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The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice

William Shakespeare's play "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice," considered one of his four great tragedies. Othello is a black general who is manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, ultimately driving the noble Moor insane.

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Who died before Emily in the play our town?

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Simon Stimson died before Emily in the play "Our Town." He hanged himself after feeling isolated and overwhelmed by the routines of daily life in the town.

What weaknesses Othello?

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blind trust of Iago, a quick temper

What is the significance of Desdemona's relationship with Othello?

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Desdemona's relationship with Othello is significant because it challenges societal norms of the time, as she falls in love with and marries a Moor, a black man. It also highlights themes of jealousy, racism, and manipulation, as Desdemona's loyalty and love for Othello are tested throughout the play. Ultimately, their relationship serves as a tragic example of how misunderstandings and external influences can lead to a breakdown in trust and communication.

How did Machiavelli ideas inflence the play Othello?

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Machiavelli's ideas of political strategy and manipulation likely influenced the themes of power, manipulation, and deception in Othello. This can be seen through the character of Iago, who embodies Machiavellian principles by manipulating others for his own gain. Shakespeare may have drawn inspiration from Machiavelli's writings to create a complex and intriguing antagonist in Iago.

In the play Othello where is an example of him using Iambic Pentameter?

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In Othello, Iambic Pentameter is commonly used throughout the play. An example can be found in Act 1, Scene 3, where Othello says, "She loved me for the dangers I had passed, And I loved her that she did pity them." This line exemplifies the rhythmic pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables typical of Iambic Pentameter.

'Othello' Who is lago using in the play and why?

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Iago is using Othello in the play as a tool to enact his revenge and achieve his own selfish desires. He manipulates Othello's trust and insecurities to sow discord and jealousy, ultimately leading to tragic consequences for all involved.

How tall was Othello in the play?

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Ophelia Lovibond is 157 cm.

What type of genre is Othello?

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Many scholars believe that the play Othello was based on the short story/play, A Moorish Captain.

What are the similarities between Othello and Desdemona?

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Although Ophelia and Nala have different personalities and portrayals, both characters are similar to each other because they are the lover of the protagonist, Hamlet and Simba. Another similiarity (or more like an allusion) is that in The Lion King, Nala is thrown into a pool during the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence by Simba, but she emerges quickly as she doesn't want to drown. However, in Hamlet, Ophelia throws herself in the water and drowns.

What is the difference between the Othello movie and play?

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I do not no even, searching for it because I have a paper due by today in this topic. please help me out if someone has any idea.

How does Othello kill himself?

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He died in his palace at Memleben after celebrating Easter with a great assembly. He died from a strong fever as one of then strongest leaders after Charlemenge.

How is Desdemona depicted in Othello?

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As the "ideal" wife: she submits to Othello as opposed to the other women who are quite strong characters. Therefore her supposed infidelity is even more painful for Othello to believe and for the audience to witness the catastrophic events which follow this.

How does the play Othello end?

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Othello strangles Desdemona and then Emilia comes in and Iago kills her and then Othello realizes that Desdemona was innocent so in the end he kills himself. Not a happily ever after ending, eh?

Why was Othello called Moor?

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Othello is a Moor, which is to say an African, but it is not clear whether or not he was actually born in Africa. He does say that he was a soldier since he was seven years old, and that he had travelled a good deal since then, being captured once and sold into slavery then redeemed. He does seem to have made a career out of fighting the Turk, which does not suggest that he was raised in Africa (most of which was culturally closer to the Islamic Turkish Empire). He may have been born in Europe of African parents.

The full title of Othello is Othello, the Moor of Venice, so Othello is from Venice to some extent.

Othello is a person and a symbol. He is a noble man from a line of royal men, and is the highest ranking person in the play. By birth as by personal merit. The fight is between the middling, trading classes and the nobility who was forbidden to trade, but instead married rich heiresses coming from trade. Desdemona's father is against her alliance with Othello because she quits the sphere of her middling class. He cannot marry her out and use her to bolster his social position in Venice. The Venetians are remarkably non-racist as they made the sole Black in their midst the highest military leader. Even Brabantio, Desdemona's father often invited him to dinner, where he met Desdemona and could woo her. He is giving a fair hearing over his elopement with Desdemona and not automatically lynched, as should expected if the Venetians were racists. The racist remarks are really anti-nobility remarks, in a sharp but satirical fashion, as not to give to much offence to the people who bankrolled Shakespeare, to begin with.

What is the first lie Iago tells Othello?

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In Act II Scene 3 Iago tells Montano that Cassio is a drunkard and drinks himself to sleep every night. "'Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep; He'll watch the horloge a double set if drink rock not his cradle." "Horloge" is French for "clock".

How was Desdemona faithful to Othello till the end?

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Never. She is not only never unfaithful to him in the sexual sense, but she does not blame him or start to hate him even when, due to the jealousy Iago has raised in him, he insults her and strikes her in public. Even then she remains true to him.

How does Othello view himself?

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Some plays have characters whose names mean things, like Everyman or Middleton's Revenger's tragedy (where the one who wants revenge is called Vindice and the stupid one is called Supervacuo). Shakespeare sometimes did this too: In Two Gentlemen of Verona Proteus is changeable and Valentine is the true lover. But Othello is not one of those plays. Iago is just the Italian version of Jim and that's all. It doesn't mean anything.

In Othello how many times is Iago referred to as honest?

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20

Othello says Iago is honest 12 times.

Cassio says Iago is honest 1 time.

Desdemona says Iago is honest 1 time.

Iago says that he himself is honest 6 times.

Act I scene iii

2 - Othello

Act II scene i

1 - Iago

Act II scene iii

3 - Othello

2 - Iago

Act III scene i

1 - Cassio

Act III scene iii

3 - Othello

2 - Iago

1 - Desdemona

Act IV scene i

1 - Iago

Act V scene i

1 - Othello

Act V scene ii

3 - Othello

What does the saying Vanished into thin air by Othello mean?

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The phrase comes from Prospero's famous speech in The Tempest, as follows: "These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits and are melted into air, into thin air". It means to disappear without a trace.

Was Othello a Moor or a Turk?

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Othello is neither a Turk nor a Spaniard. The most specific description of Othello given throughout the play is that he is a Moor. A Moor typically describes someone who is black or Arab and has descended from North Africa. Europeans applied the term 'Moor' loosely to people who were black or Middle Eastern in appearance, and thus, not much can be determined about Othello's race or appearance from this description.