When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
Love how Iago cleverly uses the chess pieces to outline his scheme to destroy Othello, Desdemona, and Cassio: Othello: Black king Desdemona: White queen Cassio: White knight He sets the pieces to make it clear he’ll use Cassio to break Othello and Desdemona apart (notwithstanding the fact that Cassio is on good terms with both at this point in the play). Since the knight also represents Cassio’s promotion to lieutenant, it further fuels Iago’s anger and jealousy over remaining just an ensign in Othello’s army (and hence a pawn).
William Shakespeare was a man of his time and wayyyyyyy ahead of his time too. This stuff happens to people all the time.. jealousy and hate can do harm to so many people. There was a movie in 2001 called O with Julia Stiles and Othello with Lawerence Fishburne. Good movies
My favourite iygo..KB is so good at emoting the language is sounds like a conversation-wish they’d have showed me this when I was reading Shakespeare at school...sudden makes sense when it’s said allowed...thus begins my life long love affair with Shakesphere thanks KB
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
I remember telling people about growing up Moorish. They all said "We black nigga." I said and where is the Black nation?.. no different than where is the White nation? 🤷🏾♂️ stop playing color games people."
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
who was the knight supposed to represent?Iago?cassio?rodrido? they all get swiped off the board so maybe its Rodrigo or Iago cuz they die in the end as well? any help with this q would be greatly apreciated
The Knight is used to represent Iago. In the game of chess the knight is the only piece that can "jump" over the other pieces, and that implies that Iago believes that he is greater than everyone else as he has a unique ability. The fact that the knight is put in the middle also implies that he is a linking power - in other words Iago is Othello's source of informations and as such Othello would only listen to what Iago has to say and create an opinion based on that - implying that Iago is the frontier between Cassio's truth and Othello's assumptions imposed by Iago himself.
I thought it meant cassio as he put him between Othello and Desdemona, as if to imply his plan of telling Othello cassios been sleeping with his wife. Also, the swipe off the table would imply iago's getting rid of cassio as well, which he mentions doing in the monologue
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
When blindly or excessively devoting oneself to an individual, one becomes vulnerable to self degradation. One’s idealistic worldviews in turn corrupt oneself, and when the expectations are not upheld, the relationship is destined for tragedy. As such one must strike a balance in the spectrum of love between the emotional and the physical. Shakespeare’s examination of love in Othello (1603) is what continues to appeal to audiences across history. In the Elizabethan period, men who wore the mask of the courtly lover were criticized by Shakespeare, feminizing those by depicting them irrational, a trait attributed to women, leading to the tragedy, as Shakespeare says love needs to be balanced. This is demonstrated in Othello, in which the titular character’s hamartia, downfall and ultimate tragedy is a result of his blinding love. The exploration of love, blinding and idolatrous that sees people act irrationally is what endures, leading audiences of even today to reflect on their own relationships. Idolatry love leads to both jealousy and irrationality. This is shown in Shakespeare’s Othello as seen in the downfall of Othello, whose blinding love asks us to re-examine his role as the courtly lover. “Perdition catch my soul / but I do love thee and when I love thee not / chaos is come again” In here, Othello states that he will keep loving her, even if he gets damned to hell for it, and that his life would fall into chaos if he didnt. This is to say he worships her as some kind of god, and also cleverly foreshadows the tragic events that will happen if Othello falls out of love with Desdemona. In “But that I love the gentle Desdemona” Shakespeare subtly demonstrates Othello’s loss of masculinity through use of the word ‘gentle’. Another clever use of foreshadowing by Shakespeare, as Desdemona does end up becoming Othello’s weakness. Through dramatic use of soliloquy, we can see changes to Othello’s thoughts and views, made clear to us through his internal monologue, while unbeknownst to the other characters of the play, which makes for a big source of dramatic irony. Othello’s use of language is another technique Shakespeare utilizes to convey his downfall, we can see how by the end, ‘gentle’ changes to ‘lewd minx’, showing a drastic change in Othellos’ views. Audiences throughout time can learn from the mistakes of characters like Othello, whose downfall is a result of blinding love. Shakespeares work remains relevant as the play demonstrates the devastating effects of blind idolatrous love, as R.N Hallstead states “Idolatrous love is not an uncommon phenomenon, and everyone has met it both in life and literature.
