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Coleridge’s well-known quote regarding the “motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity” accurately acknowledges a facet of Iago’s character. He craves an audience so strongly that he consistently offers us various motives to choose from. However, this can be misleading in suggesting that Iago has absolutely no motives at all. It is not so much that his…

The passage I read from Othello by William Shakespeare begins in act 3 line 295. It begins with Desdemona offering her handkerchief to Othello because he was complaining about having a headache. Othello tells her to put it away, that he is fine and does not need it. In doing so she accidently drops it…

The techniques Iago uses enable the reader to appreciate his full wickedness. It also gives the audience an insight into the hysterical jealousy of Othello, which rapidly gets out of control – an emotion based entirely upon Iago’s potent influence and manipulation. The famous corruption scene in Othello is Act III Scene III. It reveals…

            In the works of William Shakespeare there are many themes that are common amongst the bard’s plays. It seems that Shakespeare was fascinated with certain aspects of human nature, including love, marriage, friendship, and tragedy; however, one of the most interesting of these universal themes is that of madness. The theme of madness is…

Nicholas FrenchMonday November 5th 2012 Ms. Waddell Othello Essay: Is There Textual Proof of Iago Being a Psychopath The character of Iago in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is fascinating; Shakespeare’s genius has created in Iago a truly evil and in the end despicable man. He has the dubious honour for being a main character, an antagonist too,…

Women in Othello fulfil various roles in the play. A crucial role they take on is as a dramatic device. Othello shows us how a woman’s character, reputation and power can be manipulated and distorted by men, most notably Iago who orchestrated he demise and fall of Othello the protagonist. The relationship between Desdemona and…

Othello, the eponymous hero with a fatal flaw in Shakespeare’s play, falls from grace through circumstances engineered by the class manipulator, Iago, arguably his most trusted aide. Whilst he fits the prerequisite for a tragic hero in Shakespearian tragedy, the dynamics of the deceit in which Othello finds himself entwined reveal a flaw closer to…

Shakespeare uses jealousy as a central theme throughout the play, without this aggressive and destructive emotion, there would be no solid plot. Shakespeare demonstrates how terrifying jealousy can be and that its has perhaps unnatural qualities.Shakespeare often refers to jealousy as a devouring emotion,”O beware, my lord of jealousy!It is the green eyed monster which…

Shakespearean Othello continues to engage audiences through its dramatic treatment of grand and challenging ideas. In the light of your critical study, does this statement resonate with you? Make specific reference to the text. Shakespeare explores numerous grand and challenging ideas throughout the play Othello. One such Idea Is the concept of dualities and the…

 Jealousy, once consumed, will take over the mind and body, and not only hurt the people around that individual, but destroy that individual. In Othello, we see the protagonist fall guilty to jealousy, even though he has said that he doesn’t let his feelings get the better of him. Roderigo, because of love, gets jealous…