Othello's insecurity about his race and outsider status make him vulnerable to manipulation. Iago uses racial slurs and plays on Othello's insecurities to convince him that Desdemona has been unfaithful. Othello's jealousy and loss of trust in his wife lead to tragedy, as he strangles Desdemona in a fit of rage believing she has betrayed him.

1. Insecurity In Othello Essay
Othello's insecurity about his skin color and heritage is a tragic flaw. He is the highly–respected general of the armies of Venice. He is not a native of
Venice,Which makes him more likely to harassment from the people of Venice. Othello is easy prey to insecurities because of his self
–consciousness
about being a racial and cultural outsider. This is a tragic flaw because it leads to death. He is insecure about himself already, and when he finds out
that the one person he truly loves and trusts has had an affair he instantly believes it because he believes that he is not good enough for her. He knows
that he does not meet Brabantio's standards, and that Brabantio does not want his daughter married to a black man. His insecurities are so...show more
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Othello is very prejudice. In the first scene, Iago and Rodrigo belittle Othello by calling him different racial terms, calling him, "Barbary horse" and
"thick lips" In every case, the prejudiced characters use terms that describe Othello as an animal or beast. They use racial slang to describe Othello
and also as an outsider to the white community. Comparing him to an animal and dehumanizing him they show a lack of respect. The same theme of
disrespect is shown throughout the entire play with the betrayal of his closest friends. Another example of Othello being compared to an animal is
when Iago says "Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise! Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. Arise, I say!" (1.1.97–101)
Iago uses racial slurs comparing Othello to an animal once again when he is waking Brabantos up. He says an "old black ram" comparing Othello to
an animal and once again dehumanizing him. Tupping, has slept with your white ewe talking about Desdimona. Almost as if trying to plant a fear
inside of Barbantos or that if he should have a fear of this animal sleeping with this white pristine woman. Playing on the social insecurities created that
have imprisoned Brabantio. "Brabantio. This is Venice. My house is not a
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2. Essay about Othello
People are not always the way you see them to be. Within the play Othello by William Shakespeare, a character named Iago displays a very good
example of this. Iago who is Othello's ensign is considerate to people although at the same time manipulates their minds into thinking different things
other than what had really occurred. Therefore, the victims of Iago's mischievous acts had been lured in to gullibility at every corner.
In Act I, Iago had used his 'magic' on Roderigo who was very upset upon the fact that Othello and Desdemona were still able to be as one, since he
was very much in desire for her. Iago had told him not to worry and that Desdemona will soon desire him. Roderigo had then believed him. He...show
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Iago had shown great dishonesty and evilness to his own leader.
Iago had already caused so much devious acts that he took this to another level. He had taken something that symbolized the love and compassion
Othello had for Desdemona which a handkerchief. Iago had told Othello that Cassio and Desdemona have something going on after Iago had
supposedly over heard what Cassio was saying in his sleep. Othello eventually becomes furious at both of them, most especially his wife because he is
led to believe their marriage was false. Iago's plan worked and it yet close to his goal. He again persuades Othello in killing Cassio so he will win her
back. Othello still relies on Iago's influence thinking that all his decisions are proper things to do.
As of act V, at the end Iago's own wife is the one to figure out what his whole plot is and tells Othello what he had done and this was one thing that
Iago had not been able to use his skills in manipulating him. Othello stabs Iago who was the villain of this play the whole time.
This play displayed the power that one person may have in order to get what they want. It also showed how much the characters had bought into
Iago's thoughts and influence to cause even more damage between everyone. His power is led to believe that anyone could be gullible no matter what
position you are whether it be in rank or how smart you may
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3. Othello and His Masculinity Essay
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'Be a man', how are ideas of masculinity presented in Othello.
Othello is set during the Elizabethan era, where men were considered to be the leaders and women their inferiors. Women were often regarded as the
'weaker sex'. This patriarchal society and theme of male superiority is portrayed throughout the play. These themes are depicted through the
relationships between the characters. Brabantio and Desdemona's relationship shows how he believed the traditional Elizabethan view, that men were
to control and dominate their wife's or daughters. He is furious at Othello for stealing his daughter from him. Also, Othello's masculinity is destroyed
through the poisoning of his mind against Desdemona, his wife. Iago also treats his wife...show more content...
Othello believes that Desdemona is his possession, an object in his life which is supposed to show he honour and reputation as a man, therefore the
belief that Desdemona has broken that honour and nobility forces Othello to destroy her.
