"(Shakespeare 794). ... "(Shakespeare 785.) ... You do love my lord; you have known Othello long, and be well assured he shall in strangeness, stand no farther off than in politic distance" "(Shakespeare 821.). ... (Shakespeare 822). ... "(Shakespeare 838).Othello asks Desdemona to "Lend him thy handkerchief, that one which I gave you " "I have it not about me" "Not! ...
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. ... Brabantio tried to find a suitor for his daughter like any father of the time but she rejected them all. ... How to respect you. You are the lord of duty. ... It does not really let us see any other side of Desdemona's personality we have seen it all before. 2 ) " Alas the heavy day : Why do you weep Am l the motive of these tears, my lord If haply you my father do suspect a...
What are the Causes of Othello's Downfall and how has Shakespeare Portrayed Them? ... Iago sparks thoughts in Othello's mind with questions such as, "Did Michael Cassio, when you wooed my lady, Know of your love?" or by muttering under his breath, "Ha, I like not that," when Cassio visits Desdemona. ... Shakespeare intensifies Iago's manipulative techniques as he begins to use words like "cuckhold," personifying animalistic imagery and thoughts like, "She did deceive her father, marrying you, and when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, She loved them most," echoing...
This is illustrated in the following quote, IAGO - " I"ll tell you what you shall do. ... Importune her to help to put you in your place again. ... For a woman like Desdemona, who is surrounded by lords and governors and most importantly, being the wife of a general, a good name as a loyal woman is everything. ... (Shakespeare 4.1.278-9). ... (Shakespeare 4.1.226-9). ...
We all know that most, if not all, of William Shakespeare's tragedies, are, well, tragic. ... Iago then foreshadows his plans for Othello to Roderigo, "O, sir, content you. ... I pray you, in your letters, when you shall these unlucky deeds relate, speak of me as I am. ... Then must you speak of one that loved not wisely, but too well. ... Of one whose hand, like the base Indian, threw a pearl away richer than all his tribe. ...
Although Shakespeare's plays were written several hundred years ago, they are still able to captivate a contemporary audience. ... Through these themes and dramatic techniques, Shakespeare's plays are made popular even to audiences of today. ... When asked by Emilia what he was going to do with the handkerchief, he replied, "Why, what is that to you?" ... "Our general's wife is now the general Confess yourself freely to her: importune her help to put you in your place again." ... (Act 3 Scene 3, lines 195-202) The audience in Elizabethan times would know that most Venetian wom...
This becomes an intimate moment between the two, as Emilia is unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). ... Like Emilia, she appears worldly and loves her partner without any reservations, but fully aware of her place in a male-dominated society. ... "I am no strumpet, but of life as honest as you thus abuse me (line 142)." ... Cassio never talks with her about his demotion from Lieutenant, something you would confide in with your partner. ... Again, Shakespeare allows us to view women as they did during the Elizabethan period. ...
Shakespeare, however, was able to do it with one character. ... Like many people, Iago can be mysterious and baffling. ... But here's my husband; And so much duty as my mother show'd to you, preferring you before her father, So much I challenge that I may profess? ... To you I am bound for life and education? ... Then you must speak of one that loved not wisely buy too well? ...
Throughout the play Iago commands other characters of Othello like chessmen. ... Iago is like a puppeteer who carefully moves his puppets and strikes when it is the right moment. ... He successfully manages to slander Cassio's reputation despite appearing like his friend. ... "She did deceive her father, marrying you, And when she seemed to shake and fear your looks. ... Iago is undoubtedly the most villainous character in all Shakespeare's work. ...
William Shakespeare was a master at providing an audience with a keen insight into the human psyche through the actions and words of his heroes, and even more so, his villains. ... 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. ... He demonstrates these ideas in his brief chat with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range. Therefore prepare you. I your commission will...
Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Shakespeare's Othello are very similar in many ways, in that they both use akin aspects of characters to reveal how they are alike. ... And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell! ... In Shakespeare's Othello, it was said that the handkerchief, a key symbol in this play, represented love, but if it was lost, loathe. ... Salinger and Shakespeare both utilized nave characters to prove that illusions only cause anguish and distress. ... Like Franklin Delano Rooselvelt once said, "Th...
In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. ... All the constant declarations of love spoken so openly and as though thoughtlessly throughout the play would be enough to fool anyone, "I think you think I love you...I protest, in the sincerity of love and honest kindness." ... To my mind, this is due to Iago's animal like attitude to love and life. ... Othello : It gives me wonder great as my content to see you here before me. ... "How now, what do you here alone?" ...
In Othello, we encounter Iago, one of Shakespeare's most evil characters. ... No, sure, I cannot think it, that he would steal away so guilty-like, seeing you coming". ... The devil and Iago, both, have a unique way of twisting appearances into looking like truths. ...
