By using a mix of the truth and lies, Iago plays a particularly important role in manipulating Othello. Iago's focus on the truth is used with the intent of igniting emotions like jealousy in Othello. ... By playing on Othello's jealous nature through the medium of racism, Othello is able to use brutal honesty to destroy him. Othello's motivation is his hatred for the moors, and his ability to play on the insecurities of Othello allows him to gain control of him. ... Through the use of Iago as a character, Shakespeare is able to make it clear that humans cannot always bend to th...

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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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Shakespeare's "Othello" is a rather controversial play in that it includes subjects such as racism, hate and murder. ... Iago is overbearing and tries to hurt Othello. ... It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. ... Othello had issues. ... Othello was driven to the act by Iago. ...

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This form of manipulation is extensively highlighted in Othello between Othello, the victim, and Iago, the manipulator. ... Those manipulative assertions along with Othello's hidden insecurities help explain to Othello's descent into distrust in Desdemona. ... Othello accepted that he was black. ... Iago manipulated Othello by casually referring to Cassio, Othello's most trusted partner. ... Through this tragedy, Shakespeare enlightens his readers that insecurities can not only result in the manipulation of others, but also in the destruction of ourselves....

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What are the Causes of Othello's Downfall and how has Shakespeare Portrayed Them? ... The most prominent cause behind Othello's downfall portrayed by Shakespeare is Iago, as he deliberately plots and is the direct instigator of the downfall of Othello. ... Shakespeare successfully juxtaposes Othello's fluctuation between trust and mistrust in Desdemona. Shakespeare effectively uses his stage directions to portray Iago as a cause of Othello's downfall. ... Therefore, through Shakespeare's many dramatic techniques, the author has been able to create many complex c...

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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. ... For Desdemona to have cheated on Othello would destroy him. ... Othello previously had shown lust and love for Desdemona. ... Othello tells her that Cassio has died, and then he kills her. ... Mistakes in Othello show up many times, in many ways. ...

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The contexts of the two texts; Othello by William Shakespeare and O by Tim Blake Nelson must be understood to be able to successfully compare the universal themes and human experiences of the texts. ... In Othello, Othello is referred to as a "black ramtupping your white ewe". ... This is a similar view to Othello, where Brabantio warned Othello of his daughter's devious mind. ... In Othello, the main victims of jealousy were Othello and Iago. ... This is different from Othello, where Othello seemingly slaps Desdemona. ...

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The ever-famous tragic flaw, consistent throughout all of Shakespeare's works, echoes once more into the soul of a moor. ... Othello and Desdemona's unfaltering love for each other was immediately questioned, as Othello immediately began searching for answers, so he could find some stability, and try to gain control over his current powerless situation. With this in mind, Iago, started to spin his web more to prey on Othello's weakness and strengthen Othello's beliefs in his honesty. Iago tells Othello that he heard Cassio muttering during his dreams ...

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In Othello, jealousy is presented to the audience by Shakespeare as a disturbing predator, which takes control and attempts to destroy constancy in love. The jealousy portrayed by Shakespeare is based on pure evil, hatred and the joy for destruction as well as swayed, insecure jealousy. ... Shakespeare is able to manipulate the vulnerable flaw of Othello, "the green-eyed monster", that is jealousy. ... Shakespeare is able to present the image of swayed, insecure jealousy to the audience through Othello's dissention into savagery, which is fuelled by Iago's contagious envy. ...

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Othello by Shakespeare and Tartuffe by Molière. Othello is a tragedy about the Venetian General Othello whose life is destroyed by the plotting of his jealous ensign Iago. ... In Othello the tricked character is Othello himself being tricked by Iago. ... Othello and Tartuffe both use the idea of ocular proof in the same way but for different purposes. Throughout Othello, Iago tries to convince Othello that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair but Othello refuses to believe it until he sees ocular proof which you can see in this sentence he says "I'll see before I doubt; w...

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In William Shakespeare's Othello, Othello's nature and personality make him an easy target for Iago's villainy. ... This it is, general (II, iii, 214-217) Shakespeare uses harsh, graphic images to naturally make Othello believe Iago. ... Shakespeare also uses some simple mind-play to get Othello to demote Michael Cassio. ... Othello: Ha! ... Othello: How! ...

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Throughout Shakespeare's Othello, the major theme of jealousy is apparent. ... In Shakespeare's Othello, jealousy is portrayed through the major characters of Iago and Othello. ... Othello, considered by A.C. Bradley one of "the most romantic figure[s] among Shakespeare's heroes" (1) and a "dignified" (2) "poet" (1), quickly becomes entranced by Iago's "vengeful[ness]" (Godfrey, 421). ... Because the major theme of jealousy is apparent throughout Shakespeare's Othello, one realizes that the play focuses on the doom of Othello and the other major characters as a result ...

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How do the weaknesses of both Cassio and Roderigo aid Iago's cause and contribute to Othello's tragedy? In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago, the villain and instigator of trouble in this play, employs manipulation and deceit to gradually gain power over Cassio and Roderigo, which in turn helps him carry out revenge on Othello, and ultimately leads to Othello's tragedy. ... Following this, under the guise of friendship, Iago advises Cassio to ask Desdemona to help him sway Othello towards getting his job reinstated, which results in Cassio's pursuit of Desdemona's...

