All posts tagged Othello

Iago has no conscience. He is an angry man and is happy to take down everyone around him to get what he wants: revenge. It is in Act 1, Scene 3, that he devises his evil plan. Here we can see inside Iago’s mind. It is easy to see that . . . Read more

In Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago is the antagonist. That is, he is thevillain in the play Othello. He is the person who causes an action to occurwhich affects the other characters in the play. This action may not necessarilybe a good thing. Iago is the catalyst for Othello’s change. He . . . Read more

William Shakespeare’S OthelloIago’s JusticeIn William Shakespeare’s play Othello, there lurks an evil that far is surpasses the darkness of the devil, it lies in the antagonist Iago. Othello who passes Iago up for a promotion simply because Iago is not a arithmetician, swears to take his revenge and destroy the . . . Read more

Racism in OthelloChoose one non-dramatic text offered on the module, (an extract from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Literary Remains,) and show how it might help us understand Othello. The extract presents a sustained attack by Coleridge on Shakespeare for his lack of realism in the ‘monstrous’ depiction of a marriage between . . . Read more

William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. The eponymous hero has strength, charisma, and eloquence. Yet these ideals ofleadership do not bode well in real world situations. The battlefield and Senateare, at least in Othello, depicted as places of honor, where men speak truly. Inaddition, . . . Read more

Dustin MillsEnglish 102Dr. Elisabeth SachsOthello EssayHonest IagoOne of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play Othello, by William Shakespeare, is honest Iago. At first Iago seems to be motiveless. However, the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago’s quest for personal gain, as opposed to just . . . Read more

After reading Othello by Shakespeare over about 3 times, I came to feel sorry for a man that I can easily say was gulled into tragedy by his own purity. I can see Othello as a man that could sit at the Round Table with King Arthur and rank among . . . Read more

TOPIC 3The central issue depicted in both plays The Tempest and Othello is about money. Money in substantial amounts can represent great power and strength over the ruling nation. It plays a major role in our everyday society and one that is fully illustrated in both of Shakespeare’s play. Both . . . Read more

William Shakespeare’s “Othello” presents all of the elements of agreat tragedy, according to Aristotle’s definition: “A tragedy is theimitation in dramatic form of an action that is serious and complete, withincidents arousing pity and fear wherewith it effects a catharsis of suchemotions” (Poetics 14) He also adds, “The language used . . . Read more

In Shakespeare’s “Othello”, Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images in Othello’s head that lead him to his demise. But what is more important . . . Read more