Analysis of an Extract from William Shakespeare's Othello

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Analysis of an Extract from William Shakespeare's Othello

In the play 'Othello', four characters are murdered. The character

Iago, who manipulated certain characters into wanting to kill them.

Desdemona, Emilia, Othello, and Roderigo, are killed. Iago originally

did this out of jealousy of Othello and Roderigo. The deaths of these

four characters were inevitable. There was justice in this play for

all of the characters who were involved in the killing of the four

characters.

Act V Scene II in many ways represents the emotional climax of the

play. The events which have preceded this point have led Othello to

the decision to kill his beautiful wife Desdemona. The major themes of

this act are the emotional conflict felt by Othello and the

protestation of innocent express by Desdemona.

The play's final, bloody scene opens in the bed chambers of Othello

and Desdemona as the deranged Moor battles between his love for his

beautiful young wife and his desire to murder her. This atmosphere of

this scene opens with bitterness. Throughout this scene Othello is

speaking in soliloquies which are delivered in blank verse. He repeats

the phrase "it is the cause, it is the cause" Shakespeare makes use of

repetition to emphasize the fact that Othello is acting out of

conviction. Othello is convinced of Desdemona guilt. The language

device is useful because it emphasizes that Othello sees himself has

justified to commit the murder of Desdemona and yet does so

resonantly. "It me not name it to you" this implies that Othello is

very upset but doesn't want to name the "cause" because it has caused

him great pain.

The opening line shows Othel...

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...ympathetic characters dies.

Othello kills himself because of killing his fair chaste wife

Desdemona. Desdemona is killed by Othello because of Othello's lack of

comprehension to Desdemona wrongly committing adultery. Emilia is

killed because of speaking the truth about the racist antagonist her

husband Iago is. This is ironic as many consider Iago is a good honest

man. But are obviously very gullible, as this isn't the true side of

Iago.

I think that the tragedy is more dependant on Iago's wickedness than

Othello's willingness to be led because Iago is such a clever, devious

character who is a genius. Othello is totally influenced by Iago's

power, which in the end pulls him down.

I finish my essay by asking you if Othello is a Christian, kind noble

man if so, then why did he kill his fair chaste wife Desdemona?

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