In the meanwhile, three of the ships from Venice arrived safely and didn’t suffer the same fate. The following day, in Cyprus, the news arrives that the Turkish Fleet has been worn-out at sea. Desdemona insisted to accompany her husband on the war. The duke, in the meeting, expresses that Othello must go to aid the protection against the Turks. Disappointed Brabanzio acquiesces and lets the meeting to resume. Moreover, Desdemona herself enters and defends her choice and her husband. The duke seems to be convincing with Othello’s explanation. He explains that he doesn’t marry Desdemona through witchcraft but impressed her through his stories of travels and adventures in wars. Othello is given a chance to defend himself. The Senate and the duke are on the side of Othello and shows sympathy toward him. There they find out that Othello is gone to have a meeting with the duke so Brabanzio decides to accuse Othello in front of the duke and accumulated senate. Soon Brabanzio, along with Roderigo and some other officer, arrives at Othello’s place to accuse him of stealing his daughter via witchcraft. Meanwhile, Cassio comes to Othello in an emergency with a message from the duke that his (Othello’s) helps is needed in a matter of Turkish invasion.
Iago plays a double game and goes to Othello before Brabanzio finds him out, not wanting that his hatred for Othello reveals to him. Brabanzio gathers some officers in search of Othello. Iago and Roderigo go to inform Brabanzio that his daughter Desdemona has been kidnapped and married to Othello, the Moor. Iago claims that he hates Othello as he, in favor of soldier Cassio, has promoted to the rank of lieutenant and passed over Iago. Earlier Roderigo has been remunerating Iago to help in marrying Desdemona, however, now they have learned that Desdemona has just got married to Othello, a general whom Iago served. The play opens on the street of Venice, in the mid of conversation between Roderigo, a wealthy man, and Iago, the antagonist. The symbols of the play are the handkerchief, and the song “willow”. The main themes of the play include love, an inconsistency of the military heroism, and fear of isolation. Iago, the antagonist of the play, interrupted the play by convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful. Othello is the protagonist of the play who marries to Desdemona despite the difference between their ages. The time and place of the setting of play is the 16th century during the war between Venice and Turkey and set in Venice, respectively. Unfaithfulness and jealousy go hand in hand in this story.Įnraged by the mere thought of an illicit affair of his wife with another man, Othello goes to the extent of killing his own beloved.Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare as a Dark Comedy The tragedy Othello by Shakespeare throws light on the protagonist’s Hamartia (the tragic flaw) that ultimately becomes the reason for his death. Overpowered by the guilt, he commits suicide. On knowing the truth, Othello regrets his actions. Emilia appears in the scene and reveals the true story and innocence of Desdemona.
In the final act, Othello kills Desdemona in the bed where they once made love. Fearing that his plans may get exposed, Iago silently stabs Roderigo who dies. Lodovico and Gratiano rush to help Cassio. He decides to kill his wife.īeing sick of Desdemona’s love, Roderigo blindly acts on Iago’s idea of killing Cassio. All of this makes his doubt firm against Desdemona and he gets enraged. Othello mistakenly takes the conversation to be about Desdemona though it actually is about Cassio’s beloved Bianca.īianca also accuses Cassio of gifting her a second-hand gift. To make him believe he asks Othello to notice Cassio’s reactions when his affair is mentioned. He places the handkerchief in Cassio’s possession and tells Othello that Desdemona and Cassio are having an illicit affair.
Iago convinces his wife to give him the handkerchief as he wishes to use it for the execution of his evil plans. Towards the end of the third act, the seed of doubt is sown in Othello’s mind when Desdemona’s mistakenly loses her handkerchief ( a gift given by Othello) which is later found by Emilia, Iago’s wife. He is accompanied by Iago who is angry with Othello because he has promoted Cassio above him. Rodrigo, who had asked Desdemona’s father for her hand in marriage plans to get her by his evil plans.
Both of them have their own reasons for enmity with Othello and thus they decide to take revenge against him.Īs the story moves forward we come to know that Othello and Desdemona (the Senator’s daughter), are secretly married. The play opens up with a conversation between Roderigo ( Desdemona’s suitor), and Iago who is a soldier.
0 kommentar(er)
