Othello Analysis Play

Within Shakespeare’s Othello, it conveys moral and subsequent reflection of events in its current society. In Act 4, Scene 2 (Part 1) demonstrates the road to Othello’s downfall and the success of Iago’s revenge. Within this scene, Othello interrogates Emilia for suspicion of Desdemona and Cassio’s affair, in which they have none, and with Othello's confrontation, he questions and insults her of her unfaithfulness and infidelity leaving Desdemona confused about what happened to Othello. Iago, called by Emilia, pretends to offer Desdemona comfort and Emilia raises notions of the possibilities and hypothesising that someone is 'feeding' Othello lies. Iago hastily covers these ideas to avoid exposure of the truth. This strong and indecisive scene twists the ideas of human nature within Othello’s mind and convinced perceptions of Desdemona, fulfilling Iago’s Revenge.

The scene initiates where Othello is interrogating Emilia on Desdemona’s presumed infidelity. Earlier in Act 3, the themes of anger and confusion are introduced by Iago, where Othello begins to question Desdemona of her alleged disloyal actions. Othello, whom was previously was enraged by Iago's deceptive language regarding Cassio and Desdemona’s ‘imagined’ affair, carried through his anger and unleashed it in a fit of a barrage of accusations such as "heaven doth truly thou art false as hell." (Act 4, Scene 2, Line 39), towards Desdemona and calling her ‘a subtle whore’ and ‘strumpet’, which implies the disbelief that Othello has for Desdemona. However, Othello is oblivious to the truth, therefore leaving desdemona stunned and confused as she hesitantly questions Othello of his demeanor, stated "to whom my lord, with whom, how am I false?" (Act 4, Scene 2, lines 40). Ot...

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Therefore, this scene reflects various concepts of contemporary ideas in the modern world of social justice issues and relationships between people, particularly the modern day romance which is transmuted through social networks. These human natures are evolved as the transcension of time continues, to create an image of one’s self and compare to the rest. The fundamental ideologies with the conveyance of ideas of Othello are seen through its themes, specifically deception, romance and jealousy and the use of language techniques of emotive language to portray an authentic outlook to the comparison to today’s society. There are still social justice issues that relate to these themes which is a concerning issue as it may lead to downfall’s, death’s and other unfortunate ravel of events that will discontinue the balance of human nature and its peaceful assets.