He is looking for a way to obtain revenge more than he is to find out the truth. The only proof Othello thinks he has is the handkerchief he believes Desdemona gave to Cassio. He is ready to kill his wife by pure jealousy. As he says in Act III, Scene 3, he could have forgive anything to Desdemona but not an affair. And assumptions are enough for him to kill her.
• “Hanging Colby was doubtless against the law, and if the authorities learned in advance what the plan was they would very likely come in and try to mess everything up.” • “Colby said he thought drinks would be nice but was worried about the expense. We told him kindly that the expense didn't matter, that we were after all his dear friends and if a group of his dear friends couldn't get together and do the thing with a little bit of éclat, why, what was the world coming to?” • “…because if the hanging was being rained on he thought it would look kind of dismal.” • Find three other examples of irony on your own and explain why they’re ironic. 3. Define “euphemism.” Identify one example of a euphemism in the story. 4.
Fortuonado may also be evil too, as he plans on taking all the credit of finding this amazing cask of wine which is located in the catacombs of the city. What he doesn’t know though, is that his once friend, montresor is planning to kill him. This shows the evil within the two characters, as one is planning on basically stealing fame and fortune from another, and the other is trying to secretly kill the other. But are humans innately evil? No I would not go to that extent.
I have come to understand that when change is forced upon, it may be detrimental’ leading to conflict and struggle to remain true to ourselves. This is seen the texts studied thus far. In ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde, ‘Echo and Narcissus’ by Ovid and ‘The Rabbits’ by Shaun Tan characters are challenged by forceful influences or lack self-awareness which leads them to a unfortunate pathway to self-destruction. Resisting the nature the change can have a detrimental effect to our journey to personal growth. Other may take advantage of one’s naivety and innocence and take the opportunity to negatively influence them for their own satisfaction.
Though there is no point where he is specific about his main motivation to destroy Othello and everything he loves. Yet in act one scene one he states his prime motivation is bitterness at having been passed over for the promotion to be Othello’s lieutenant by Cassio. Iago is also motivated by his confidence in his abilities to destroy Othello and his life without detection. His anger towards Othello is mostly caused by his suspicion that Othello slept with his wife. Iago states it himself in 1.3.387-388 “I hate the Moor; And it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets”.
For example when he convinces Cassio to drink even though Cassio doesn’t want to, when he convinces Emilia to steal the handkerchief from Desdemona even though she doesn’t want to. • When Brabantio goes to the Duke to tell about Othello having “stolen” his daughter we see how he feels as though he is in control of the situation and he appears to be powerful when the he tells the Duke what happened and the Duke replies “Whoe’er he be that in this foul proceeding hath thus beguiled your daughter of herself and you of her, the bloody book of law you shall yourself read in the bitter letter after your own sense, yea, though our proper son stood in your action” However, once the Duke hears that its Othello, Brabantio loses all the power that he appeared to have in this scene. • The Duke is in a position of power as he calls the shots as to what happens with Othello. He is able to protect Othello from Brabantios accusations because he is in a position of authority. • In Act 2 Scene 3, after the brawl has happened between Cassio, Roderigo and Montano, Iago is put in a position of power when he is asked to speak about what happened to cause this brawl, he pretends as though it hurts him to tell of what Cassio did but in reality we know that he is lying and is manipulating Othello.
This statement is backed up by his blatant lack of care about the fates of the innocent people who get dragged into his revenge plot. Take Desdemona for example, a pure and faithful companion, killed by the man that loved her dearly, just to bring satisfaction to Iago. Another pawn in Iago’s revenge attack is Cassio: ‘If I can fasten but one cup upon him, with that which he hath drunk to-night already, he'll be as full of quarrel and offence as my young mistress' dog’. Iago schemes to get Cassio drunk because he knows Cassio will end up getting into a fight. Because he wants Cassio to get in trouble with Othello so that Desdemona will try to intervene on Cassio's behalf, which will make Othello
The Doctor emphasizes that Coyotito is still in grave danger even though he is much better, and gives Coyotito “medicine” to make the poison retreat from his eye. The Doctor is greedy and wants nothing else than to be in Paris, so he takes advantage of Kino’s ignorance, and tricks him into thinking he has accomplished a great feat. This is the first time in the novel where the pearl symbolizes misfortune and greed. It begins a series of unfortunate events that lead to the destruction of Kino’s family and the misery of Coyotito dying. This small but critical section of the book teaches the reader a lesson of how deceiving and fraudulent society can be.
However when he hears of Juliet’s “death” Romeo tries to “defy the stars” and kills himself (5.1.25). Romeo is taking responsibility for his actions by trying to defy his “fate” and finally taking thing into his own hands. This doesn’t work, since he didn’t bother to check if Juliet was still alive and just kills himself in his attempt to be together with her, even if it’s in death. Romeo uses fate to justify his actions and say that a power outside of his control fueled his action, but instead everything was just his impulsive choices. Friar Lawrence’s reckless actions brought together the deaths, and he blames them on fate.
This type of irony can be recognized in the statements that the characters, Fortunato and Montresor, say to one another. Through the use of foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism, Poe paints a horrific drama of two men. One who will stop at nothing to get the revenge that he deems himself and his family worthy of, and another whose pride will ultimately be the fall of his own death. Fortunato falls prey to Montressor's plans because he is so proud of his connoisseurship of wine, and it is for the sake of his own pride that Montressor takes revenge on Fortunato. Poe utilizes literary techniques such as foreshadowing, revenge with pride, and irony, in order to create a horrific and suspenseful masterpiece.