Othello4

A detailed Summary of Othello4

In the play Othello, the character of Othello has certain traits

which make him seem naive and unsophisticated compared to many other

people. This is why Iago, to get his just rewards uses him as a

scapegoat. Iago told Roderigo, " O,sir, content you. I follow him

[Othello] to serve my turn upon him "(I, i lines 38-9). Iago is

saying, he only follows Othello to a point, and upon reaching it he

will not follow him any longer. Iago has opened my eyes to see the

real meaning of deceit. No matter what, Iago will try to take

advantage of Othello any time and he will be easily lead to believe

The Moor, as many Venetians call him, is of strong character.

He is very proud and in control of every move throughout the play.

The control is not only of power but of the sense of his being who he

is, a great warrior. In Act I, Othello has a scuffle with Brabantio,

who has come to kill him, but before anything could happen Othello

said, "Hold your hands, both of you of my inclining and the rest.

Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it without a prompter"

dark man, not only because he is black, but also because his whole

The control over any situation is one Othello"s strong

of one another, but he told a newly wed couple. Othello didn"t really

antagonized him. These words Othello said are important now, but they

a way that it was hard not to believe. He didn"t tell a couple who

toward her father and remembered the words he had said to him:

Approximate Word count = 1469
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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