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This diagram is a perfect demonstration of the connections between the characters in the Shakespearean play, “Othello, the Moor of Venice”. It is a good guide for the reader to use and understand the reason behind the events based on how the characters feel towards one another.
http://www.niceartgallery.com/Leopold-Bara/Otello-Al-Letto-Di-Desdemona-Che-Dorme.html
So, this oil painting on canvas was completed by Leopold Bara and it demonstrates Act 5, Scene 2 where Othello kills Desdemonda. It is often that artists show Othello with his hand grabbing at his heart because every time there is an intense event, he begins to have seizures. The way his body is positioned, it seems like he is surprised over his own doings. This painting stays true to the play, Othello is represented by a black male and Desdemonda is represented by a white female. The scene is where he has smothering her and now is realizing what he has done. Again, this reminds me to doubt Ohtello’s judgement. He ended up believing Iago and the missing handkerchief was the main reason for his lose of faith in their marriage. At this point, you do not know whether to feel sympathy for Othello or just label him as not the “sharpest tool in the shed”. He let his jealousy get in the way of reality and he killed his innocent wife over it.
Passage:
Iago: 1.1.69-75
“Call up her father,”
“Rouse him, make after him, poison his delight,”
“Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen,”
“And, though he in a fertile climate dwell,”
“Plague him with flies. Though that his joy be joy,”
“Yet throw such changes of vexation on’t,”
“As it may lose some color.”
This passage by Iago shows his true colors as a character. He is sneaky and intends to cause havoc for the family already by calling upon the father to inform him of his daughters doings. He is a servant to Othello but he shows no respect for him. His attitude towards the Moor are extremely negative. He is already developing his ideas on what to do to destroy Desdemona’s relationship with her father by destroying his pride in her and eventually he moves onto her relationship with Othello. He does not have any problem in involving himself in family affairs. This behavior continues throughout the play, the reader sees him constantly manipulating others to get the right outcome for himself. The reader should also be able to tell that he is going to be very dramatic about his plans of malice. He is aiming to hurt others with no remorse. This makes me question how smart Othello is because of how easily he chooses Iago, his ensign over the women he loves and marries. Iago got to him way too easy, it makes me question how deep the bond between Othello and Desdemona truly is and Othello’s judgement.
https://www.pinterest.com/eng208groupproj/iago-othello/
Let’s state the obvious. Men are very weak when it even comes to the idea of their wives being unfaithful. Stereotypically, males are the ones to be considered the cheaters and these two works are interesting because it plays with the idea of men being the ones cheated on instead of the other way around. The most compelling aspect of this idea is that the females weren’t even unfaithful, as far as we, the readers know! Sita in The Ramayana was kidnapped by a demon, who held her captive in his household, and when she was finally rescued by her husband, Rama, she was pushed into proving her innocence or faithfulness to her husband by “the trail by fire”. She ended up losing her life because her husband did not believe her and also because he was worried about what the people of his kingdom would think is acceptable behavior for a married couple. Othello shows a lot of weaknesses as he lets his emotions control him and they drive him to committing murder. The worse part was that everything was made up by another person. He trusted the opinion of another person instead of having faith in his life partner, who disobeyed her own father to be with him. He ends up killing his wife as she was pleading for him to hear her innocence. One of the last things she says before she dies is “A guiltless death I die.” (5.2.1127) She refuses to die as an adulterer. Both men displayed lack of trust in their bond with their wives. Both listened to people outside their relationship when it came to forming their opinions about the legitimacy of their relationships. Both females died trying to prove their innocence and loyalty to their husband and both stood by their stance. It is extremely upsetting to see how women are seen as deceitful beings, which is common in the past. Men are just as deceitful.
http://feministfilmstudies.blogspot.com/2010/06/queer-diaspora-and-fire.html
http://bookandbiscuit.com/2011/05/01/day-20-favourite-kiss/
For staters, a few scenes were altered in the storyline and some of the lines were removed. For example, Desdemona and Othello did not have any sex scenes in the play. They never had the chance to seal their marriage with all the events from the war with the Turks to the drama between everyone occurring. A few lines were removed but that may be due to the fact that, since it is a movie, those lines may not be needed because we can see the character’s facial expressions and actions. We can decipher what they feel or how they are processing the information around them. My favorite aspect of the movie is seeing the actor playing Iago. The actor did a great job playing such a sinister role. His single dialogues are where we are reminded of his true face. He blends in well with the rest of the characters and he hides his intentions well as he acts as a guide to Othello throughout his trauma. He even preforms a little ritual with Othello, proclaiming his loyalty to his as a “blood brother”, where they draw blood from their palms and shake on it. He also provides Desdemona comfort when she goes to Iago for help on settling her fears on what Othello accuses her of and calls her.
This meme is in reference to the relationship between Othello and Iago. Iago is a dishonorable friend to Othello and Othello is completely clueless to it until the end of play and by that time, he already killed his wife and it is too late to do anything.
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This is a reference to the scene where Othello is suspicious of Desemonda’s faithfulness and questions her on the whereabouts of the handkerchief that he gave her as a token of his love. She is not aware that Iago has been filling Othello’s head with assumptions in regard to her relationship with Othello so she is defenseless against Othello’s accusations. The handkerchief going missing was the main evidence that Iago used to show her as an unfaithful wife to Othello and that is a turning point in the play
(https://www.pinterest.com/eng208groupproj/iago-othello/)
In this play, the events and the emotions of his characters escalate quickly and they usually lead to deaths. This is a reference to how Othello loses complete control over his emotions once he is convinced that his wife has been unfaithful to him. He became completely hopeless and was ready to murder her without second guessing his thoughts, all based on the evil-doings of Iago.
