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莎士比亚奥赛罗(Othello)3Shakespeare(1564—1616)theGreatRenaissancedramatist,poet,EuropeanRenaissancehumanismliteraturesynthesizer.WilliamShakespeare4WilliamShakespeareFourtragedies:HamletOthelloKingLearMacbethFourGreatComedies:AsYouLikeItTwelfthNightorWhatYouWillTheMerchantofVeniceAMidsummerNight’sDreamBrabantioDesdemona’sfather,VenetiansenatorOthelloVenetiangeneral,protagonistCassioOthello’slieutenantIagoOthello’sensignRoderigoDesdemona’ssuitorMontanoOthello’spredecessorDesdemonaBrabantio’sdaughter,Othello’swifeEmiliaIago’swifecharactersrelationshipsRoderigehappenstobetheantagonistofOthello,butlaterprovestobeanotshrewdenoughmanwhofightsagainstOthello.Act1TherealevilgraduallyrevealshissordidsoulwhowecallIago.Thoughtheirconsporacywasacompletefailure,itseems,thatnothingcaneverstoptheevil’sstep.Theevilhashisbrand-newplanthatheisjustwantingtotellOthellothesecretaffairthatCassioandhiswifearehaving.Act1Fromthestartofthisact,OthellohastofacewithanevenmorehorriblestormresultingfromIago’sinsidiousaction.Act2HefirstlyaskedRoderigotokillCassiowhoisjuststandinginhisway.ThenhetellsCassiotohaveaconversationwithDesdemonasoastogainOthello’strust.InsteadwhathehasdonebringsDesdemonaanunfaithfulnamewhichisfirmlybelievedbyOthello.Atthismoment,theconflictsamongthembecomelargerandthisafflictsallthepeopleintheplayexceptIagowhomakesallthestuffintoamess.Act2Cassio,whoissetupbyIago,turnstoDesdemonaforhelp.Act3ThesightoftheirbeingtogetherplantstheseedofdoubtinOthello’smindsabouthiswife’sfidelity.What’sworse,IagohidesDesdemona’shandkerchiefinCassio’lodgingswhichconvincesOthellotheaffairthattheyarehaving.Act3IagocunninglytalkstoCassioaboutCassio’swifewhichresultsinOthello’smisunderstandingthatCassiohasindeedsleepswithDesdemona.Duringtheact,Bianca(Cassio’smistress)arrives,angrilygivingbackthehandkerchiefCassiogavetoher.TheconflictisenlargedgreatlyasIagohasintended.NomoretruthfulcommentscaneverreachOthello’sears.Act4IagopersuadesRoderigotokillCassioandhestabsCassiothroughhisownhandsbecauseofRoderigo’sinabilitytodoingso.HeagainpretendstobeinnocentandstabsRoderigointhenameofrevengingforCassio.Act5Othelloknowsnotingaboutthetruth.Hekillshiswiferegardlessofhersincerelove.ThetruthislaterrevealedbyEmilia.OthellokillsIagowhotreatshimasaslave.Andthishonorablemancommitsuicidefortheguiltofwhathehasdone.Act5TypicallytherearetwoviewsontheprotagonistOthello:Thefirstoneisthathewasastrongandprofoundherowithnoblesoul.Hekilledhiswifesoonlybecausegullibility,especiallythetreacherousslanderIagowasabovecrafty.TheotherviewisthatOthellowasnotsonoble,butapersonwithstrongself-consciousnessandflawedpersonality;hecouldnotwaittolistentoIago.Theresponsibilitywasonhisown.Othello17TessDesdemonaisacharacterfullofcontradictory.Herrebelliousspiritofcourageouslypursuingthehappyloveenabledhertotheblestlove,buttheweaksideofsubmittingtothetraditionalmeeknessmadeheravictimofhusbanddomination.Desdemona18Othelloisamulti-themedworks,whichincludesthethemeofloveandjealousy,perfidyandgullible,andthethemeofinterracialmarriagesandsoon.剧本赏析19Othello’struelovetoDesdemonawasutilizedbyIagowhohadulteriormotive.Drivenbyjealousy,OthelloreadilybelievedIago,andpersonallykilledhisownwife,andeventuallydrewhisswordtocuthisownthroat.AsfaraswecanseeOthelloisnotonlyatragedyoffamily,butalsoatragedyoflove.IagowasjealousofCassioandOthello,soheslanderedandentrappedCassioandDesdemona,whichdirectlybroughtaboutOthello’stragedy.剧本赏析20Jealouspsychologyofthecharactersultimatelyleadstothetragedy.Therefore,thetragedyinOthelloislargelyrootedinjealousy.剧本赏析21Thankyou!
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