We can see the breakdown of Othello's masculinity by the breakdown of his language. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare uses blank verse
for Othello's parts. Othello speak in iambic pentameter, clearly and purposefully. He portrays himself and a confident and noble man when
Brabantio accuses him for using witchcraft to win Desdemona. He replies in a poetic and calm manner, in comparison to Brabantio, who is
aggressive and rude. Othello states, "Rude am I in my speech..." he is very humble, he apologises beforehand in case he offends anyone. We
recognise him as a powerful speaker; we also know that Desdemona is seduced by his storytelling, therefore showing him as authoritative and
dominating. However, as the play moves on and we begin to see Iago deception taking over Othello's mind, his speech turns to prose. He begins to
turn aggressive as he takes in more or Iago manipulative lies. "Damn her, lewd minx!, oh damn her, damn her!" and regards Desdemona as "the fair
devil", he speaks in hell imagery, which is in contrast to his previous heavenly marriage with Desdemona. This shows he is weak, therefore destroying
his masculinity once again.
Furthermore, Othello is a black man in a
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4. Essay The Tragedy of Othello
William Shakespeare masterfully crafted Othello, the Moor of Venice as an Aristotelian tragedy play. The main protagonist of the play, Othello, is the
perfect example of a tragic hero. Shakespeare was influenced by Aristotle's concept of a tragic hero and used Aristotle's principles to create Othello.
William Shakespeare attempted to create an Aristotelian tragedy play with a tragic hero and succeeded in Othello, the Moor of Venice by weaving in
pity and fear into each line and action. The power of pity and fear creates the upmost tragic situation and follows in accordance of Aristotle's definition
of tragedy. Othello makes the ultimate act as a tragic hero by killing himself at the end of the play. "Othello, more than any play in the...show more
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This creates pity in the play as the audience may become sympathetic for the tragic hero. Lastly, the tragic hero must have a downfall. This comes
together from the protagonist being of high estate and having a tragic flaw. Othello fits perfectly into the three requirements to become an exemplary
tragic hero.
Othello is a highly respected soldier for the Venice army. He is of elevated status making him of high estate to fulfill the first requirement of being
a tragic hero. Othello's tragic fall is that he is too trusting and is quick to be jealous. He also feels like an outsider in Venice due to his race. Othello
trusts everything which is told to him which ultimately leads to his fall. He is also jealous and insecure. He takes the Iago's words instead of
trusting his wife, Desdemona. He is jealous of Desdemona's possible affair. The jealous and insecurity he feels leads to his downfall which
completes Aristotle's requirements of what makes a tragic hero. In order to fully appreciate Othello as a tragic hero, the reader or the audience must
take a closer look at each of Othello's steps which led to his demise as a tragic hero.
Aristotle's first requirement was for the protagonist to be of high estate. Most tragic heroes were of royal blood such as Oedipus in Oedipus the King
by Sophocles. However, Othello is a highly respected general. Othello is called "valiant" by the Duke of Venice. The Duke shows Othello great respect
throughout Othello's
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5. Othello as a Tragic Hero Essay
Othello is a tragic hero because of his greatnesses and his weaknesses. He is a noble man who possesses all the qualities of a military leader, which
he is. He has control over himself and shows courage as well as dignity. Just as Othello is a virtuous man there are some flaws within him, these flaws
complete him ff as a tragic hero. Othello is often blinded by trust and can not see a person for who they really are. He trusts the people around him
even when they mean to afflict harm upon him. Through this, it can be seen why Othello is one of the most tragic hero out of all the characters from
Shakespeare's many plays.
To begin with, Othello is a graceful man with a valiant personality which draws people near. Although he is known...show more content...
Even in the toughest of times, he keeps his anger under control. "I will a round unvarnished tale deliver of my whole course of love – what drugs,
what charms, what conjuration, and what mighty magic (for such proceeding and charged withal) I won his daughter" (Act 1, scene 3, 90–94)
As an example. this shows how Othello deals with style and grace under fire, when accused of witchcraft by marrying Desdemona. Othello neither yells
nor screams, but explains in a way that captivates his audience and enhances the emotions in the play.
Aside from the greatnesses there also are some flaws. With Othello being a military leader for most of his life, trusting another military friend would
be common and therefore Othello had no reason to not trust iago. So it can be said that Othello has tragic weaknesses, one being too trustworthy.
Many times Othello does not see the evil acts of iago. He is used to dealing with military people on the battlefield, where you put your life in the hands
of others. In this situation trust is very important. Othello says that iago is a man of honor and trust and therefore has no reason to doubt his honesty.
Likewise another weakness of Othello's would be that he is a man who gets confused easily and cannot judge right from wrong. This can be seen when
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6. Essay about The Pride of Othello
The Pride of Othello
In Shakespeare's Othello, Othello's pride prevents him from finding the truth, eventually leading to his demise. Initially, Othello and Desdemona are
deeply in love, despite her father's disapproval of their marriage. However, when Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago to Lieutenant, Iago has his
revenge by convincing Othello that Desdemona cheats on him with Cassio, destroying the marriage between Othello and Desdemona. Othello grows to
meet his downfall when his trusted friend Iago causes him to think that his wife Desdemona is unfaithful.
