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        <title><![CDATA[The mood (and consequently Othello's mood) of the play changes at this...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The mood (and consequently Othello's mood) of the play changes at this very important part of the work. At the beginning, Othello is feeling sorry for himself that he has married and that he has gotten himself "cuckolded." The mood changes quickly to one of black vengeance, but back again to doubt. After Desdemona comes to tell Othello of dinner, Othello continues to stew and ruminate on the poisoned information Iago has planted in his ear....]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Coincidentally, on the same night that Othello and Desdemona elope, the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Coincidentally, on the same night that Othello and Desdemona elope, the Venetian Senate and Duke are holding a special night meeting to discuss what they should do about the advancing Turkish fleet.  The number of ships is reported to be very large, and the Venetians decide that they must send men to Cyprus, an island fortress, to try to stop the approach of the Turks.
This information is important because it gives a reason for the Duke's...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the report that the Duke and Senate hear about the Turks (in Act...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the report that the Duke and Senate hear about the Turks (in Act 1 of Othello)?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Othello short answer essay test]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[In asking Desdemona for help in restoring Othello’s faith in Cassio,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In asking Desdemona for help in restoring Othello’s faith in Cassio, Iago has drawn each of th players together for his own cruel drama.
Iago is intent on the downfall of those around him, including Cassio, Othello and Desdemona. He wishes Cassio to be out of favour with Othello as he believes that Cassio has taken the position as Othello’s lieutenant  which should have been his

He, in good time, must his lieutenant be, And I—God bless...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:26:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[why did Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[why did Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring Othello's faith in Cassio?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:29:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Look at Act 1 Scene 3, after close-reading it and the summary. After...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Look at Act 1 Scene 3, after close-reading it and the summary. After Desdemona's wish is granted, Roderigo is despairing,feeling he has lost her for ever. Iago sees this and ever-observant and waiting to pounce sees the weaknesses and motivations of the others too. He becomes excited as a plan is sparked - he shares his evil manipulations in his speech at the end of the Act so examine that line by line and use some quotes:
He fills Roderigo...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:50:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act 1, Iago uses different forms of manipulation with each character...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act 1, Iago uses different forms of manipulation with each character so that he can advance his scheme to bring down Othello and Cassio.
Roderigo: Iago knows that Roderigo is controlled by his emotions and, therefore, not a logical thinker.  He first "pinpoints the enemy" with Roderigo by telling him that Othello has just eloped with Roderigo's love interest Desdemona.  After painting Othello as an unequal match for the fair heroine, Iago...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act 1 of Othello, how does Iago use his power of persuasion with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act 1 of Othello, how does Iago use his power of persuasion with Roderigo, Brabantio and Othello to create his scheme to undo the Moor?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:31:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Just a couple of more additions to the previous post. Iago is not a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just a couple of more additions to the previous post. Iago is not a closet racist.  His language beginning in Act 1, Scene 1, is racist. He constantly refers to Othello's skin color and compares him to animals, hoping to incite racist feelings in others.  Moreover, he truly believes that Desdemona will fall out of love with Othello because of his race and appearance.  So, he obviously hates Othello in part because of his race.
One last...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Some may say that there is no valid reason or justification for hate....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some may say that there is no valid reason or justification for hate. Having said that, Iago as a towering character in the play Othello by William Shakespeare has plenty of cause to resent Othello.
Look for evidence/quotes to support these ideas:
1) How far is Iago a "jilted" friend and colleague? Why was he passed over for promotion by Othello even though he thought he was ably and amply qualified for the role he wanted?
2) How does he feel...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:06:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does Iago have valid reasons to hate Othello?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does Iago have valid reasons to hate Othello?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:38:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In all fairness to Othello, he and Desdemona did not know each other...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/othello/q-and-a/who-responsible-tragedy-othello-118669</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In all fairness to Othello, he and Desdemona did not know each other very well in terms of a married man and wife relationship. They had not been married long and had only just enjoyed a few hours or days privacy together - made all the more possible because they were out of sight and earshot of the court. His love for Desdemona is not as strong as her confident love for him. Clever Iago does not waste much time... he sets his mechanics in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:48:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Men.  And their reputations.  The culture of honor.
You cannot blame...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Men.  And their reputations.  The culture of honor.
You cannot blame Iago solely.
Elizabethan England and Italy were patriarchal cultures of honor, where the male name and reputation were prided above all.  As Cassio says:

Reputation, reputation, reputation! O! I have lost my reputation. I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.

Look at the names men that are given in the play: Duke, Senator, General,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Iago is, of course, mostly responsible for the tragedy because had he...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Iago is, of course, mostly responsible for the tragedy because had he not manipulated almost every scene, then the tragic events most likely would not have occurred.
That being said, other characters give in to their weaknesses and allow Iago to rule them; so they are also responsible.  Othello has poor judgment especially in whom he trusts and allows his jealousy to rule his actions, something which he states the danger of in Act 2, Scene 3....]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is responsible for the tragedy in Othello?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who is responsible for the tragedy in Othello?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:23:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The answer to your question is based on your view of human nature.  If...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The answer to your question is based on your view of human nature.  If a person believes that mankind's nature is basically evil, then he would argue that Iago is most definitely human and has just given himself over to his natural state.
If someone views man as flawed but with the potential to be good, then he might argue that Iago is inhuman because there does not seem to be one semblance of purity or goodness about him.  Unlike many of...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Iago is one Shakespeare's 3 or 4 great characters: with Hamlet and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Iago is one Shakespeare's 3 or 4 great characters: with Hamlet and Falstaff as his most engaging.  Some call Iago a vice character, or pure evil.  But, I think, he is certainly more human than these two archetypes.  After all, he has more lines than Othello for a reason.  We are drawn to his lies, because even when he is lying, he speaks true.  He says things, mainly to Othello and Roderigo, that we all think but dare not say.  That he...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does Iago from Othello have any humanity?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does Iago from Othello have any humanity?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:32:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I respectfully disagree with the previous poster.  Jealousy is present...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I respectfully disagree with the previous poster.  Jealousy is present before and during the play.  We don't see the wedding.  We only hear the jealous conversations outside it.  We don't have access to the honeymoon suit.  We only see the fighting outside it.  There is no eros (love) in their bedroom, only theros (death).  The play is more about jealousy than love.  In fact, I'm not sure we see love at all in the play.
Before the play...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:24:05 PST</pubDate>
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