Cassio critics Flashcards
(15 cards)
A.D Nutall
C “symbolises the vulnerability of goodness in a corrupt world”
A.D Nutall
“C’s downfall occurs because of his inability to understand the true danger of I’s manipulation”
William Hazzlitt
“C one of S’s most lovable characters”
“whose charm & virtue inadvertently become his undoing in the face of I’s jealousy”
A.C Bradley
“C represents the ideal of honorable and noble behaviour, a stark contrast to I’s villainy”
Harold Bloom
“C’s loyalty & innocence make him one of the most sympathetic characters in O, though his naivety leads to his downfall”
E.K Chambers
“C is the tragic victim of I’s machination , his primary flaw being an excess of good nature and trust”
(I disagree , I believe this could be said about D , not him , as he uses D)
F.R Leavis
“C’s charm & yiouthful idealism are crucial in highlighting O’s insecurities”
F.R Leavis - depth
“embodies a certain superficiality that contrasts with O’s depth”
Marjorie Garber
“C embodies the reinessance ideal of courtliness & civility”
Linda Amber
“C’s light heartedness & social grace represent a more overt form of masculinity
- contrast w O’s stoic, military persona
- yet both are victims of I’s deceit”
M.M Mahood
“C is the embodiment of youthful energy and social grace”
- “and his drunkness in act 2 represents a fall from his idealized status in the play”
Michael Neill
“C is caught in a web of social expectations & honour codes”
- “making his innocent flirtations more dangerous in the racially charged & insecure world of O”
Johnathan Bate
“C is the quentisential S foil - a character whose virtues highlight the darker , more cynical aspects of the other characters (I)”
virtues = loyalty , charm & good nature
Stephen Greenblatt
“C’s tragic flaw lies in his inability to perceive the depths of I’s manipulation , which makes his innocence a vulnerability in the corrupt world of Venetian politics”
Frances Dolan
“I’s character demonstrates the conflict between the ideals of honor & the realities of betrayal”
