Yet another character that is affected by heroism is Emilia, Iago's wife and Desdemona's best friend/nurse. ... Emilia is again quick to trust her friend, "She said so: I must needs report the truth" (5.2.156). ... Instead of giving into the male's truths she believes in her friend's memory. Emilia trusts the fact that her friend, Desdemona, was not unfaithful towards Othello. ... To be a true hero one has to have the knowledge of who to trust. ...

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Emilia is also seeking credit and acceptance from her mistress and friend, Desdemona. ... Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse Full of crusadoes: and, but my noble Moor Is true of mind and made of no such baseness As jealous creatures are, it were enough To put him to ill thinking. ... Iago does not tell her how he is planning on using it or why she had to steal it from her friend. ... True that Emilia is being taken advantage of, although it would have changed the plot of the play, once again, had she taken action against her husband. She knows her husband well, and knows...

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Love is not arrogant, or does not insist in its own way, it is a celebration of what is right, true love never ends. ... This play is just full of excessive and true love. ... Othello speaks, And bade me, if I had a friend that loved her, I should but teach him how to tell my story. ... Othello and Desdemona have a true and natural love they care deeply for each other mind, body and soul. ... A cup closed in my true love's hand? ...

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He is also not a true friend of Othello's as we see in his betrayal. ... It is true to say that Iago is a sociopath by looking at some of his characteristic traits. ... We bear in mind the possibility that Iago is lying about the qualities of Cassio and the true nature of his intentions. ... His cunning nature is also dramatic; he lacks a master plan, but his eagerness and innovation to exploit others become the true reasons that make him successful as a villain. ...

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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. ... Iago calls himself trust worthy in Act II Scene I Line 196, Iago is quoted saying "As honest as I am", which everyone knows is far from true, but Iago is still capable of bringing Othello. ... However, through the help of Iago, her husband, and Othello suspects Desdemona is cheating on him this is not true, but still Othello believes his friend long before he would listen to the woman who loves h...

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The audience and the readers are the only people who recognize Iago's full characteristics because Iago's soliloquys, which reveal his true image, are only shown to the audience. ... Iago knows this theme very well - for example, when Iago states, " I am not what I am." in the beginning of the play, he already shows how he has managed to found favor among people based on lying and deceit, and not by actually being a true, honest person (Shakespeare 1.1.71). ... The following passage shows how he uses wit and deception to fool everyone into believing that he is protecting Cassio as a ...

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However, with the next line Iago shows his insecurities when he says "I know not if't be true; / But I, for mere suspicion in that kind / Will do as if for surety" (1.3.369-371). It is Iago's hatred of Othello and his own insecurities that delude him into taking for fact what he has no idea is true. ... Once he is assured that Othello has trust in him and believes him to be a friend Iago knows that his plan will come to fruition. ... Knowing that he will be found out Iago shows true side and kills his wife. ...

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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 solitude, then he can let his true colours shine through while preserving his "image". ... He reveals himself to us, the audience, in Act1,Scene3; here he impresses upon Roderigo an eloquently worded speech unveiling his true feelings about love, life and Othello and we are given but a glimpse of the thinking behind the Machiavellian actions: "Virtue? ... I have professed me thy friend, and I confess me knit to thy deserving with cabl...

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"Jealousy is a state of fear, suspicion, revenge or envy caused by a real or imagined threat or challenge to one's possessive instincts. It may be provoked by rivalry, in sexual love, by competition or by desires for the qualities or possessions of another." The tragedy of Othello is the story of je...

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This exemplifies that their relationship is based on true love and that they have a reason to love each other. ... This illustrates, even though he is questioning her, he does not want to fight, as he is afraid to lose his closest friend and lover. ... He finds a way to express his love and prove his true feelings to her when he could not use his words. ...

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A director can suggest that Iago's true, underlying motive for persecuting Othello is his homosexual love for the general. ... Iago attempts to control O's anger by assuring him that the information he is going to disclose is not something he wants to tell O, but rather something he must tell as a friend. ... It was a true love token. ...

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The irony behind this line is that he then says, "I know not if't be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety." ... And evidently he does deceive them thoughout the play in their words: Othello : Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter...My friend, thy husband, honest, honest Iago. ...

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Desdemona shows great interest in Othello's stories of his experiences that show she is intelligent and he also suggest Desdemona instigated their love "and bade me, if I had a friend that loved her, I should but teach him how to tell my story". ... The part of statement which claims Othello is "calm controlled and well respected general" is generally true as Othello does show on a number of occasions he is calm, and controlled through his actions. ...

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The lack of love portrayed by Emilia can only be attributed to not only to her verbally abusive husband and the lack of affection shown by him, but also perhaps to her inability to love another person, as she is never shown true, forgiving, honest love by another human herself. ... The jealousy that was apparent in Emilia's heart may well have been the driving force in her choosing to defy her friend Desdemona, and aid Iago in successfully tricking Othello into believing such horrible lies about his wife. ...

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The irony in this quote is when he Brennan Page 2 next says, "I know not if't be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety" (I.3.349-50).The impression this gave me after reading the entire play, was that Iago is so incredibly insane and paranoid that he will go to any lengths, even manipulating a general into killing his own wife. ... Othello states, "Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter... my friend, thy husband, honest, honest Iago" (II.3.208). ... I think that this is a strong point, and goes a long way to shed light on the fact that Iag...

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