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The Analysis of Othello

Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. Because of its varied and current themes of racism, love, jealousy, and betrayal, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatres alike and has been the basis for numerous operatic, film, and literary adaptations.

Character List

Othello                         : the Moor, A general in the Venetian military.

Iago                     : Othello's ensign and Emilia's husband, a villain. He hides his real nature under the veil of 'honesty'.

Desdemona                  : Othello's wife and daughter of Brabantio

Roderigo             : a dissolute Venetian, in love with Desdemona

Cassio                          : Othello's lieutenant.

Emilia                           : Iago's wife and Desdemona's maidservant

Brabanzio           : a Venetian senator, Gratiano's brother, and Desdemona's father

Bianca                           : Cassio’s lover

Montano             : Othello's Venetian predecessor in the government of Cyprus

Lodovico             : Brabantio's kinsman and Desdemona's cousin

Gratiano             : Brabanzio's brother

The duke of venice     

Analysis of Major Characters

Othello

Othello is a brave and competent soldier of advanced years and Moorish background in the service of the Venetian Republic. Othello have married with desdemona, Brabanzio’s daughter, and He  loves desdemona very much. But, othello changes become so jealous, and upset to desdemona when iago begun to incite him that desdemona and cassio have an affair. Othello feels that desdemona unfaithful, so he killed his wife out of jealousy.

Iago

the character is simply "the ensign." Iago is a soldier and Othello's ancient (ensign or standard bearer). He is the husband of Emilia, Desdemona's attendant. At first, iago is a honest people and very loyal to Othello. But, He hates Othello for passing him up for promotion. He becomes so sly, cruel and wants to destroy Othello, so he devises a plan to destroy the Moor by making him believe that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with his to and at lieutenant, Michael Cassio. He kills his wife, emilia, because emilia tells he’s cunning othello last, Othello kills him.

Desdemona

Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, Brabanzio, when she married with Othello, a man several years her senior and not of her race. Desdemona loves Othello very much.  When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the service of the Republic of Venice, Desdemona accompanies him. There, her husband is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing she has an affair with Cassio. Desdemona tries to explain that it is not true, but Othello is already upset and, in the last act, she is murdered by her estranged spouse.

Theme and symbol

1.    Theme: Jealousy will destroy everything: love, power, and friends.

2. Symbol:

 a. Handkerchief: from the Desdemona’s handkerchief the evidence began. Desdemona’s handkerchief is a first gift from Othello. Iago put the handkerchief in Cassio’s room as” evidence” of Cassio’s affair with Desdemona. Othello see that the handkerchief is on Cassio’s hand. And Othello believe there is affair between Desdemona and Cassio.

b. Sword: Othello hide the sword on his arm before he die. And Othello makes a speech about how he would like to remembered, then kills himself. The sword is about self-esteem. Othello wants himself to be remembered as a lieutenant

The Analysis of Othello

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The Plot Overview of Othello

Othello begins with Roderigo a rich and dissolute gentleman,  and iago,a high ranking-soldier. Roderigo complaining to iago that iago has not told him about the secret marriage between desdemona , and othello, the moorish, a  general in the venetian army. Othello is a general whom iago serves as ensign. Iago says he hates othello who passed him over for the position of lieutenant in favor of the inexperienced soldier, Michael cassio.

By emphasizing Roderigo’s failed bid for Desdemona and his own dissatisfaction with serving under Othello , iago convinces Roderigo to wake Brabanzio, Desdemona’s father, about  his daughter has been stolen and married by othello.

Brabanzio finds his daughter is indeed missing and gathers some officers to find othello. Not long afterward, Brabanzio arrives with Roderigo and others he accuses Othello of stealing his daughter by witchcraft. but Othello defends him self successfully before an assembly  that includes the duke of venice. Othello explains that Desdemona became enamored of his adventured in travel and war. Then, desdemona enters to defend her choice in married and to announce to her father that her allegiance is now to her husband.

Finnaly Brabanzio acquisces the married between desdemona and Othello. The duke says that othello must go to cyprus to aid in the defense agains the Turks who are headed for the island and desdemona insists that she accompanies her husband on his trip.

In cyprus iago, roderigo, desdemona and emilia, iago’s wife, wait for othello. Before othello come, cassio greets desdemona by clasping her hand. In other side, iago watching them and tells the audience that he will use what he saw as little a web as this hand holding to ensnare cassio.

Roderigo complains to iago that he can’t break up othello’s married. But iago convinces roderigo that he should casts cassio into digrace by starting a fight with cassio at the evening’s revels. Iago gets cassio drunks and then sends roderigo to start a fight with him. Governor montano attempts to hold cassio down and cassio stabs him. Othello comes to see the commotion, and ask want to know who began the fight. Iago  feigns reluctance to implicate cassio, and othello strips cassio of his rank of liutenant.

Cassio try to using desdemona as an intermediary. Iago tells he will frame cassio and desdemona as lovers to make othello jealous. Iago begining to kindle othello’s fire of jealousy by suggesting that cassio and desdemona are involve in an affair.

After othello’s conversation with iago desdemona comes to call othello to suppper and finds him feeling unwell. She offers him her handkerchief to wrap around his head, after wraping othello’s head, desdemona and othello go to dinner but desdemona forget to bring her handkerchief. Emilia picks up the handkerchief on the bed. Then emilia gives handkerchief to iago. Iago plans the handkerchief in cassio’s room as” evidence” of his affair with desdemona. Then, iago tells othello that he has seen cassio wipe his beard with desdemona’s handkerchief – the first gift from othello. Cassio wondering about the handkerchief he has just find in his chamber. He is greeted by bianca, a prostitute whom he as to take the handkerchief and copy its embroidery for him. iago tells him of the meeting he has planned meet cassio. He instructs otthelo to hide near by and watch as iago extracts from cassio the story of his affair with desdemona.while othello stands out of earshots iago pumps cassio for information about bianka, caussing cassio to laught and confirm othello’s suspicions. Bianca herself then enters with desdemona’s handkerchief, reprimanding cassio for making her copy out the embroidery of love token given to him by another women.

Iago instruct roderigo to ambush Cassio, but roderigo miss his mark. And Cassio’s leg is cut from behind by Iago. Lodovico and Graziano enter to see what the commotion is about. Iago joins them peretending to help Cassio. When Cassio identify Roderigo as one of his attackers, Iago steps Roderigo to stop him from confessing. When Othello hears Cassio’s cry, he assumes that Iago has killed Cassio as he said he would. Meanwhile, Othello stands over his sleeping wife in the badchamber preparing to kill her. Desdemona wakes and attempts to plead Othello. She asserts her innocence, but Othello smothers her. Emilia enters with the news that Roderigo is dead. Emilia see Desdemona is dead on the bed. And asks Othello  what happened. Othello tries to explain himself claiming that she has comitted suicide. But Emilia doesn’t believe and asks him again. And Othello tells her that he has killed Desdemona for her infidelity with Iago brought to his attention and Emilia calls for help.

The Governor arrives with Iago, cassio, and others. Emilia begins to explain what happened. When Othello mentions the handkerchief, as proof that Desdemona and Cassio had affair and Emilia realizes what Iago has done. Othello is crushed and begins to weep. He tries to kill Iago but is disarmed. Iago kills Emilia and flees, but he is caught by Lodovico and Montano. Othello wounds Iago and is disarmed. Lodovico tells Othello that he must come with them back to Venice to be tried. Othello makes a speech about how he would like to remembered, then kills himself with a sword he had hidden on his arm. Finally Othello and desdemona’s dead body is throwed by Cassio.