Othello

In William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Othello the theme of illusion and reality is central to the play's action. In Shakespeare's Othello, illusion and reality play major roles in the events that occur and the circumstances that govern them. Iago uses his superior language skills to create images in characters minds which are different from reality. Despite Bianca's bad impression upon the other characters, the views people have on her immediately change. Iago, early in the …

…Even though Bianca was thought to be a whore and a dishonest person that the beginning of the play, her actions through the rest of it were superior causing the characters to change the way they think of her. Most of the characters at first believe that Iago is a good and honest man, but they eventually learn more about him and discover that he is not the man they thought he was. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**