"How is Iago shown to be a cruel and calculated villain in Othello? How does the audience's perception of him differ from the rest of the characters' perception of him until the end?"
In this essay, I am going to discuss the portrayal of Iago to be a cruel and calculated villain in Othello, and how the audience's perception of him as an evil scheming character differs from the rest of the characters' view of him as "honest" until the end.
Also, I'll be looking at Elizabethan society and how attitudes have changed, how Othello is still relevant today, Shakespeare's language and stagecraft.
When Shakespeare wrote Othello in 1604 he set it in Venice, because Venice was a Christian civilisation and therefore symbolised stability and order, which is contrasted with Cyprus, which symbolised chaos and disorder.
In this essay, I am going to discuss the portrayal of Iago to be a cruel and calculated villain in Othello, and how the audience's perception of him as an evil scheming character differs from the rest of the characters' view of him as "honest" until the end.
Also, I'll be looking at Elizabethan society and how attitudes have changed, how Othello is still relevant today, Shakespeare's language and stagecraft.
When Shakespeare wrote Othello in 1604 he set it in Venice, because Venice was a Christian civilisation and therefore symbolised stability and order, which is contrasted with Cyprus, which symbolised chaos and disorder.