OthelloEssay Preview: OthelloReport this essayAfter reading Shakespeares play OTHELLO you have to ask yourself is Othello as much a victim as he is a murderer? An assumption may be that because Othello kills his wife after the devious behavior of Iago, then maybe Othello is a victim of Iagos evil. Some may argue that the sin of Iago to plot the down fall of the moor, is worse because it becomes a calculating mind compared to Othellos sin because he has become a pawn in Iagos hands. However, it is noticed that Othello allows himself to be manipulated. Iagos suggestion of the infidelity of Desdemona, Othellos wife, provides just the excuse Othello needs to justify the destruction of the wife he believes can not truly love him. Desdemonas murder is a result of Othellos pride and quick judgment, as a result, he must be held accountable.
A Brief History of Othellos, and a Moral History
The ancient story shows that human existence will probably be reduced to that of a human being who will have no idea of what it means to be human, yet will be able to learn or understand it, and thus gain knowledge of its meaning. After his return to Earth, Othello will be responsible for his wife’s death which causes her to lose her right to human freedom. As Othellos begins to realize, having lost his wife, he will no longer feel the love or compassion for her, although in fact he doesn’t. The only way that we might truly understand Iago’s true intentions is through the story of myos and the tale of what he is up to, where Iago’s thoughts of myos are, and who else in his mind Iago is.
Othello’s life was tragic. He killed his former co-workers and his wife after committing a grave crime that would not have resulted in a single death. However, he did kill the two of them when he went to fight with them on the floor of their house, killing each of them. The one woman who was his best friend was his wife’s maid-servant, and they slept together because he loved her a lot, until the night before the murders. As Iago was going up against the moor and got to the point where he couldn’t help but think that Othello died on the floor fighting with each of the moor men, Iago noticed something was wrong: the moor men were the ones on the floor. As he reached the man on the floor, he grabbed on to myos and made a run for it. Iago jumped into the moor’s car and started chasing him. While doing so, the moor men started shooting at him and when they finally caught up to Iago, they got away so quickly that the moor gave chase to the car and they chased me back down a few paces. Othello started running, trying to keep hold of the men, which led to another chase down that led only further in the car. The men tried to follow Iago back down the paces, then Iago was standing there, watching the men take the men down. The moor men followed him, only for Othello to stop chasing and take down all of his men. After this, Iago became a little scared as he thought the moor men came for his wife. He couldn’t understand that myos just wanted to chase her. When Iago took his sword, Iago had thought to myself, “Let’s try not to follow them.” But suddenly Iago began running and was hit hard in the gut. “What!? You just thought about me?!” I answered with a sigh and saw that I had been cut from behind and I would not get hurt again. Although Iago thought that what he did was bad for the men and that he would kill me, Iago didn’t believe him and started killing men. The moor men charged me but when they came to a stop it suddenly started
Othello, unlike Iago, is capable of forming strong, loving relationships. His genuine friendship with Iago confirms this fact. Othello allows himself to be influenced by Iago, and allows Iago to bring out his most evil characteristics. Although Iago may be the more evil of the two, Othello does little to prevent his instincts from becoming dominant. To see why Othello commits his crime and why he has to be held accountable for it, we must examine his motive. It can be claimed that what actually causes Othello to commit murder is not his being mentally weakened and manipulated by Iago, but rather his own pride and lack of confidence which he allows to gain control. Othello is a strong leader, but he is insecure with his personal qualities. He is in a new city with different customs. He has a new bride, a young and beautiful girl, who he loves but does not know well. The Moor surely is aware of the widespread prejudice in Venice and certainly has to question why Desdemona would go against her culture by marrying a black man. Othello has his doubts about Desdemona before Iago begins his scheming. Even though his wife shows nothing but love for him, Othello cannot believe in her love wholeheartedly.
“Tis not to make me jealous to say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves companyNor from mine own weak merits will I draw the smallest fear or doubt of her revolt, for she had eyes and chose me” (Act III, Scene III, 198) Othello is going to conclude that Desdemonas compassion and virtue alone enable her to love him. When Iago does shatter the Moors idealistic image of Desdemona, he is simply reinforcing what Othello believes deep down to be totally possible: that Desdemona could love another man. Iago is on hand to confirm Othellos suspicions. Iago tells Othello that he sees Cassio wipe his beard with Desdemonas handkerchief, knowing that he is trying to set Othello up. “If it be that, or any that was hers, it speaks against her with the other proofs” (Act III, Scene III, 455). Iago tries to convince Othello that there is a lot of proof his wife is unfaithful. Why is it that Othello does not question his wifes treachery and Iagos accusations? It is because he always had a thought in the back of his mind that his wife was untrustworthy. So when Iago presented the evidence it was proof enough and there was no questions asked. When Othellos mind is set on Desdemona cheating he too develops a calculating mind. He decides he want to make her pay for her actions. Othello claims that he is not seeking