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1. www.enotes.com › topics › othelloIago's Character Analysis in Othello - eNotes.com

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Summary: Iago, in Shakespeare's Othello, is depicted as a malevolent and manipulative character driven by jealousy and a desire for power.From Act 1, he reveals his hatred for Othello and disdain ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OthelloOthello - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello (/ ɒˈθɛloʊ /), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity.

   • Author: William Shakespeare

   • Publish Year: 1941

4. leavingschool.co.uk › guide › a-level-englishOthello – Terminology, Concepts & Links to Other Texts

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   5 days ago · Links to Other Texts. If you’re doing Othello you might already be comparing it to other plays or texts. For example you could look at women in other Shakespeare plays such as Macbeth. In both plays a woman drives her husband to kill, moreover both men are warriors, successful in battle. You could also compare ambition and envy as Iago and ...

5. www.pikerpress.com › articleThe Theme of Magic in Othello - Piker Press

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   5 days ago · The inducement. comes in the third act of scene three, as Othello and Iago spy Cassio departing from Desdemona. Just a few cryptic words, the ancient to his general: "Ha, I like not that." (3.3 33) Iago has been busy arranging Cassio's disgrace, setting the stage as it were, and he sets upon his pernicious course with the lightest tread.

6. www.enotes.com › topics › othelloOthello's Thoughts and Emotions in Shakespeare's Othello

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Also, because Othello grows accustomed to Iago apparently being frank with him, he thinks he is prying out information that Iago is hiding and also begins to confide in Iago. Othello’s soliloquy ...

7. www.enotes.com › topics › othelloIago's Manipulation and Control Over Roderigo in Othello

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Summary: In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago exercises control over Roderigo by exploiting his unrequited love for Desdemona and his gullibility. Iago manipulates Roderigo by promising him Desdemona's ...

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   Why does Iago have the most lines in Othello?

   • Iago’s malice and manipulation is what drives Othello and motivates the action of the play, therefore, even though it is Othello’s tragedy, Iago has the most lines because he causes the action in the play. A useful summary of all the key things about language, form and structure in William Shakespeare's play Othello, for A level English.

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   Why does Iago hate Othello?

   • Iago hates Othello for promoting an aristocrat named Cassio above him, whom Iago considers a less capable soldier than himself. Iago tells Roderigo that he plans to exploit Othello for his own advantage and convinces Roderigo to wake Brabantio and tell him about his daughter's elopement.

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   How does Iago use jealousy in Othello?

   • Jealousy- Jealousy is a fear of losing something that you value to another and is typically used in romantic situations like the one in Othello.Iago’s envy makes him angry with both Othello and Cassio so he uses jealousy to ruin both their lives. He convinces Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are in love.

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   How does Iago describe the relationship between Othello and Desdemona?

   • Iago dismisses Othello and Desdemona’s relationship as nothing but lust and refers to them as ‘the beast with two backs’ when they have sex. There is more animalistic sexuality when he says that ‘a horned man’s a beast’. This innuendo implies the characters are acting out natural, animalistic desires rather than in love.

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   Did Othello weed Desdemona?

   • Later in the play Othello refers to Desdemona as a weed that ‘smells so sweet’ before he kills her. Shakespeare continues the metaphor Iago used as Othello should have weeded his garden, however, Iago is the real weed! Iago- Iago has the most lines in the play, more than Othello even, despite him being the title character.

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   What was Shakespeare's main source for Othello & Iago?

   • Shakespeare's major source for the play was a novella by Cinthio, the plot of which Shakespeare borrowed and reworked substantially. Though not among Shakespeare's longest plays, it contains two of his four longest roles in Othello and Iago. Othello costume. Illustration by Percy Anderson for Costume Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical, 1906

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9. leavingschool.co.uk › guide › a-level-englishOthello – Language, Form and Structure - Leaving School

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   Oct 10, 2024 · Later in the play Othello refers to Desdemona as a weed that ‘smells so sweet’ before he kills her. Shakespeare continues the metaphor Iago used as Othello should have weeded his garden, however, Iago is the real weed! Iago- Iago has the most lines in the play, more than Othello even, despite him being the title character. Iago’s malice ...