The theme of betrayal is recurrent throughout the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello, and the vast majority of his characters participate in quite unreasonable behavior. Specifically, Iago’s complex betrayal schemes begin when Othello chooses the inexperienced soldier Michael Cassio as his new lieutenant. Iago views this decision as an act of disloyalty to him considering his many years of loyal service to Othello and the government. In order to accomplish his harsh revenge against Othello, Iago performs
the play Othello by Williams Shakespeare illustrate the expressions and actions by various literary devices and shows the readers various angle of betrayal, jealousy, love and friendship. William Shakespeare created one of the most convoluted and twisted form of writing during his time. Shakespeare shows examples of how jealousy can drive individuals to fight for what the individual desire. The play even shows different aspects of betrayal and misconceptions among the characters. This essay will further
In Othello by William Shakespeare, the handkerchief serves as tangible evidence for Iago to convince Othello that Desdemona has been having an affair with Cassio. Although it had a limited appearance in the novel, the strawberry embroidered handkerchief turns Othello’s suspicions of Cassio and Desdemona’s alleged affair into full blown hatred and represents, in Othello’s eyes, the loss of love and the birth of betrayal. Without the presence of the handkerchief, Iago does not have a physical, damning
In this essay I will examine metatheatre within Shakespeare's Othello, focusing on the disintegration of language and the subsequent destruction of self. Conflating the definition of comedy and tragedy, Othello explores the limitations of language and the malleability of knowledge within the confines of theatre and how this undermines the very basis of the play. Throughout the extract, imitation is the catalyst for the play's instability, as the social hierarchy is inverted against a myriad of metatheatrical
instance, William Shakespeare’s play Othello reflects the society of 16TH century Italy. In this tragic play the moor, Othello, promotes the honorable Cassio to lieutenant instead of a more experienced solider, Iago. In return for passing him up, Iago swears his revenge to destroy Othello for this betrayal. To achieve his ghastly plan of revenge Iago objectifies and manipulates his wife to fulfill his elaborate scheme filled with lies. William Shakespeare’s play Othello gives an accurate new historical
William Shakespeare’s Othello can be interpreted through many critical lenses, including gender theories, feminist theories, and class structure theories; however, the most prevalent ideas included in Othello allude to race and race theory principles. Through the syntax and imagery Shakespeare utilizes, the motifs of light and dark are painted to emphasize not only the difference between races, but also to emphasize the goodness of white and the badness of black, and to create tension and conflict
screen. Now, half a decade later, after directing Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing and co-starring in Othello, that vision has been realized. Branagh's Hamlet, filmed in 70 mm, has arrived in all its
pathos, or the emotional quality of the text (Hannah), has been used for one purpose, to help the reader relate the work to his or her own life. An interpretation of Sontag’s quote is put best by writer Phillip C. Kolin in his collection, Othello: New Critical Essays: drama “disturbs the reader’s peace of mind, frustrating their desire for closure.” (2) If the reader does not feel some type of emotional attachment, negative or positive, they will not become as involved in the work as they would if the