Free College Essays - When Honor is Gone in Shakespeares Othello :: GCSE Coursework Shakespeare Othello

Othello When Honor is Gone, What is left(a)? This is the question we ask ourselves while reading Shakespeares Othello. Throughout the run Iagos mission is revealed as trying to strip Othello of all honor, and discredit him to his bestial state. Iago adopts Othello as a beat from the beginning of the play and is refractory to expose him to everyone. In order for the world to see what Iago already views Othello as, Iago intends to transport Othello to violate his economy of honor the honor which is the only thing that separates the beasts from the men. Ironically, as Iago tries to coax the beat out of Othello by fashioning him violate his code of justice, we see that Othellos bestiality was there all along. From the beginning of the play, Iagos view of Othello as a beast is obvious. Iago repeatedly describe Othello in terms of animals. When Iago tries to anger Brabantio when bare-asseds of his daughter marrying the Moor erupts, Iago describe his new son-in-law in vulgar, be stial terms. Iago says Even now, now, very now, an old black ram... is tuping your fair ewe. (I.1 lines 89-90) He also states youll have your daughter coverd with a Barbary horse .youll have your nephews neigh to you youll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans. (I.1 lines 110-114) Iago actually thinks Othello a beast, as he even refers to Othello in animal terms when he is by himself. In Iagos soliloquy at the end of Act 1, Iago says that Othello entrust as tenderly be led by th snout as asses are. (I.3 lines 395-396) Everyone else sees Othello a man of justice who is spoken of by the Duke as he says, If virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far much fair than black (I.3 lines 330-331) Iago is determined to bring out the beast in Othello, as he sees it is more just for everyone to know Othello for what he truly s, a beast. Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me for making him egregiously an ass. (II.2 lines 302-303) Just as everyone views Iag o as honest Iago everyone holds Othello in high regards. We see how wrong the characters can be as they do not see the true corruptive inside Iago, we are implored to think that Othello truly is evil as well.