why does Iago's hesitancy fighten Othello?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello
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The whole play is about how humans are at the mercy of fate!  This is why the harder Oedipus tries to deny his fate, the more he is drawn into it.
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Indeed he is the opposite of powerless. His famous soliloquy (To be or not to be...) is all about how he is torn over what action to take next against Claudius.\n\nHamlet creates his own destiny by carefully choosing his actions. Examples: hiring the players to perform his play, choosing to not kill Claudius during Confession, stabbing the figure who turned out to be Polonius. Some scholars argue that Hamlet even pretended to be mad rather than actually being crazy.
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Not necessarily pointless. Perhaps you have taken a dislike to Shakespeare's literature. It's okay to find it boring, but if it's an assignment try to focus. There is some meaning behind all these dialogues. If you have time study them and look deeper into the events taking place within the play itself. Shakespeare is a complicated, yet terrific writer.
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Shakespeare plays often used another location for issues to be resolved. It is a technique that he chose in order to separate from the place of conflict where the characters work their way through it to a resolution.  \n\nCheck out Cliff or Sparks Notes.  You should be able to do a search and get them online.  Sparks notees used to be free online, but I haven't used them in a long time.  Check it out.\n\nSue
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Othello, a "noble Moor" who has just eloped with the fair Desdemona when the play opens, leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies against the Turks on the island of Cyprus, accompanied by his new wife and his lieutenant, Cassio. When they arrive, they find that the weather has destroyed the Turkish fleet. Iago, a standard bearer, repeatedly tries to undo Othello, finally succeeding when he plants Desdemona's handkerchief on Cassio, managing to convince Othello that his wife has been unfaithful with the lieutenant. Othello smothers Desdemona out of jealousy, before Iago's wife, Emilia, eventually reveals that Desdemona's affair was but an invention of Iago's. Iago immediately kills his wife also, and Othello then commits suicide in grief. At the end, it can be assumed, Iago is taken off to be tortured and possibly executed.
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Tybalt comes looking for Romeo, as he was still angry for Romeo coming to the ball. He wants to fight Romeo, but Romeo, considering he is now part of Tybalt's family, doesn't want to, and offers to be friends. Mercutio gets annoyed at Romeo's "cowardness" and insults Tybalt, causing them to fight. When Romeo tries to break the pair up, Tybalt stabs Mercutio, and runs off. Apparently, it's just a scratch, but Mercutio knows his times up, and curses both houses (Capulet and Montague).
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Othello by William Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.elook.org/literature/shakespeare/othello/\n\nI have found 12 summaries for you to look at, click the link below. I have included a short extract to give you a taste of what the reviews have to offer and they’re FREE..!!!\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=319\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Othello\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xOthello.html#Othello\n\nhttp://www.clicknotes.com/\n\nAn analysis of the play by Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.theatrehistory.com/british/othello001.html\n\nRoderigo and Brabantio soon arrive on the scene, with a number of armed followers. Othello greets them and remains calm, trying to appear friendly. Brabantio calls Othello a ‘foul thief’ and threatens to send him to prison. Othello explains with perfect courtesy and dignity that he cannot allow himself to be taken to prison, since he has been called to the council hall. When the old Senator realizes that the Duke has called a meeting, he goes at once to present his case against his daughter’s husband.  More………\n\nhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmOthello11.asp\n\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Polonius is a character from William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The character is best known for uttering the immortal words: "To thine own self be true.", as well a few other phrases still in use today.\n\nFather of Ophelia and Laertes, and adjunct to King Claudius, he is described as a windbag by some and a rambler of wisdom by others. It has also been suggested that he only acts like a "foolish prating knave" in order to keep his position and popularity safe and to keep anyone from discovering his plots for social advancement.\n\nPolonius is fearful that Hamlet's relationship with his daughter will hurt his reputation with the king and instructs Ophelia to "lock herself from [Hamlet's] resort." He later develops the belief that Ophelia's rejections of Hamlet's affections has caused the prince to lose his wits. He tests his theory with spying and interrogations.\n\nIn his last attempt to spy on Hamlet, Polonius hides himself in the curtains of Gertrude's room. Hamlet deals roughly with his mother, causing her to cry for help. Polonius repeats the request for help and is heard by Hamlet, who thinks Polonius is his uncle. Hamlet stabs the figure behind the curtains, mistakingly killing Polonius.\n\nThe death of Polonius causes Claudius to fear for his life, Ophelia to become genuinely mad and Laertes to seek his revenge.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone\n\nread something
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When it says "they never leave an old argument unsettled," I'm thinking it means men have a tendency to bring old arguments/problems up if they feel it hasn't been dealt with properly. They don't like to just "drop it." If that's foreshadowing, it should mean that in the future of this story or whatever it is, there will be a man who keeps bringing some fight up because even if it's in the past, it's still bothering him that it was never resolved.\n\nI hope this makes sense!
