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    Shakespeare’s work before. I also am not a big fan of Dramas or love stories. Othello has all of this, but it does also have a very suspenseful and dark side, which kept me interested. Shakespeare’s Othello is story that takes place in the 1600’s and is centers around four main characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his wife, Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio and his trusted ensign, Iago. I found Othello to be a great story, play and movie because it encompasses all of the things

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    Obedience until Death Othello, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy centered around its many distinct characters. Women in the 17th century time period of Othello devote themselves to men in their life, as this was the way of life for generations before them. Emilia and Desdemona are the principal female characters in the story who are married to Iago and Othello, the antagonist and protagonist of the story. Though these two women have extremely different experiences and power, they are both

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    motive. In Othello, by W.S., betrayal is the motive used to represent and develop characters jealousy towards others or the position someone holds. Throughout this play there are many instances where betrayal is done and the reason can be linked back to jealousy. Therefore as betrayal is what develops the important theme of jealousy. Among the characters in the play, Iago, is the character who betrays people the most and is also the one who helps create the jealousy others feel. Iago personally

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    tale of Othello, Shakespeare displays the two most destructive human emotions: vengeance and hatred. In the tale, Iago plants the idea in Othello’s head that his wife is sleeping with his lieutenant, Cassio. Leading up to this, Iago realizes that another one of Othello’s men, Roderigo the Venetian, is in love with Othello new wife, Desdemona. Leading Iago to use both Cassio and Roderigo for his personal vendetta. Later, the audience is aware that Desdemona remains to be faithful to Othello. As the

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    observed that there is diversity in the epic character of Othello and because of that various behavioral and psychological swings are observed and found from act 3 and were encountered till act 5. It has been perceived that the gullible character of Othello was transformed into the villainous monster on the basis of his ensign Iago’s evil speeches in act 3. Iago was considered as the most sinister villain in Shakespeare’s world as it is said, "Iago stands supreme among Shakespeare's evil character” (A

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    Shakespearean villains often use manipulation as their main tool of evil. Iago for example uses his manipulation skill to get revenge on Othello. Throughout the play he constantly manipulates many people to get what he wants. Iago is the master of manipulation; he uses it skillfully in his plot to take revenge against Cassio and Othello. Iago is William Shakespeare’s most evil villain. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago plays a role that causes destruction of all the characters, which makes him

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    The Role of Jealousy in Othello. The drama “Othello”, is well known, for the way Shakespeare was able to make the audience focus on the destructive and corrupting power of jealousy. The theme “jealousy” in the drama “Othello” causes the major problems for the characters in the story. Jealousy in the story can be seen in two different views, which are: a) The destructive power of sexual jealousy. b) The jealousy of power and position. Sexual jealousy was exhibited as one of the destructive factors

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    No one is single-colored, a true human nature has its limitation. William Shakespeare’s Othello reflects the profound social contradictions during the Renaissance period, where women were denied all political rights and were considered legal possession to their husbands. They were expected to perform duties of a housewife and were refrained from exercising any types of authority. In the beginning scene, Shakespeare engaged the audience through Desdemona’s elopement, which evokes a disruption in the

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    physically as well. Othello is a genuine gentleman who loves Desdemona and would do anything for her, but his jealousy through the story begins to transform him into someone he isn’t. Initially, Othello begins to listen to a standard bearer named Iago who fills his head with lies to the point that Othello automatically believes him and jumps to conclusions. Through Iago’s actions and lies Cassio is affected drastically by Othello’s sudden changes due to Iago’s lies about him. Iago resents Cassio because

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    Racism In Othello Race is a critical component in Othello . It is one of the numerous variables that Othello feels makes him a pariah, somebody who is on the outside of social and political force. There are numerous issues that he needed to encounter. One of them is that he is Black. Iago takes a shot at this by recommending that his being of shading will affect his cooperations with others, including Desdemona. The way that Othello is dark is critical in a few ways since he feels this is a piece

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