Category: Iago

Othello: The Role of Iago in the Preventable and Tragic Murder 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.…

The Portrayal of Iago Character in the Play Othello 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…

Othello: The Impact of Iago as the Disruptive Moral Other 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…

Omkara VS Othello 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…

Shakespeares Othello VS Nelsons O: Mixing Alienation with Tyranny 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…

Othello and Iagos Views and Values of Love, Appearance verses Reality and Racial Classes Conflict throughout the Play Othello 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…

The Peculiarities Of Iago’s Speech in Othello 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…

The Reasons Iago Stayed Silent in Othello 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…

Iago as an Antagonist in the Play Othello It takes 20 minutes to build a reputation and five minutes to destroy it. If that is thought about things will be done differently (Warren Buffet). Reputation is the general belief or opinion that most people may view about who you are. In certain situations, ones identity…

Iago’s Importance and his Role as Othellos Poisoner that Leads to his Downfall At the start of the play the audience is introduced to Othello, and he presents himself as a man of honour and dignity he is called valiant Othello symbolizing that he is a brave and courageous, but Iago speaks of Othello in…