Analysis-of-the-Characters-in-Othello-《奥赛罗》中的人物分析

1、Analysis of the Characters in Othello 奥赛罗中的人物分析Acknowledgements My study at the Academic English will soon come to an end ,and atthecompletionofmyfinalthesis;Iwishtoexpressmysincereappreciationtoallth-osewhohaveofferedmeinvaluablehelpduringthetwoyearsofmy college English study.First of all, I would

2、like to extend my sincere gratitude to my Academic English teacher,GuoXi. for her constant encouragement and guidance. She has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without her consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Sec

3、ondly,Ishouldgivemyheartythankstomy college.it provided us enormously resources ,let us more convenient to find information.Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends a

4、nd my roommates who help me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis.【Abstract】 WilliamShakespeareisconsideredtobethegreatestamongthegreatplaywrightsthat have ever lived，Othello is one of Shakespeares four greattragedies.Othello is a new man oftheRenaissance,is the first great

5、black protagonist in Western literature, and still one of the most famous. In addition,the vivid contrast of character in this play is striking, such as the Moor Othello,the Gentle Desdemona,the villain Iago,and good-natured Cassio.This paper emphasizes on three major charactes:Othello, Desdemona, a

6、nd Iago,and its mainly focused on Othello.The three characters distinguishingqualities enhance the contradiction and significance of this great tragedy. Othello is a jealous andsuspicious leading role,and this weakness of character is used by Iago .ThevillainIagopremeditatedlyspreadstherumor about h

7、is wife Desdermona and his friend Cassio.Ashisjealousyandsuspicion,Othelloiseasily provokedbyIago.Thereforetherumorwr-ecksthehappinessofOthelloslife.Desdemona is the incarnation of love and loyalty, she always believed her true love will moved her husband until the last moment of her life.Iago perha

8、ps Shakespeares most evil figure,he is couse of all the tragedy.In a word, all of this characters give rise to the resulting tragedy.【摘要】 威廉莎士比亚被认为是在那些曾经出现的优秀剧作家中最优秀的一个，奥赛罗是莎士比亚四大杰出悲剧之一。奥赛罗是文艺复兴时期一个新兴的人物，也是首个在白人文学作品中出现，并且至今依旧著名的黑人主人公。除此之外，这部戏剧中生动的人物对比也是一大亮点，比如说，摩尔人奥赛罗、温柔的苔丝狄蒙娜、恶棍伊阿古、好脾气的凯西奥。这篇论文重点在这

9、三个人物身上：奥赛罗、苔丝狄蒙娜和伊阿古，并且着重描述点是在奥赛罗身上，他们不同的性格为这部杰出悲剧增添了矛盾性和深刻性。奥赛罗是一个善妒和多疑的领导者，然而伊阿古正是利用了他的缺点。反面人物伊阿古有预谋的散布有关他妻子苔丝狄蒙娜和他好友凯西奥的谣言，正因为他的善妒和多疑,才会很轻易的被伊阿古散布的谣言所惹怒，最终谣言摧毁了奥赛罗的幸福。另一个人物苔丝狄蒙娜是爱和忠诚的化身，她始终相信她的真爱可以感动她的丈夫直到她生命的最后一刻。最后一个角色伊阿古恐怕是莎士比亚戏剧中最邪恶的一个人物了，他是整个悲剧的起因。总之，所有的人物都导致了这部戏剧走向悲剧结尾。【Key words】 Othello;

10、tragedy; major charactes;【关键词】 奥赛罗； 悲剧； 主要人物 IntroductionOthello is one of Shakespeares greatest tragedies, the play tells the hero Othello and Desdemona were framed by Iago,eventually leading to a tragic fate. his wife Desdemona has been falsely accused of adultery with others and was killed by her

11、 husband .After understanding the truth Orhello killed himself with full of guilty.Othelloisagreattragedy.Thisplaycanbeabletoprovokepeoplescompassionandthesens-eoffearforthetragedy.Itisatragedythatshowsgreatpainandgreatevilintheworld.Theplaycannotonlygiveapersonwithstronginfectionbutalsocanbringpeop

12、leaprofoundlesson.Thet-hemeofOthelloisthatthetragedyreflectsthecontradictionbetweenthegloriousidealsandthe hideousreality.OthelloandDesdemonaaretherepresentationofthegloriousideals.Theyaretheincarnation of integrity ,sincerity and loftiness of mind .Iago is the representation of the hideous reality.

13、integrity,ThevillainIagoisaselfishandwickedman.Hedirectlycausesthetragedy.Inthisdrama,thedarkisfullyexposed,andthelightgetspowerfullyexpressedandpraisedthroughthetr-agicconflict. Now I will introduce the three major characters in this drama,and the analysis is focused on Othello.1. OthelloOthello is

14、 a moor honest, kind, open mind, in the all-powerful hero on the battlefield. But it is the character that was made use of by Iago and pull Othello into traps step by step : listen to kill the loyal wife, finally he was blamed for the collapse of Love. Throughout, it seems that the villain Iago base

15、 led to the production of this tragedy, but in fact the tragedy of Othello, Iago is created for the objective conditions, the real tragedy had to come from the hero himself .1.1 Othellosjealousyandsuspicion Othelloisajealousandsuspiciousleadingrole.Iago make use of Othellos jealousy and suspicionand

