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Hailey-
I picked the picture of the girl partly wearing the mask. This picture represents Othello in many ways. The girl is covering her face with a mask, not showing her true face, rather a false person “I am not what I am.” Page 3. This is a very good picture to represent many parts of the play, especially the character Iago. Iago deceives nearly everyone in the play, yet he does it in such a deceitful and secretive manner, that everyone else cannot see his evil, and views him as a good person. Examples of Iago putting on an act or a “false face or mask” to gain things are as follows. Firstly, In the beginning of the book he deceives Othello, because he tells Brabantio, that his daughter (Desdemona) was having sex with Othello, against his knowledge. He even admits to Roderigo that he claims to be disloyal to Othello but deceives Othello into believing he is loyal for his own gain. “Others there are Who, trimm’d in forms and visiages of duty, Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves, And throwing but shows of service on their lords, Do well thrive by them; and when they have lin’d their coats, Do themselves homage: these fellows have some soul, And such a one do I profess myself.” Page 3. He then goes back to Othello and says that Roderigo said vile and cruel things about Othello and blames the entire thing on Roderigo, seeming loyal in Othello’s over trusting mind. Iago says that although he has killed in war he would never dream of premeditated murder, but that this one time he wanted to hurt Roderigo for saying such dishonourable things about Othello but agrees that it was better that he didn’t and says he is against murdering someone outside of war. “Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very stuff o’the conscience, To do no contriv’d murder. I lack iniquity Sometimes to do me service. Nine or ten times I had thought to have yerk’d him here, under the ribs.” Page 9. This is also deceitful because later in this play, Iago murders Roderigo, and pretends not to have done it so that he could both steal Roderigo’s money and so that his true nature would not be revealed. Iago also deceived Othello, by convincing him that Desdemona was being unfaithful, and sleeping with Cassio which was also untrue, yet Othello believes him and honors him as honest and loyal. “I speak not yet with proof. Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio; Wear your eyes thus: not jealous, nor secure. I would not have your free and noble nature, Out of self-bounty, be abus’d. Look to’t. I know our country disposition well: In Venice they do let God see the pranks They dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience Is not leave’t undone, but keep’t unknown.” This ultimately leads to the murder of Desdona by Othello, yet before she dies she says she didn’t cheat and tells others she is taking her own life to free Othello of prosecution. He also deceives Roderigo, by firstly, telling him that Cassio was having an affair with Desdemona (who Roderigo was in love with) and convincing him, that if Cassio died, then Roderigo could have Desdemona and that he should kill Cassio so that he could have her. He agrees to help if need be, and Roderigo agrees to do so. None of this is true (Cassio is not having an affair with Desdemona, and Desdemona truly loves Othello.) “Iago: O no, he goes into Mauritania and takes away with him the fair Desdemona, unless his abode be lingered here by some accident; wherein none can be so determinate as the removing of Cassio. Roderigo: How do you mean ‘removing’ of him? Iago: Why, by making him uncapable of Othello’s place—knocking out his brains. Roderigo: And that you would have me do? Iago: Ay, if you dare do yourself a profit and a right. He sups tonight with a harlotry, and thither will I go to him. He knows not yet of his honourable fortune. If you will watch his going thence—which I will fashion to fall out between twelve and one—you may take him at your pleasure. I will be near to second your attempt, and he shall fall between us. Come, stand not amazed at it, but go along with me. I will show you such a necessity in his death that you shall think yourself bound to put it on him. It is now high-supper time and the night grows to waste. About It! Roderigo: I will hear further reason for this. ” Page 111 He also convinces Roderigo to sell his land and do things to make money and buy Jewels and Iago promiced to deliver them to Desdemona to try and win her for Roderigo, when in fact he was simply taking the Jewels and riches for himself. This whole time, Iago seems to Rodrigo, to be a friend and on his side. Roderigo goes to kill Cassio, and is hurt during this battle, and for fear of his true nature being found out, he kills Roderigo, to keep him from being found out, and then pretends to discover his body and not know what has happened to him. “He stabs Roderigo Roderigo: O damn’d Iago! O inhuman dog! He faints Iago: Kill men I’thdark? Where be these bloody thieves? How silent is this town! Ho, murder, murder!” Page 1211 So again he decives Othello and he had decived Roderigo, because Roderigo belived Iago to be a loyal and trusted friend, and then he kills him with no remorse. The problem is that Cassio, although missing a leg, is still alive and could reveal the true Iago to Othello, and ruin his disingenuous nature, showing his true colors to everyone. The lies are shown in the picture by the portion of girl’s face which is covered, showing that people don’t see through his mask. The portion of the face being shown, as the mask seems to be slowly being taken off seems to represent the fragile state his cover-up is in and the ease in which Iago’s fabricated outer shell can be replaced with his true undeniably sadistic self and divulge to everyone his true intentions and his evil merciless and selfish personality. In the end Iago’s true self is revealed by Emilia. Either directly or indirectly, Iago’s deceit caused the deaths of, Emilia, Desdemona, Roderigo, Othello, The loss of Cassios leg and nearly his own death. It can also represent Desdemona’s fraud, towards her father, in making him believe her innocence, and then marrying a unfitting husband in the eyes of her father, without his knowledge, and the mask coming off represents her lies being revealed and her true self being shown.