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It's pretty hard to compare and contrast anything if you haven't read it, so I would suggest you read Midsummer Night's Dream, and get quotes that have something to do with your argument, instead of just soliciting any old quotes.
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Macbeth is expressing the dangers of being overambitious. He is aware that mindless ambition makes a person blind to all the pitfalls that are in front of that person. So, he is warning himself to be careful of his own desires. Especially when  he believes that the prophecy is about to be thwarted by the announcement of Duncan. It gives credence to the point that Lady Macbeth didn't convince Macbeth to commit murder. That intent was always present in him.\n\nIt has nothing to do with the weather. The weather is simply gloomy which is a part of the 'darkness' of the play. The fact that nothing is what it seems including the characters.
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I dunno if this'll help, but I thought I'd give it a try . . .\nI just read through Macbeth with my lil' bro a little while ago, and I'm rereading Othello now, and it's funny that you ask about the inevitability of prohecies and the first prophecy he gets, because even though there are no prophecies in Othello, Iago does say something about deals with the devil.\nI don't have the book on me, so I can't give a direct quote, but, Iago compares himself to a devil and says that the reason he tells the truth in the beginning of his evil scheme to bring about Othello's downfall is because a demon (or in Hamlet's case a witch) will give you bits of the truth in order to lure you into dealing with them.  That way you will think that they aren't evil, because an evil being would lie.  Does that make sense? \nSo when he saw the first prophecy come true without any action on his part, he thought it would be okay to help the rest of them along, because it was his destiny and not evil magic.  I think the irony is that whether or not he killed Duncan the prophecy should have come true.  Or maybe it was foretold that he would kill Duncan, and the witches just neglected to tell him that part, and knowing that he would, let Lady MacB goad him into it.\nI never read "The Bottle Imp", but it sounds interesting, I think I'll give it a try.\nHope that helps!
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I hate it when people say "aggravate" when they mean "annoy". Aggravate means that you take an existing condition and make it worse. Saying "He gets me so aggravated" doesn't even make any sense.  "Pollen aggravates my asthma" is a correct usage. \n\nI used to work with a woman who used to be a college level English professor and she constantly used "literally" to describe EVERYTHING--even when it wasn't literal!  She should have known better.\n\nI also hate redundancies in writing. "He reached out with his hand."  Really?  I thought maybe he used some other prehensile appendage.
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The fact that Oedipus' fate is inescapable. Not matter how much he or his parents tried to escape it, he was still doomed.
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Montano    Othello’s predecessor as the governor of Cyprus. He is Othello’s friend and loyal supporter.\n\nMontano, Governor of Cyprus: Pronounces judgment on Iago at the end of the play, comments on the situation, and helps to wrap the play up. He is the main law and order figure of Cyprus, and serves as damage control after Othello dies, and Iago is proven unfit.\n\nThe second site has a lot on Montano that could help as well.