Tragedy Of Othello, The Moor Of Venice

In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings, his own actions, and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions, as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him. The tragedy of Othello is not a fault of a single villain, but is rather a consequence of a wide range of feelings, judgments and misjudgments, and attempts for personal justification exhibited by the characters. Othello is first shown as a hero of war and a man of great pride and courage. As the play continues, his character begins to deteriorate and become less noble. Chronologically through the play, Othello’s character

In other words, Cassio is a man who knows as much about war as an old woman does, unless it is what he has read in books. Therefore, Iago finds him hardly qualified for the job he has gained. Iago is also jealous toward Othello because it is rumored that he has slept with his wife Emilia. (Find Quote In Book) Iago now has a motive to make Othello think that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair to get revenge on Othello and achieve his goal. His hatred and jealously toward Othello and Cassio seem to turn Iago, himself into “the green-eyed monster” (III.iii.1203) that leads him down a path of destruction.

When Iago found out Cassio became Othello’s lieutenant, he can be comprehended as jealous. He talks about Cassio’s lack of knowledge and experience with fighting (I.i.20-27). Although, Iago may seem jealous of Cassio, he is only furious with Othello. Later, when Cassio welcomes Emilia by kissing her hand, he is being polite. He also speaks very highly of Desdemona by saying, “One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens,” (II.i.69).

‘Without setting, characters are simply there, in a vacuum, with no reason to act and most importantly, no reason to care.’ The setting gives place for a narrative to begin and evolve from, without a strong setting some texts may be difficult to interpret without extra contextual and historical knowledge of the time period of which it was written. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice written 1603 was set in Italy, in the Venetian Republic . This setting was gaining popularity with Elizabethan writers, maybe as a form of escapism, to have a crypto - catholic approach, as this country was the largest and still is the largest Catholic country. Or a more general form of escapism from the society at that time. Writing for a predominantly working class audience, Shakespeare’s work is an escapism from the audiences hardship of life.

Iago’s manipulation of Othello is the most significant in the play Othello. Although, Iago’s elaborate plan would never have worked without careful manipulation of Othello’s honorable lieutenant, Cassio. In the third scene of act two, Iago uses his established credibility and pathos to manipulate Cassio’s emotions. The scene starts with Othello telling Cassio to assist Iago in standing guard through the night. When Iago arrives, he begins his manipulation by shifting the conversation to Othello’s wife Desdemona, which leads Cassio to say, “She is indeed perfection” (Shakespeare, 2.3.22). Iago uses this conversation to direct Cassio’s emotions. Immediately after Cassio confesses his feeling for Desdemona, Iago tells Cassio he has a “stoup of wine,” and wants to have a toast to Othello’s health (2.3.23). With persuasion from Iago, Cassio takes part in the toast and gets drunk. Shortly after Cassio leaves, Iago sends Roderigo, a former suitor to Desdemona, to start a fight with him. Not long after, Roderigo runs back pursued by Cassio. Iago, knowing

Review Chapter 34 of your textbook for the background and overview of Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice, and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Shakespeare and the play Othello, the Moor of Venice. Also, see pp. 855–858 and pp. 1022–1025, which address Aristotle’s concept of tragedy and the tragic hero. You may use any of the critical material as a secondary source, but remember to cite it correctly.

At the beginning of the play, Iago plans to convince Othello that Desdemona is sleeping with Cassio, however; his plan involves a number of smaller, more sophisticated plans. To set his plot in motion, Iago orchestrates his first elaborate development. He tricks Cassio into getting drunk, and instructs Roderigo, a man who is in love with Desdemona, to start a fight. Othello finds out and is not happy. Playing the devil’s advocate, Iago then instructs Cassio to converse with Desdemona in order to obtain his position back. Upon seeing Cassio leave, Iago then plants a seed of doubt within Othello regarding Cassio.

This is an example of how Othello is eloquent and respected by his peers despite his

With the case of Othello in Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice, Othello makes many major decisions that influence his future, and the future of those around him, for the worse. However, examining the context in which the decisions were made helps readers better analyze Othello’s morality. There are three major components that affect the morality of Othello’s decisions: his experiences, his core values, and the people he surrounds himself with. In the end, the Moor would have been more successful in the morally challenging situations he was faced with if he refrained from his military habits of acting swiftly before considering all sides of the

This causes iago to become envious of newly appointed general Cassio and angry at the man in charge, Othello. His envy gets him and Cassio into a lot of trouble with othello but his anger gets othello and his trusting nature into more trouble than Othello couldve imagined. Othello is tipped off by iago that desdamona is cheating on him. Othello then believes him and then threatens iago with his life. He says “Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whore, Be sure of it.

Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe both tell about men of status who lose all power as a result of their actions. Othello and Okonkwo fall into the general category of tragic hero, with each having a tragic flaw and a downfall. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is that the hero must have a tragic flaw, be neither good nor bad, have a downfall resulting from the flaw, and recognition of their flaw in relation to their downfall. Both Othello and Okonkwo exemplify characteristics of Aristotle’s tragic hero, conveying a common theme while expressing individual themes. Things Fall Apart and Othello, the Moor of Venice share the theme that one’s insecurity will bring upon disaster; however,

As a result of Iago’s ability to manipulate, these characters face perilous consequences. Iago implants deceiving, malicious information into Othello’s head, splitting Othello’s mind and his marriage. As revenge from Othello giving Iago a menial occupation, Iago plants the seeds of mistrust in Othello’s head and informs Othello that Desdemona is a harlot, and to watch her actions closely. "Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio" (3.3.199). Being that Cassio received Desdemona’s handkerchief by sheer coincidence, Iago convinces Othello that Cassio is sleeping with Desdemona.

Cassio falls right into Iago’s plans by drinking and becoming intoxicated under Iago’s pressure. After causing a fight, Othello was left with no choice but to demote him. Although Cassio is a good man at heart, his weakness is that of his pride. When he lost his reputation, he thinks of it as if he has “lost the immortal part of myself (Cassio), and what remains bestial…” (II, iii, 245-249). Cassio depends too much on his reputation, literally giving Iago an opportunity to take advantage of him, Cassio would do anything to get his status back, and “honest Iago” (II, iii, 161), comes to give Cassio advice and hope by telling him to confide in Desdemona to help him gain his reputation back. It may seem like legitimate advice, Iago plans to use this in his scheme to bring him down. Iago appeals to Cassio’s trusting nature, “in sincerity of love and honest kindness.” (II, iii, 307) It is clear that Iago is deliberately misleading Cassio so that he can use Cassio’s misguided behaviour to insinuate that he desires Desdemona. In a way, Iago can be seen as the devil in disguise, preying on Cassio’s trusting nature, just like Roderigo’s gullible and innocent nature to turn him into a pawn. Iago successfully do the same to the unwitting and trusting Cassio. Cassio, who sees Iago in good heart, would

The play by William Shakespeare, Othello, The Moor of Venice, was staged for the first time in 1604, is defined as a tragedy, and Othello as a tragic hero.

    In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello we find a tragedy of fortune, in which the Moor falls from a great height into dishonor and disgrace. Let us dwell upon this theme in this essay.