Essay on Themes in Othello by William Shakespeare

Individuals are constantly observing the world through their perspectives, often turning to storytelling to discover different opinions on what is being seen. Being exposed to multiple points of view allows one to compare and contrast differences of opinions and beliefs to their own which in return challenges their assumptions of the world around them regarding common themes and stereotypes they hold within society. William Shakespeare uses his plays as a way of commenting on the society of his century. He shows the dangers of jealousy and the ways love can lead to downfall with Desdemona, who despite being innocent died due to Othello's fears and Iago's manipulation. Kaiu Shirai saw other ways to comment on these assumptions including the dangers of trust, deceit, and selfishness and the extends .of which they make a character fall under the title of a villainous character.

Trust is a constant theme within Othello. Multiple characters going to extend to refer to Iago as ‘’Honest Iago’’.Within act 3 scene 3 “I know thou’rt full of love and honesty / And weight thy words before thou givest them breath”. He speaks  (3.3.). Iago takes advantage of their trust to constantly manipulate and have them bend to his needs. Othello holds more trust in Iago than his wife even referring to him as ‘A man he is of honesty and trust’’ Going to lengths to trusting him with delivering important documents for the senate. Audiences can quickly be aware of how Othello placed his trust in the wrong person. Kaiu Shirai, the author of the promised neverland, revealed the reason for writing was to comment on and make a mother-daughter dynamic After choosing their mother to be an enemy to the siblings we see Emma wanting to protect them as well like a mini mother. When Emma, ray, and norman try to reveal the truth behind an orphanage with Isabella beings an enemy, Don, another of the siblings of the orphanage first reaction is to deny it, even referring to her as ‘kind mom’’  until Gilda combats it with ’’Emma loves this house and Mom, so there is no way she would lie about it”. Distress is seen within the character's faces as they suddenly become aware they can no longer trust their ‘’Mom’ even when throughout the series they continue to refer to her by that title. Isabella playing as a trusting mother is what led to the secret behind the orphanage being kept for so long as none of the kids questioned the fact they hadn't seen the outside world. Emma doesn't only get her trust betrayed by her mother but siblings, as well as some, will say ‘’for her own good”. Emma, like Desdemona, is a kind person who is very caring and optimistic, and easily forgiving to those she loves when once it is revealed someone of her sibling betrayed her. When she makes a deal with Norman that if she fulfills her wishes he will stop his plans that she disagreed with, the reality was he still continued one taking advantage of her naivety. This with its context causes audiences to begin to question if he is on the side of the good when later on we discover it was for him not wanting to risk putting her in danger and taking the safest option to create a world where she could live peacefully.

Manipulation is shown in many forms within the society portraying false ideas to gain an advantage over another. This is a common assumption in both Othello and Promised Neverland which includes multiple forms of deceit. This is shown through the characterization of Iago and Isabella using such means of manipulation to achieve their goals. It challenges the portrayal of vulnerability within other characters when they are seen exploiting it with their deceitful tendencies. Iago is the author's main outlet on representations of manipulation. He is aware of the evil he will do upon others speaking about it to himself. During the climax of the play, the plot thickens as Iago gets Cassio drunk, making it easy for Roderigo to provoke Cassio into a brawl, first with Roderigo. Afterward, we see him speak about Desdemona, who is a wife to Othello and who Cassio likes as during the drunken phase he was heard stating ``An inviting eye—and yet methinks right modest” (2.3.). Once Iago is alone he monologues to himself. ‘’So I will turn her virtue into pitch, and out of her own goodness make the net That shall enmesh them all.’”The audiences are now aware of his plans and how he wishes to have them take place. Audiences can see the actual dangers of Desdemona's innocence to herself. The monologue Iago has with the audience which takes place within the first few parts of the story is for William wanting the audience to become aware of how deceitful Iago can be and how his web of lies and manipulation come together until the end of the play. Audiences can pick up on this and easily assume how Iago is the villain of the story. The whole monologue begins with Iago stating and questioning if he is truly the villain of the story, not believing so while making it obvious to the audience yet in contrast to when he states í am not what I am’’. The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai holds multiple different ways a character can manipulate another. It is brought to the attention of the audience through the characters themself being aware of their enemies and having them still be affected by them. We see Isabella manipulate and deceive the children through the anime finding strategies to make sure they don't escape. Her deceit tendencies are much like how Iago and he pried on his enemies' trust to make sure he gains his revenge on Othello, the only difference is she comes close to succeeding in doing so even once they become aware of her status as their enemy. Norman is the authors' main way of bringing Isabella's deception to light as he addresses them through the anime. In the beginning, when Isabella becomes aware that someone knows of the secret behind the orphanage she reveals her compass after a child goes missing, fully aware that those who are on to her will be able to understand it's secretly a tracking device. The setting during this scene is the background sounds of isabella's lullaby which provides an eerie feeling to the scene as she walks off to find the child and quickly returns back. Norman analysis this stating “No matter who it is, I won't let you escape’” The screen changes from Emma and norman face of horror and fear to isabella smiling with the children who are yet to be aware of the truth showing how successful she has been in appearing as the ‘trusting mother’’ at the moment where norman and Emma first realize she is an enemy and yet later during the story the audiences quickly discover the reason behind this causing them to further question if isabella should be considered an actual villain -body paragraph 3 human selfishness (what are the limits. When can and can't it be used as a reason for a character to be perceived as bad??)

Characters own identity and their aspirations hold impacts over the audience's view and can challenge what they perceive as good or evil with the presences of a story hold multiple different forms to side or contrast with an audience's own perception of the people around them These are mainly expressed with different roles a character may have within a story. Shakespeare writes Iago as a character who is aware of his own evil doings and continues to do it for his own personal gain. Within Act 1 scene 3 Iago states ‘“Thus do I ever make my fool my purse. For I mine own gained knowledge should profane.” to the audiences as he sends a Roderigo off to sell his land for his own personal gain will to use other characters on his side to achieves his goals after convincing Roderigo to go against Othello in attempts to get revenge. This is expressed at the beginning making the audiences immediately aware of the darker side of Iago as he begins to become the main villain of the story. The story of Othello is similar to other books written by Shakespeare which comment on plain evil man such as in Richard the third and allows him to make up most wicked villains within his plays. Othello is seen as a tragedy within the character's own pride as well as being used against him showing multiple forms of selfishness. Kaiu Shirai uses this assumption as well but challenges it in response to whether it makes them counted as a villain. A character can hold that selfishness for many reasons, which can also include the urge to survive. It is first seen at the beginning in different extents. With Isabella choosing her own life over the children which caused her to become a mother of that house. Ray at first refusing to escape with all the children not wanting to put his own chances of survival at risk, Emma refused to do so wanting to protect them. All of these like Othello choose to be ignorant and follow their own path based upon their goals. Audiences are forced to decide when sacrifice is morally acceptable. Individuals themselves will constantly come upon hardships and may one day have to make the same decisions as to the characters they read in different stories perhaps in a more believable scenario. The identity they hold in contrast to the characters they aspire or take after will affect their decisions within the world around them even the way they communicate with each other. Storys produce multiple characters each with their own identity for a character to agree or disagree with having to choose sides within a story. However, being exposed to so many points of view may force audiences to be unsure on which side to choose to force them to change the assumptions of the world they made up.