Othello Grit And Mindset Analysis

There are a lot of different ways people could think of grit. My concept of grit would be having the passion and perseverance to accomplish something. My goal is to one day be a travel nurse. There are alot things that come with nursing, becoming a travel nurse will be challenging but with courage, follow through and excellence rather than perfection you can achieve that goal.

characters in this play are grittier than others. In the article Angela Duckworth and the Research

Desdemona was also a foil to the person she interacted with the most in the play; her husband, Othello. Othello and his newlywed Desdemona become opposites toward the end of the play. The main couple of the play is very different from each other which is easily seen by the audience because of how they interact with one another. Othello was filled with hate for Desdemona because he believed she had cuckolded him, and Desdemona never stopped loving him even though he accused her of things she did not do. Desdemona asks Emilia “That there be women do abuse their husbands In such gross kind?”(4.3) showing how truly innocent she is and when Emilia asks if she would cheat on Othello she is appalled at the idea. Desdemona would never cheat on the husband she works tirelessly to please. In this instance Desdemona does not only prove her innocence, but she also shows that she is virtually incorruptible making her different from her easily corruptible Othello. Iago only had to show Othello a little evidence for him to become corrupted with jealousy. It was not Othello’s fault that he was corruptible, but he was very quick to build hate for his wife, but slow to believe her pleas of innocence. The reason for this is related to the time in which the story

From being questioned by Brabantio on the whereabouts of Desdemona (Brabantio’s daughter) to, killing his loved one based off of Iago’s convincing, Othello’s mindset has changed drastically throughout the play. When Othello killed Desdemona, it was out of pure jealousy because, his ancient, Iago, kept informing him Desdemona was having an “affair” with his lieutenant, Cassio. With Iago spreading these false accusations to Othello about Desdemona and Cassio, Othello’s mindset was growing into this, pure jealousy mind. An example of a growing mindset can be read in, Carol Dweck’s book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”. According to Dweck, the growing mindset is based off of your qualities. The things you could work through efforts you’ve made. However, it differs for some but can grow over time through experiences and practice. With that being said, Iago made efforts to change Othello’s mind and opinions about Cassio and Desdemona which would eventually, change Othello’s mind and lead to the death of

Iago unlike the first few characters is motivated by his hatred for Othello and the Moors. Iago demonstrates his grit by plaining against Othello and tricking him. In the play Iago claims, “Cassio, my lord! No, sure, I cannot think it, That he would steal away so guilty-like, Seeing you coming”(Act 3,Scene 3). The reason that I considered this quote to represent grit was because it shows Iago persistence to ruin Othello’s life.

According to Dr. Travis Bradberry, “Grit is that 'extra something ' that separates the most successful people from the rest. It 's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality” (“Travis Bradberry Quotes”). Having grit in life is essentially the same as having hope and being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Grit is the ability to remain strong in the face of adversity and the backbone to stand firm. At times, grit is the only thing that pushes one forward in life. In the face of suffering and fear, women have overcome adversity, abuse, trauma, and tragedy through their strength, survival, resiliency, determination, and true grit.

manipulative Iago and the fair, however in many cases irresolute Othello. Regardless of the way

One insightful character analysis of Emilia shows her extraordinary change to independence as it states “Emilia courageously fights to uphold her employer against her husband. She disobeys not only her master, Othello, but Iago in telling the shocking truth about her husband to Othello and the other characters” (Shumaker). Emilia’s disobedience signifies not only her independence and ability to stand up for what she believes, but also her capability to take action against her husband with her newfound strength and courage. With complete conviction and passion, Emilia heroically upholds her mistress’s virtue, even when the mentally unstable Othello draws his sword she boldly proclaims “Do thy worst!” (Shakespeare, V: ii,194). The empowered Emilia no longer fears death in order to proclaim the truth of Desdemona’s innocence. In Emilia’s last moments she again proves her independence and does not let fear control her, especially when Iago commands her silence, she replies “’Twill out, ‘twill out. I peace? No, I will speak as liberal as the north. Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, all, all cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak” (Shakespeare, V: ii, 260-3). Emilia makes a courageous proclamation of defiance when she refuses to be silenced. Her statement shows she has finally overcome her fear of Iago. With her dying breath, Emilia valiantly speaks out against her husband and liberates herself completely in

Have you ever deeply thought about why people become successful? It may be surprising that intelligence is not the key component to achieving something; neither popularity nor social skills. It’s grit, the ability to preserve through obstacles to reach a long-term goal that means a lot to oneself. According to Angela Duckworth from the TEDTalk, “The key to success? Grit,” this characteristic is the most important when working toward a long-standing goal. It demonstrates the overcoming of difficulty and working through it. Grit can be described as a passionate resilience to reach an objective in the far future. It is about having stamina in your life that keeps you going and working on forthcoming hopes and dreams. In a nutshell, grit is the

