Term Papers on Othello

Term Paper Title	Othello
# of Words	716
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.86

Othello

Task 2



1.         In the opening scene of the play, the audience gets their first impression of Othello in third person. Three characters have been given the role of projecting Othello’s character to the audience, these are: Brabantio, Roderigo and Iago. These characters play the important role to contrast Othello’s moral fibre.

            In comparison to Iago and Roderigo, Brabantio says the least against Othello. Brabantio claims that ‘this accident (Othello’s marriage with his daughter) is not unlike my dream’. This proves that Brabantio perceives the marriage as unnatural, and an accidental; it would not have occurred under any normal circumstances. The audience absorbs this view of him and take Brabantio’s reaction to judge Othello. Furthermore, Iago and Roderigo use vile language to describe Othello, which Brabantio does not negate. This opens towards the notion for the audience to think that Brabantio accepts these descriptions as they are common. In addition, as the audience does not yet know of Othello’s complexion, Brabantio’s acceptance that he was ‘robbed… (by) an old black ram… (of his) white ewe,’ aids to convey the idea that Othello is a dishonest kidnapper. At no point in the first scene does Brabantio consider the possibility that the situation was escalated. Brabantio was given a summary of Desdemona and Othello’s circumstance and instantly assumed that Othello had stolen his daughter.

            Roderigo would appear to have an even smaller role than Brabantio in the transmission of Othello’s first impression as he is only voicing Iago’s thoughts. This occurs while the audience would perceive Roderigo as a just and innocent man in the process of aiding others in his community. Many in the audience would now deduce that Othello is a desperado, while Roderigo is the hero in this play. This adds to the belief that Othello is a villain and has a horrible reputation in Venice. The suggestion that Othello is a deplorable man would, however, not be this extreme if Iago was not present.

            Iago presents himself to the audience with a short temper and despicable lang...

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