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Hailey-
I picked the picture of the girl partly wearing the mask.
This picture represents Othello in many ways. The girl is covering her face with a mask, not showing her true face, rather a false person “I am not what I am.” Page 3.
This is a very good picture to represent many parts of the play, especially the character Iago. Iago deceives nearly everyone in the play, yet he does it in such a deceitful and secretive manner, that everyone else cannot see his evil, and views him as a good person.
Examples of Iago putting on an act or a “false face or mask” to gain things are as follows. Firstly, In the beginning of the book he deceives Othello, because he tells Brabantio, that his daughter (Desdemona) was having sex with Othello, against his knowledge. He even admits to Roderigo that he claims to be disloyal to Othello but deceives Othello into believing he is loyal for his own gain. “Others there are Who, trimm’d in forms and visiages of duty, Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves, And throwing but shows of service on their lords, Do well thrive by them; and when they have lin’d their coats, Do themselves homage: these fellows have some soul, And such a one do I profess myself.” Page 3. He then goes back to Othello and says that Roderigo said vile and cruel things about Othello and blames the entire thing on Roderigo, seeming loyal in Othello’s over trusting mind. Iago says that although he has killed in war he would never dream of premeditated murder, but that this one time he wanted to hurt Roderigo for saying such dishonourable things about Othello but agrees that it was better that he didn’t and says he is against murdering someone outside of war. “Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very stuff o’the conscience, To do no contriv’d murder. I lack iniquity Sometimes to do me service. Nine or ten times I had thought to have yerk’d him here, under the ribs.” Page 9. This is also deceitful because later in this play, Iago murders Roderigo, and pretends not to have done it so that he could both steal Roderigo’s money and so that his true nature would not be revealed. Iago also deceived Othello, by convincing him that Desdemona was being unfaithful, and sleeping with Cassio which was also untrue, yet Othello believes him and honors him as honest and loyal. “I speak not yet with proof. Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio; Wear your eyes thus: not jealous, nor secure. I would not have your free and noble nature, Out of self-bounty, be abus’d. Look to’t. I know our country disposition well: In Venice they do let God see the pranks They dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience Is not leave’t undone, but keep’t unknown.” This ultimately leads to the murder of Desdona by Othello, yet before she dies she says she didn’t cheat and tells others she is taking her own life to free Othello of prosecution. He also deceives Roderigo, by firstly, telling him that Cassio was having an affair with Desdemona (who Roderigo was in love with) and convincing him, that if Cassio died, then Roderigo could have Desdemona and that he should kill Cassio so that he could have her. He agrees to help if need be, and Roderigo agrees to do so. None of this is true (Cassio is not having an affair with Desdemona, and Desdemona truly loves Othello.) “Iago: O no, he goes into Mauritania and takes away with him the fair Desdemona, unless his abode be lingered here by some accident; wherein none can be so determinate as the removing of Cassio. Roderigo: How do you mean ‘removing’ of him? Iago: Why, by making him uncapable of Othello’s place—knocking out his brains. Roderigo: And that you would have me do? Iago: Ay, if you dare do yourself a profit and a right. He sups tonight with a harlotry, and thither will I go to him. He knows not yet of his honourable fortune. If you will watch his going thence—which I will fashion to fall out between twelve and one—you may take him at your pleasure. I will be near to second your attempt, and he shall fall between us. Come, stand not amazed at it, but go along with me. I will show you such a necessity in his death that you shall think yourself bound to put it on him. It is now high-supper time and the night grows to waste. About It! Roderigo: I will hear further reason for this. ” Page 111 He also convinces Roderigo to sell his land and do things to make money and buy Jewels and Iago promiced to deliver them to Desdemona to try and win her for Roderigo, when in fact he was simply taking the Jewels and riches for himself. This whole time, Iago seems to Rodrigo, to be a friend and on his side. Roderigo goes to kill Cassio, and is hurt during this battle, and for fear of his true nature being found out, he kills Roderigo, to keep him from being found out, and then pretends to discover his body and not know what has happened to him. “He stabs Roderigo Roderigo: O damn’d Iago! O inhuman dog! He faints Iago: Kill men I’thdark? Where be these bloody thieves? How silent is this town! Ho, murder, murder!” Page 1211 So again he decives Othello and he had decived Roderigo, because Roderigo belived Iago to be a loyal and trusted friend, and then he kills him with no remorse. The problem is that Cassio, although missing a leg, is still alive and could reveal the true Iago to Othello, and ruin his disingenuous nature, showing his true colors to everyone. The lies are shown in the picture by the portion of girl’s face which is covered, showing that people don’t see through his mask. The portion of the face being shown, as the mask seems to be slowly being taken off seems to represent the fragile state his cover-up is in and the ease in which Iago’s fabricated outer shell can be replaced with his true undeniably sadistic self and divulge to everyone his true intentions and his evil merciless and selfish personality. In the end Iago’s true self is revealed by Emilia. Either directly or indirectly, Iago’s deceit caused the deaths of, Emilia, Desdemona, Roderigo, Othello, The loss of Cassios leg and nearly his own death. It can also represent Desdemona’s fraud, towards her father, in making him believe her innocence, and then marrying a unfitting husband in the eyes of her father, without his knowledge, and the mask coming off represents her lies being revealed and her true self being shown.
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