In Shakespeare’s play Othello Emilia plays the role of a desperate housewife, Desdemona’s maid, and unfortunately, Iago’s wife. Emilia changes from a pleasing wife to a determining figure who discovers the truth about Iago and plans to learn what tricks he has been planning up his sleeve. Emilia is the only true character of the play who concerns for her husband and the manipulation he plays on people. Iago is seen as honest, respectful, and an overall good friend to other characters in the play such as Othello and Desdemona. Emilia on the other hand, deals with his mockery every single day, making her prone to seeing what he shows on his true side. To add on, Iago does not want to love anyone or anything making Emilia and Iago’s relationship

In the beginning of the play, Shakespeare illustrates Othello as a benevolent military noble who shares an intellectual love with his young wife, Desdemona, that is of utmost purity and innocence. At once the evil character of Iago is introduced and uncovers the hero's tragic flaw; ultimately that of naiveté. Although Othello is usually a very even-tempered man, as can be seen when he refuses to let Iago persuade him to get angry at Roderigo, (I, ii, 6), an exteriour opposing force characterized by Iago, perpetuates the tragedy of the play by provoking the interiour opposing force, or the hamartia of the protagonist. Near the beginning of the play, Shakespeare's clever demonstration of dramatic irony allows the reader to realize Othello's tragic flaw in the fact that he hands his full trust over to a man who is "Janus-faced" and dishonest. "...my ancient; a man he is of honesty and trust. To this conveyance I assign my wife". The irony from this line lies in Othello's misconception of his ensign, Iago, who is already plotting against him for his own means. After witnessing Iago's conspiracy with Roderigo at the ruination of Othello in the previous act, the reader immediately sees Iago's villainess, however in innocence, Othello is blinded to it and by it. From this we see, as in many tragedies, the tragic hero's flaw is not actually a defect in itself, but rather an excess of a virtue. In the case of Othello, this perilous virtue

Dignity, courage, a strong belief in religion, self-control and sound judgment is a few of Othello's other positive attributes portrayed in the play. His confidence in himself and his courage are clearly evident when Othello makes a stand before Brabantio, Roderigo and Iago, when following the drawing of their swords, Othello, as opposed to withdrawing in the face of danger taunts "Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them." (1:2:25:76-77). Shakespeare continues to portray Othello as a well-respected nobleman throughout his play, from beginning to end. Shakespeare also shows a soft side when he displays Othello's love and confidence in his wife Desdemona. Othello entrusts his wife to the care of another gentleman, as he must go off to war in Cyprus. The entrusted man and his wife happen to be his good friend Iago and his wife Emilia. His trustworthiness makes him a greatly respected person. Through nobility, respect, love, and trust, Othello is considered to be an honorable and commendable man. However, Othello's background is unsophisticated, and often affects his attitude. Othello is a person who is innocent and base in nature. He was influenced by the way his life was going on. The people around Othello also knew of his attitude. Iago is very quick to see this. In his first soliloquy, Iago says, "the Moor is of a

Othello starts off as a noble and loving husband, but becomes jealous and crumbles in the end. Othello and Desdemona are happy in the beginning of the play, but later on he becomes convinced that his trustworthy wife is cheating on him. Iago manipulates Othello into believing his lies, even though Iago never offers any proof of Desdemona’s cheating. After Iago has made Othello jealous, Othello complains that he has a

In the play "The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare, Emilia is portrayed as a women who doesn’t have enough self-confidence. She does many awful misdeeds to please her husband, and hopes that he will give her some affection. She just want to make her husband happy. Emilia betrayed her lady Desdemona, because Lago asked for her handkerchief for a while and since she just dropped it, suddenly, Emilia thought that this was her opportunity to quickly grab it and make Lago happy. However, Emilia did the right thing that she betrayed her husband for Desdemona, in the end, because it helped her to redeem herself because after all Desdemona was killed only because of Emilia. In the beginning of the play Emilia served her husband to make him happy but toward the end she found out many truths about him so she just served for herself only. Toward the end of play, she tells the truth to everyone and sacrifices her life so that she can prove that Desdemona was wonderful person, and was faithful to only one person; Othello.

From winning wars to being a slave. He was humble, honest and kind. Othello shows signs of having a fixed mindset when he let Iago 's thoughts become his own. This proved that “intelligence is malleable (Duckworth & Eskreis-Winkler)”. He hardly fought for his wife 's honorable kindness. Instead he mistrusted her without evidence and then demanded evidence after already accusing her. The smallest piece of “evidence” sent him over the edge that he killed his wife in cold blood. At first he lacked remorse until he found out he was just a pawn in Iago 's game.