Free College Essays - The Tragic and Serious Othello :: GCSE Coursework Shakespeare Othello

Othello Tragic and Serious Othello, a coquette by William Shakespeare, takes place in Venice during the invasion of the island of Cyprus by the Turks. The protagonist of the level, Othello, is a newlywed, Moorish general with a very gullible nature. The antagonist of the story is Iago, an incumbent under Othello who wishes to be promoted to lieutenant, but the position was given to the young and irresistible Cassio. Other major characters in the play are Desdemona, Othellos wife who is impeach of having an affair with Cassio. In addition, there are Roderigo, a Venetian who is deeply in love with Desdemona and Emilia (Iagos wife) who could have prevented the death of Desdemona. The tone of the story is tragic and serious. Meanwhile, there isnt any point of view because this is a play and a play doesnt normally have a narrator. Shakespeare lets the reader pretend up his/her own imagination with the characters words and behavior. Since Othello is the protagonist, he is explained in more(prenominal) detail. Although Othello is a brave warrior, he is a jealous mortal his green-eyed monster also prevails over his good sense. The whole play depicts the fact that green-eyed monster causes corruption. There are many conflicts found in Othello, and person vs. person is one of them. An example is when Iago seeks revenge against Othello and Cassio because of his anger and green-eyed monster. Person vs. society appears when Desdemonas pay back Brabantio, disapproves her marriage to Othello because he is several years older than Desdemona, from a unalike class, and a different race. An internal conflict of person vs. himself is found when Othello is in a dilemma about whether or not should he bank that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him. Othello loves and trusts Desdemona until his jealousy is aroused by the cruel manipulations of Iago. Iagos determination was to persuade Othello to believe that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. As Iago succeeds i n convincing Othello that Desdemona is dishonored of adultery, it leads to the climax of the play. And so Othello must face emotions he cant deal with. His jealousy drives him insane, and his judgment is replaced with anger and hate. At this time, the reader notices that the death of Desdemona is inevitable. Othello smothers her, and he ultimately kills himself when he knows that Iago falsely accused Desdemona. This also represents the tragedy of the play.