Analysis of selected passages from Othello by William Shakespeare Essay

When William Shakespeare made function of the stylist devices he and then tried to paint a multi-dimensional image of his perceptions that he lengthened in his characters till the limits of reality and belief. And to design variety in this adjoin of multi-dimensionality Shakespeare not only expressed through the address in the run alongs which the characters verbalised sort of the formation of the actors line and the lines as well as revealed certain patterns that could be decoded to point emerge even more subtle earths and justification behind those expressions.Such stream and expertise of expressing the conceptions great dealnot be taught easily through the science of writing rather it required the unschooled instinctive ability like Shakespeares to encounter with the lyric with a unique skill of potency that discharge metamorphosed the spoken communication to survive as the animated version of Shakespeares intellect and trance even after cosmos verbalised by t he characters in the piddle a commission.In the following excerpts from the play Othello, there is a variety of Shakespeares physical exertion of stylistic devices to arrange quarrel in order to express the unlikeness of thoughts, moods, intensions and beliefs of the protagonist (Othello) and also how the use of such words in a specific style cater in constructing the plot and developing the characters.Theres whore pass over in the weave of it. A sybil that had numbered in the worldThe sun to rails two hundred compasses,In her prophetic fury sewed the nominatethe worms were hallowed that did break the silk,And it was dyed in mummy which the skillfulconserve the maidens hearts.These lines are from the IV scene of the Third bring of the play, and they are uttered on the grounds of misunderstanding that is set by Iago in the disposition of Othello. If we observe closely these lines summarize the truth that Othello is ignorant about and the words reveal the irony that Othello has become a victim of. The use of the words like magic and web are justifiable elements of the speech of a contaminated brain and the word magic can be the symbolic representation of Iagos spell of poisoning Othellos mind with suspicion and web can be the symbol for the perplexed state of Othellos mind, which woolly the ability to think and trust his own reasons. And the two hundred days old sibyl can be a metaphor for the evil master minded Iago, whose prophetic fury fabricated the whole chaos to bundle his revenge.The silk can be speculated as a metaphor for the love of Desdemona that came out of her hallowed trust and faith. And the word dyed can be taken as a pun (when analyzing these lines from symbolic graphic symbols), as the faithful and spiritual love of Desdemona dyed or died within her maiden heart. The worth(predicate) and value purposely exaggerated by Othello is a fine moral of hyperbolic fantasies that Shakespeare is capable of designing. And thus the handke rchief becomes the symbol of the thin meander relationship of Othello and Desdemona that was based on superficial beliefs and yet sought the orifice of sustenance of their love.It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,Let me no name it to you, you chaste starsIt is the cause, Yet bedrid not shed her blood,Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,And smooth as massive alabaster,The above menti unrivalledd lines are from the Act V Scene II and anaphoric beginning of this passage is Othellos expression for his exalted emotional dichotomy of disbelief and love for Desdemona. The repetition of the phrase it is the cause are the words that come out of Othellos weeping brain that has been so severely eclipsed by the poisoning suspicion injected by Iago that it had totally become infertile of thinking on its own. As these lines are uttered during the climax of the play thus it is quite typical of Shakespeare that he lends his protagonist with an ample muscularity to utter dramat ic and highly emotional phrases which let them subscribe to catharsis. The awful utterance of my soul by Othello shows that perhaps the only salvage left hand for his consolation is to confide in to his soul.Or my soul can also be taken as Othellos address to Desdemona as it can be observed that Othello still loves her in these lines. And from the ironic aspect the starting time line also conveys the meaning that it is the soul of Othello that can be taken as the cause of the whole tragedy, because if Othello had really loved Desdemona from his soul he would throw away had a complete trust in her love and h unmatchedsty but since he believed more what he listened to and less what was known to him thus he became the victim of suspicion that proved fatal for him and his love. In the exertion line the address to the stars is made by Othello to mock at Desdemonas infidelity.Stars have been used as a metaphor for their heavenly stead for chastity. It can also be a reference to th e Greek customs of naming the stars by the names of their gods and goddesses. Thus as Othello has completely mazed his trust in his wife thus he consider her reference to be an insult for the stars. These lines depict the imbalance of Othellos power to reason and think and express in coherence with his flow of emotions. In the afterward lines he reveals his intension to kill Desdemona, but unlike his valiance as a general, he prefers to strangle her because her physical beauty still absorbs his feelings in love and compassion for her.And being a black man himself he admired her sane skin and he refers to her with two different categories of symbols. The use of snow as a simile conveys the softness and coldness of her fair physique which Othello never wanted to distort by killing with a weapon and the metaphor of monumental alabaster can be referred to the implike and lifeless beauty of Desdemona that laid with no worth for Othello any(prenominal)more.I have seen the dayThat wi th this little arm and this good swordI have made my way through more impedimentsThan twenty times your stop. unless O vain boastWho can control his fate? Tis not so now.Be not afraid, though you do see me weaponed. here is my journeys end, here is my butt,And very seamark of my utmost sail.These lines are uttered in the Act V Scene II which is almost the resolution of the play and it is one of Shakespeares special characteristics that his tragic heroes lose the intensity and the energy of their rhetoric in the last scenes of the play. It is because of the reason that Shakespeare develops his tragic heroes to attain the status of being larger than life and thus speech loses its value when the characters become paranormal. In the above lines the most important aspect that one can expose is the tone of submission and retreat which is conveyed by the choice and arrangement of words like little arm simply O vain mishandle and Who can control this fate? by Othello who was a valiant and unstoppable general but in these lines appears to be the defeated and subjugated one in the hands of fate.These lines though do not consist of any special rhyme scheme that would help in bringing an utile poetic impact whilst delivering these lines on the stage but the second line does show some signs of alliteration as the words made my way through more impediments as well as in the third base line where the words twenty times are stressed and can be delivered with some high pitched voice by the character. But after these lines the tone changes as the desperation and despondency appear in the words. The last three lines are symbolically referred by Othello to his death. And despite he is weaponed yet he is incapable to fight as he desires death due to his lamenting guilt and in vain repentance. In the last line the use of the metaphor seamark is an appropriate expression for Othellos choice of vocabulary as it adequately represents his experiences and knowledge as a sailor a nd warrior.