Analysis Of Act 4 Scene 1 Of Othello

In the Act Two of Othello, a storm has hit causing the Turks to lose most of their fleet. It is still uncertain if Othello’s ship was able to survive the storm, so Cassio takes Desdemona away to speak with her in privacy about Othello arrival. Iago notices that Cassio holds Desdemona’s hand when talking to her. Iago gets the idea to use Cassio’s hand holding as a way to frame him so he will lose his promotion to lieutenant. Othello finally arrives, all but Roderigo and Iago head to the castle to celebrate the drowning of the Turks. Iago tells Roderigo that Desdemona will soon be tired of Othello and will long for a more well-mannered and handsome man. Iago tells Roderigo that the obvious first choice for Desdemona will be Cassio. Roderigo tries

During act four scene three of Othello, by William Shakespeare, Othello the main character who is a general thinks that his wife, Desdemona is cheating on him with his recently fired lieutenant Cassio. The scene starts with Othello walking with Lodovico, a messenger from Venice,and Desdemona. Othello tells Desdemona to go to her bedchamber and dismiss Emilia, her mistress. Next, Emilia assists Desdemona in getting ready for bed, but when Desdemona dismisses her Emilia becomes confused and a little angry on why she must leave. Then, Desdemona sings a song called “Willow,” that her mother’s maid sang while she died.

In Act 2, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's play Othello, conflict finally erupts between Desdemona and Othello as he accuses her of dishonesty. This is the first time in the

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The Dramatic Impact of Act 1 Scene 3 in Shakespeare's Othello and Its Importance to the Whole Play

Fear of cuckoldry is widely known theme in medieval and Renaissance English literature. Fear of cuckoldry was also a widespread fear in English society during those eras. Men often treated their wives as possessions. Once men and women married, divorce was almost impossible, especially since it was almost impossible to prove that one had been cuckolded. If one were cuckolded and one’s wife had another man’s child, one might spend decades taking care of that child and passing on one’s money and belongings to that child without ever knowing that one had been deceived. Unmarried women are seen as their fathers ' property and the play 's two marriages are marked by jealousy and cruelty. Most

For this assignment I chose to represent lines 490 -520 of act 3, scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Othello, because it is one of the most intriguing passages in the play. At this point we see how Othello’s tendency towards extremes and his impulsive nature, cause him to become easily manipulated by Iago, consumed by jealousy and causes him to be unable to decipher between illusion and reality, ultimately leading to his tragic end. Just a couple of lines ago, Othello was absolutely smitten with Desdemona and had demanded “ocular proof” as to whether or not his wife was a “whore” and says “give me a living reason she’s disloyal” as he is talking to Iago, but as soon he hears the fabricated tale of Cassio’s

Othello Commentary This passage takes place after Iago and Othello have seen Cassio speaking to Desdemona. Although Cassio was just asking Desdemona to help him get his job as lieutenant back, Iago attempts to raise suspicion about Cassio and Desdemona having an affair by remarking that Cassio left awfully quickly when Othello approached as if he was guilty. In this passage, Iago fools Othello and demonstrates his trustworthiness and that his motives are honest. Next, Iago warns Othello about jealousy and angers him, causing him to deny that he is jealous. From what Iago has said, Othello becomes doubtful and makes jealous inferences, but decides that he is not jealous and needs proof.

In Othello by William Shakespeare, the villainous Iago devises a plot with the hopes that Othello and his wife, Desdemona, will be separated so that he can take Othello’s position as head of the Venetian Military. Iago’s scheme consists of him convincing Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with his lieutenant, Cassio. Iago has told no one else about his ploy so while everyone else’s actions remain true, he manipulates their every move for his benefit. While their actions may not lead to results that they expected, exploring the reasoning behind everyone’s actions, can give insight to their values since the actions were based on what they believed was the best thing to do. To the characters of Othello, honor is more important than

In Othello every character has their own personalities that makes them the person they are. In Othello there are characters that show true grit, a fixed mindset, and a growth mindset. Each characters are different which makes the book even more interesting. True grit means to endure and push through to do something better no matter what it takes. An example of grit is studying for a long period of time for a test and enduring the amount of work that must be completed. The definition of mindset is the established set of attitude held by someone. There are two other types of mindset as well. There is growth mindset and fixed mindset. Growth mindset is when the person isn 't

Has someone ever played deep into your mind with the use of words, conflict, and manipulation in order to seek revenge? In Othello the conflict is bounced off ideas to be constructed and resolved. Othello who is portrayed as the good guy who has the potential in gaining himself a wife is being manipulated, and made a fool of which is then becomes the main drive of conflict in the play Othello. But in addition it is conflict, constructed and resolved in order to gain a more depth analyse of the ideas in the play?

In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the negative effects of jealousy and how far one is willing to push the limits to get what they want are shown. In the play, Iago controls many characters like puppets to satisfy his own needs, such as the tragic hero Othello, who was transferred into an enraged man due to Iago’s work. Throughout the play, Iago most effectively uses pathos to manipulate Othello’s perception of reality so that he becomes blind with jealousy. Iago uses multiple sexual references regarding Cassio and Othello’s wife, Desdemona, to mess with Othello’s mind and emotions.

The scene from Othello my group is performing is act 5, scene 2. In this scene, Desdemona is sleeping and Othello enters her room. He intends to kill her because he is convinced that she has cheated on him. She awakes from her slumber and she and Othello converse...Othello suggests to her that he is going to kill her, but she pleads him not to and to wait because she is not guilty of any sin against him. He does not listen to her and eventually smothers her with a pillow. Emilia then enters the room and finds out what Othello did. She becomes angry at Othello and herself because Desdemona was blameless. It eventually comes to light that Iago staged the affair and Iago kills his wife Emilia and Othello kills himself.

Othello, a play that was written in 1604 by William Shakespeare, is an example of a type of story called a “tragedy.” Throughout the course of the work, Othello proves himself to be very easily misled, despite his heroic status. This causes him to lose his ability to make good judgments and decisions. Even though Othello had a reputation as a hero, he ends up being one of the most gullible characters in the play when he completely falls into the evil trap that Iago set for him. As the story unfolds Othello’s character evolves in an extremely tragic way as Iago manipulates him and leaves him to rot in his misery. Eventually, this leads to Othello’s suicide.

It is commonly agreed upon that the foundation of Othello has the interworking of good and evil at play. However, within the tree of evil, the branch of self-doubt extend its reaches into the mind and the heart of both Othello and Iago. Iago’s motivation to destroy Othello’s marriage to Desdemona, stems from delusions of an affair between Othello and Iago’s wife and from injured pride due to Othello not considering him for a promotion. At this point, Iago is able to plant seeds of doubt in Othello’s head toward Othello’s marriage to Desdemona because Othello himself harbors low self-esteem as he knows he is viewed as being an outsider by the Venetians because he is a moor and also because he is not of noble tradition. Such insecurities displayed