Miscommunication And Dramatic Irony In Shakespeare's Othello

In the play Othello, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to help the reader understand the theme of the story. One of those many literary devices used in the play, is the wide range of irony. Throughout the pages of the book the reader will see the use of dramatic, situational, and verbal irony. Shakespeare does not use irony in an understated way, it is very direct, and can be found on almost every page of the book. The use of irony creates suspense, and adds interest as to what will happen.

Othello’s elegant and self-absorbed speech reveals his hubris, thus disrupting the chain of being. Othello’s frequent change in his tone of voice, during his speech, shows his authority and confidence. We hear this in his sarcastic statement of “Rude am I in my speech…” This sarcasm contradicts Othello’s confidence in himself, heard in his changing tone, emphasizing the tragic hero’s hubris. His elegance of speech is emphasized through constant pauses which allow the internal audience to absorb and contemplate his words. The silence after he says “True, I have married her…”, emphasizes his statement and manipulates the internal audience to believe his words. The ‘magic’ in Othello’s language puts him into a position of power which diminishes the authority of the Duke, disrupting the chain of being.

Turmoil is indicated through the form of love along with abhorrence and vulnerability; it can often intertwine with the two. When analysing Othello, Othello himself is a character who represents that love can descend into turmoil. Contrary to popular belief it is not Desdemona who causes this, but the unfaltering love that Othello holds for Iago; and due to Iago’s conniving nature he is able to manipulate Othello into his little puppet through persistent usage of questions; “But how? How satisfied, my Lord? Would you the supervisor, grossly gape on? Behold her topped? […] What then? How then? What shall I say? Where’s satisfaction?” [p72] Shakespeare employs these questions in order elicit the message that Iago is a smart character and, due

Humans are contradictions, which good and evil nature both exists. The grand tragic play Othello written by Shakespeare illustrates the contradictions in human natures through the display of tragic falls of various characters such as Othello, Iago, and Roderigo. Othello, the protagonist of the play, fell in love with the daughter of a nobleman, Desdemona. However, this relationship is soon broken up because Othello believed the accusation from Iago, Othello’s subordinate, towards Desdemona for having a disloyal relationship with her husband Othello’s lieutenant, Michael Cassio. With his hidden nature, Othello chose to trust Iago and murdered his wife with his own hand. In this Shakespearean play, each character created by Shakespeare has distinct and complicated personalities, and Iago, being the main antagonist in the play, acts as a mirror that reflects the natural weakness and flaws in the characters Othello, Roderigo, and himself; ultimately, it displays the underlying evil intentions of human nature.

The play Othello by William Shakespeare is a portrayal of jealousy and deception. The two characters Cassio and Roderigo play a vital role throughout the play in portraying Shakespeare’s theme of how ignorance, whether it be words of advice from others or just indications, can lead to one’s downfall. Cassio and Roderigo both play an essential role in showing how being persistent—ignoring everything that could be signs of warning—to attain what we want is not always the correct approach.

Good morning fellow students, Shakespeare’s great tragedy ‘Othello’ sparks an interest in the audience as it represents the destructive nature that manipulation, deception and jealousy has on personal relationships. Focusing on Act 1 Scene 1 we will explore the catalytic natures of manipulation, deception & jealousy, as well as the overall significance the scene harbours as the crux of the play, representing many ideas & foreshadowing of what is to come throughout the rest of ‘Othello’.

Trust is like glass, once broken, it will never be the same again. In William Shakespeare’s “Othello”, there are many conflicts which lead to death and suicide. Othello, the tragic protagonist, is deceived by Iago, the antagonist, whom Othello trusted greatly. Iago takes advantage of that trust as he manipulates Othello into looking Cassio look bad as he feels like Cassio is not experienced enough to be Othello’s second hand and lieutenant. Iago plans to make Cassio look like a villain by showing Othello that his newly wed wife Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. Many characters die at the end of the story which did not go as planned as a shocking twist when Iago kills his wife and stabs himself. The innocent deaths of Othello,

Othello, a tragic hero full of hidden flaws, attempts to appear as a man of only logic and bravery, and not subjected to human emotions. His spectacle begins with his storytelling at Brabantio’s

In Act 3 scene I, we see dramatic irony right from the start when the

In the most figurative of senses, Othello says that if a person has been robbed without noticing anything, it is the same as if they have not been robbed at all. This assertion by Othello serves to highlight the moral issue of what stealing is. Although being robbed literally is not good, Othello’s assertion actually implies an opinion on the age-old question of if ignorance is bliss. Othello is correct since if you can stay ignorant about the missing item forever, the robbery never happened to your mind in the first place.

William Shakespeare presents a multitude of motifs in his comedy, Twelfth Night. The play reflects on the dangers or risks of messages and exposes character conflicts and motives. The repetition of the motif through characters’ speeches and actions allows Shakespeare to capture the different facets of human emotion and interaction. The outcome of communicating messages to others differ, as the response can either be freeing or destructive. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night integrates the dynamics of communication into the play in order to display the power of messages over human emotions, disguises, and motives.

It has recently come to my attention that not enough people understand how great William Shakespeare’s Othello has been to our lives. When people look at this book, some of them think that it’s one the most amazing classics of all time, but other think that it’s nothing more than a bunch of clutter, which in reality, it’s not. So I began to research about it, explaining it by the main themes: Jealousy, Warfare, Marriage and Race. Which’ll lead up to the conclusion on how these main themes tie to this story all together. However, it would be safe to assume that William Shakespeare’s Othello is going to be around for a long time and have an enormous impact on the lives of many people.

The play Othello was written in the 1600’s; there were many themes to pull out while reading it. One that stood out to me the most was manipulation. There are many tactics available to get what you want and make people your puppets. Playing with their emotions and mind, by being charming, and putting on an act pretending to be interested in what’s best for them. In Othello by Shakespeare, we see how easy it is to skillfully influence gullible people using similes and dramatic irony.

Language and words are powerful tools that can be used to communicate with other people, and share our inner thoughts or destroy the happiness of others. A few words can cause the monsters of fear and doubt to protrude a person’s mind and rescind their happiness. “Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt (Shakespeare). This can every so often destroy the serene mindset of a person once the slightest bit doubt is placed before them. Iago enjoyed twisting his words to fabricate a story to achieve what he desired. He begins to make his hatred for Othello known once the general promotes the inexperienced Cassio as lieutenant instead of himself. By expressing his talents for understanding, manipulating and taking advantage of the desires of his friends proves that he is an austere character. Iago lied to everybody for his own selfish ways. Lying goes against the very nature of man and destroys the relationship between men. “Since it violates the virtue of truthfulness, a lie does real violence to another. It affects his ability to know, which is a condition of every judgment and decision. It contains the seed of discord and all consequent evils. Lying is destructive of society; it undermines trust among men and tears apart the fabric of social relationships” (CCC

In this particular passage, there are three main aspects which are relevant to the development of the plot. These are Othello’s trust in Iago to take care of Desdemona while he cannot and his never ending faith and complete trust in him, the first seed of doubt of Desdemona planted in Othello’s head, and Iago’s harsher and harsher crudeness.