Othello: Truth in Life The realization of truth in people's everyday lives is seen though the character analysis in the play Othello by William Shakespeare. ... (Amour,126) In the play it is seen how the jealous rage of Othello, caused by the complex Iago, leads to the downfall of Othello's wife, Desdemona. ... (Bradley,415) Iago is the most complex and interesting psychological study in the Othello.... Desdemona's character traits only assist in Othello's suspicion of unfaithfulness. ... Desdemona's chastity is question in a world where every other major chara...

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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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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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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. ... The handkerchief, a pathetic rag to anyone else, but to the characters in Othello, it becomes so vital that their relationships, lives, and deaths somewhat revolve around it. ... Desdemona losing her handkerchief creates tension in her relationship with Othello when she believes she has cursed the love and when she lies about its whereabouts, and further shows how even an elementary mistake can result in the characters destruction. ... The mor...

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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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Shakespeare, however, was able to do it with one character. ... Iago is a complex character who can't be analyzed in simple terms. ... In fact, almost every character in the play calls him honest (Douthat). ... Roderigo is without a doubt the most gullible character in Othello. ... Should we feel sympathy for Roderigo, or any other characters betrayed by Iago? ...

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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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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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