Ｅａｓｓｙ ｆｏｒ Ｏｔｈｅｌｌｏ The book “Othello” and movie “Othello” are both surrounded with race and jealousy. Othello is the only black guy in this play. Because of his capability make him more stronger in the play. All the people around Othello are white, and you can clearly notice that in the movie. Desdemona is also a important role in this play. She is white, which makes she and Othello not that great to be together. That’s why even though Othello knows she loves him, he still can’t believe what she says. Finally he kills Desdemona. Othello has no self-confidence, because he was different than other. That’s why after Iago tells him that Desdemona is cheating on him, he easily believes. Iago hate Othello and envies him. Because of the power Othello has, makes him feel his position is really low. The jealousy urges him to make a plan to revenge Othello, so he asks help from Cassio. Cassio is a character who is also jealous Othello, because he loves Desdemona too. He is the white guy, so thinks he is more suited to be with Desdemona.Jealous is a big factor in this play, also it’s how this play starts and end. Othello’s jealousy is comes from Iago’s words, because Iago says Desdemona cheat on him.This makes Othello feel mad and embarrassed. I think the part that Othello killed Desdemona on the bed is the most important part of this play. In the book, all the words Desdemona says in this scene is sad, and hopeless. Othello is totally despair ｗith Desdemona, he does’t understand why the woman he most love would cheat on him. In this white socity, the only person who Othello can trust is cheated on him, who can he believe? Before Desdemona dead, she asked Othello to comes to the bed. She though Othello loved her, he will trust her... ... middle of paper ... ...n this moive, he always used contempt eyes to see Odin, he don’t liked him. The half of the reason Micheal hate Odin was because he got Desi, and other half was because he is black. The Shakespeare wanted to reinforce Othello’s characteristic a“ The green-eyed monster＂，so he wrote this character as a black. It makes this play more tendency to racism，it made jealousy more prominent. Because Othello is black, it made Desdemona’s cheat is for some reasons. It made them don’t looks well being together. In this play, Othello is the most powerful role in the play. And he was the only black man in this paly, it made this play more like a satire. Every event happen in the play was all causes by jealousy. Because of jealousy, all the main character getting into troubles. The jealousy is a evil who started of this play ,and jealousy also caused a sad ending of this play.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how othello and desdemona are surrounded by race and jealousy.
- Analyzes how iago's words make othello feel mad and embarrassed. desdemona cheated on him, and he doesn't understand why.
- Analyzes how oden, in the movie "o", is upset after killing desi, but the jealousy let him lose his thinking. he loves desi too much, he is not willing anyone to have her.
- Analyzes how iago's heart is evil and crafty, he can't really forgive someone who is had done something bad to him. he thinks cassio is a stumbling block.
- Analyzes how cassio is jealous of othello and desdemona's relationship. micheal is a haughty character in the movie "o".
- Analyzes how shakespeare wanted to reinforce othello's characteristic of "the green-eyed monster", so he wrote this character as a black. it made this play more tendency to racism, it made jealousy more prominent.
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- Within the drama, “The Tragedy of Othello”, Othello maintains a vital role in the plot within Shakespeare’s writing. Othello held a prominent role in society as a general for Venice and was both physically and psychologically respected in his community. However, during the drama Othello makes an important decision by choosing to murder Desdemona even with no clear proof; this action would affect Othello greatly as the drama transpired. Throughout Shakespeare’s script, Othello is continuously manipulated by Iago which ultimately results in not only the death of Desdemona but also the death of Othello himself. All of his actions would play a part in the overall analyzation of Othello; a tragic hero.
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- Opines that the immense respect for othello, even posthumously, was palpable.
- Analyzes how othello maintains a vital role in the plot within shakespeare's writing. he is constantly manipulated by iago, which ultimately results in his death.
- Analyzes how cassio's dialogue, even after othello dies, speaks of his true character; not guided by jealousy. the tragic role of the main character in shakespeare’s drama is quite common.
- Analyzes how othello's mind is poisoned by iago who constantly tells him how desdemona gave his beloved handkerchief to cassio, which led to his murdering his wife.
