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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