(this essay uses 2 supplementary materials: Metho Drinker by Judith Wright, and Da Vinci's The Last Supper)
             Shakespeare, in the play Othello, represents belonging and alienation through the use of relationships between characters, the use of dramatic irony, and through the use of language devices. Othello, a moor, is physically alienated from the other characters because of the colour of his skin, however, his great reputation as a general gives him a sense of belonging to Venetian society. Iago on the other hand, is alienated from all because he is recognised as a villain. Paradoxically, Desdemona belongs because of her innate goodness.
             For Iago, his carefully fashioned, distinctive language, alienates him from the rest of the characters. He uses much more prose than othello, and his language style is thoughtfully generated and calculated. His sentences and phrases are balanced and an exact measure of the cool self-awareness that typifies all Iago says and does. It is through language that Shakespeare alienates Iago from the other characters:
             "Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are gardens, to which our wills are gardeners... The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills."
             The use of strict control and narrowness of images make him appear calculating and villainous which automatically alienates him from the other characters. Iago's language also degrades human activities to the level of animals which also serves to alienate him from the rest of the characters and from the responder. He himself is a spider who will "ensnare as great a fly as Cassio" and he refers to Othello as a "barbery horse" and Desdemona and a "white ewe".
             Through the use of soliloquy, Iago continually informs the responder of his progress and his plans, thus giving them power which in turn creates a sense of belonging, while at the same time alienating them because of the cont...