739 wordsRead More - A Closed Reading of Othello's Speechanalytical essay... One day he meets a girl, who happens to be his friend’s daughter, and falls in love. She falls in love with his stories and he falls in love with her passion. One troublemaker tries to cause problems by accusing Othello of stealing his friend’s daughter using drugs and witchcraft. All this happens after Othello and Desdemona gets married. Othello is put in the position of defending his honor, and Brabanzio in the position of defending his daughter’s honor. Iago is the villain who started the nasty rumor. Brabanzio is also a man who does not believe in mixed marriages and Othello was a black man. This is a story that does not end very well. Shakespeare tackles the issues of race, lies, friendship and jealousy.
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- Analyzes how othello tells brabanzio's story to the duke, while reminding him that his loyalty is pure. the signors and masters are also hearing the story for the first time.
- Analyzes how othello tells the duke how he won desdemona's heart by telling the story of the anthropophagi and men whose heads grow beneath their shoulders.
- Analyzes how othello tells the duke, with branbazio and the senators, how desdemona felt about his stories.
- Analyzes how shakespeare tackles the issues of race, lies, friendship, and jealousy.
- Describes shakespeare, william, the norton shakespear, othello, grenblatt, cohen, howard, and eisaman maus.
- Analyzes how othello is respected as a general in the army and brabanzio considers him friend. he has fought on the battle-field and now finds himself forced to defend his honor, friendship and love.
1150 wordsRead More - How Does Shakespeare Use Race In Othelloanalytical essayOthello is the one of a succession of tragic masterpieces that Shakespeare wrote in the early years of the 16th century. The race is the important element in the “Othello”. In this play, Othello, the main character was a black Moor and in fact, the image of black, white, light and darkness are most often repeated in the play, Othello. In the play Othello, his blackness makes him an outsider in the eyes of the Venetian society and also in his own eyes; and that is why he doubts himself as a proper match for the white Desdemona. This play is about Othello, the main leader, (Black man) secretly marrying a white woman (Desdemona). In the first scene of the play, Roderigo and Lago begin with Othello racial epithets, not
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- Analyzes the theme of race in shakespeare's "othello". the main character is a black moor, and his blackness makes him an outsider in the venetian society and also in his own eyes.
357 wordsRead More - Personification In Othello Essayanalytical essayWelcome, welcome all shakespeare admirers and devotees. Written around 1603, Shakespeare's Othello is one of the Bard's most popular and frequently performed plays and has over 20 film adaptations (Markham, & profile, 2017). Did you know that many terms used in modern society have been formed by Othello? This includes wearing your heart on your sleeve (Ltd, 2017) and It is the green eyed monster which refers to the notion of jealousy.
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- Analyzes how alliteration is used throughout othello to create significance and appoint attention to the theme of prejudice interwoven throughout the play.
- Analyzes how metaphor is employed throughout othello and allows the audience to connect with the concept of people affecting one's choices due to their persuasive ideas.
- Analyzes how personification is evident throughout othello in creating interest and entertainment while it draws significance to a main theme of jealousy.
- Analyzes how irony enforces a theme of jealousy and hatred for others and creates humor. the human condition foregrounds the sarcasm that humankind use to be humourous.
- Explains that shakespeare's othello is one of his most popular and frequently performed plays and has over 20 film adaptations.
- Analyzes how hyperbole is used throughout othello to dramatize and exaggerate a specific idea or theme in the play.
1275 wordsRead More - Examples Of Racism In Othelloanalytical essayOthello is being characterized as a rather uncivilized and animalistic character through the juxtaposition of skin color between Desdemona and him. He is characterized as being a "black ram" which symbolizes the animalistic sexual nature of an African man; the word "black" also emphasizes his impurity and his relation to the devil. These connotations reveal to the readers about how Othello’s skin color was looked upon and what it symbolized during that time period, again as Othello is characterized as a “noble black “, it emphasizes how colored people is treated, because even if a noble black is constantly under racial prejudice, then the prejudice on the majority of the colored people cannot be imagined. Desdemona is being characterized as a "white ewe” that symbolizes purity and innocence. The fact that Othello is "tupping" her also shows that he is somehow corrupting her with his animalistic nature and taking away her innocence through the connotations that are associated with his skin color. This scene also shows what kind of a character Iago is, and how he uses language to manipulate Barbantio, such as the repetitive use of "now" to emphasize the place and time that it is happening to get in Barbantio's head and angering him to get him to take action. Readers will take on the position of bystanders, thus building up plot tension and creating dramatic irony, which causes
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- Analyzes how the play, othello, is a tragedy of racism in itself. it highlights racial problems confronting europe in the seventeenth century.
