Michael Cassio Essays

Michael Cassio Lieutenant Michael Cassio is generally a light-hearted and good-natured young man with considerable popularity and attractiveness. The protagonist of the play, Othello, calls him by his Christian name and thus has a very good relationship with him, while Othello´s wife has taken a liking to him in a non-romantical way. He appears to be generous and sympathetic and shows great respect and admiration for Othello. Towards Desdemona, he shows chivalrous and gentlemanly behavior and he

substories and sub-plots very early in act one. It shows Iago’s hatred towards the general and his decisions, as he obviously feels that he deserves a higher rank and that he should get more glory and recognition. He has a hatred towards Michael Cassio, as Cassio, he feels, has been graced with the glory and recognition Iago desires even though he has essentially done nothing to earn and deserve it. This sets up a lot of Iago’s feelings and plans for the remainder of the story, even if it is just

Iago knows that Othello will react irrationally. Iago tells Othello that he has suspicions of Cassio sleeping with Desdemona. His plan consists of him planting this thought in Othello’s mind, while trying to allow Othello to catch Desdemona and Michael Cassio together. Othello begins to become very jealous, merely based on what Iago has told him. Iago further tries to make Othello jealous, then slyly changes his ways and begins

lines 280-306. Iago is a man who acts as if he's trustworthy and honest but really just lies to everyone. You could say he's two faced. Iago is jealous of Michael Cassio because he got the position he wanted as a lieutenant. He is also jealous because he thinks that Othello is sleeping with his wife. Othello is fed lies from Iago about Cassio and Desdemona being together which causes Othello to become jealous. Iago also uses his words brutally because of his atrocious personality. First to prove

Jealousy is the most dominant theme of Othello. “Honest” Iago, the protagonist, is utterly absorbed with his jealousy of Michael Cassio because Cassio was chosen as lieutenant instead of Iago. He yearns for everyone to be as miserable as himself by implementing seeds of doubt resulting jealousy of other characters. His mind is clouded by animosity; Iago acquires for others to be justly jealous shown through Iago’s manipulation of characters, especially Othello. Shakespeare begins the story with

course of the novel as Iago. As the chain of command in Othello’s Venetian army began to erode after a fight between Montano and Cassio, Iago pounced on the opportunity to wield power with his boss. After Cassio had been removed from power as Othello’s assistant, Iago served as a voice on Othello’s shoulder, filling Othello’s thoughts with worry as to the intentions of Cassio. Othello, in a fragile and unstable position with a depleted sense of trust said to Iago, “Villain, be sure thou prove my love

When Cassio states, “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lose my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and remains bestial. My reputation, Iago, reputation!” (Othello II.iii 261-l264). Cassio felt he has lost the most important thing to him and that is his reputation. That shows that he fear of losing it and with being drunk and attacking Rodreigo, he has a bad name now for it. Another person who shows they have fear of losing something

learns that Iago sees himself as better than everyone else and he treats others as fools. In the first scene of Act ii, Iago offends Desdemona leading to Cassio excusing his impolite behaviour. “With a little web as this I will ensnare as / great a fly as Cassio” (II, i, 183-184). This is said through an aside from Iago after he witnesses Cassio and Desdemona getting close to one another and talking. He watches them whisper and sees it as a great help to him succeeding in his plan. Iago seeks out

Do people often get accused of doing the right thing? Or is it always being accused of the wrong? In the play Othello by Shakespeare Desdemona is being accused of cheating on her newly wedded husband Othello. When she has been nothing but loyal to him, even loyal to him over her own father.Iago feed’s Othello these lies at times of vulnerability, and drops all these hints slowly. Making a puzzle in Othello’s mind,and convinces him everything Iago says is true. Iago uses Othello’s trust for him

plans were about ranking, Desdemona, and revenge in the cruelest form, murder. Ranking At the beginning of the story (act 1), Iago is furious at Othello for not electing him for the promotion of lieutenant rather giving it to Michael Cassio, a young and un-experienced soldier. While enraged about this arrangement he forms a plan with Roderigo to shout at Brabantio (Desdemona's father) "pester him, spoil his happiness,

with Desdemona talking to Cassio about losing his job and Desdemona comforts him telling him that she will hound Othello about the job until he gives in and gives Cassio back the job. Othello then enters with Iago and Cassio takes his leave, this causes Othello to question cassios departure. Emilia and Desdemona then leave which initiates Iagos plan as he starts to persuade Othello into believing Desdemona is unfaithful. Othello falls into a spell of jealousy as cassio comes back to talk about Bianca

