Comparing Othello's two speeches: Act I, scene iii, (126-169) & Act V, scene ii, (1-23) in relation to his feelings towards his wife, Desdemona.

Othello Textual analysis - Take home * * * I n Shakespeare's Othello, the protagonist, Othello, changes his attitude towards his wife, and indeed all women, through the course of the play, initially viewing her as the nurturing figure to later perceiving her to have taken on the completely opposite role of 'the temptress'. Two speeches, in particular, Act I, scene iii, (126-169) & Act V, scene ii, (1-23), spoken by Othello, not only reflect the prevalent themes …

…as a temptress, revealed in Act V, scene ii, (1-23). These two speeches, which eminently reflect the shift in Othello's feelings towards Desdemona also reverberate many of the major themes of the play as well as portray prevailing gender values and this is all conveyed through the use of language and imagery. (1sp, "number[s])" = Act I, scene iii, line number(s) (2sp, "number[s])" = Act V, scene ii, line number(s) By: shOsh xxOxxTM