- Analyzes how iago and roderigo use the trajectory of race to further their agenda, arousing barbantio's anger and distorting the character and personality of othello.
- Analyzes how shakespeare uses specific words and obscene language to highlight racial prejudice. othello is a rather uncivilized and animalistic character through the juxtaposition of skin color between desdemona and him.
- Explains that barbantio brings othello in front of the court saying that he is playing witchcraft on his daughter.
- Analyzes how shakespeare uses the confrontation between othello and barbantio to give the readers an insight on how african men were looked upon at that time period.
- Analyzes how othello's wit is uncommon among a european moor, but the play shows how thin his reputation was, in the eyes of others and to himself. shakespeare represented african man this way to educate society about racial discrimination.
1171 wordsRead More - A destructive loveanalytical essayThe play is a story of a black hero in the white community at an era of alteration from racist past to a less biased future. During this social transform period, a black Moor is able to be promoted over other white men and therefore Othello is in a higher ranking than most of white people in Venetian society. However, during this period of alteration, many social disciplines and social understanding are arbitrary. On one side, the society promotes a certain degree of racial equality by having black Moor appointed as general. On other side, Othello is alienated in Venetian society because most Venetians see him as an outsider whom is protecting their country. Therefore, Othello only gains respect for his bravery in fighting the war and his reputation for being a skilled general in the army and nothing else like his lieutenant, Cassio is, who comes from an upper class and white race family and has strong social skill. Othello is clearly aware the fact that he is not being recognized as part of Venetian society, yet he cannot do anything to the existing class prejudices. But not only that he is fully aware of presented racial prejudices, this racism has somewhat made him feel racially inferior to other light skinned people around him.
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- Analyzes how othello is portrayed as a tragic hero through his high ranking in army, jealousy caused by racial inferiority, and credulousness for the villain iago.
- Analyzes how the play portrays a black hero in the white community at an era of alteration from racist past to less biased future.
- Analyzes how othello's racial inferiority is intensified when he is compared to cassio as a result of his early life experience.
- Concludes that othello is an honest, self-discipline, and noble general. he has suffered under europeans' imperialism and racial stereotypes.
- Analyzes how othello and desdemona break through the darkness of the social prejudice and overcome the racial difference in order to be married.
- Analyzes how iago is the main antagonist in this play and has totally opposite character traits compares to othello. he advances his plans through speeches that pander to ethnic and gender stereotypes.
- Analyzes how iago gains othello's trust by acting honest, and he calls desdemona "his fair warrior"
- Analyzes how othello's jealousy of desdemona and his avoidance of confronting her lead to his changing character and destruction.
- Opines that othello's avoidance behavior is the key to his misery since he is convinced of desdemona is unfaithful and calls upon revenge.
- Opines that the skin color of the moor doesn't matter to some readers. othello's racial inferiority, his obsessive jealousy for desdemona’s affair with cassio, and his avoidance of confronting
2365 wordsRead More - Iago's Jealousyanalytical essayThe Tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1603. The story tells about a Moor general in the Venetian Army, who had been convinced that his wife, Desdemona, has been disloyal to him. Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Othello to examines how suspicion can poison a true love and lead to betrayal. Shakespeare is famous in his use of repeatedly themes throughout his writings, predominantly those of love, death, magic, and betrayal. Shakespeare's play of Othello present all these theme, however, it mainly focuses on the danger of jealousy and how it can be the root of all evil. Iago’s jealousy did not only lead to Othello’s downfall, but also destroyed friendships, love, and innocent lives.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes shakespeare's the tragedy of othello, which examines how suspicion can poison a true love and lead to betrayal.
- Analyzes how iago's jealousy blinded him and motivated him to seek revenge for himself.
