Othello, By William Shakespeare

The handkerchief also represents Othello’s love and trust in Desdemona. Othello has an obsession with the handkerchief because of its history. It carries a significant amount of meaning and is extremely important to him. He tells Desdemona about the history of the handkerchief and how his mother used it to keep his father faithful to her:

Shakespeare 's complex play Othello holds numerous pressing issues within its intricate layers that seem to leap out to modern society. One such issue seen by many is the representation of women. Women within the play can be characterized as submissive possessions and temptresses. This ideology, though commonplace in this time period, appears controversial to the modern eye as we deconstruct the characters of this play. This dominate patriarchal society present within the setting merely conditions this belief further as it is prevalent within the characters dialogue.

together, and even consummated the marriage through sex, but their views of love differ. Let me explain the opposition of how the audience may view the handkerchief as Symbols and also how the symbols have different meaning between the characters in the play. What did the handkerchief mean to both Othello and Desdemona. Was the handkerchief a symbol of Christianity or paganism of magic. How did the handkerchief effect the moral nature of others as it passes between characters.

The handkerchief symbolizes different things to different characters. Since the handkerchief was the first gift Desdemona received from Othello, she keeps it as a symbol of Othello’s love but she then loses it. This is symbolic because it represents Desdemona and Othello’s bond and marriage. Because it is lost their marriage is

Interestingly, Othello provides two sides of the story of how he got the handkerchief. In his second account he says that his father gave the handkerchief to his mother as a sign of love when beforehand he states that it was actually an Egyptian woman who provided it to his mother. This interpretation reveals

The Handkerchief - Othello Throughout Othello, the handkerchief is ‘handled’ by nearly all of the characters. This could be interpreted to reflect a problem within the marriage. A number of characters are involved in the couple’s relationship, therefore interrupting any effective communication between the Othello and Desdemona. The handkerchief may appear to be an insignificant object, however, throughout the play its symbolic importance is revealed.

Women, especially Desdemona but Emilia as well, are obviously targets of male violence in Othello. For some reason Shakespeare’s play often put the emphasis on the role of the female characters and their influence on the main male characters. For instance, the result of the passionate love of Romeo for Juliet, the effect of Ophelia’s insanity had on hamlet, and so on. In Othello, Shakespeare made Desdemona and the other women in the play no different; Othello’s jalousie and love made the play a tragedy. Shakespeare made Desdemona the faithful wife of Othello. She was such a kindhearted and wished to make everything work even when the situation where she lost her handkerchief she tried to fix the situation and calming Othello. However, her innocent sympathy towards Cassio made lago’s lies more credible. Overall, one can say that her naïve nature causes her to become a target for the men in the play.

Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello deals with various issues in the tragic vein of tragedies such as Hamlet and King Lear. Marriage and associated issues stands out as a key theme and preoccupation in Othello. In Othello, various issues such as race, patriarchal attitudes and other general human frailties complicate marriages. Shakespeare portrays marriage in a very bleak light. In the beginning of the play, we see that marriage is not only a union of man and his wife but also involves various familial considerations that add to the complexity of the marriage relationship. Shakespeare opens the play with an argument between Othello and Desdemona’s father. Desdemona’s father is unhappy about her daughter’s elopement because he views her daughter as one of his properties. Later, Shakespeare reveals a similar possessive attitude in Othello and other male characters, which shows the role that patriarchal attitudes and associated male chauvinism play in creating the tragedy of the marriage institution as shown in the tragedy Othello. Therefore, the essay proposes that patriarchal attitudes create the fertile ground for the eventual destruction of the marriages and loving relationships in Othello.

As little as handkerchief could make a difference if it symbol for something. In the play Othello by Shakespeare, handkerchief is first introduced by Othello to his beautiful mistress, Desdemona, as sign of their love. In the end of the play what gets Othello to take extreme measures by the location of the handkerchief. Othello gives Desdemona the handkerchief as a symbol of their love.

In the play we can see that Othello is treated as different than the rest of the cast due to his heritage, where he comes from and his skin colour, however this handkerchief is used for him to remember his past and his ‘exotic’ heritage. An Egyptian gave the handkerchief to his mother and was believed to be dyed with "maidens' hearts" and, virgins' blood (3.4). This shows the importance of the handkerchief to Othello as he is very attached to the handkerchief due to its metaphorical and personal value to Othello, as it helps him remember his past as well as his family. To Othello the handkerchief also symbolizes Desdemona’s faithfulness to him as the white handkerchief symbolizes a bride on her wedding day and the blood symbolizes her virgin blood. So when the handkerchief is found in Cassio’s possession, it alters Othello’s thoughts on Desdemona, as he had always believed that she was a sweet and innocent girl. However, after finding out that she had been sleeping with Cassio, and even going as far as saying that she was the slut of Venice, he believed that she was a different person and she was never the person he thought she

Consider the role of the handkerchief. How in the world can a small piece of cloth cause so much trouble? Othello has a special connection for the handkerchief he gave Desdemona. He believed that Desdemona's virginity was still within her as long as she kept the handkerchief.

On the other hand, while Glaspell’s symbols seem to represent her characters, Shakespeare represents the struggles that his characters are experiencing throughout Othello. The first symbol that can be noted within the famous play is that handkerchief that Othello gave to Desdemona. Othello shares with Desdemona the original representation by recounting the story of how it came to be in his family’s possession:

The handkerchief is Desdemona love for Othello but also the cause Othello suspension of his wife disloyalty. According to (3.3.409) Othello’s is finding reason of his wife disloyal. Desdemona is the daughter of Venetian senator that only loved and cared for Othello. She is determined and strong minded bodily able to defend her

Is it possible for a small piece of cloth to kill several people? According to the Shakespearean play “Othello”, it is very possible. There are many factors that lead up to these deaths, but the handkerchief is the most significant. It is the most significant because of all the chaos it causes. Nevertheless, the play depicts a story about Othello and Desdemona, a couple that deems unacceptable in Iago’s eyes. Thus, Iago devises a plan in order to ruin their marriage. His plan includes stealing the handkerchief that was given to Desdemona from Othello. At this point it is clear that the handkerchief represents different meanings because of the suspense. The embroidered handkerchief gradually forms into a vital symbol in the play rather than a white rag. Therefore, the handkerchief is representative of different symbols for Desdemona, Othello, and Iago: love, faith, and betrayal.

In the play, Othello, written by William Shakespeare, symbols and themes are vital to the story's plot and displayed numerous times throughout the play. Items in the play demonstrate significant impact on the story’s plot. Shakespeare uses a variety of inanimate objects to stir the pot and develop the plot. Undoubtedly one of the most significant impacts was dealt by the handkerchief. The handkerchief that Othello gives to Desdemona represents faithfulness and Othello’s love for Desdemona, Iago taking full advantage of this placing the handkerchief in Cassio's resident to question Desdemona's purity towards Othello. Later on Iago confronts Othello about the handkerchief saying,