Othello

Othello

Othello is a distinct and extremely debated tragic play of Shakespeare’s. Beginning even with his selection of characters, his decision to make a black man a tragic hero, at this time this was bold and original, by accent tradition blackness was associated with sin and death. Any play that preceded Othello at this time, the black character’s were generally villainous. The main characters of this tragic story are a Moor of Venice (Othello), his Venetian wife (Desdemona. Shakespeare also invented several other characters, including Rogerigo, a young disappointed suitor of Desdemona, and Brabanzio, Desdemona’s father, who greatly opposes her marriage to Othello this second layer of people around Othello ad’s to the complexity of the story. . Shakespeare also introduces the military action between Turkey and Venice- infidels and Christians which is very important to the mood at the time.

Othello and Desdemona are happily falling in love when the story begins, on a Venetian street at night, in the middle of a conversation between Iago an officer in Venice\\ 's military, and a Venetian gentleman named Roderigo. The two men have been speaking of the recent elopement of Othello, the commander of Venice\\ 's army and a Moor, with Desdemona, the daughter of a Senator in the city. Roderigo has been a suitor for Desdemona, and he is upset by the news. Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello, because the Moor passed him over for a promotion and named Cassio, as lieutenant in his place. The two men proceed to the house of Brabantio and awaken the Senator. They tell him that Othello has eloped with his daughter. Iago leaves, saying that he must still pretend to be loyal to Othello, and Brabantio and Roderigo gather armed men to go seize the newlyweds.

Iago returns to Othello, and tells his commander how Brabantio cursed Othello, he replies that the services he has done for Venice will make the leaders of the city side with him. At that moment, Cassio enters, bearing a summons from the Duke (there are rumors of war in Cyprus). The Duke declares that Othello must lead the fleet to war against the Turks. In response, Othello asks Iago to go and fetch his bride, and then explains his courtship of Desdemona. She arrives and her father demands to know if Othello\\ 's story is true if their marriage. She confirms it, and professes her love for her husband....

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...ng to believe what Emilia says, but when she tells how Iago used the handkerchief, he realizes how he has been tricked and tries to attack Iago. In the confusion, Iago stabs his wife and flees; Montano with the others, pursues Iago. The rest of the men return, bringing with them Iago, and Cassio. Iago , confesses to Cassio that he planned his murder, and demands that Iago tell him why he did this. Iago replies \\\"What you know, you know\\\" and does not speak again. Othello then stabs himself, and falls next to Desdemona, kissing her as he dies. Lodovico gives the final speech, telling Iago to look upon his victims, naming Gratiano as Othello\\ 's heir (Brabantio, we have learned, has died), putting Montano in charge of Iago\\ 's execution, and leaving for Venice to bear the news to the Duke and Senate.

Thus goes the end of this love story that seemed almost destined to end in tragedy. I asked my self after I read the play was their love not successful because of Desdemonas’s love past, or because of others jealousy for Othello’s position? After deep thinking I have come to the conclusion that it was both. If they really had true love