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  2. Iago's manipulativeness and character - Wikipedia

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    Iago is a major character in William Shakespeare's 1603 play Othello. His role is one of Othello 's outwardly loyal courtier and friend, who in fact hates him and schemes his downfall. He also manipulates his friends and master into doing his bidding, eventually persuading Othello to believe that his wife, Desdemona , has been having an affair ...

  3. Desdemona - Wikipedia

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    Desdemona (/ ˌ d ɛ z d ə ˈ m oʊ n ə /) is a character in William Shakespeare's play Othello (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy.

  4. Othello - Wikipedia

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    The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello (/ ɒ ˈ θ ɛ l oʊ /), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus , the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign , Iago , into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity.

  5. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) - Wikipedia

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    The second act takes place on the island of Cyprus, within the world of Othello. During the scene where Othello resolves to kill his wife, Constance intervenes and reveals that Iago is tricking Othello. Othello binds Iago and expresses his gratitude to Constance. Desdemona arrives and asks whether Constance may stay with them.

  6. Characters of Shakespear's Plays - Wikipedia

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    Troilus and Cressida, Act V, Scene II (1795) A focal point of Hazlitt's account of Troilus and Cressida is a comparison of the characterisation in this play and that in Chaucer's poem Troilus and Criseyde (one of Shakespeare's sources). Chaucer's characters are full and well developed; but Chaucer unfolded each character in itself, one at a time.

  7. Iago - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare contrasts Iago with Othello's nobility and integrity. With 1,097 lines, Iago has more lines in the play than Othello himself. Iago is a Machiavellian schemer and manipulator, as he is often referred to as "honest Iago", displaying his skill at deceiving other characters so that not only do they not suspect him, but they count on him ...

  8. Bianca (Othello) - Wikipedia

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    Bianca is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Othello (c. 1601–1604). She is Cassio's jealous lover. Despite her brief appearance on stage, Bianca plays a significant role in the progress of Iago's scheme to make Othello believe that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio.

  9. Cultural references to Othello - Wikipedia

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    Cinthio's Tale—A 19th-century English translation of Shakespeare's primary source. Othelloanalysis, explanatory notes, and lectures. OthelloScene-indexed and searchable version of the text. Othello public domain audiobook at LibriVox Cultural references to Othello at the Internet Broadway Database – lists numerous productions.