"Othello" was written in 1603 and is one of many tragedies that Shakespeare wrote. It is set in Venice and is about the downfall of a noble Venetian general, Othello, due to grudges harboured by his second lieutenant, Iago. Iago is revengeful, for a number of reasons, the most prominent is the fact he is angry at Othello and Michael Cassio (the man who Othello promoted), jealous of Othello and Desdemona (Othello's wife) for their happy relationship and racist against Othello as he is a black man in a "white man's world". It is this racial prejudice and the jealousy Iago keeps against him, that ultimately leads to the breakdown of Othello which results in the murder of his wife Desdemona.
Even though the play in named Othello, the character
determine as to which one will win, so that is why one cannot exist without the other. However, there are some whose emotions are unbalanced, which causes them to near towards one side more than the other one and many times the side a lot of people prefer to lean on is evil. Shakespeare’s play Othellois set in 16thcentury Venice and Cyprus. Othello, a noble black general from the Venetian army has secretly married Desdemona, daughter of Venice senator Brabantio. Othello chooses inexperienced Cassio to be his lieutenant, while he decides to give the ensign position to Iago, a malicious but very experienced man who, with his stealth and knavery, will ultimately ruin almost everyone’s life since for a long time, he was desiring the position of lieutenant just like Cassio. At the end of the play, Othello, Desdemona, Iago’s wife Emilia, and his sidekick Roderigo die due to his revenge against Cassio, for obtaining the position he wanted and Othello, for being the man who he hates the most. The play ends with Iago being told that he will be punished and tortured for his actions. However, despite the fact that Iago is punished at the end of the play for doing all of the malicious things he did, he still manages to wear down Othello’s relationship with Desdemona, get Cassio demoted from his lieutenancy, and cause Othello to show his cowardness by
Shakespeare's “Othello” is a tragedy written about a black lieutenant and his terrific outcome. Being manipulated by the villain Iago, drives him to kill his own wife. Othello is responsible for Desdemona's death because he allowed Iago to manipulate him, he didn't trust Desdemona and strangled her while she slept.
The tragedy of Othello, written by William Shakespeare, presents the main character Othello, as a respectable, honorable, and dignified man, but because of his insecurities and good nature, he is easily taken advantage of and manipulated by his peers and alleged friends. The dynamic of Othello’s character significantly changes throughout the play. The contrast is most pronounced from the beginning of the play to its conclusion, switching from being calm and peaceful to acts of uncontrolled venomous rage. Othello’s motivation in the play appears to be his love and concern for his wife Desdemona, which ironically, ends up being his downfall in the end.
William Shakespeare wrote Othello in 1603. It is a tragic, love story full of love, honour, and betrayal. Othello is the protagonist in this drama. He is a skilled fighter and he is not from Venice. He falls in love with Desdemona, a beautiful and innocent woman from Venice. Her father disowns her for the marriage because he is racist toward Othello. Iago is the antagonist in the drama. The drama starts with him and shows that he is an instigator. He manipulates his way in to the lives of all of the characters and gains their trust. Iago is responsible for most of the sins. He takes on the role of Satan in the ways that he entices the characters into sinning, which leads to their own
In Shakespeare’s play Othello, tragedy unfolds on the account of one man’s actions, Iago. He is a twenty eight year old military veteran from Venice. His personality consists of being obsessive, manipulative, relentless, and bold. From the beginning he expressed his hatred towards the Moor, or North African named Othello. Othello is a highly respected general and is also married to the pure Desdemona. The marriage between Othello and Desdemona is destroyed due to Iago’s actions and lies. His actions consist of getting Michael Cassio discharged as lieutenant and convincing the Moor that his wife is cheating on him. The motives Iago has for despising Othello are he passed him over for a promotion to be his lieutenant, instead he chose
Othello, by William Shakespeare, tells the story of a black war general from Venice named Othello, and his beloved wife Desdemona. Othello promotes Cassio, a friend to Othello and a soldier in his army, to the secondary position in the army when a war with the Turks looms over Venice. When Iago, a highly respected soldier in Othello’s army, learns of Cassio’s promotion, he grows resentful of Cassio, believing that he should have been moved in the ranks. In his jealousy, Iago attempts to make Cassio seem unfit for his position, wanting to have Cassio stripped of his title and the position of leadership go to Iago. Using similes and imagery, Iago manipulates Othello against Desdemona and Cassio in order to reach his goal.