Shakespeare’s Othello begins with Iago, who is disgruntled because the rank of lieutenant was given to Michael Cassio rather than to himself, already causing trouble for those in Venice by screaming out claims of Othello’s wrongdoings. The operations of Iago are what carry the plot of Othello forward and are what lead many to the fallacy of Iago being the lead. The actual lead Othello follows the inherent traits of mankind creating decisions based on morality, but Iago is unyielding to moral judgment

nature. Furthermore, this provides the reader with some comedy to make things balance out. As the play goes on, Emilia is encountered with Bianca who is known for committing adultery with others. Iago wants more information as to what happened with Cassio. Yet Emilia announces, “Oh fie upon thee, strumpet” (pg. 113, line 121). By this, Bianca counters with saying that she is as moral as Emilia. Little do they know, Emilia does her fair share of apparently going around too. This scene amplifies a serious

most malevolent villains. He portrays the characteristics of jealousy and manipulation. Iago depicts the personality trait of jealousy. He exposes his first account of jealousy when Othello appoints Michael Cassio to be his lieutenant. Iago confesses this to Roderigo and says, “ One Michael Cassio, a Florentine (A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife), That never set a squadron in the field But he, sir, had th' election …” (1.1.20-27). This is the reason for his strong hatred for Othello. Iago led

In the Shakespeare story, “Othello” the villain of the story, Iago has a not so shocking transformation. He was a small time rapscallion, who simply at the the beginning wanted revenge for the wrongdoing done to him by being passed up for the promotion to lieutenant. But then it turned into more of nefarious plan, to “turn [Desdemona’s] virtue into pitch.” (Shakespeare.2.33.338) He manipulated everyone in this storyline he interacts with, especially the following characters; Roderigo, Othello & Emilia

answers and suggestions of Iago as he discusses the faithfulness of Desdemona with Othello. Iago initially asks Othello, “Did Michael Cassio, when you wooed my lady, Know of your love?” (III.iii.95-96), and when Othello replies, “He did, from first to last. Why dost thou ask?”

Matthys Uys 24962376 ENGE311: Assignment 8 (Improved version) 23 May 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Language Devices in “Othello” Through using powerful words in “Othello”, the human behaviour of the characters is either positively or negatively influenced. In the following essay “the power of words” in “Othello” will be discussed. Firstly, an introduction paragraph will be given about

instability which may hold the potential of plaguing one's self-image can often lead to a tragic resolution. In the play Othello by “William Shakespeare”, Iago’s ability to form prudent decisions are overpowered by his vigorous hatred towards Othello and Cassio. Blinded by dreams of his glory, he fails to consider the consequences of his actions. As a result, Iago’s atrocious decisions are strongly influenced by the insecurities that further serve as a compelling source of

they correspondingly act unjust, which leads to the tragic demise of the characters as well as others. Iago, the antagonist, resents Othello because he is a Moor that he is obligated to take orders from. Initially Othello angers Iago by promoting Cassio instead of Iago, but Iago’s hate for Othello

‘eye for an eye’. This can be seen in Othello, where Iago is motivated by the disempowering emotions of bitterness, humiliation, and jealousy to undermine Othello and Cassio, after Cassio is rewarded the promotion Iago believes he rightfully deserved, and Othello allegedly slept with Iago's wife, Emilia. By bringing Othello and Cassio down from their high pedestals, Iago aims to achieve various forms of personal satisfaction, especially over others. Iago is motivated by feelings of bitterness regarding