Now are the my lieutenant" (III, iii, 475-479). ... (III, iii, 94-98) This dialogue shows the control that Iago has over Othello. ... At one point Iago says to Othello, "My lord, you know I love you- (III, iii, 117). ... In response, Othello says, "Certain, men should be what they seem- (III, iii, 128). ... Thou shouldst be honest- (III, iii, 381). ...
Now are the my lieutenant" (III, iii, 475-479). ... (III, iii, 94-98) This dialogue shows the control that Iago has over Othello. ... At one point Iago says to Othello, "My lord, you know I love you- (III, iii, 117). ... In response, Othello says, "Certain, men should be what they seem- (III, iii, 128). ... Thou shouldst be honest- (III, iii, 381). ...
Now are the my lieutenant" (III, iii, 475-479). ... (III, iii, 94-98) This dialogue shows the control that Iago has over Othello. ... At one point Iago says to Othello, "My lord, you know I love you- (III, iii, 117). ... In response, Othello says, "Certain, men should be what they seem- (III, iii, 128). ... Thou shouldst be honest- (III, iii, 381). ...
However, as the play progresses and Iago's "monstrous birth- (I,iii) begins to sprout in Othello's "garden- (I,iii), he begins to conform to the assumptions and expectations which he so strongly contradicted in the open stages of the play. Othello even says himself that "passion, having my best judgement collied/ Assays to lead the way- (II,iii). Othello gradually strays from his original composure and dignity to the point where a sudden outcry of "O, blood, blood, blood- (III,iii) is the only way he can express his extreme jealousy and rage. ... (I,iii) Initially, Desdemona is...
Othello says, "A man he is of honesty and trust" before allowing Desdemona to be in the care of Iago [I. iii. 286]. ... Cassio says "Good night, honest Iago" before leaving after the drunken brawl [II. iii. 329]. Cassio says to himself "I never knew a Florentine more kind and honest" after Iago gave him advice about his job [III. i. 42]. ... [III. iii. 391-98] To prove in another way that Iago was once honest and has turned evil, he begins to go "motive hunting" after a motive to rest his conscience from the evil he is going to commit. ... [III. iii. 143] It is apparent ...
(III. iii. 876) This quote is said by Emilia in a soliloquy after she has stolen the handkerchief. ... (III. iii. 876) she has clearly set her priorities in order. ... (III. iii. 886-887) Emilia's effort for Iago's approval is ineffective and hurtful. ...
" (IV iii lines 71-73). ... If Emilia truly had love in her heart for her dear Desdemona, she would have returned the handkerchief to Desdemona after seeing the immense amount of pain it caused her in Act IV scene ii and iii. ... " (II iii lines 18-22). ...
So he decides to work up a plan; a plan to destroy all that was good, destroy innocence and love in "Act 1 Scene III, Iago spats out his words like fire, "I hate the Moor, my cause is heated thine has no less reason. ... In Act 2 Scene III Iago begins to execute his plan; to make Othello angry at Cassio. ... In Act III Scene IV, Desdemona is searching for her stolen handkerchief, Desdemona pleads to Emilia. ...
Heroic Men and Women in Othello In Shakespeare's Othello many terrible situations befall on the characters contained in the play. Our main and title character, Othello, is especially ravished by evil deeds. He looses his mind, his wife and his own life all within the span of about two acts. ...
William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, is a play centred on the theme of deception. Throughout the play, Shakespeare uses this theme to develop the plot and to bring about the downfall of the title character. This is achieved principally through the dialogue of the character Iago in a number of key...
When looking back at one's life, it seems as though everyone always looks to the points in life where things went wrong, for example, cheating on a girlfriend, failing a test, getting in a huge fight with family. The same is the case for Othello when he looks back on his life right before he kills h...
William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, is a play centred on the theme of deception. Throughout the play, Shakespeare uses this theme to develop the plot and to bring about the downfall of the title character. This is achieved principally through the dialogue of the character Iago in a number of key...
Othello vs. Aaron Shakespeare used the idea of a person being black to great effect in two of his plays. These were Othello and Titus Andronicus. Each of these plays are violent tragedies in which there is much suffering, back stabbing, and loss of life. However in each play the usage of...
Othello vs. Aaron Shakespeare used the idea of a person being black to great effect in two of his plays. These were Othello and Titus Andronicus. Each of these plays are violent tragedies in which there is much suffering, back stabbing, and loss of life. However in each play the usage of...
Throughout literary history women have played two very different, yet distinct roles. There is the role of the strong, determined woman who faces adversity with a confident approach. There is also the submissive woman who is at the mercy of the dominant males in environment. Desdemona, of the Shakes...
William Shakespeare's Othello is a tragic play regarding jealousy and its decomposing effects on the human psychology. The title character is a noble, highly ranked idealistic general. Due to jealousy, Othello transforms into a raging, uncontrollable murderer, in the desperate search for revenge. Initially, Othello is either respected or envied by all who know him. Othello's tragic flaw lies in his nature: as a blackamoor living in Italy, married to a white woman, he is naturally pre-indisposed to jealousy. ...
Othello: Truly Noble or Truly Not After reading Othello by Shakespeare over about 3 times, I came to feel sorry for a man that I can easily say was gulled into tragedy by his own true nobility. I can see Othello as a man that could sit at the "Round Table" with King Arthur and rank among those le...
One of the Greatest Villains in Literary History This essay will be analyzing the character of Iago from Shakespeare's play Othello. I will use examples from the play and literary criticisms to explore Iago's methods and motives of manipulation throughout the play. Through the course of the pla...
Shakespeare's Othello holds a most exotic, complex and interesting villain of his tragedies. One could say that Iago's vision of the world is distorted and false and is therefore misleading to his fellow characters. Unequivocally, Iago plays an important and major function in the tragedy. It is precisely Iago's warped philosophies about life that makes him both the play's villain and its most effective character. Iago always keeps the audience guessing as to his true personality until he so gracefully manipulates an inferior intellect or he has the opportunity to plan in...
