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“Othello” by Shakespeare

Introduction

Othello is one of the classical literary masterpieces written by William Shakespeare . Known as the dark-skinned Moor of Venice (Encarta Encyclopedia , 2002 , Othello is a story of the mighty warrior whose life turned into a tragic downfall as he was corrupted by suspicion and jealousy over his wife Desdemona and his new friend Cassio . Unknown to Othello , it was Iago , his evil lieutenant , who conspired against his happiness and domination . Though it has been said that every character has a great significance and plays an important role in every story

Iago has been one of the most affective despite him being the antagonist in the novel . His character is the main reason why major incidents in the novel took place

This is aimed at analyzing the characters in the novel thereby coming up with the conclusion on everybody 's real motive and agenda in the whole novel

Characters in the Novel

Othello : Othello can be admired for his bravery , courage , wisdom and tactful ways . However , he himself had a great contribution on his own tragic downfall . There was this part in the story where he had shown enough patient not to fight with Brabantio , the father of his wife Desdemona because he wanted to prove that he did not bewitched his wife and that it was actually love that bonded them as a couple . If he was wise enough and confident on the love he shared with Desdemona , he could not easily been manipulated and brainwashed by the evil Iago for him to believe that his friend and soldier Cassio and his wife was betraying him and that the two were having an affair . Othello was a victim himself . He was a victim of the circumstances that Iago had made to destroy his trust to his wife , to his friend and even to himself . If he was able to know what 's playing in Iago 's mind earlier before he had done such tragic deed of killing Desdemona , then he could have saved her . He could as well save his reputation and self respect . He killed his wife to save his pride because the idea of Desdemona 's accused infidelity is unbearable for him . It was a threat to his own dignity The worst part was that he did not only lose his pride . He lost his beloved wife , his own life and his own reputation . Nothing was left for him in this tragic story . Though Othello was the main character in this literary masterpiece , a twenty percent attribution is fair enough for him . Never would a man desire to be in a shameful ending . He would never have wanted to kill his wife , lose his friend and destroy his own reputation if it was not because of the evil plans of Iago . If he was able to know Iago 's plans , he could have done something to save everything including Desdemona , his beloved wife , Cassio , his friend and his own life and honor (Characters of Othello , 2006...

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