Category: Othello

Desdemona, the central character of Shakespeares play Othello, presents a combination of love, faith, and other bright features of the personality. Nevertheless, the power of the daughter of a Venetian Senator is hidden behind the scenes of her husband, Othello, and his comrades. Desdemona had gone through various hardships, such as leaving home to marry…

William Shakespeares Othello explores the term ‘other’ to achieve his purpose of trying to question the validity of stereotypes. Shakespeare uses the protagonist, Othello to question the racial prejudices during the Renaissance and to question the validity of stereotypes. During the Elizabethan Era in England, a dark-skinned person in a position of power wasn’t part…

Throughout the plot of the play, the character Othello reveals himself as an amoral character. His character is interesting from many perspectives since the protagonist develops from being a heroic and moral individual into a cruel and amoral person, who even kills, as the result of Iago´s insidious machinations. Othello can be described as a…

Even a small seed of suspicion placed in someones head can lead to horrible, destructive things. Sexual desires cause jealousy and mistrust. Sexual images trigger chemical reactions in your brain, which in turn compel us to act in specific ways or be drawn to certain things, or motivated to engage in particular behaviors (Kuszewski). In…

Shakespeares Othello presents to its audience the tragic story of a doomed interracial marriage in which Othello, the titular Moor of Venice becomes entangled in the schemings of his malevolent ensign Iago, who convinces him of his wife Desdemonas infidelity. By the end, Othello has murdered Desdemona and taken his own life out of grief…

We know that during the context of the original script, people were extremely superstitious, and this affected their view on everything from treating illnesses to religion. Religion was central to Elizabethan society  Queen Elizabeth made attendance at the Church compulsory. Unless you had a valid excuse such as illness, you were fined if you…

A soliloquy is a long speech delivered by one character to other characters or to the audience. The purpose of a soliloquy is essentially to give the audience more information about events or background regarding the drama. Iago’s soliloquy in the play Othello is especially significant. The audience will notice more in the soliloquy about…

Othello is the plays central character and hero. He is a Moor and general of the armies in Venice. Othello takes place in Venice and Cyprus. Iago is Othellos ancient flagbearer and the villain of the play. Cassio is a young lieutenant and inexperienced soldier. Cassios high position is disliked by Iago. Desdemona is the…

Shakespeare constructs Othello to be the perfect example of how jealousy degrades ones identity and morals. Jealousy deconstructs the rationalism and nobility that he once upheld. Illustrating his fall from grace, succumbing to the archetypal possessive, patricidal husband that dominated Elizabethan society. Shakespeare portrays how jealousy is an innate emotion that can be triggered in…

It was an exciting time in the 1600s as the famous tragedy Othello was written by William Shakespeare was introduced to the world. Since then, many appropriations of the famous tragedy have been created. A Tim Nelson appropriation of the play Othello into a film from 2001 took a modern-day approach, allowing the play to…