character in the play uses some form of a racial slur or stereotype to insult or describe Othello at various points in the play as I will demonstrate. The character within the play that most commonly makes racist remarks in reference to Othello is Iago. Throughout the play, Othello spent a great deal of time dealing with his community around him victimizing him because of his race and treating him like a victim. The effect of racism
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The idea that "there would be no good without evil" is a good place to start when thinking about Iago and Othello as rival characters in Shakespeare's Othello. The play shows us how good turns into evil in the complex character of Othello, who turns out to be more than a victim of Iago's wrongdoings but also a character who is both good and evil. In Shakespeare's play evil is not something absolute. Evil demonstrates itself as a different quality with each person, perhaps the point when a person
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though he is not a native of the country. Although, Othello is powerful he is very trusting of those people around him. Iago, the villain of the story, takes advantage of Othello’s trustful nature and uses his trustfulness to drive Othello mad. We are not sure why Iago wants to drive Othello mad, but we believe it is because Iago was passed over for the job of general of Venice. Iago uses Desdemona the wife of Othello to drive him crazy. He makes Othello believe that Desdemona has been sleeping around
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Iago Possibly the most heinous villain in Shakespeare, Iago is fascinating for his most terrible characteristic: his utter lack of convincing motivation for his actions. In the first scene, he claims to be angry at Othello for having passed him over for the position of lieutenant (I.i. 7–32). At the end of Act I, scene iii, Iago says he thinks Othello may have slept with his wife, Emilia: “It is thought abroad that ’twixt my sheets / He has done my office” (I.iii.369–370). Iago mentions this suspicion
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Othello, by Shakespeare, is most recognizable for the brilliant villain, Iago. While Othello is likeable, though thinly developed, the reader develops a sense of awe as Iago’s plan comes to fruition throughout the text. Iago, being a Machiavel, does not hold any inhibitions or stops to accomplish his goal, while Othello is doubtful and wavers quite a bit. The betrayal of Iago’s plot is rife with planning and cunning, and certainly drives the plot forward. Yet, there is a betrayal of Othello that
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9/21/15 Last Breath of Innocence Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury Othello is a respected Venetian general who is manipulated by his subordinate Iago into believing that his newlywed wife Desdemona was unfaithful to him. Iago then aides him in plotting the execution of his wife and her supposed lover Cassio, whom are both innocent. In their plan Iago is tasked with dispatching Cassio, while Othello takes the responsibility of extinguishing Desdemona’s light. Leading up to the night of the murder
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with this statement? Othello’s downfall is a result of his many flaws being played upon by Shakespeare’s most unforgiving, infamous villain; Iago. Accordingly, it is a combination of Iago’s efforts and cunning traps as well as Othello’s jealous, irrational nature that ultimately lead to Othello’s downfall. Othello’s blind trust and faith in Iago allows Iago to easily set moral traps designed to weaken Othello as a person. These manipulate his mind to the brink of insanity and in turn negatively overshadow
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Iago’s evil is his utter lack of convincing motivation for his actions. In the beginning , Iago claims to be angry at Othello for having passed him over for the position of lieutenant but, this motivation does not stay constant throughout the play. At the end of Act I, Iago states that he thinks Othello slept with his wife, Emilia, “It is thought abroad that ’twixt my sheets / He has done my office” Iago again states his motivation for revenge again saying “wife for wife” explaining that he wants
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possibilities or reasons that can easily be resolved. In Shakespeare's, “Othello” Othello is tricked by a rumor from a liar named Iago. Othello, a great man, who leads by example, and only has one weakness, his wife. Iago, a liar, who hates a lot in the world, and blames it on Othello. Iago is the mastermind behind which that makes Othello turn to revenge from his lies. Iago starts making him suspect his old lieutenant Cassio after an accident being drunk, and a fight broke out between
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tragedy by William Shakespeare, that circles around a man by the name Othello. He is a highly esteemed general in the service of Venice. Iago is Othello's ambitious friend. Othello promotes the Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is deadly jealous. Othello elopes with Desdemona, who a gentleman Roderigo, had once hoped to marry. Iago starts to plot against the newly wed couple. Desdemona is also the daughter of Brabantio, a Venetian senator, who considers the union theft
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