The first instance of this plan comes to life in the scene where Iago gets Cassio drunk, but the crafting only begins after Cassio is dismissed. ... There is only one character who can see through his deceptions, and that is Emelia, his wife. ... Zender states that in attempting to compete verbally with the other characters, he only humiliates himself, and thus, becomes more determined to extract his vengeance from the unsuspecting characters. ... He paints Iago as a master of "suggestive language and skewed analysis" (29). ... His ability to read and manipulate the characters in the play, whi...

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Othello was a character of changing attitude, depending on the situation. ... As in all Shakespearian tragedies, however, the main character has one fatal flaw. ... Due to the deception of Iago, Othello begins to become wary of Desdemona and Cassio. ... Othello is within earshot but not sight of Cassio while Cassio speaks to a woman of whom he sleeps with. ... She tries to dissuade him from his actions, and begs that he listen to her for one night so that she may prove her moral character to Othello. ...

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Shakespeare's Othello should have been called Iago because Iago is by far the most interesting of all the main characters in the play, and the play seem to revolve around the consequences of Iago's lies and deceptions. The "honest Iago" is actually pure evil, and in the final scene of the play, he pushes everyone towards their tragic end, including the leading character Othello. ... Iago uses the word "Moorship" to make fun of both Othello's character and his African ethnicity. ... As Iago says of Cassio: "He hath a daily beauty in his life/That makes me ugly" (CITE), which s...

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By Act III, the middle of the plays action, Iago has convinced Othello that his wife is having an affair with Michael Cassio, the lieutenant of the Venetian Army appointed by Othello himself. ... " (Shakspeare 3.3.31) In this section of the play, Othello claims that he won't let this jealousy of the supposed affair between Cassio and Desdemona. ... In the last few acts of Othello, the evil side of Othello's character is finally unleashed. He has been completely transformed by Iago, and all traces of his original character have been destroyed. ... In conclusion, after examining O...

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In Othello the tricked character is Othello himself being tricked by Iago. ... In Tartuffe the tricked character is Orgon who is being tricked by Tartuffe. ... Another time this is seen is when Cassio says this to Iago: "Not tonight, good Iago."(2.3.27) Here, although Cassio is telling Iago no he still addresses him as good Iago showing that he believes him to be good and truthful. ... He has Emilia steal it and shows it to Othello claiming that he found it in Cassio's room even though he didn't. ...

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Othello then promotes Cassio to lieutenant which causes Iago to become jealous. ... B ) Other Characters reactions to Desdemona : Desdemona is the love of Othello's life. ... Emillia planting the handkerchief in Cassio's bed chamber proves Iago's claims. ... E ) Text Analysis : 1) " l know't ; l thank you. ... She is helping Cassio because she knows he has done nothing wrong. ...

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