Throughout the tragedy of Othello, Shakespeare does an impressive job of quickly introducing and manipulating his main characters. ... When Emilia betrays the sisterhood within the play of Othello much is revealed to the reader regarding her character. ... Emilia is a particularly interesting character developed by Shakespeare. ... With the visual proof that Emilia supplied to Iago she helped Othello to see the most untrustworthy character as honest, and the most loving character as a "whore.... With close analysis and comprehension one may be able to argue that Emilia's role in Othe...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This analysis of the text shows different readings. ... Throughout most of Shakespeare's plays, analysis using many different views could be applied. ... This hides the fact that an able person such as Iago is more suitable for a position that Cassio holds, but due to the ideologies and context, the upper class in which Cassio is from, controlled the decision to rule out Iago. ... Not only the characters, but also we examine how the author manipulates audience reaction through descriptions of racial backgrounds and other racial inferences of the main characters. ... The character of Othel...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A textual analysis of "Othello" reveals several racist overtones and motifs, making it easy to see that Shakespeare put in plenty of thought as to how the character's racial identity would factor into or shape the events of the play. ... While it's hard to prove either side of the "Shakespeare was a racist" argument," it is completely obvious that the portrayal of Othello's character is a direct product of traits associated with his ethnicity. ... Of course there are multiple characters who are subject to Iago's tricks, but the fact is that none of them are deceived as bad...

• Word Count: 1462
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate