...of villains in his plays, “take the audience into their confidence, boast in soliloquy of their cleverness, exult in the triumph of evil, and improvise plans with daring and resourcefulness,” (Bevington, 2014). The character of Iago in this play is one such villain. Because of a perceived affront and because of his sinister nature, Iago embarks on a path bent on the destruction of Othello. Three of Iago’s soliloquies demonstrate just how sinister he truly is and illustrate the lengths to which he will go in order to carry out his villainy and exact revenge. Act 1, Scene 3 In this scene, Brabantio, father to Desdemona, has just sanctioned the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, “I here do give thee that with all my heart,” (Shakepseare, 2014, 1.3. 196). Roderigo, a man whom once pursued Desdemona romantically but was scorned by her, is beside himself with heartache. His angst is apparent in his statement, “Is it silliness to live when to live is torment,” (Shakespeare, 2014, 1.3. 311). Here, Iago sees an opportunity to make Roderigo a conspirator in his plan to destroy Othello, “I have professed thee my friend… I could never better stead thee than now… I say, put money in thy purse. It cannot be long that Desdemona should continue her love to the Moor,” (Shakespeare, 1.3. 339, 341-345). In this soliloquy, “I know not if’t be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind will do as if for surety,“ (Shakespeare, 2014, 1.3. 389-391), Iago hatches the plot in which he...
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...Sadiq Azad Mrs. Brady AP Lit and Comp 29 January 2016 Examining Thomas Hardy’s poetic philosophy and style by analyzing his poems profusely is similar to finding a needle in a haystack. The reasoning behind the hardship is attributed to Hardy’s unconventional style of poetry which is influenced by events in his life. Consequently by researching into Hardy’s life, there were connections to his poetic style and its’ inspiration. By making use of eccentric syntax and melancholic tone, Thomas Hardy creates a sense of nostalgia, which is influenced by his personal life and especially the death of his wife, Emma. Thomas Hardy was born in Stinsford, United Kingdom in 1840. He was born in a country where poetry dominated literature and where arguably some of the greatest poets lived including William Shakespeare. Most of his poetry got published in the later part of his life. He also wrote many famous novels to support himself financially. Some of his poetry was inspired by his first wife Emma, to whom he paid little attention to while she was alive. His works include regretful elegies inspired by his late wife. His poems have the effect of longing and nostalgia, solidified by odd syntax and diction. His other works are mostly about uncertainty of fate, time and change, and the relationship between man and nature. Hardy was a Victorian realist and he was also inspired by William Wordsworth poetry style of Romanticism. Hardy was a hardcore idealist and realist as he represented...
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