Othello

iagos role

skillfully orchestrates events to acheive malicous goals providing a textured portrait of humans nature through a deeply flawed character

Iagos methods consist of

Deception and lies (honest iago) ,strategic planning of doubt , exploiting symbols

His impact of manipulation

Disorted reality, Loss of trust, tragic consequences

His openness with the audience makes him equally honest as he is false whilst highlighting his duplicity and deceptive nature

i am not what i am

iago suspects othello of sleeping with his wife

it is thought abroad that twix my sheets he has done my office

Sexual metaphors from iago reducing othellos marriage to animalistic lust

“her eyes must be fed” “is tupping your white ewe”

iagos intentions is to stay close to othello so he can destroy him

i follow him to serve my turn upon him

iago presenting himself as blasphemous showing his rebellious and evil nature

sblood

why does shakespeare use dramatic irony

dramatic irony is used by shakespeare to create suspense and estranged sense of complicity for the audience

brabantio accuses othello of withcraft charms and spells

“thou has enchanted her!” “ spells and medicines brought of mountebanks”

othello suffocating desdemona it is like he is trying to cure his own mind rather than any punishment for her

down strumpet ( a woman that has many casual sexual encounters)

othello showing his love for desdemona, he is triumphant in love

if it were now to die twere now would be most happy

othello being an outsider in a white world

reffered to as the moor whilst others go by personal names

The female characters in othello are

complex and neuanced portrayal of women navigating societal expectations and gender dynamics

desdemona is presented as

a innocent devoted wife who is destroyed by othellos jealousy and iagos manipulation of others highlighting the vulnrability of woman in a society that often devalues their worth and agency

desdemona decieving her father yet still shows respect towards him

“she has decieved her father and may thee” “my noble father”

Who does she contrast with

contrasts with emilia who is more world weary and experienced

desdemona accepting her fate

commend me to my kind Lord. O farewell

How is desdemonas death symbolic

suffocated beneath the demands put on her faithfulness

How is emilia portrayed

initially subservant to her husband but demonstrates a growing awarness of the injustice faced by woman ultimatly challenges misogynic attitudes

Emilia is a foil to…

desdemona, offering a more cynical and worldly perspective on womans roles in society

her being killed by iago

act of defiance elevates her to heroic status highlighting her moral strength

emilia highlights the irrationality of jealousy which is a self consuming force

“they are not ever jealous for the cause” “it is a monster”

exposes iagos villiany

and you the blacker devil