In the beginning of the play, Othello and Desdemona have a strong relationship. When others interfere with their marriage, Othello...show more
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/ [Duke:] If you please, / Be't at her father's. / [Brabantio:] I'll not have it so. / [Othello:] Nor I. / [Desdemona:] Nor I" (I.iii.254–262). Even in time of
war, Othello's and Desdemona's love holds true. They cannot stand living apart for a long period of time. Brabantio also knows that Desdemona will
only show her loyalty to Othello, so he would rather have her away with Othello than home with him. Much later, Othello and Desdemona again show
each other their love. Othello plans revelry for the evening in celebration of the defeat of the Turks and in celebration of his marriage to Desdemona.
Once the celebration begins, Othello leaves Cassio on guard and departs to consummate his marriage: "Come, my dear love, –– / The purchase made,
the fruits are to ensue; / The profit's yet to come `tween me and you" (II.iii.9–11). Othello only wishes for the best from his new marriage with
Desdemona. He shows no sign of any desire for anything bad to happen. Othello's and Desdemona's marriage stays free of problems because their love
for each other stays strong.

7. However strong Othello's and Desdemona's marriage seems, it begins to deteriorate as a result of Othello's self–pride. At first, Iago convinces Othello
that Desdemona is unfaithful. Iago suggests to Othello that Desdemona slept with Cassio. Iago uses a handkerchief given by Othello to Desdemona
that he got Emilia to get for him as his proof against
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8. Othello Essay
Shakespeare's Othello creates a racial vision through comparing between the black and the white people. Shakespeare connects the vision of black
people (Othello) with evilness, darkness, and with the devil. While white people (Desdemona) "that whiter skin of her than snow" (4.2.4), represents
purity, lighten, and goodness. Othello is represented as a devil because of his skin color and from this we can see how racial prejudices subsisted
strongly in the mid sixteenth and in the seventeenth century. Actually Shakespeare uses Othello's complexion as a symbol of his "true" essence.
Shakespeare success in representing Othello in a way which provokes the audience,...show more content...
The two men have a news that Desdemona has eloped with Othello, general of the armies of Venice, and left her father house, both want to share
these news with Desdemona's father. This scene is important because it portrays Iago as a vanillin also his actions, and his speech conveys him as a
manipulative character. Iago has constructed a schema to exploit Othello as a thief and magician by saying that Othello has stolen Desdemona's heart
by using witchcraft. Iago stimulates Roderigo to confront her father, Brabantio. He tells Roderigo, "Call up her father, Rouse him...poison his
delights...do, with like timorous accent and dire yell," (1. 1. 64–65, 72) Iago is actually not worried for Roderigo's heart and feeling. in another word
Iago does not care that Roderigo loves Desdemona and wishes to marriage her. Also, His intention is not to help Roderigo to get Desdemona but to
cause a problem and distress to Othello, when Roderigo tells Brabantio about Othello and Desdemona marriage. Iago tries to provoke Brabantio by
using racist language to appeal to the senator's traditional beliefs, Iago
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9. Othello: Themes Essay
Othello: Themes
How many themes course through the Shakespearean tragedy Othello? Let us in this essay analyze the variety and depth of the themes in this play.
Lily B. Campbell in Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes indicates that hate is the theme on which this play opens:
It is then on a theme of hate that the play opens. It is a hate of inveterate anger. It is a hate that is bound up with envy.Othello has preferred to be his
lieutenant a military theorist, one Michael Cassio, over the experienced soldier Iago, to whom has fallen instead the post of "his Moorship's ancient".
Roderigo questions Iago:
Thou told'st me thou didst hold him in thy hate.
And the reply is a torrent of proof of the...show more content...
Helen Gardner in "Othello: A Tragedy of Beauty and Fortune" sees this play as a study in sexual jealousy:
Othello is not a study in pride, egoism, or self–deception: its subject is sexual jealousy, loss of faith in a form which involves the whole personality at
the profound point where body meets spirit. The solution which Othello cannot accept is Iago's: 'Put up with it.' This is as impossible as that Hamlet
should, like Claudius, behave as if the past were done with and only the present mattered. . . . (144)
Of course, jealousy of a different type also torments the antagonist, the ancient, to the point that he ruins those around him and himself. Francis
Ferguson in "Two Worldviews Echo Each Other" describes how there is no cure for the jealous passion that rules Iago's life:
On the contrary, in the "world" of his philosophy and his imagination, where his spirit lives, there is no cure for passion. He is, behind his mask, as
restless as a cage of those cruel and lustful monkeys that he mentions so often. It has been pointed out that he has no intelligible plan for destroying
Othello, and he never asks himself what good it will do him to ruin so many people. It is enough for him that he "hates" the Moor. . . .(133)

10. Act 1 Scene 1 opens with an expression of jealousy and hatred: Roderigo is upbraiding Iago because of the elopement of the object of his affections
–Desdemona –– with the Moor: "Thou told'st me thou didst hold him
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