“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought,” (Orwell, 1984). The technique Shakespeare utilizes to manipulate words and clearly convey his message is formidable. As he melds words together that would not usually be put together, and creates ideal terms to adequately convey his message and story line simultaneously, he communicates separate messages and symbols along with the overarching theme and plot. With Shakespeare interlacing his words into one, he allots each term significance and lone power. A reader of Shakespeare's work can often be too occupied by the engaging plot and storyline Shakespeare consistently illustrates. With readers distracted from conceptualizing, they will stop reading and analyzing in between
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Witchcraft, associated with black magic, the use of spells and the invocation of spirits for negative purposes relates to Othello’s passage as he calmly justifies and explains his courtship with Desdemona to an angered Brabantio. Othello describes his romance as purely real and elucidates how Desdemona, “loved him for the dangers he had passed and experienced in his lifetime” (I.iii., 193). Because Brabantio could never imagine his daughter falling in love with a black skinned man, he accuses Othello of using, “spells and medicines bought of mountebanks, to blind and lame” Desdemona of any sense. (I.iii, 74-76). The word witchcraft, which holds a negative literary connotation, foreshadows Othello’s ultimate demise in the play as his calm and composed mentality is abruptly overwhelmed when he is astounded by the news of his lover’s affair with Michael Cassio. After Othello is revealed of his wife’s affair, he reacts negatively. “Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless, sees and hears much more than he unfolds” (III. iii., 248-250). Othello’s demise is proven to be inevitable once his trust is fully granted to Iago’s words, and he is encapsulated by Iago’s lies and twisted stories. As Othello was primarily expected of witchcraft to have Desdemona completely infatuated with him in Act 1, Scene 2, it is foreshadowed later that the witchcraft and lies Brabantio assumed Othello of using to begin the romance will ultimately end their relationship. Iago utilizes lies, and evil doings in order to have Othello fully entrusted in him and believing his twisted stories. Because Brabantio’s expectations of his daughter’s romantic life is diverted by something similar to witchcraft as she becomes romantically involved with a black
Witchcraft, associated with black magic, the use of spells and the invocation of spirits for negative purposes relates to Othello’s passage as he calmly justifies and explains his courtship with Desdemona to an angered Brabantio. Othello describes his romance as purely real and elucidates how Desdemona, “loved him for the dangers he had passed and experienced in his lifetime” (I.iii., 193). Because Brabantio could never imagine his daughter falling in love with a black skinned man, he accuses Othello of using, “spells and medicines bought of mountebanks, to blind and lame” Desdemona of any sense. (I.iii, 74-76). The word witchcraft, which holds a negative literary connotation, foreshadows Othello’s ultimate demise in the play as his calm and composed mentality is abruptly overwhelmed when he is astounded by the news of his lover’s affair with Michael Cassio. After Othello is revealed of his wife’s affair, he reacts negatively. “Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless, sees and hears much more than he unfolds” (III. iii., 248-250). Othello’s demise is proven to be inevitable once his trust is fully granted to Iago’s words, and he is encapsulated by Iago’s lies and twisted stories. As Othello was primarily expected of witchcraft to have Desdemona completely infatuated with him in Act 1, Scene 2, it is foreshadowed later that the witchcraft and lies Brabantio assumed Othello of using to begin the romance will ultimately end their relationship. Iago utilizes lies, and evil doings in order to have Othello fully entrusted in him and believing his twisted stories. Because Brabantio’s expectations of his daughter’s romantic life is diverted by something similar to witchcraft as she becomes romantically involved with a black