and general of the armies of Venice, Shakespeare’s Othello the Moor of Venice is a tragedy that revolves around Othello’s fall from grace. Othello is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, he is still filled with insecurities due to his age, life as a soldier, and race. Iago uses these insecurities to twist Othello’s love for Desdemona, altering his character from the loving husband portrayed Act 1 Scene III to the irrational
While Iago begins the destabilization of Othello’s judgment through a crafty manipulation of Othello’s intelligence and trust, Iago completes his devious goal by using yet another of Othello’s characteristics against him. Iago recognizes that “the Moor…is of a constant, loving, noble nature” (Shakespeare, II. i. 297-298). In characteristic fashion, Iago uses his keen understanding to take advantage of Othello. In this case, Iago manipulates Othello’s love. Because of Othello’s extreme love for Desdemona
Jealousy is like a virus with no cure; it enters the body undetected and roots itself in the temporal lobe of the brain, rewiring its host’s memories and forming connections to things that do not exist. From the temporal lobe, it spreads to the frontal lobe and cerebral cortex, corrupting the host’s ability to make judgements, make inferences, and control emotions, personality, and behavior. This impairment of the brain breeds irrational thought and perpetually erodes the host’s relationships with
townspeople. However, Othello suffers from a moral dilemma, “jealousy.” Therefore he becomes convinced by a once trusted, scheming friend;Iago, that his wife, Desdemona, is unfaithful to him with his lieutenant, Cassio. In Othello mind he believes Desdemona should no longer live due to the thoughts that have been made up in his head regarding her unfaithfulness. In the end, Othello deals with love lost in
Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello, centers on the calamity of Othello and the other major characters as a result of Othello’s compelling desires. Othello is torn between the love for his wife, Desdemona, and the trust of his good “friend”, Iago. Through the trust for his lover and his friend, jealousy and trust complications actively appear throughout the play. Desdemona will discover that “Othello’s visage in his mind,” (I.III. 255) is only a veil compared to what will arise when their marriage is shattered
conversation between Iago and Othello of act three, the most notable theme- the relationship between reality and external appearance- becomes more conspicuous. The characterization within the antagonist Iago proves to be the driving force throughout the play as he is whom successfully drove the protagonist Othello away from the reality and into Iago’s own path. In act three scene three, Iago triumphs in planting the idea to Othello that Desdemona is not being faithful. In lines 166-168, Iago says “O beware
insecurities and provided a foundation for the jealousy that drives the play. In addition to the deceit and dishonesty he is subjected to, Othello’s character deteriorates throughout the play to a weak shadow of his former self as a result of the racist attitudes surrounding him. Racism, dishonesty and jealousy are the key elements that led to Othello’s tragic downfall, each factor contributing significantly to the development of the play. Othello’s status as an outsider is the predominant cause
In Marcus Nordlund’s “Jealousy in Othello”, he said that the causes of Othello’s jealousy are not only Iago, but also himself. “When Othello has started to grow jealous, he briefly considers three reasons why Desdemona might lose interest in him: that he is not particularly eloquent, that he is black, and that he is old.” When Iago told Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio, Othello doubted himself. He was not as handsome and young as Cassio. Jealousy can cause internal conflict
Othello’s Love for Desdemona The love between two people brought together by marriage is often honest and genuine. Despite the fact that they are married, this is not the case for Othello and Desdemona. Othello’s love for his wife is questionable. Othello by William Shakespeare is able to display Othello’s unfaithful love for Desdemona through Othello’s feelings of jealousy, their relationship built upon pity, and Desdemona’s death. To start off, Iago has plans to persuade Othello that there is
tragedies heighten the dramatic plot of his plays. Irony can foreshadow future events and develop plot twists. In the play, Othello, Irony is frequently used to add tension and amusement to keep the audience interested. It also aids in foreshadowing Othello’s tragic ending. Othello displays Irony in three different methods using situational irony, verbal irony and dramatic irony to highlight the suspense and maintain interest in the play. Situational irony is when the outcome of an action turns out to