Monday, November 15, 2010

Othello Quote Log: Act 4, Scene 1

Brendan Tuma
Mr. George
World Lit G
15 November 2010
“Is this the noble Moor, whom our full senate call all in all sufficient?” (4. 1. 297-298).
Lodovico is shocked by the change in Othello. Othello, a dynamic character, no longer possesses the great confidence he held at the beginning of the play. When Othello strikes Desdemona it perfectly contrasts the Othello from Act 1 whose perfect soul would manifest him rightly. After Iago further convinces Othello of Desdemona’s cheating by setting up a conversation between Cassio and her, Othello begins to change even more. He has become completely obsessed with jealousy, letting it interfere with his work and marriage. Othello leaves us by striking his wife in a public place. The end does not look bright for our protagonist.

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