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We all know that most, if not all, of William Shakespeare's tragedies, are, well, tragic. ... In Othello, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to reveal how love and respect can so easily be turned into hate and betrayal, ultimately leading to death. ... Primarily, in Othello's eyes, Iago is his trusted ensign. ... Othello is foreshadowing his untimely fate. Furthermore, to prepare the reader for a shocking discovery and to convey the overall theme of the book, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing throughout the story. ...

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The Downfall of Othello ?... Shakespeare, however, was able to do it with one character. What is Othello's motivation in ruining Othello's life? ... Shakespeare was obviously fascinated by the man.He gave Iago more lines than any other character in his work, including Hamlet, King Lear, or Othello? ... In Shakespeare's Othello he shows us that people should realize and understand their flaws and improve upon them. ...

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Othello's Downfall Othello, one of Shakespeare's many tragic heroes was brought down by the manipulation and cunning of his advisor, Iago. ... Othello was a General, a military commander. ... Othello put his faith in Iago fully. ... Othello fell for the plot that Iago laid out. Because of Iago's treachery and Othello's mistakes, Othello falls as all of Shakespeare's tragic heroes do. ...

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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago is a perfect example of this character trait. ... (Iago had heard rumors that Othello had slept with his wife. ... Iago decides this is the perfect opportunity to begin his revenge on Othello. ... Iago manipulates Othello into doubting Desdemona's love for him. Still acting on the premise that Othello slept with his wife, Iago tells Othello how he thinks Cassio and Desdemona have been very close. ...

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OTHELLO"S FIT Act 4 scene 1 Lie with her? ... Othello's fit is a major eye-opener or window into the characteristics of Othello. The few words that are uttered by this fuming and irritated man can be seen as minute by some, but Shakespeare has essentially composed this piece strategically in order to provide the audience with an insight of who Othello is, or to reinforce ideas we may have already established throughout the course of the play. ... Othello thus blotted out the love from Desdemona. ... However I realised it was too early to begin to interpret the man that Ot...

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The play Othello deals with many themes that fall onto a skeletal system of social fame work, which can be represented by the role of the women of the play. ... Desdemona, Othello's wife, is a young woman of the upper class in Venice. She is very honest, upright and moral; Shakespeare puts her up on this standard and makes her out to be pure and perfect and she foils Iago's character, which plays on good vs. evil. ... Her over willingness to do good is what Iago plays on in his evil plans to deceive Othello. ... He uses Bianca to incriminate Cassio, Emilia as his own tool, and Des...

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In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago is no different than a deceptive individual who lives two lives: a trustworthy friend in front of people and a mysterious self-centered manipulative villain who is governed by hate. Shakespeare had observed that there exist perfectly sane people in whom fellow feeling of any kind is extremely weak while egoism is virtually absolute, and this he made Iago (West 34). ... In Act I Iago creates a plot to destroy Othello's reputation by saying that Othello kidnapped Desdemona. ... Last but not the least, Iago's biggest and most destructive manipulation ...

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In the beginning of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, the main character, Othello is a kind, gentle and loving man. ... Throughout the play Iago manipulates Othello's insecurities so that when he tells Othello that "In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks they dare not show their husbands " (3.3.202-03), Othello readily believes him. ... Pride is another of Othello's flaws that slowly destroys him and those around him. ... Othello shows this flaw when he finds Cassio and Montano in a brawl. ... Othello's personality flaws are explored by Shakespeare through the ev...

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Unfortunately, for Othello and other main characters, Othello and Desdemona did not know each other very well, making it easier for Iago to morph Othello's pure image of Desdemona. ... In, "The Art of Persuasion and Shakespeare's Two Iago's," Benjamin Beir writes, "Iago is very aware of his audience and how to 'abuse' [their] 'ear'" (6). ... While writing this play, "[Shakespeare] knew that the love of power, which is another name for the love of mischief, was natural to man" (Bloom 205). ... Othello was naive. ... Othello was ...

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Shakespeare's writing tends to have an antagonist who is power hungry. ... Iago tells Othello some words that Othello wanted to hear, and this made him listen to Iago intently. ... When Othello asks what they did all Iago said was, "Lie." ... Iago knew that he couldn't tell Othello everything he allegedly knew about Cassio; otherwise Othello wouldn't be so distraught. ... Iago specifically tells Othello he will get Cassio to admit his relationship with Desdemona while Othello isn't there. ...

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Shakespeare's "Othello," is a controversial play which includes elements of racism, hate and murder. ... It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. ... Othello had issues. Can Othello's behavior be explained by psychology? ... Othello was driven to the act by Iago. ...

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Othello is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... The plan to have Roderigo continue to pursue Desdemona, which is Othello's wife. ... This is because Iago has been in Othello's ear about Desdemona betraying him. You see, Iago had lied and manipulated Othello so much that he made him insecure. So insecure to the fact that in the end Othello kills Desdemona and it is all because of Iago. ...

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