"Othello"
"Othello"
This paper analyzes William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Othello."
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This paper reviews William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Othello" through character analysis and descriptions of the play. The paper is a lively summary of the play, spiced with quotes from the theatrical play.
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"William Shakespeare's tragic play, Othello, pits an outsider "Othello, a Muslim, black, war hero" against a villainous, cunning European, Iago. The play opens in Venice, a city of law, order and high culture, with the recent marriage of Othello to Desdemona, a beautiful, white, European woman. Their marriage has stirred controversy in Venetian society, for it was both uncommon and somewhat scandalous for a white woman to marry a black man. Iago, the antagonist of the tragedy, jarred by the recent advancement of Cassio to lieutenant, a position that he believed rightfully belonged to himself, determines to destroy Othello's marriage and wreak havoc on his life. However, the setting transforms quickly to the island of Cyprus where Othello is newly stationed, placing him out of his secure environment and aligning him for Iago's successful manipulation of his marriage. "
"Othello" (2012, February 10). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Othello/4975
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