The sympathy felt for a character often remains through character revelation. In spite of the change in personality and morals the first impression of the character is not forgotten. Othello who commits violent acts throughout the play ends his life with honour, reminding us he was originally introduced as a respected man of high position. A person can be manipulated by others to act outside of their character, and their emotions can blind them from making good decisions. In the end a person’s true character is reflected upon the way they react to the results of their wrong doing.
Othello had a few friends, but the worst of them was Iago. Iago was an ensign in the army, eventually becoming the lieutenant thru misfortunes, lies. Iago was jealous that Cassio became the lieutenant and not himself. He was angry with Othello because he had heard rumors of him sleeping with Iago’s wife, and also heard rumors of Cassio sleeping with his wife too.
Savagery in Othello and Lord of The Flies In all of us lies savagery; vile and animalistic impulses, typically brought out by extreme circumstance. This truth is the essence of Othello by William Shakespeare and Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. Othello focuses on the character Iago’s manipulation of Othello, a Venetian general. He believes that Othello had an affair with his wife Emilia, and feels resentful toward him for choosing Cassio instead of him as lieutenant, when he is clearly more experienced.
Moor of a Murderer: Othello’s Role in The Death of Desdemona In Shakespeare’s Othello, the main character Othello kills his wife by smothering her to death and claiming it to be a sacrifice. There are multiple deaths in Othello, the most prominent however is Desdemona’s death. For centuries scholars have argued over whether her death was a murder or a sacrifice.
True Motives in Deceitful People Envy and deceit are catalysts for revenge. William Shakespeare idolized Geoffrey Chaucer and allowed him to influence his plays and poems. All of his works were written in a poetic language. In the tragedy, Othello, Shakespeare uses characterization and external conflict to create Iago’s deceptive, vengeful, and envious motives.
Shakespeare’s Othello chronicles the downfall of a noble Moor, Othello, who is deceived by a man he considers his friend, Iago. Throughout the course of the play, Iago toys with Othello and eventually leads him to murder and lose his love, his new wife Desdemona. Iago exploits the unquestioned trust Othello places in him to achieve evil ends. As such, trust is a central theme in the story.
In the play, Othello, written by William Shakespeare, it can be agreed that the character, Iago, chose to ensnare Othello. Firstly, Iago is jealous and angry that Othello has promoted Michael Cassio, a Florentine, to lieutenant rather than him. He claims that he is a better soldier than Cassio. Although he is a professional soldier, he is an “ancient” and a flag carrier, hence the lowest ranking officer in the Venetian army. Secondly and notably, he says that he will ruin Othello and Cassio because he has heard that both of them have slept with his wife, Emilia.
Othello had successfully moved up the military ranks, despite his African heritage. Upon Othello 's arrival to Venice from war, he manages to make a few enemies that include Iago, Brabranzio, Roderigo and Cassio. Iago is Othello 's ensign, who has been passed up as a lieutenant, a position that Othello gave to Cassio. Angered by Othello’s decision, Iago sets out on a master plan to ruin Othello.
Iago is the mastermind behind all of the mayhem in this play, and it all starts in act one when Othello made Michael Cassio the lieutenant over him. This left Iago flabbergasted saying Cassio "never set a squadron in the field" (I.i.22) and he sarcastically says " And I-God bless the mark! His Moorship 's ancient" (I.i.33). Iago was more qualified than Cassio, in experience and also, as Iago thinks, ability.
Meanwhile, Iago, an evil villain, plans his revenge on Othello. The “Moor” has promoted Cassio, another soldier, instead of him. Moreover, Iago suspects Othello of having an affair with his wife, Emilia. Being manipulated by the man he trusted in, Othello ultimately commits suicide.
Thesis: Iago, from Shakespeare's Othello, is one of the most memorable villains in all of literature. Iago deceives, steals, and kills to get everything that he wants. The play is centered on Iago's dislike for Othello, however, it is not that Iago pushes aside his conscience to commit these acts, but that he lacks a conscience to begin with. Iago's amorality can be seen throughout the play and is demonstrated by his actions against not only Othello, but Desmona and Emilia. Iago is able to manipulate the other characters of the play because he is a villain who doesn't understand the morals of society.
Othello by William Shakespeare is a play that questions nature and God. It investigates the faults of man by telling a story of love, jealousy, greed and pride. The play examines the actions of the main characters; Othello, Iago and Desdemona, in order to determine whether they are a result of personal choices or the manipulation of others. The play begins in Venice, where Roderigo argues to Iago that he is not capable of pursuing Desdemona, as he has just discovered that she is to marry the general, Othello, but Iago continues to manipulate convince Roderigo that it can be done.
Rationale My written task is based on a book named Othello written by william shakespeare in 1622. This book is a tragic love story or play which is really interesting and I enjoyed reading it. For that, I wanted my written task to be an emotional discourse and I have centered my topic on Roderigo’s secret love and his emotions for Desdemona.
In spite of the fact that Iago is the regular disturbance and accordingly the conspicuous awful person, his fate is to make the disaster that this play later moves toward becoming. A protracted thought notwithstanding a receptive outlook will demonstrate the reality of the situation. Othello is the real miscreant. Despite the fact that he at first does not have any vindictive considerations and thoughts, he in the long run becomes a murderer due to emotionally untrustworthy and jealousy.
Once Albert Schweitzer has said, “The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.” This conveys that life is a precious gift, but during lifetimes, people wasted or abused the gift, which turn into a tragedy. Othello stands as one of William Shakespeare’s tragedies, originally written as a play and adapted into films, TV productions, and a remix. This story revolves two characters: Othello, the general in Venetian army and Iago, the main antagonist. Moreover, the bearer of Othello, but wants to ruin his life.
