Category: Iago

In Shakespeares Othello, it follows a Moorish generals internal struggle with deciphering between right and wrong. Hes in love with a beautiful Venitain woman, Desdemona, daughter of the Senator. But all odds are stacked against him as his followers try to drive them apart. Eventually, Othello succumbs to all the rage and kills his wife…

In spite of all that modern critics have said on Tragedy, the definition of tragedy in the Poetics still remains the best. Aristotle said that Tragedy is a form of drama exciting the emotions of pity and fear. Although Othello covers the definition of tragedy, given by Aristotle in his book Poetics, but it is…

Othello by William Shakespeare is set during the Elizabethan Period when women and people from other races were segregated and Othered due to their sex, race or skin colour. This was a time period when it was extremely rare to see a black man with power. Shakespeare placed Othello, a South African origin, into the…

I will be discussing William Shakespeares play Othello alongside the adaptation Omkara. William Shakespeares play surrounds the downfall of the character Othello as a result of his personal flaws. Othellos jealous nature and weak personality made him an easy target for the antagonist Iago to manipulate him which ultimately led to his demise. The adaptation…

Tim Blake Nelsons modern film, O, and William Shakespeares classic play, Othello, both involve Othello (Odin) handing the lieutenant position to Michael Cassio instead of Iago (Hugo). The main difference comes between the two settings, Othello representing an army and O representing a basketball team. Iago knows he deserves the promotion because he had some…

Firstly, love. To Othello, love needs passion and trust to maintain. As a black man, even if he was the general, falling in love with Desdemona goes against the traditional 16th century Venice notions. They fell in love just because of passion, with Desdemona disobeying her father and not considering the importance of filial obedience.…

In William Shakespeares classic tragic play Othello, published in 1622, the dangers of illusion and deception develops in the play as Iago manipulates his appearances and works to fool Othello who has trouble differentiating between what appears to be true and what really is true. Iago adopts his preferable style of speech to conceive images…

Many characters in the play Othello, reveal many different characteristics and qualities. Of these characters is Iago. Due to his jealousy, he is vengeful as he lays out selfish desires which lead to tragedy. He also betrays his friends and lies to them. The end of the play is tragic due to the lack of…

In act 5 scene 2 of Othello, Iago had chosen to stay silent when confronted by Othello, after he was caught manipulating him into killing Desdemona. He had done this for various reasons which included keeping Othello and others thinking about his motives, having accomplished everything he had wanted to from the start, and the…

Jealousy has been around since the beginning of time. It starts when you are born. Jealousy comes from insecurity, bitterness and obsessive caring. It also comes from wanting something that belongs to someone else or wanting someone who is in a relationship with another person. Most of us have experienced jealousy at some point in…