Moment of Weakness Throughout William Shakespeare's infamous play Othello, it is evident to the reader that it is a tale of passion, ego, deceit, and betrayal. ... Although this scene is typically overlooked by readers, Shakespeare carefully positions this scene to emphasize the deeper relationship between Iago and Cassio. ... Iago squeezes his legs like that of a snake over O's ribcage while screaming the lines in his face. ... When you love someone, you experience the awful sinking of heart and the uncontrollable premonition of disaster. ... Why then In God's name did y...
Othello is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... However, in Iagos mind he is nothing like he is acting throughout this play. ... What plan you might ask? ... The last soliloquy that I would like to point out is in act 3 scene 3. ... You see, Iago had lied and manipulated Othello so much that he made him insecure. ...
The credit goes to none other than Shakespeare and his classic work Othello. ... Just like his enemies are despicable, his allies are reliable, loyal and generally agreeable individuals. ... (Shakespeare Resource Center n.pag.) ... It again lends itself to such heroic values as respect, courage, determination and the like (Time and the Tragic Hero n. pag.). ... This is quite possible evident no better than in Othello's dying words: Then must you speak / Of one that loved not wisely but too well, / Of one not easily jealous but, being wrought, / Perplexed in the extreme; of...
The following will reveal oppression as depicted in Hemingway's Hills like White Elephants, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello and Chopin's The Story of an Hour and the ramification of manipulation, envy, and freedom. ... I said the mountains looked like white elephants. ... But if I do it, then it will be nice again if I say things are like white elephants, and you'll like it?... In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello: "Othello is jealous, Iago is envious, Jealousy is typically over that one possesses and fears to lose, while envy may be over something one ha...
Iago's focus on the truth is used with the intent of igniting emotions like jealousy in Othello. ... In Act 3, Scene 3, Iago tells Othello As (to be bold with you), not to affect many proposed matches, of her own clime, complexions (3,3,29). ... Again, Iago is being honest in the sense that he is reflecting upon how Elizabethan society perceived the moors--like Othello-- to be. ... Through the use of Iago as a character, Shakespeare is able to make it clear that humans cannot always bend to the will of Christian nature; they are also driven by apparently unchristian values, like desire a...
Othello by Shakespeare and Tartuffe by Molière. ... I know your motives; I know you wish him ill: Yes, all of you---wife, children, servants, all--- Conspire against him and desire his fall, Employing every shameful trick you can To alienate me from this saintly man. (3.6.45-50) Orgon even believes Tartuffe over his own son and the rest of his household when he tries to convince him of Tartuffe's desire for Elmire. ... " (1.1.72-73) This shows how much just Dorine doesn't trust Tartuffe (or his servant) and there are several more lines like it throughout the play from se...
Iago then proceeds to plant the first seed in Othello's already unbalanced mind:"Did Michael Cassio, when you wooed my lady know of your love? ... and long live you to think [she is honest] " (III.iii.226). ... Finally, he was submissive, eventually cursing his marriage, believing that "tis destiny unshunnable, like death " (III.iii.275); all men are destined to be cheated on. Evidently, Othello was the prime victim for a manipulator like Iago. ... Through this tragedy, Shakespeare enlightens his readers that insecurities can not only result in the manipulation of others, but also in the...
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. ... But we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings or unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion."... Shakespeare does not allow any attention to shift from Iago. ... He makes Roderigo to appear like a 'fool'. ...
The contexts of the two texts; Othello by William Shakespeare and O by Tim Blake Nelson must be understood to be able to successfully compare the universal themes and human experiences of the texts. ... In O however, Desi's part in the relationship between herself and Odin is more equal and when accused of cheating, she stands up for herself, threatening their relationships if Odin does not respect her, "if you want to be with me, don't ever speak to me like that again!... This is evident in both the opening and closing lines where Hugo explains how Odin is a hawk, soaring above...
./ To you I am bound for life and education;/ My life and education both do learn me/How to respect you. You are the lord of duty,/ I am hitherto your daughter/ But here's my husband,/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ To you, preferring you before her father,/ So much I challenge that I may profess/ Due to the Moor my lord. ... There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the other characters). ...
In Othello by William Shakespeare, the two main characters Othello and Desdemona have a starstruck love; but that does not mean they have no issues. ... When Othello accuses Desdemona of her wrongdoing she argues "I never did Offend you in my life; never loved Cassio But with such general warranty of heaven As I might love: I never gave him token" (5.2.58-61). ... He begins calling her names and talking behind her back like when he announces "this is a subtle whore, A closet lock and key of villainous secrets....
Line 61 - "Good signor, you shall more command with years than with your weapons." " It is evident that Brabantio has status and power, as Othello tells Brabantio, who comes at Othello with a sword to fight him with, "you shall command with years than with your [sword] ", showing that Brabantio's age and status has more respect than if he were to fight Othello. ... "To you I am bound for life and education...I am hitherto your daughter. ... The duke is saying ˜just let it go, the past is the past, If you keep dwelling on it then it will only bring more bad. ... Line 219-226 - Wri...
