The meaning of love in OthelloThe Bible says that "everything else is redundant without love", a very profound and relevant statement that underlines the tragedy of Othello; in the absence of love, the Moro's fortunes plummet, so much so that he loses not only respect and place, but also his life and that of his wife. However, to truly understand the depth of this tragedy, it is essential to understand where Othello, the protagonist, comes from before the arrival of his peripitheia, his disaffection and jealousy. It is therefore crucial to understand the meaning of love in Othello, not only to fully portray Othello's fall from grace, but to understand many of the actions and viewpoints of the other characters in the play. It also allows the reader to understand what Shakespeare is trying to say about the world at large through his use of love. There are in Othello, as in life, many different types of love, with some characters showing different types of love depending on the type of love. with whom they share their love. Probably the most evident love is that between Othello and Desdemona, characterized by the happiness of seeing each other again after Othello's separation due to the storm:Othello: O my beautiful warrior!Desdemona: My dear Othello!Othello: ... O joy of my soul, If after every storm comes such a calm, may the winds blow till death weakens. The emphatic language and extremely powerful images (the calm after the storm, the winds that blow until death weakens, the examples) employed by Othello, as well as the brief exclamations at the first meeting indicate a feeling of true joy of being of new to each other. However, and this is evident in the extract above, Othello and Des…… in the center of the card……ty and Fortune.” Readings on tragedies. Ed. Clarice Swisher. San Diego:Greenhaven Press, 1996. Reprinted from “The Noble Moor.” Lectures of the British Academy, n. 9, 1955. Kermode, Frank. “Othello, the Moor of Venice”. The bank of the Shakespeare River. Ed. G. Blakemore Evans. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1974. Mack, Maynard. Everyone is Shakespeare: reflections especially on tragedies. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 1993.Muir, Kenneth. Introduction. William Shakespeare: Othello. New York: Penguin Books, 1968.Shakespeare, William. Othello. In Electric Shakespeare. Princeton University. 1996.http://www.eiu.edu/~multilit/studyabroad/othello/othello_all.html No line n. Wright, Louis B. and Virginia A. LaMar. “The Engaging Qualities of Othello.” Readings on tragedies.Ed. Clarice Swisher. San Diego: Green Haven
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