306 wordsRead More - Analysis Of Iago's Soliloquy In Othelloanalytical essayThis soliloquy shows how Iago tries to deceive Othello by asking Cassio about Bianca who is a prostitute crazing about Cassio. Because Othello is too jealous of Cassio, so he will definitely misunderstand that Cassio is talking about Bianca, but Desdemona. Before this, Iago already put a “worm” in Othello’ ears that Desdemona is cheating on him. Although Othello wants to believe Desdemona’s purity and innocence, but Iago keeps faking things between Desdemona and Cassio. Furthermore, Othello never tries to ask Desdemona and Cassio the truth; he only listens to Iago’s words which becomes his fateful weakness. It is easy to tell that in this play; people’s motivations to do bad things are driven by jealousy. Iago jealous of Cassio who chosen by the moor as his lieutenant, so he decides to take revenge on the moor and Cassio. Othello also jealous of Cassio who “wins” Desdemona, so he wants to kill Desdemona and Cassio. Therefore, jealousy is the basically the factor that leads to all the tragedies.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how iago tries to deceive othello by asking cassio about bianca, a prostitute, and desdemona's cheating on him.
- Analyzes how iago is confident about how othello will react. he knows how to achieve his goal if he makes up his mind.
- Opines that othello is a gentle and good man who treats desdemona nicely, and he can be easily manipulated by iago.
- Analyzes how desdemona is the most unfortunate person in the play. she could have lived happily with othello, but she becomes the victim of the men's "battle".
701 wordsRead More - William Shakespeare Figurative Languageanalytical essayHe is from a land that Venetians consider exotic and mysterious, he has had unique adventures, and his military accomplishments far exceed those of the men around him. The most visible indicator of his outsider status is also the one that provokes the most poisonous responses: Othello is a black man in white Venice. Whenever characters such as Iago feel jealousy, fear, or simple hatred toward Othello, they give vent to their feelings by using racist slurs. For much of the play, Othello resists, ignores, or seems indifferent to the racism that dogs him. But eventually he internalizes Iago’s and others’ idea that his blackness makes him barbarous. This belief, as much as his conviction of Desdemona’s guilt, allows Othello to kill his wife. When he turns the race weapon against himself, he dooms both himself and
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- Describes how benvolio, a montague, attempts to stop the fighting, but is embroiled when tybalt arrives on the scene. prince escalus, the ruler of verona, decrees death for any individual who disturbs the peace.
- Analyzes how othello incurs resentment for many reasons. he is from a land that venetians consider exotic and mysterious, has had unique adventures, and his military accomplishments far exceed those of the men around him.
- Analyzes how william shakespeare's birthdate isn't known, but he was born on april 23rd, 1564. his father, a successful businessman, married mary arden.
- Analyzes how hamlet's actions are postponed while he tries to obtain more certain knowledge. few poets have been as influential to the evolution of a language both the written word and the spoken tradition as william shakespeare.
1048 wordsRead More - The Emotions of Othello The motion of this play was based on the relationship or the friendships between Othello, Iago, and Cassio. Although the women in this book played a large role in adding to the vengeful, powerful feel in this play, it all ceased from the relationship between the three men. This play was filled with many different emotions, given by each of the characters when they interacted with each other. The emotions that mainly evolved in this play were: Power, jealousy, revenge and very questionable love between the characters. This story shows how power is such a strong desire of people, that some will stop at nothing to get it and hurting people is an option if they have to do it. This all began with Othello, who is the main character in this book. Othello was a Moor and a General in the Venetian army. He was a very powerful man who made large decisions, one decision which he made changed his life forever. Othello was very trustworthy and trusted. He had so much trust in the people that he was close to, that it affected his life and he believed many things that he should not have. Because of an overabundance of trust and belief in others, this caused him to become a rageful, jealous man. All of his better characteristics were pushed aside deep down in his soul and allowed the worst to get the best of him. All of this jealous rage in Othello came from the lies that the manipulative, evil Iago had told Othello of his wife Desdemona.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how othello, iago, and cassio's friendships contributed to the vengeful, powerful feel of the play. power is a strong desire of people and hurting people is an option.
- Analyzes how iago set up othello and made him pay by destroying his love for his wife desdemona.
- Analyzes how iago tries to destroy the friendship between cassio and othello so that he can take the title of the lieutenant away from him.
- Analyzes how othello and desdemona were enraged when he saw cassio with the handkerchief, which was meant to express his love for her.
- Analyzes how othello's trust was not as strong as readers may have thought it was. there was a lack of communication between the two at this time.
- Analyzes how othello allowed iago to manipulate him, which led to the death of his wife, emilia, and desdemona's mistress.
- Analyzes how the relationship between the characters played an important role in the motion of the story.
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