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Othello Background
This document provides background information on Shakespeare's play Othello. It summarizes the main characters, including Othello as a tragic hero who is manipulated into jealousy and downfall by the villain Iago. It discusses themes of prejudice, appearance vs. reality, and the destructive nature of jealousy. It also provides context on Elizabethan theater and attitudes towards Moors.
How Is Othello A Tragic Hero
Othello can be considered a tragic hero according to Aristotle's definition. As a general in the army, Othello holds a prominent position but is not of noble birth. He marries into a wealthy noble family. Othello's tragic flaw is his jealousy and insecurity, which Iago manipulates to poison Othello's mind against his wife Desdemona. Othello's refusal to believe Desdemona's innocence and his murder of her due to his jealousy and anger leads to his tragic downfall and death.
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The document provides an analysis of William Shakespeare's play Othello from an Aristotelian perspective. It summarizes that Othello fits the mold of an Aristotelian tragedy through his characterization as a renowned protagonist whose fortunes change from good to bad through his own mistakes. Specifically, Othello's trusting and jealous nature makes him vulnerable to manipulation by Iago, which ultimately leads to Othello murdering his beloved wife Desdemona due to his lack of knowledge about her faithfulness. The document analyzes how Othello exemplifies Aristotelian tragic principles such as hamartia through his fatal character flaw of jealousy.
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othello-introduction.pptx
Othello tells the story of Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army who has secretly married the beautiful Desdemona against her father's wishes. Iago, Othello's ensign who is jealous of Cassio's promotion, seeks revenge on Othello by manipulating him into believing Desdemona has been unfaithful with Cassio. Through deception and manipulation, Iago is able to turn Othello violently jealous and distrustful of his wife, ultimately driving Othello to murder Desdemona. The play is set primarily in Venice and explores themes of appearance versus reality, revenge, jealousy, and race.
Eulogy For Othello
This eulogy focuses on Othello's complex character and tragic downfall. It describes him as a fearless warrior, passionate man, and restless character who held many titles including leader, warrior, and husband. However, Othello never fully felt accepted in Venetian society as an outsider. His biggest insecurity of not feeling accepted led him to be vulnerable to Iago's manipulation. Tricked by Iago's jealousy, Othello's downfall serves as a lesson for society to accept outsiders and not allow insecurities to be exploited.
Tragic Hero
Romeo is considered a tragic hero in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. As a young Montague who falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet, Romeo makes rash decisions driven by passion and a hasty desire to be with Juliet, which ultimately leads to his downfall. His fatal flaw is acting too rashly and without consideration of the consequences of his actions, like hastily challenging and killing Tybalt after Mercutio's death, and later killing himself upon wrongly believing Juliet to be dead. These actions stemming from Romeo's flaw end up dooming both lovers to an untimely death.
Othello characters
The document summarizes the major characters in Othello:
Othello is a respected black general in the Venetian army who is manipulated into jealousy and led to murder his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is a young Venetian woman who falls in love with and marries Othello, defying traditions. Iago is the play's antagonist who is consumed with jealousy and schemes to destroy Othello and Desdemona out of envy over being passed over for a promotion given to Cassio, Othello's young, inexperienced lieutenant.
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Shakespeare's Othello: essay help
- 2. Gathering Othello • Othello is a romantic hero: a soldier who has travelled the world, seen amazing sights, been commended for his great valor and who finally found love and happiness. But he is also a simple man, a soldier, whose own principles of loyalty and honesty make it hard for him to perceive malice in others.
- 3. Processing Othello • What does his profession mean to Othello? • What is his attitude to himself at the beginning of the play? • What is the attitude of other characters to Othello? • In what ways is Othello's physical appearance an important element in the play?
- 4. Processing Othello • Is Othello gullible and stupid for believing Iago's insinuations of Desdemona's infidelity? • What is the nature of his love for Desdemona? • What are the consequences of the loss of reason for both Othello and Desdemona? • Do you agree that Othello acted out of honour rather than hatred in killing Desdemona?
- 5. Applying Othello • Essay question: Describe an important relationship between two or more characters. Explain how the relationship helped you to understand these characters. • Thesis statement: Iago is able to bring about Othello's downfall because of his simplicity of mind and the greatness of his heroic heart.
- 6. Gathering Desdemona • Desdemona is one of Shakespeare's gentlest heroines, caught up in a vortex of violent passion against which she is powerless to act, because she cannot understand its cause. Her 'fault' is being so good that Iago can use her unsuspecting virtue and loyalty to weave a web of deceit which brings about the downfall of those he has chosen to hate.
- 7. Processing Desdemona • What does Desdemona's elopement reveal about her nature? • What particular virtues does Iago make use of in his plan to torment Othello and bring about Cassio's downfall? • What is Desdemona 's view on infidelity? • Why does she not flee when she realizes the extent of Othello's jealousy?
- 8. Applying Desdemona • Essay question: Describe one important decision a character had to make. Explain how the decision affected the character or events in the text. • Thesis statement: Shakespeare's Desdemona is too virtuous, innocent and passive to be quite credible so her fate therefore unsurprising.