In Othello, the power of the word is a continuous theme emphasized by many different characters and moments. These moments are highlighted further in the film adaptation through Iago and Desdemona. Beginning with Desdemona, the power of the word is shown through the recounting of how she came to love Othello. In this scene, Desdemona is shown having her maid attend to her as Othello talks and as he does she pulls her hair away from her ear many times. Such an action shows how Othello's stories affected
In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the imagery of light and dark and animals in the Act I showcases the premiere theme of opposites, and the underlying scheme of Iago’s plan. Iago’s move, “I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter; and the Moor are now making beast with two backs” (I.i.xx), is his approach catch Brabantio’s attention with a vivid description on his beloved daughter’s whereabouts and target his emotional state. Furthermore, Iago’s statement, “Zounds, sir, you’re robb’d; for
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
creation of the character Iago in his tragedy Othello (Sanfacon). Iago is accredited with being one of the most heinous villains in all of Shakespeare’s works. Dissolute in being, Iago blamed others actions on his own malevolence and used his reputation as the “Honest Iago” to attain selfish gain (II, III, 355). When Iago sparked the match of doubt in Othello, he indirectly led to the downfall of many fellow characters in the play and the deaths of Othello and Desdemona. Despite Iago’s motives remaining
Explore the character Iago – who is he? Iago is one of the main characters in Othello. He is the antagonist tyrant and is the cause of all disarray throughout the story. He has a complex personality and Shakespeare has hinted at a lot of underlying traits that we don’t fully see. For example Iago’s fear of women connotes to the audience that he may be homosexual, but there is no solid evidence of this. First and foremost Iago is a manipulative and conniving character. He closely observes every interaction
novels and playwrights are about girls that must prove themselves to the reader. However, Desdemona, wife of army general Othello in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, proves throughout the play that she is borne of loyalty, independence, and naivety. Desdemona’s many forms of loyalty are shown in subtle and clear ways. One of these forms of loyalty is loyalty to herself. This is shown in the idea behind the play. Desdemona’s family expects her to marry a rich white man that is on the same level of society
the completeness of a story. This report will investigate the connections of settings and the causes and consequences of isolation across four texts, ‘Othello’, ‘The Imitation Game’, ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ and ‘The Social Network’. ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare is a timeless tragedy. It is the tragic love story between Othello, an African American general, and Desdemona, a noble lady of Venice. It was set during the Venetian and Turkish war in the 16th century, a significant time
succeeded in capturing the audience's attention and understanding, I also maintain that he continually portrays the more feminine attributes in a negative light
only does Shakespeare use this tool, he also uses a few more, one major one is his allusions to things that were happening at the time period. A famous example of this is in the work A Midsummer Nights Dream where the characters are speaking about how one man cannot grow a beard; they then begin naming types of beards the man cannot grow. During this dialogue, one man names off a beard called a “French Crown.” (No, I. ii.) Shakespeare would occasionally use vernacular known by the common people in
undertakings,” as in Hamlet not acting as himself has caused him to become violent and do things that do not behoove him, especially as a Prince. Furthering one this idea of madness, “passion…does afflict out nature,” this supposed love for Ophelia, has some how change Hamlet from his natural state into something that is not natural or reminiscent of Hamlet the man they he seems to recall. From a small story that Polonuis was told by his daughter he then