ii.24-27). These lines indicate that Othello’s courageous military acts give him a social status comparable to royalty. It is evidenced that others view Othello as a man of high esteem when a senator remarks in reference to Othello‚ "Here comes Brabantio and the valiant Moor" (Othello‚ I.iii.55). King Lear appears to be a man of wealth‚ power‚ peace‚ and well being in the beginning of the play. Being a king‚ he has even more wealth and power than Othello; he controls the kingdom of England and possesses
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central figure of the play‚ it is Iago who controls the action throughout. There is a significant focus on Iago ’s feelings of inadequacy when compared to Othello‚ who is both his military and moral superior. Racism The offensive language Brabantio and Iago use contrasts starkly with Othello ’s own rank and gravity. Desdemona‚ despite her privileged position‚ is apparently oblivious to any difference of race between herself and her husband. Othello‚ who commands tremendous respect‚ is nevertheless
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had no reasons to lie or plot the murders of Cassio or Othello. His bad choice only leads to more bad judgment throughout the story. Soon after Iago finishes talking to Roderigo‚ Othello admits that he married Desdemona without the permission of Brabantio‚ her father. Othello does not see this as a problem‚ but he should have chosen to include Barbantio in the marriage so he knew that Desdemona was trustworthy. Then‚ Iago could not use her betrayal towards her father as a reason for Othello to think
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of the play‚ which gave rise to the hatred and envy towards Othello. Therefore‚ their relationship is doomed to be transient. The couple slowly breaks up when their trust slowly collapses. Before their trust slowly collapses‚ Othello promised Brabantio that he would not harm his daughter. If he does then he will kill himself. “Look to her‚ Moor‚ if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceiv’d her father and may thee.” “My life upon her faith!” (Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ line 289-291). This has proven that Othello
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time together‚ yet by the end of the story they do not end up together; they either die or act as if the love was never there to begin with. In Othello‚ it is the marriage of Desdemona to Othello that is viewed as unacceptable at first‚ mainly by Brabantio; Desdemona’s father. By the end of the story‚ Desdemona is unjustly killed by Othello‚ who later also takes his own life. In The Great Gatsby the relationship between Tom and his mistress Myrtle‚ is
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Love and Othello Human identity is one of the complex sides of human beings. Because there is no single identity‚ it is an unsoluble issue. People are different in terms of their natures. This has been one of the important elements that writers use in their works for years. William Shakespeare was one of them. He analyzed human identity very well and shaped his characters according to his researches. His analysis of humankinds are well-presented in his tragedies. Even though they have bad deeds
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Reputation can make or break an individual. It determines how people view one another and it also decides how people treat and react to each other. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the monster‚ Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza face struggles with their reputation and how it defines them. Also‚ in Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona are presented with similar struggles to the ones the characters in Frankenstein face. The presentation of reputation in both works allows
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Comparing Power in ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Othello’ Both plays are about the ultimate struggle for power. Power can be shown in many ways such as race‚ gender‚ ‘others’‚ social class‚ and most importantly through use of language. Power can be shown in both plays through the use of ‘otherness’. This can be associated with power as characters such as Othello or Caliban are ‘others’ because they are from ‘elsewhere’. One such character who could be described as an ‘other’ is Othello. Bill Bryson suggested
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or whether there were other forces‚ outside of his control‚ which led him to his doom. If it is solely Othello’s hamartia which leads to his downfall‚ then it must be related to the change in his perception of Desdemona. In Act 1‚ when warned by Brabantio that Desdemona may also deceive Othello‚ Othello retorts passionately: ‘My life upon her faith!’ The exclamation here demonstrates the dedication and trust that Othello feels towards his new wife‚ but by Act 3‚ Othello is already beginning to doubt
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In both "Othello" and "Oedipus Rex" to a great extent‚ the emotions provoked by familiar human experiences are acceptable to all people of all times. It is a fact that "Human nature remains the same (Kiernan Ryan 1989)." Both plays explore issues surrounding emotions like love‚ envy‚ jealousy and pride provoked by life experiences such as racism‚ fate‚ rifts between parent and child‚ a quest for position through deception or for justice or an intoxicating sense of being all powerful which transcend
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