Duckworth And Dweck's Research In Othello

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Recommended: Critical analysis of Othello

Kaylyn King
Ms.Milliner
EES21QH-02
1/19/17

Psychologists Angela Duckworth and Carol Dweck’s research showed direct correlation between our lives and the Shakespearean play Othello. They have examined and explained what grit and mindsets are as well as the role it plays in our lives. Duckworth and Dweck’s research has implicated that intelligence, character and personality results in the progression in one's goals and challenges, as so it doesn’t make it a success in all cases. Their research on human development also sheds light on the significant factors that it takes to be perceptive and show fortitude. Grit can be defined as a person's motivation to achieve success no matter the obstacle they face. Based off of Angela’s research …show more content…

These psychologist were able to correspond a relationship between Shakespeare's Othello and their own research. Introduced are the characters Iago, Cassio, Othello and Desdemona who all show characteristics of either being gritty and having fixed and growth mindsets. Iago had grit, growth and a fixed mindset. Sometimes it's questioned if you can have a little bit of both, and it is true. Iago shows characteristics of each of these because he was so fixated on seeing everyone have a downfall that he manipulated Othello, Accused Cassio and made Desdemona look like a unloyal wife. So much until he was successful, into making Othello believe that Desdemona was having an affair on him with Cassio. Iago’s inadequate intentions only lead to quarrel between the lovers, and with Iago’s determination he only caused more problems for himself. Iago’s grit to destroy Othello’s relationship only lead to Iago's imprisonment and Othello and Desdemona's death. After Iago's scheme to break up Othello's relationship, Othello became so angry and killed Desdemona. Iago was able to work around manipulating numerous amount of people with the amount of grit that he had. The fixed mindset allowed Iago to get sucked into something that he had no business. He took something that he could manipulate and put in the most effort to make of it what he …show more content…

Cassio, had only been trying to avoid any conflict and prove to others that he was true to who he said he was. Instead Iago continued to carry on lies and control Othello's mindset. Iago was very gritty because he wasn't going to stop until he was successful. Iago had exerted all of his time and energy into the downfall of Othello's and Desdemona's relationship.Cassio shows signs of a growth mindset because after all that he was going through he didn't let that stop him from clearing his name. Cassio wanted to inform Othello that nothing went on between him and Desdemona but because Iago had already built up a story Cassio was less believable.. As stated from Carol Dweck’s article. “ Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, “ The growth mindset is based off the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through efforts. Although people may differ in every which way...everyone can change and grow through application and experience”(Page 52).In order for you to want to be successful you have to bring forth effort. Cassio had kept the growth mindset to continue to prove his innocence and that he didn’t sleep with

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