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Theme and Character Development : (Othello (Othello and Desdemona's…
Theme and Character Development
:
Jealousy
Revenge
Manipulation
Deception
Justice
Othello
Superior
Othello attempts to maintain his self esteem, saying Desdemona chose him even with any possible downfalls:
ex. marrying a Moor may have been shameful to her family, or degraded her reputation
chose him anyways
(3.3.189-191)
Othello and Desdemona's relationship strains as she stands up for Cassio, to his displeasure.
(3.3.83-86)
Othello is first exposed to suspicion of Desdemona cheating, due to Iago.
He expresses doubt that this is happening, and forcefully denies it.
Othello fights against his feelings of jealousy, brought on from Iago's manipulation. As of now, he successfully does so.
Iago
Compliant
Follower
Leader
Traitor
Cleverness
Iago is shown once again to be the perfect manipulator;
To fuel suspicion in Othello that Desdemona is cheating:
repetitively shows that something is bothering him, annoying Othello into asking him what it is
(3.3.145-156)
uses the fact that Desdemona has lied before to someone she cared about, to convince Othello that she could be lying to him too (3.3.208-211)
Iago wants to make Othello jealous, and destroy the couple's relationship.
Well-spoken
Doubt
Denial
Suspicion
Self esteem
Power
Race
Stereotypes
Class
Confidence
Desdemona
Cassio
Compliantly follows Iago's orders to appeal to Desdemona & Emilia, through the musicians (3.1)