The Shakespearean play Othello is about how a black military leader in Venice is undone by an elaborate plan thought up by Iago to overthrow Othello and obtain Othello’s high position in Venice’s military society. Othello was set in the late 16th century, when Venice’s trade was threatened by the growing power of the Turkish Empire. The setting in itself prognosticates a rapid downfall, as during Shakespeare’s time, as Venice would have been synonymous with luxury and culture, but as
The language and literary techniques used in William Shakespeare's Othello enrich the settings, plot, characters, and themes. Othello is a complex tragedy about good versus evil, loyalty, love, sexual jealousy, appearance versus reality, and intrigue, told in a first person point of view. The play takes place during the Renaissance in Venice, Italy and in Cyprus over three days. It is written in blank verse, usually unrhymed iambic pentameter. The protagonist, Othello, is a Moor well respected by senators for his valiant service in war and married to Desdemona, a Venetian woman. The play is entitled Othello and the plot and action encompass him, thus supporting his position of
Jawann French Ms.Milliner EES21QH-05 01/19/17 Grit Essay Othello is a play written by William Shakespeare. It takes place during the 1600s. It's a play about love, jealousy and corruption. In the play characters who show grit and mindset are Desdemona, Roderigo, Iago and Emilia. Desdemona is Brabantios daughter and Othellos wife.
The play “Othello” by William Shakespeare was written in 1604 during the Elizabeth era. Othello is one of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespeare’s dramas. He enjoyed unheralded success in the combat zone, which gave him the reputation as one of Venice’s most competent generals. Even though he has great success in the battlefield, he has a dramatic flaw that causes a downfall in his life. The dramatic flaw that causes his downfall is jealousy. This was brought on by a simple persuasion of Iago, the evil character in the play. Even though Iago used extreme manipulation to get Othello to be jealous, Iago did not really have to try very hard to get Othello in a jealous state of mind. Othello was blinded by his jealousy which
Othello is set in Italy during the renaissance, and was written by William Shakespeare as a work of tragic theater. The play is named for the general, Othello, a Moor during an extremely racist time period, and also features his wife, Desdemona and his jealous ancient, Iago. By the end of the play, Iago brings Othello to mad jealousy and eventually murder over the supposed (and non-existent) “betrayal” of his wife. With consideration, however, an audience may understand that Othello is not at fault, and pities him despite his mistake.
The story of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is believed to have written this play approximately in 1603. In the play, Othello, there are five main characters; Iago, Othello, Desdemona, Cassio, and Emilia. Throughout the play Iago proves himself to be a very influential character. He eventually is the reason as to why Othello kills his wife, Desdemona.
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, which was written in 1603. Othello has many enduring themes such as racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance which is shown throughout the characters. The motivation behind monologues in Shakespeare's plays is to express their emotions or conviction. His play Othello is no exemption and the talk is most altogether utilized by the character Iago. In spite of being generally known as ˜honest Iago', this man is a modern lowlife who flourishes with duplicity.
Othello was a play that took place in the street of venice. Othello is married to Desdemona. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him get with Desdemona. But Roderigo realized that Desdemona is married to Othello. Iago dislikes Othello because he recently moved Iago to be the lieutenant of Desdemona. Iago arranges a secret plan against Othello and sends Roderigo to tell Senator Brabantio that Othello has persuaded Brabantio’s daughter Desdemona to have sexual interactions with him. After proving to the Senate that he has won Desdemona’s love fair and square, Othello is sent to Cyprus for a military order, there is a new bride in town. Iago hides a handkerchief that Othello gave to Desdemona on Cassio, the man who received the promotion Iago wanted, and proves to Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. Iago has proven to Roderigo to make a move on Cassio’s life, and when it only injures him, frames the courtesan Bianca and in silence murders Roderigo. Mad with bitterness, Othello chokes Desdemona. Iago’s wife Emilia stumbles upon the murder and exposes Iago’s plans, for which Iago kills her and is arrested. Othello, realizing his grave error, kills himself. The character who represent grit and
"Othello is set in a world and focuses on the passions and personalities of its major figures." (Thomas). Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, Othello's wife Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio and advisor Iago. The play appeared in seven editors between 1622 and 1705. The themes of the story are racism, love, jealousy, and betrayal. Othello is a black soldier who is accused of stealing his wife Desdemona. Although Desdemona's father dislikes his daughter's choice, Desdemona loves Othello very much and the two are married. Othello’s right hand man is angered at the fact that Othello picked a man named Cassio to be more important than him and he also feels that he is messing with his wife. Iago plans to manipulate Othello but his plan eventually causes more hurt to most of the characters. Iago tries to use the meeting between Cassio and Desdemona as a way to make Othello believe she was cheating on him. Iago goes on with his manipulative plan by planting a handkerchief in Cassio's room, and goes and tell Othello about what he has seen Cassio do. Othello becomes jealous throughout the story and begins to believe that Cassio is talking to his wife. Iago persuades Othello to come up with a master plan to kill Cassio and Desdemona. As Othello tries to kill Desdemona, Emilia, Iago's wife, comes in to tell Othello the truth about Iago. Unfortunately it is too late. Othello had already suffocated her. When Othello