"The concept of evil has not been elsewhere been portrayed in great mastery as we see in Shakespeare's character Iago" (Bradley, 206). By analyzing and reading Shakespeare's play Othello, we can indeed say that Iago is Shakespeare's most notorious and evil character. ... He is a complex character in all the Shakespeare's tragedy (Chatto & Windus, 19). ... He is doing my office" (Shakespeare 1389). ... He will tenderly be led by the nose, just as the asses (Shakespeare, 143). ...

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Heroic Men and Women in Othello In Shakespeare's Othello many terrible situations befall on the characters contained in the play. ... It is all the more tragic because Shakespeare builds up the character of Othello as one of his greatest literary heroes. However to combat Othello's truly heroic personality Shakespeare creates a character as evil as Othello is good. ... However instead of deeming him with negative qualities because of his skin color Shakespeare blesses him with heroic abilities as well as the heart of a hero. ... Not to say that Iago does not trust the actions...

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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. ... The Duke calls Othello "Valiant Othello" (1057) Othello also stands ready to face Brabantio, Iago tells him to run. ... In Shakespeare's "Othello", the character Iago is, at least in my point of view, the main and most interesting character. ... Othello by William Shakespeare is a story in which the women characters are treated in the unfair way that women of the time of the story were treat...

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In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. ... So Cassio asks Desdemona to ask Othello to take him in again. Iago implants images of Cassio and Desdemona having an affair in the mind of Othello, so the more Desdemona pleads with Othello, the more he believes Iago. ... This relationship between Iago and Emilia is masterfully contrasted by Shakespeare with the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, who openly express their love and passion for each other: Othello : O my fair wa...

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Throughout the tragedy of Othello, Shakespeare does an impressive job of quickly introducing and manipulating his main characters. ... Although low self-esteem may not appear to be a significant factor in the tragedy of Othello, it indeed will result in a domino effect of Emilia's actions against Desdemona and Othello, involving the need for love, affection, and acceptance. ... Many arguments have been made pertaining to the jealousy of both Othello and Iago; however, it could easily be argued that Emilia's jealousy in the play is a significant factor in the deaths of both Desdemona...

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Chain Reaction After reading William Shakespeare's play, Othello, one can see how a characters" reaction or instinct affects their surroundings. Through manipulation, lies and deception Emilia, Desdemona's attendant, has thrown Desdemona's love for Othello off course. ... (III.iv.881) During this conversation Desdemona has said how important the handkerchief is to her and Othello. Desdemona has also told Emilia that Othello is a jealous man with no sense of humor. ... Iago needs the handkerchief in order to lodge the idea of Desdemona's faithlessness into Othel...

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