On a superficial level, the story of "Othello" is one of jealousy, love and an unquenchable thirst for power. ... Masculinity is the dangerous conceit and underlying root of all complications in Shakespeare's "Othello." ... This calls into question Othello's masculinity by doubting Desdemona's faithfulness. ... He is wondering if Othello could have really violated his daughter without him knowing. ... Masculinity lurks in the shadows of all the conflict through the play and is very important to understanding the implications that Shakespeare intended....

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Desdemona Shakespeare's sweetest star A Outline of the role of Desdemona in the text : Desdemona is the sickly sweet innocent in Shakespeare's play Othello. ... Shakespeare wrote this in pro's and he is showing Desdemona's caring side. ... The way in which Shakespeare structured this line is simple. ... Shakespeare has structured it so Desdemona is asking questions to begin with then answering Othello's. ... Shakespeare uses verse because this is a very formal plea. ...

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Othello is also able to captivate his peers with his speech. ... Iago Possibly the most heinous villain in Shakespeare, Iago is fascinating for his most terrible characteristic: his utter lack of convincing motivation for his actions. ... She is in love with Othello and completely devoted to him. ... Cassio truly loves and esteems Othello. ... Cassio's devotion to Othello is strong and unquestionable. ...

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The Downfall of Othello ?... Shakespeare, however, was able to do it with one character. What is Othello's motivation in ruining Othello's life? ... Shakespeare was obviously fascinated by the man.He gave Iago more lines than any other character in his work, including Hamlet, King Lear, or Othello? ... In Shakespeare's Othello he shows us that people should realize and understand their flaws and improve upon them. ...

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In "Othello," by William Shakespeare, it can be observed that even though Othello appears to be of good nature, his race affects how some of the other characters behave towards him. ... In Othello, Iago and Roderigo go to Brabantio to explain that Othello has stolen his daughter, Desdemona. They don't tell Brabantio that Othello and Desdemona have gotten married, the way that they portray it is as if the only way Desdemona would have gone with Othello is by trickery; ultimately leading to that she would not have gone with Othello willing because it is wrong. ... Brabantio thinks that Desd...

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In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago is no different than a deceptive individual who lives two lives: a trustworthy friend in front of people and a mysterious self-centered manipulative villain who is governed by hate. Shakespeare had observed that there exist perfectly sane people in whom fellow feeling of any kind is extremely weak while egoism is virtually absolute, and this he made Iago (West 34). ... In Act I Iago creates a plot to destroy Othello's reputation by saying that Othello kidnapped Desdemona. ... Last but not the least, Iago's biggest and most destructive manipulation ...

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He confronts Othello himself. But the Duke blocks Brabantio's attempt to kill Othello. ... When Othello finds out, he strips Cassio of his rank. ... Iago can finally begin his attack on Othello. ... According to Shakespeare when one tries to get revenge, one's reward is death. ...

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Othello by William Shakespeare is a classic play that has been successfully created into a movie. ... In Othello, we are introduced to Othello, Desdemona, Brabantio, Iago, Roderigo, and Cassio. ... This shows that Othello has a lot of power and superiority. ... Othello wears red, white and black colours, which show his power. ... Iago in the first scene seems to be with Roderigo against Othello. ...

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What is revealed to the audience in Act 1 of the play Othello?. ... In the first Act Shakespeare introduces the juxtaposition of love and war, these are themes which are visible throughout the play. Othello is perceived as a supreme commander, and a devoted husband. ... Othello insists that she accompany him. ... Iago's ideals of love are painted in stark contrast to Othello's. ...

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Othello is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... The plan to have Roderigo continue to pursue Desdemona, which is Othello's wife. ... This is because Iago has been in Othello's ear about Desdemona betraying him. You see, Iago had lied and manipulated Othello so much that he made him insecure. So insecure to the fact that in the end Othello kills Desdemona and it is all because of Iago. ...

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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. ... He starts this scene by telling Othello Brabantio will be furious when he finds out that Othello and Desdemona are legally married. ... Iago then starts to stir trouble by telling Cassio that Othello is married, but not who to. ... He tells Othello to meet him in court. ... Iago then goes on to explain a plan, he says that after a while he will say to Othello that Cassio has been spending a lot of time with Desdemona, hopefully this will ...

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Iago, from Shakespeare's Othello, is one of the most memorable villains in all of literature. ... Iago's hatred for Othello begins with the fact that Othello passed over Iago in favor as Cassio for his lieutenant. ... He is one of Shakespeare's most baleful villains. ... Shakespeare may have personified evil through Iago and took it to the extreme, but if so, Iago would be detached from other aspects of being human, e.g. feeling regret. ... Wicked jealousy was planted into Othello's heart by Iago; it led Othello to kill his wife that he once adored. ...

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The way that Shakespeare introduces the characters is very clever indeed. ... The fact that Iago refers to Othello as a Moor' and his Moorship' goes further in showing us how Iago dislikes Othello (as opposed to addressing him as Othello). ... We also discover that Roderigo hates Othello to with By heaven, I rather would have been his hangman' (when Roderigo says his' he is referring to Othello) Iago is biding his time in the demise of Othello as can be obtained from I follow him to serve my turn upon him' telling us that Iago is patient in his waiting for reveng...

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Shakespeare's Othello holds a most exotic, complex and interesting villain of his tragedies. ... Shakespeare does not allow any attention to shift from Iago. Shakespeare at the very beginning of the play does not bother to develop the character of the protagonist Othello, but rather places greater emphasis on plot development. ... He has similar success with Cassio and Othello. ... He will do anything to destroy the goodness of Othello. ...

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Though the name of the play written by William Shakespeare is called "Othello," the character Othello is not the main character, but rather Iago is. ... He then decided on a plan and took full action upon it "to abuse Othello's ear that he (Cassio) is too familiar with his (Othello's) wife" Othello. ... Iago outright continuously lies to Othello, and Othello like a fool, believes every word he says to him. ... Othello. ... Once again Iago tricked Othello. ...

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While Shakespeare's Othello is full of devious acts of immorality, Iago is behind each one of them. ... As Othello opens the first notions that Iago has an extreme hatred of Othello become abundantly clear. ... Further in the scene Iago brings another of his reasons of hatred of Othello to the fore front when he declares that Othello has slept with his wife. ... With Cassio and Desdemona now holding meetings away from Othello, Iago has the opportunity to imbed a seed of jealousy in Othello. The first case of Iago manipulating Othello comes when Othello sees Cassio leave Desdemona whe...

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