In Shakespeare's plays, most of the main characters or main speaking parts are played by characters that are male. ... Women also seem not to be favored in Shakespeare's plays, yet more of the problem. In Othello, Shakespeare writes his male character's to view women in a demeaning way. ... Shakespeare seems to use women as a type of motive in his play. ... If it wasn't for the inequality of women that Shakespeare had used in his plays they wouldn't have worked. ...

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When analyzing the character of Emilia in Shakespeare's "Othello," one must take into account her conjugal relationship with Iago; an unconventional type of love that Emilia falls deeply into and eventually leads her to the edge of villainy. ... The central conflict in "Othello" is between husbands and wives. ... In his own marriage he suspects his wife to have been deceitful, and that too with Othello, thus he takes it upon himself to ruin Othello's marriage. ... Othello once expresses his love towards Desdemona that, "My life upon her faith!... Emilia knows that the handkerchief is...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Othello becomes enraged cursing Desdemona as a whore. ... Emilia and her husband Iago have a much different relationship than Desdemona and Othello (at least un...

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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. ... (Hipple) Iago, alleged friend to Othello, and solider begins to fill Othello's head with lies about the possible infidelity against Othello by his wife. ... (Shakespeare,42) Also in his deception he uses Roderigo, who had once hoped to win Desdemona. ... (Shakespea...

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Othello becomes enraged cursing Desdemona as a whore. ... Emilia and her husband Iago have a much different relationship than Desdemona and Othello (at least until Othello becomes suspicious of D...

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In "Othello," by William Shakespeare, it can be observed that even though Othello appears to be of good nature, his race affects how some of the other characters behave towards him. ... In Othello, Iago and Roderigo go to Brabantio to explain that Othello has stolen his daughter, Desdemona. They don't tell Brabantio that Othello and Desdemona have gotten married, the way that they portray it is as if the only way Desdemona would have gone with Othello is by trickery; ultimately leading to that she would not have gone with Othello willing because it is wrong. ... Brabantio thinks that Desd...

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The tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare is the story of jealousy. ... And, it is Iago's jealousy of Othello that drives him to destroy both Othello and Desdemona. ... Othello's irrational personality and Desdemona's lack of effort to maintain communication cause the tragedy of Othello. ... Iago destroys Othello. And Othello destroys Cassio. ...

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What is revealed to the audience in Act 1 of the play Othello?. ... In the first Act Shakespeare introduces the juxtaposition of love and war, these are themes which are visible throughout the play. Othello is perceived as a supreme commander, and a devoted husband. ... Othello insists that she accompany him. ... Iago's ideals of love are painted in stark contrast to Othello's. ...

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In Shakespeare's Othello, Emilia and Desdemona's personalities contribute to their fate. ... These lines emphasize that fathers in Shakespeare's time, like Brabantio, consider their daughters as their possessions. ... Desdemona begs Othello not to kill her. Othello never pays attention to her pleas. Desdemona is not able to change Othello's mind despite the fact that Othello loves her so much. ...

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Othello is a play written by William Shakespeare which is a tale of love, jealousy, gullibility, evil and betrayal. ... Othello is also an honest man, and believes that other people are honest. ... Desdemona is a daughter to Brabantio and wife to Othello who is loyal, faithful, and passionately loves her husband Othello. ... Iago uses Othello's trust in him to manipulate him, and Othello stops trusting in Desdemona, and begins to rely exclusively on Iago's advice Othello has no reason to doubt Iago, and Iago is able to completely manipulate Othello and to control his actions. .....

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The play "Othello" written by William Shakespeare showed us a great combination of three. ... For instance, Othello wanted to marry Desdemona, he did marry her. ... This prejudice of him brought jealousy to Othello along. ... Othello choose to believe this false story because he trusted Iago. ... Desdemona dies because Othello was a pawn in Iago's game. ...

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In Othello, William Shakespeare's tragic heroine is represented as a keen, battle hungry, adventurous and feisty young woman. ... This goes to show the profound feelings that she had for Othello. These feelings would have been tested when Othello came to her room to "sacrifice- her. ... Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Othello. ...

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Whether or not that includes Cassio is left a mystery, only Shakespeare knew what became of them. ... In my personal opinion, Shakespeare wanted to keep the readers in anxiety about the relationship between Emilia and Iago. ...

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