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- Ultimately, Othello is a good man. We can see this throughout the entire play, but the definitive evidence of Othello’s goodness is shown by his last deed. In the final scene of Act IV, Othello decides to kill himself.
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Othello speaks these lines while explaining how Desdemona came to fall in love with him. While the other Venetians are shocked that Desdemona could love a man from a different race and background, Othello’s explanation shows that he and Desdemona fell in love out of mutual admiration and respect.
- Desdemona
Desdemona insists to Emilia that Othello is not a jealous...
- Iago
Although everyone, including Othello, believes that Iago is...
- Act V: Scene I & II
Important quotes from Act V: Scene i & ii in Othello. ......
- Desdemona
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Although Othello is a cultural and racial outsider in Venice, his skill as a soldier and leader is nevertheless valuable and necessary to the state, and he is an integral part of Venetian civic society.
Othello sees Cassio as the man most Venetian women in Desdemona's position would like to marry and, therefore, as the man she would turn to if she ceased to love her husband. In a way, he is waiting for the dream to come to an end, for Desdemona to decide that she has made a mistake in marrying him.
- Othello and Race
- Othello’s Integrity
- Othello and Iago
Many of Othello'sinsecurities are derived from his race and from the perception that he is lowlier than his wife. “Haply for I am Black, And have not those soft parts of conversation That chamberers have…” (Othello, Act 3 Scene 3, Line 267) Iago and Roderigo describe Othello at the start of the play, without even naming him, using his racial differ...
One of Othello’s admirable qualities is that he believes that men should be transparent and honest as he is; “Certain, men should be what they seem” (Act 3 Scene 3 Line 134). This juxtapositionbetween Othello’s transparency and Iago’s duality identifies him as a sympathetic character despite his actions. Othello is manipulated by the truly evil and...
Iago’s hatred of Othello is profound; he does not employ him as his lieutenant and there is a suggestion that he bedded Emilia previous to his relationship with Desdemona. The relationship between Othello and Emiliais never corroborated but Emilia has a very negative opinion of Othello, possibly based on dealings with her own husband? Emilia says t...
Feb 20, 2014 · Virtues: Othello is essentially a good man. From early in the play we learn that he is a trusted soldier and a loving husband who remains calm under pressure and is held in high regard in Venice. Trusted soldier – he is asked to lead the army against the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Othello is widely considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works and is usually classified among his major tragedies alongside Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. Unpublished in the author's life, the play survives in one quarto edition from 1622 and in the First Folio.
Othello is characterized by his plainspoken, honest (perhaps even naïve) nature, which, together with his status as an outsider, leaves him vulnerable to the plots of his standard-bearer, Iago, to make him suspect his loyal wife, Desdemona, of infidelity.
