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The tragedy Othello written by William Shakespeare shows several types of Contrast. In this tragedy, each main character is contrasted with another character who is the complete opposite of them. Three specific contrasts shown in Othello are Iago and Cassio, Iago and Desdemona, and Iago’s internal and external appearances. All three of these contrasts are perfectly derived to be complete opposites. The first contrast is Iago and Cassio. Iago, since the beginning of the …

…conclusion, the tragedy Othello is a play that was well written that shows how contrast should really be perceived. Each main character was given an exact opposite in the play and each person was setup so well that that the contrasts work out to be perfect. Bibliography Works Cited Kernan, Alvin B. “Othello: An Introduction.” The Tragedy of Othello. Ed. Alvin B. Kernan. New York: New American Library, 1963. Shakespeare, William. Othello. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.