he didn’t like. That was a common thing during that time period. Women weren’t seen as being as important as men. Emilia always had to listen to what Iago told her to do because that’s how you be a good wife. She is supposed to be his servant and not speak against him. Iago could do basically anything he wanted and Emilia couldn’t. It was okay for Iago to cheat on Emilia but okay for her to cheat on him. He was allowed to speak to her in nasty, mean ways and says things to her like “Hold your peace
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Desdemona, she is the daughter of Brabantio, Brabantio is against the marriage of her daughter and Othello because of his skin color. Iago is the villain in the play who hates Othello because he was not promoted, and instead Othello decided to promote a young and inexperienced men named Cassio. Iago decide to seek revenge by manipulating everyone in the play. Iago devise a plan that will cause a tremendous amount of chaos. His plan is to lead Othello to believe that his wife, Desdemona has been cheating
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because he believes that Teiresias is threatening his power. Similarly, Othello is blinded by his trust in Iago that he falls for all of his tricks. Othello becomes envious and Iago uses this to his advantage. All of Iago’s tricks eventually lead to Othello’s downfall by making him trust the wrong person and kill all the people who would’ve had a positive effect on his life. The prophecy and Iago cause the audience to evoke frustration because they don't want the heros to have a bad ending. The audience
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Drama Essay “Othello, the Moor of Venice” Jami Bruno Liberty University In the drama “Othello, the Moor of Venice”, written by Shakespeare around 1604, we find Othello in a downfall that was fed by a villain named Iago. Othello soon becomes the tragic hero of this story. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is “someone who is a noble soul, from high estates, and has a downfall in the result of his hamartia or tragic flaw” (Kennedy, & Gioia, 2007). Othello is easily persuaded with
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rival. In the case of Othello, there are certainly three important people involved at the beginning: Iago being the jealous individual, Desdemona being the partner, and Othello being the third party rival. Iago definitely feels threatened by Othello’s dominance over him, both in his military rank and his relationship with Desdemona, as portrayed upon Iago’s words, “I hate the Moor!” (I,iii,377). Iago then manages to spread his jealousy to his impending victims, such as Othello; as the subject of
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Iago orchestrates that Cassio and Desdemona are perceived as together to increase Othello’s jealousy. Iago then obtains Desdemona’s handkerchief from Emilia, Iago s wife, as proof. After seeing Iago’s false proof, Othello’s jealousy overtakes his good sense. By assuming that Cassio acquired Desdemona’s handkerchief, a symbol that
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It grows into a double-edged sword, a rose just as deadly to those who approach it as those who nourished it. Iago sets out to incite the betrayal of Othello, even at the cost of his own well being. In doing so, Iago hopes to bring about not only Othello’s ruin, but Cassio’s as well, an act driven by his own jealousy over Cassio’s promotion. However, Cassio is not the only source of his jealousy. Upon Roderigo’s
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Othello as a Tragic Hero William Shakespeare's famous tragedy Othello, the Moor of is arguably one of the finest, if not the finest, tragedies in the literary history of Western civilization. This paper discusses Othello as a tragic hero and compares him to Aristotle's concept of what a tragic hero actually is. First, we need to understand the characteristics of a so-called tragic hero as defined by the Greek critic, Aristotle. He indicates that a tragic hero must have these characteristics: (1)
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Christianity, this is where they get their beliefs and opinions of the world. The cultural lens also looks at how their culture shaped who they are and how they act/treat others in particular women. Cultural Criticism is seen all throughout Othello. From how Iago and Roderigo refereed to Othello as a animals like the "old Black ram"(Shakespeare 13 ll. 97-98) because of his race he is looked down on by the common "white man". Through out the play you can see how men where superior to women in their culture and
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Othello: Tragic Hero? Michael Charles Robinson ENGL 102 October 17, 2011 Ms. Charity Givens Othello: Tragic Hero? I. Introduction Thesis statement A. Thesis Statement II. Brief overview of Othello III. Aristotle and Othello A. Peripeteia B. Hamartia C. Anagnorsis D. Catharsis
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