iago's duplicity. ...

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However, while Desdemona is strong and bold, Hero can be seen, at least from a modern perspective, as pathetic, while from an Elizabethan audience's point of view she can be seen as an honourable character. ... The subject of chastity and female honour can be further examined by exploring Desdemona's character. ... Her sacrifice at the beginning of the play foreshadows her sacrifice at the end, both in the name of love and honour, thus is a female character who acts honourably. ... Although both strong characters, Emilia differs from Desdemona as she doesn't have the love and d...

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This is understood as we observe the regret and disappointment the central character undergoes as she acknowledges the self- sacrifices she has made as a mother. ... In addition to this the characters have exchanged roles, we view the father has grown old weak "your face has grown to ancient innocence- whilst the child is now portrayed as a contemplative adult and her father's protector. ... The child's sentences also become more complex and the language softly toned thus the use of alliteration such as shine' and simplicities. ... Both Sky high' and In the Park' r...

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The soldier on guard duty obviously still had social and racial prejudices against Othello the character, indicated by his assertion that a "Negro- must not be allowed to murder a white woman, so atrocious he thought the act to be that he shot the actor. ... Although Othello's dark-skin automatically places his ranking lower than that of Brabantio, the Duke ultimately sides with the more socially powerful - Othello - by saying to Brabantio "And noble signior, If virtue no delighted beauty lack, ...

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