Powerplayers In Shakespeare's Othello

Numerous powerplayers are depicted as powerful by exploiting various strengths, such as the diplomatic and social. As well as, highlighting their dominant representations in order to deceive and manipulate the perceptions of others. Numerous powerplayers also expose and exploit the weaknesses and insecurities of their victims to gain control. In the Shakespearean tragedy, ‘Othello’ Shakespeare uses the characterisation of Othello to convey these ideas. Othello, a key powerplayer is initially portrayed as an almighty military general; often influencing the decisions and understandings of others. Meanwhile, Iago is a villainous powerplayer who manipulates the perceptions of Othello. Ultimately, he degrades the ‘Moor’. Similarly, Fincher depicts

Thus, deceiving their victims. In the Shakespearean tragedy, Othello, Iago is a key powerplayer who targets and victimises the protagonist, Othello. Iago manipulates Othello into believing his wife, Desdemona’s supposed infidelity. Leading to Othello’s degradation and ultimate downfall. Iago mentions that he’ll exploit Othello’s weaknesses and that one of Othello’s primary fragilities associates with being easily misled. Iago ironically confesses that, ‘the Moor is free and open nature; that thinks men honest that but seem so’, telling the audience how he’ll manipulate Othello’s weaknesses to gain power for himself. Iago also manipulates and deceives Othello by targeting his trusting individuality. Othello trusts Iago to the extent where he repetitively says, ‘Honest Iago’, the repetition of the dramatically ironic statement conveys Iago’s success in attaining power. It depicts Iago as a successful powerplayer; demonstrating that Iago gains the trust of his victim, Othello in order to deceive him. Iago is dishonest, deceitful and manipulative, he’s nowhere near honest. Within this particular tragedy, the theme of jealousy is common. Jealousy associates with Othello’s many weaknesses. The villainous Iago attacked this particular weakness by planting the seeds of doubt and jealousy within the Moor’s mind. Iago states, ‘O beware, my lord,

Powerplayers exert authority by manipulating others through emphasising their own strengths whilst, targeting the weaknesses of others. Fincher exploits Marla’s superior persona. Within Fight Club, Fincher portrays Marla as powerful and brave. Marla’s initial mise en scene connotes that Marla is a negative and dominant character. Referring to her character as being similar to that of a femme fatale from a film noir. The costuming of Marla consists of dark colours which emphasise and symbolise her powerfulness, bravery and negativity. Symbolism is prominent within Fight Club. Fincher uses symbolism to allude to Marla’s strengths and the narrator’s degradation. Symbolism is also prominent within Othello; however, Shakespeare uses soliloquies to highlight the plans, strategies, feelings and powers of Iago and his victims. Various powerplayers utilise other’s weaknesses and target other characters’ insecurities to obtain their wants. Marla targets the narrator, Jack and his fragilities to influence him. Marla referring to herself in third person, she says, ‘The girl is infectious human waste, and she’s confused,’ the point of view description associates with her feelings and troubles. The problems she faces are also the problems in which Generation X males face. In a way, she’s influencing, infecting and spreading