Analysis of Othello's Soliloquy: Select one soliloquy of Iago's and one of Othello's and analyse the language and how the soliloquy helps create meaning.
Title: Analysis of Othello's Soliloquy: Select one soliloquy of Iago's and one of Othello's and analyse the language and how the soliloquy helps create meaning.
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Analysis of Othello's Soliloquy: Select one soliloquy of Iago's and one of Othello's and analyse the language and how the soliloquy helps create meaning.
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 659 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Soliloquies are an integral part to most William Shakespeare plays and one of the most important soliloquies was that of the tragic protagonist in the play, Othello. A soliloquy is speech often used to reveal thoughts or feelings that is delivered by a character in a play to him or herself, or directly to the audience. The tragic protagonist of the play is no one other than Othello, who the play is named after. Othello …showed first 75 words of 659 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 659 total…of Othello's love for Desdemona, but also his wish to kill her.
In this soliloquy, Othello is speaking to the sleeping Desdemona about what he intends to do with her. The soliloquy is filled with devices such as repetition, pairing of opposites, and metaphors, which add intensity to his basic intention. This scene is the one most filled with tension in the entire play because he loves her but feels he needs to kill her.