Analysis on Iago’s motives in Othello Out of all of Shakespeare’s antagonistic characters, Othello’s Iago maintains a unique complexity in his motives in that he never elaborates on them past the intention of taking Othello down. Even with compelling arguments that Iago’s plan manifests as revenge out of jealousy, there is much speculation about why he is jealous. With sexuality appearing as a major theme, psychoanalysis provides explanations to why Iago seeks revenge on Othello and why he does not reveal
role of manipulation in Shakespeare’s Othello and Macbeth. “Manipulation is to “control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously. “ (Oxford dictionary) In Othello, Iago uses manipulation slowly climbing up the stairs of hierarchy to get to his general, who he hates. The flaw of Othello and Macbeth is that they are either easily manipulated or influenced which ultimately leads to their downfall. From beginning to end Iago moves the characters of Othello as if they were chessmen;
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
present specifically between Shakespeare’s works Othello and Hamlet with archetypal qualities that are shared between main characters of the stories. Some of these qualities include being deceitful, loyal, or vengeful. However, though both pieces contain references to similar characteristics such as deceit, loyalty and trust, or vengeance, these qualities do not always appear in the same types of characters or in the same form of action in the plot. Both Iago in Othello and Hamlet and Claudius in
Desdemona and Othello’s Marriage William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, sheds light on a variety of different relationships, between manipulative ones, to loyal ones, all of which elucidate the complexity of partnerships. However, one of the few “healthy” relationships portrayed - Othello and Desdemona’s marriage - is, in reality, quite shallow. The love that Othello and Desdemona have for each other is pure, yet the ultimately superficial basis of the relationship will cause it to crumble
Among Shakespeare’s villains, Iago remains the most notorious and puzzling. His villainous intent is readily apparent to his audience but his motives are problematic. Throughout the play, he presents differing excuses for committing his acts of cruelty. However, the reasoning for Iago’s cruelty lies not in his motives but in his implementation of it rooted in intimacy. Manipulative, deceitful, and bestial, he infiltrates character’s minds and utilizes their insecurities to sway his victims to commit
Shakespeare’s Worst Play “Titus Andronicus”, by William Shakespeare, is the first tragedy Shakespeare has ever written. This play has proven to be very controversial and usually banned in many schools because of its’ gory scenes and “over the top” deaths. It is the ultimate revenge tragedy with no decent humor, forgiveness, or redemption. This play, however, does lay a fundamental basis of the characters for the characters Shakespeare writes later on. Tamora could be seen as the early Lady Macbeth
Tim Blake Nelson’s 2001 “O” is an adaptation and modernization of the play Othello. “O” seems to capture the balance Shakespeare intended between portraying Othello as an other, based on his race, and the problem of stereotyping a black character. “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe.” (Act1:1 87-88) The solution is to have Odin (Othello) question his position in society inwardly while appearing to be a very confident young man on the outside. Shakespeare created
in a way that seemed belligerent and defiant. Oliver underwent a transformation similar to Lord Angelo. In the beginning of the play he treated Orlando very badly and even tried to have him killed, but at the end he showed love and respect. The motivation for these transformations was also slightly different. Oliver’s transformation came about after Orlando saved his life, and also because he fell in love with Celia. Lord Angelo’s change was the result of a trap set by the Duke and him being forced
another few days of shooting” ("Orson Welles’s Shattering “Othello”) Welles lacked resources early in his career and had already spent much money on education. In order to pay his “Othello” actors, he had to engage in other acting jobs. Being the director, the star, and acting in outside roles proved to be very difficult for Welles. One can infer many things from Welles’ explanation of the making of “Othello”. In a documentary called “Filming Othello”, Welles discusses the different challenges associated