Mindset Quotes In Othello

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Tyshawn Brown
Ms. Milliner
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1/20/17 After reading the play Othello by William Shakespeare, the use of mindset and grit was quite prevalent throughout the play. He used the roles of Iago, Cassio, Desdemona and Othello to show how each role has a different type of grit and mindset, which made the storyline type fascinating. Grit in other words is when you stick to something even when it’s difficult, but succeeds at the end. Mindset which comes in two types, fixed and growth, is the person’s way of thinking as well as their opinions. Both mindset and grit had a huge impact on the roles in this play. One of the cast members which is Iago is the villain in this storyline. Throughout the play he showed several actions in which he can …show more content…

In Act I, Scene I we are introduced to Iago and Roderigo talking about Othello. Iago states that “O sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him. We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly followed. You shall mark Many a duteous and knee-crooking knave That, doting on his own obsequious bondage Wears out his time much like his master’s ass For naught but provender, and when he’s old, cashiered. Whip me such honest knaves. Others there are Who, trimmed in forms and visages of duty. Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves And, throwing but shows of service in their lords, Do well thrive by them” (Pg. 5, 39-49). From this quote Iago basically has a fixed mindset about Othello as a person, in which Othello never did anything to wrong him. He wants take advantage of Othello to ruin his career as well as ruin his life. He admits this to Roderigo with no sympathy about what he is saying which shows that he does have a fixed mindset. When it comes to a fixed mindset, the article Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck is an article when she discusses her interpretation of what a fixed mindset is. She states that, “Believing that your

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