1ThesummarizeofpresentstudystatusofOthelloCharactersAnalysis《Othello》人物性格研究现状综述1．1研究对象CharactersOthello,theMoor:AgeneralintheVenetianmilitary.Desdemona,Othello'swifeanddaughterofBrabantio（aVenetiansenator）1．2presentstudiesstatus研究现状OthelloCharactersAnalysisfeaturesnotedShakespearescholarWilliamHazlitt'sfamouscriticalessayaboutcharactersofOthello.上述批评家都在莎剧意象研究领域做出了卓越的贡献，从意象的角度丰富了对《Othello》剧本的理解和欣赏。在他们的分析中，他们共同注重的是意象起何作用，较少探讨到意象如何起作用的问题。另外，这几位批评家都倾向于把意象独立抽取出来作为独立的研究客体，这容易割裂意象和其他戏剧元素之间的不可分割、相互紧密联系的内在统一关系。1．3研究目的仔细阅读《Othello》剧本，我们可以注意到恶魔意象是唯一贯穿全剧的一组意象群，并具有显著、独特的特征。其最重要的特征是这一意象群的动态性。恶魔意象的动态性特征是与戏中的戏剧动作紧密联系的。因此，与以往评论主要关注剧中意象的静态内容不同，本文在充分挖掘剧中恶魔意象的动态性或动力性特征的基础上，详细论述了这一特性在剧中所起的作用。具体地说，恶魔意象在剧中起到推动戏剧动作的发展、引起并加剧戏剧冲突，以及推动其达到高潮的作用。它的作用模式主要表现在依阿哥这一恶魔意象主体使用恶魔意象作用于布罗班修、洛德里高和Othello，并引起他们的心理变化以及外部行为的变化。这种作用模式贯穿于整个戏剧动作过程并推动戏剧动作的发展。2leadingcharacters2．1．1Othello的性格分析thecharacteranalysisofOthelloOthelloisthefirstgreatblackprotagonistinWesternliterature,andstilloneofthemostfamous.Theplaydramatizesthishero'sfallfromgrace–Othellobeginsasanobleguy(he'sac...Othello:Anoble"Moor",intheserviceoftheVenetianState,Othelloisintroducedtousintheveryfirstscenebytheterm"Moor",whenIagocomplainsthatOthellohasmadeCassiohislieutenantandnothim.WealsolearnfromIagothatOthellohasarelationshipwiththefairDesdemona.RespectedbytheDukeofVenice,whoisthefirsttoaddresshimbyname(OthelloinActI,SceneIII)andwhosendsforhimwhenCypressisthreatenedbyTurkishforces,Othelloiscontinuouslydescribedbyhiscritics(Brabantio,Iago)asa"Moor"areferencetohisdarkskinnedappearanceandareferencetotheraceofMuslimpeoplesofnorth-westernAfricatowhichOthellobelongs.ThoughmadeGovernorofCypressinActI,SceneIII,Othello'sfortunesrapidlychangefortheworstasIagosucceedsinmakingOthellobelievehisloyalwifeishavinganaffairwithhislieutenantCassio,abeliefthatleadstoOthellokillinghisloyal,lovingwifeandlaterhimselfwhenherealizesthathewaswrongandmerelytrickedbyIago.Tactfulandwise,OthellodoesnotfightBrabantiowhenheaccuseshimofbewitchinghisdaughterinActI.InsteadheoffersnoresistanceandspeakswithBrabantiobeforetheDukewhereOthellowithDesdemona'stestimony,proveshismarriageisonemadeoflovenotwitchcraft.Politeandcourteous,headdressestheDukeandcompanyinActIas"Myverynobleandapprov'dgoodmasters,"(ActI,SceneIII,Line77).NonethelessheallowsthethreattohispridethatDesdemona'sinfidelitywouldrepresent,toallowhimtotrustIagoonsomeverycircumstantialevidence(IagosayingCassioboastedofsleepingwithDesdemona,CassiohavingDesdemona'shandkerchiefandCassiotalkingaboutawomanOthellodoesnotrealizeisBianca)whichleadstohismurderinghiswife,topreventherabusingothermenwhenwereallyknowitistoavengehisownpride.UltimatelyOthellorealizesthisbuttoolateafterkillinghislovingandtrustingwife.OthellodoesstabIagoinrevengebutIagolives,whilstOthellodoesnot,committingsuicideshortlyafterrealizinghemisplacedhistrustinIagowhenheshouldhavetrustedhisw...