waiting for the arrival of her husband and is with Iago and his wife Emilia. It can be argued that Desdemona is bold in this scene and that this is the foreshadowing of Iago’s plan. At the beginning of this passage Desdemona is provoking Iago by saying “What wouldst write of me, if thou shouldst praise me?” which means she is asking Iago for his opinion of her. Desdemona could be doing this for a variety of reasons. She may be trying to get Iago in trouble, as if he says something she finds offensive
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Iago’s manipulation that causes Othello to poorly judge his own wife. Othello accuses his wife, Desdemona, of adultery. Iago provides “proof” of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness such as Cassio leaving Desdemona very quickly and then right after Desdemona’s pleading on his behalf. The handkerchief that Iago plants with Cassio that once belonged to Desdemona, only cements Othello's trust in Iago. Othello immediately believes
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rational as a persuader can convince a person to believe. In Othello, Shakespeare shows that even in the minds of people that are most confident of themselves, there is a self-doubt that can be increasingly apparent by very simple means of ignition. Iago ignites, or maybe even re-ignites this self-doubt by leading Othello to believe that Desdemona would prefer Cassio over him, which could cause Othello to believe that he is not worthy of having Desdemona since he is black. This situation shows the
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of the main things that shows the submissiveness of women in Othello is how they follow their men’s orders. This is shown with Emilia and Bianca. Emilia talks about Iago wanting her to get the handkerchief for him. She is really excited when she finds it and says, “ I am glad to have found this napkin … I nothing but to please his (Iago) fantasy” (Shakespeare, III iii, 292-391). This shows that she just wants to please him, which reflects how her role is to follow his orders. Bianca is also a good
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OTHELLO CHARACTERS Othello Beginning with the opening lines of the play, Othello remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him. Roderigo and Iago refer ambiguously to a “he” or “him” for much of the first scene. When they begin to specify whom they are talking about, especially once they stand beneath Brabanzio’s window, they do so with racial epithets, not names. These include “the Moor” (I.i.57), “the thick-lips” (I.i.66), “an old black ram” (I.i.88),
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jealous green eyed “monster” when Iago shares news about Desdemona and Cassio. One reason is when Iago says to Othello “or to be naked with her friend in bed an hours or more, not meaning any harm?”(Act 4 scene 1 stanza 5 pg 171) Desdemona was in the bed naked with someone beside else beside you Othello. I think this fits my reason because when Iago say Desdemona been with a guy in the bed naked Othello starts to think about it. Othello start to become jealous over what Iago say about Desdemona and Cassio
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As children we are taught to always tell the truth in every situation. Catchy clichés such as "the truth will set you free" are used to reinforce honesty in our minds. However, is it possible that lying can further your success in life, more so than honesty? Literary evidence seems to support this. Even the Bible offers stories of lying and cheating without consequence. Three literary works–the book of Genesis, William Shakespeare’s Othello, and Sir Walter Ralegh’s poem The Lie–offer support that
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It is portrayed by Iago as being "spotted with strawberries" (3.3.494). Shakespeare researcher Lynda Boose expresses that the strawberries symbolize blood and that the cloth itself speaks to wedding-bed sheets. The handkerchief is “a visually recognizable reduction of Othello
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Frank Kelly Ms. Corley ENG3U - 1 9 March 2016 End Goal of Writing Othello When studying Othello, no analyst or reader can deny that the masterpiece written by Shakespeare is truly remarkable. However, there is debate as to whether the play was written to tell a story about a war hero who ascends to the peak of Italian military ranks and fell off due to his insecurities, or for Shakespeare to present an allegory narrating the chaos in seventeenth century England. The assertion made declaring
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Othello. In Act II it is learned that not only is Iago planning on taking Desdemona from Othello, but also stealing Cassio’s position as The Moore’s first lieutenant. It seems that in Act II Iago revises his plan to take down Othello, his new plan includes having Cassio make a drunken fool of himself. Iago accomplishes this by making Rodrigo believe that Cassio is making advances towards Desdemona as well, in order to make Rodrigo jealous of Cassio. Iago says this to create the jealousy in Rodrigo’s
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