Cceres, Schaff 1 Javiera Cceres Lieselotte Schaff Professor Francisca Folch Shakespeare November 5th 2013

Othellos music highly-colored, rich in sound and phrase, stately (104) It is said that Othello is more particular rather than vague. Its characters are concrete and very human in the case of Othello and Desdemona, however Iago is the complete opposite. Concreteness is achieved by many elements o By using images that created a visual effect, contrary to Macbeth and King Lear which use images but they are vague. o by using especial words such as: propontic, Hellespont it creates othellos music o by using proper names o Othello is dominated by its protagonist (97) it has beautiful effects which represents Othellos passion that is why it is important to analyze Othellos speech style (poetry) by understanding the symbolism present in the play. Shakespearean poetry holds a rich music its own, and possesses a unique solidity and precision of picturesque phrase or image (97). It is outside readers. Contrast; (como en la quote del sun and moon 98). o contrast Shakespeare also uses special words that provides beauty and elevating the theme of the play. o Juxtaposition: devil, hell and heaven, prayer (115) o Love is also a constrast it is supreme good; impurity damnation (115) o Contrast between characters Othello and Desdemona are concrete and moulded of flesh and Iago is the contrary metaphysically as well as mo rally (116) In moments of tension othellos style is supreme concrete, visual and detached( ejemplo en 102). However in agonizing moments exaggerated and false rethoric can be found. Othello goes from solid beauty (concreteness ) to extremely ugliness related to Iago and his cynicism. Peculiarity of style lead us to two : Othellos style on one side over-decorated to extreme ugliness (104 en la mitad) second separation of

Cceres, Schaff 2 images and contrast the first one is the rule. othellos speech has something sentimental Iago is pure cynicism (117) Separation is crucial in Othello: o Characters: Othello and Desdemona are concrete humans and individuals both are radiant and beautiful (111) o Iago: is less concrete than the others therefore he is unique. He is critical, intellectual (111). He hates Othello and desdemonas beauty this is meaningless for him. Iago is the antithesis of Desdemona (to Othello) o Geographically Venice and Cyprus o Othello: romantic, heroic and picturesque it is reflected in his language (106). He is colored. He is the typical middle-aged bachelor entering matrimony late in life a symbol of human specially masculine(109) (111) o Desdemona: individual domestics feminine charm and simplicity. she becomes a symbol of mans ideal, the supreme value of love (109) (111)