Shakespeare’s tragedy of Othello centres on deceit and naivety. The story begins in Venice, Italy and establishes the immediately the deceitful nature of Iago. Iago manipulates and lies throughout the story and is extremely influential. The protagonist, Othello held very little power in Venice however the transition of setting from Venice to Cyprus consequently transitioned the change of power to Othello. From this position Othello controls everything but there is much that he is unaware of. Iago’s personal vendetta with Othello sees him manipulate and deceive almost everyone that he meets including Othello. In Act 3, Scene 3, Iago’s method of deceiving Othello is evident as he shrewdly attacked Othello’s weaknesses and guided him into believing that his wife yearned for another man. Othello’s use of hyperbole, metaphor and repetition express his naive, unsophisticated and extremely vulnerable nature.
Othello’s response to Iago’s insincere description of the......

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Title: Othello Farewell Speech
Approximate Word Count: 766
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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