Free Othello Essay: The Disintegration of Othello -- Othello essays

The Disintegration of Othello      Shakespeares Othello is a forge with funny characters. One such character is the one for which Shakespeare names his play. In the play, Othello disintegrates from a confident leader to a homicidal murderer. Linguistic changes throughout the play attest to this theory.   In the opening scenes, Shakespeare portrays Othello as a noble character. When Brabantio seeks retribution (for stealing his daughter) on Othello, Othello expresses his actions will tongue out his Brabantios complaints (1.2.21). Thus he shows his calmness against the verbal slander of Brabantio. Throughout this scene, Othello remains calm and confident. Moreover, he humbly tells the story of his relationship with Desdemona. He does not flaunt the property over Brabantio but speaks modestly.   In the next act, Othello maintains his calm demeanor. He speaks poetically of seeing his fair warrior Desdemona (2.1.210). Later in the scene, Cassio fails at his milit ary duties. withal though this deeply hurts Othello, he keeps his calm. He lovin...