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A 5 page essay that examines the structure that Shakespeare employs in building up to the play's tragic climax. By analyzing two pivotal speeches, the writer argues that the ending becomes inevitable based on Shakespeare's characterization of Othello. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the train is intact, but then each car slowly derails in its turn. Shakespeare builds tension in this play in a similar manner. Early on, the audience learns of Iagos
sinister intentions, while also becoming familiar with Othellos exemplary, but militarily-oriented, character. These two elements constitute the impetus that causes the other events to occur -- like a train
wreck in slow motion. Shakespeare accomplishes this build-up of tension in several ways, but primarily this is done via his characterization of Othello. This point can be shown by examining
how Othello arrives at two pivotal decisions, which reveal the basic nature of his personality and why the tragic ending of the play is inevitable. First of all, Shakespeare
makes it clear from the beginning that Othello is completely in love with his wife. He is enthralled and enchanted by her character, as well as her beauty. However, as
Vanita (1994) points out, the societal view in the seventeenth century was that men "owned" their wives, a position that contains within it inherent tension. Othello acknowledges this
tension himself when he attributes murderous jealousy as being innate to the husband-wife relationship (Vanita, 1994). The idea that a wife is the exclusive "possession" of her husband is
at odds with the reality that one human being can never know for certain the inner most thoughts and desires of another (Vanita, 1994). Othello expresses these sentiments when he
says, "O curse of marriage! / That we can call these delicate creatures ours / And not their appetites!" (Act III, scene 3, lines 265-267). Therefore, Othello, even after he
has become convinced that he knows the proper action to take, i.e. killing Desdemona, is torn between his love for her and what he feels is his societal duty. When
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