16、pullshimintohistrapsstepbystep.OthellolistenstreacherouslytoIagosrumors thathiswifeishavingaloveaffairwithCassio.WhenheisprovokedbyIago,hebeginstosuspec-thiswifeshonesty.Healsocannotwaittoasktofindtheevidence.“Onceandforall,letlovean-djealousydestroyedatthesametime”.(Act 3.3lines 36 ) Othellos jealo

17、usy was spreading .He becomesverysuspicious.Thereforeheisblindtothesocialevilsandeasilydeceivedbythevillai-nIago.Heseeshisengagementpledge-handkerchiefwhichisinCassioandsuspectshiswifeofinfidelity.AndhehearsCassioandIagosexpressionsthatCassioishavinganaffairwithhiswife,Desdemona.Hisjealousyisfiringf

18、iercely.Hethinksthathissuspiciousisconfirmed.Inhis eyesIagoisanhonorablemanandhedoesnottrusthiswifeDesdemona,andhisfriend,Cassioareinn-ocent.Finallyhisjealousandsuspiciouscharactergivesrisetoabigmistake.Othellokillshispur-einnocentwife,andalsopunisheshimselfwithhisownhands.1.2 Asufferingmanoflonelin

19、essOthelloisasplendidMoorishgeneralintheServiceofVenice.Buthestillfeelstheracialpre-judiceandpressbecauseofhisdarkskin.ThoughhecontributetheillustriousfeatstotheSenate,theSenategovernordonotcompletelytrusthim.ThepsychologicalsenseofinferioritycausedbyethnicdifferencesalwaysexistsinOthellosheart.Even

20、thoughheshowsahighdegreeof nationalself-esteemandhehasfreelymarriedtoDesdemona.Theshadowofethnicdiscriminatio-nstilldisturbshismind.Othellosmalechauvinismdullshisimpulse.Heiscontrolledbyhisjealo-usandsuspiciousthought,andhecannotmakeacorrectjudgment.Othelloknowsthatthereisalwayssomepeoplecalledhim“m

21、oor”withscornfulandridicule-dattitudewhentheyrefertohimonhisback.SenatorBrabantio,Desdemonasfather,isagainstOthellosmarriagewithhisdaughter.HeaccusesOthellokidnappinghisdaughterwithspellsandwitchcraft.BeforeOthellosface,hecallshim“theblackguy”,wickedman.Atlast,Brabantiowo-uldntliketoacknowledgetheir

22、marriageas Othelloisadark.Theracialprejudicemakessomeeffectsonhischaracter.Othellohasgreatmoralbeautyandnoblesoul.Heissincereforfriendship,loyalforloveandbraveonthebattlefield.Heisdeservedtogaintheirrespectfromcommonpeo-ple,buttherealityiscontrary.Nobodyknowshissuffering,evenhiswife.Tosomeextent,hei

23、s aloneperson.Whilethosereasonsleadtohisjealousandsuspiciouscharacter.Heisinferiorinhiscolorandimage.Heendeavorstocreatefeatstowinrespect.Thelonemandoesnotallowsome treacherousactions,especiallyhiswife.WhenhetrustsIagosrumorthathiswifeishavingaloveaffairwithCassio,Othelloiscontradictedandsuffering.H

24、efeelsinferiortothewhiteman.Theref-orethemanoflonelinessbecomesmorejealousandangry.Thischaracteralsoleadstotheresulti-ngtragedy. 2. Desdemona Desdemona is a beautiful, young, white, Venetians maiden, her fathers pride and joy. But she refuses to marry any of the rich, handsome Venetian men that ever

25、yone expects her to marry. Desdemona is continuously distrusted by those who should love and trust her most. First in Act I, her father Brabantio refuses to believe she could love Othello without Othello using witchcraft. Later Othello, her husband ignores her pleas of innocence to the accusation of

26、 infidelity by Othello. Loving and loyal right to the end, she refuses to tell Emilia that Othello killed her since she does not want her love to suffer even when he killed her.She is well meaning, she helps Cassio by trying to speak of his demotion to Othello but this earns her Othellos wrath since

27、 he sees it as proof that she is having an affair with Cassio because she is concerned for his welfare. 3. IagoOthellosancient,apositionbelowlieutenant.PerhapsShakespearesmostevilfigure.Heeffo-rtlesslymanipulatesallthosearoundhimtodohisbidding(killCassio,destroyOthello,discreditDesdemonasvirtue)byta

28、kingadvantageoftheirtrustandusinghisvictimsownmotivations(Ro-derigosdesireforDesdemona,Cassiosdesiretobereinstated)andweaknesses(Othellospride,Cassiosimpairedjudgmentwhilstdrunk),toachievehisends.Iagoscharacteriscomplex,inActI,SceneI,wherehedescribeshisdisgustatbeingoverloo-kedforOthelloslieutenant,

29、wecanseethataprimarymotivationforIagosskillfulmanipulationswasrevengeandanger;revengeforCassioreplacinghim,angerthatOthellooverlookedhim.Th-usitcanbeseenthatIagosmanipulationsaredrivenbyabasicdesiretoavengethosewhohurthi-mbutalsotogainwhathebelievesishis.ConclusionIthasbeensaidthattragedypurifiestheaffectionsbyterrorandpity.,itopensthechambers ofthehumanheart,itgivesusahighandpermanent interest,beyo