Iago knowing full well of Roderigo's love for Desdemona offers to help him win her over, secretly taking advantage of him for his money as well as getting Roderigo to do his dirty work. ... Bianca is Cassio's mistress, however unlike many mistresses of that era she develops loving feelings for Cassio. ... Bianca returns irate, she is mad that Cassio would cheat on her and then would give to her the "minx's token" to have her make a copy. ... Bianca assumed that Cassio had an affair jealous, she could focus on nothing else leaving her mentally unstable, showing once again the eff...

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On the other hand, Emilia's weakness in loving others becomes apparent to the audience once again when she betrays Desdemona, the woman she must serve with love and patience. ... Not only did Emilia have to listen to the verbally abusive words of her husband; but also, as Desdemona's lady in waiting, she was forced to hear the kind complements expressed by Iago toward Desdemona, such as "I'll warrant her, full of game. What an eye she has! ... And when she speaks, is it not an alarum to love?... When she betrayed the sisterhood by giving Iago the handkerchief that was so im...

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"She had eyes and chose me". ... Iago quotes again "beware my lord of jealousy, it is the green eyed monster which doth, make the meat it feeds". ... "I know thou art full of love and honesty". ... She says "why then tomorrow night or Tuesday morn?". ... She has no part in any deceiving or cunning tricks. ...

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Also, Shakespeare's dramatic technique of presenting this story as a play is what is able to reveal all the ideas and themes to the extent that the full emotion and feelings are able to be felt by the audience, just the way he wants them to. ... Thus, Othello, ultimately in the end, suffocates Desdemona, doing the worst, as he convinces himself, "she must die, else she'll betray more men," as Shakespeare, portrays the destruction of human nature, through the use of dramatic action (5.2.6). ... Shakespeare presents the effects of love and how once it is manipulated can be ...

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A character far more complex than seems at first, there is more to Iago than meets the eye - making him a man who is not merely pure evil but rather a true villain in every respect of the word. ... Traversi, Beneath Claudius" impressive ability to assume, on the surface and in the public eye, the appropriately judicious and authoritative mask, which has even led some students of the play to minimize the full extent of his malignity, lie the obsessive realities of insecurity, ruthlessness, and hunger for power. ... Rather, he uses Desdemona's sweetness to convince Othello that she is...

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She is abused, stolen from me, and corrupted by spells and medicines from the Moor! ... It is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on; " but Othello still bites the line! ... She plans to taunt Iago with it; however, Iago grabs Emilia, kisses her she is taken by surprise and Iago snatches the cloth out of her hands. Emilia is disappointed at her husband's rejection; but she continues on she does not try to get Desdemona's handkerchief back or pursue to question Iago's intentions. ... " "I know not, madam " "Believe me I had rather lost my purse full of Port...

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Jealousy in a play is a theme that will captivate an audience and make them pay full attention because what happens next all depends on what the characters are feeling. ... Wear your eye thus: not jealous, nor secure. ... She has deceived her father, and may thee."... Desdemona's reputation was also impugned by Iago when he says "she did deceive her father, marrying you, and when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, she loved them most Why, go to, then! She that so young could give out such a seeming, to...

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Suddenly the couple is the talk of the town, being in the critical eye of all those who bother to involve themselves. ... Othello lives for Desdemona's love and she is the love of his life. ... Othello's seed of jealousy is finally in full blossom, ready to conquer and destroy all that lies in its path. ...

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