William Shakespeare’s, Othello, shows the distrust in one another and irrational nature that humans posses. In the play there are numerous accounts in which Individuals are deceived by one another. The play covers the story of a well-famed general, Othello, that falls in love with young Desdemona. However, Iago deceives Othello into thinking that Desdemona gave up her fidelity. This causes chaos among the characters and in the end leading to death of many. How an individual perceives one’s self may not always be the way others perceive an individual. This can have a huge effect on how a character acts. This is shown through how Emilia and Othello perceive Iago and how he sees himself. Through this Iago’s duplicite nature is revealed to the
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Iagos disingenuous actions entangled the Moors emotions causing Othello to change how he perceived Iago. Throughout the beginning and middle play, Othello sincerely believed Iago and what he was being told. There are numerous mentions in which Othello says, “ This fellow's of exceeding honesty, And knows all (qualities) with a learned spirit Of human dealings.” (Act 3, Scene 3, 299-301). The quotes shows the immense amount of trust that Othello has in Iago. This shows a sense of irony as throughout the whole play Iago is being deceiving and not honest towards the characters around him. From Iago’s deceiving talks, the Moor is starting to believe the lies put into his head. This causes Othello to start to doubt his wife just because of speculations he has been given. This reveals that how an individual perceives individuals closest to him/her can cause a big change in your actions as well as interactions between humans. However as the play continues, how Othello perceives Iago changes which results in the way Othello treats Iago to change as well. After The Moor finds out the actions of Iago, his attitude and actions towards him change. This is revealed when Othello says, “ I look down towards his feet; but that's fable.-- If that thou be’st a devil, I cannot kill thee.[He stabs Iago.]” (Act 5, Scene 2, 336-337). Othello’s perception of Iago has severely changes since the beginning of the play. As Iagos true nature is revealed. The Moor changes from calling him Honest Iago to looking at his feet like he was the devil. As well, when there was friendship and trust between them, Othello is friendly towards Iago and caring. However once he finds out the true nature of the villain that changes and he stabs to cause pain but not to kill. This shows how the interplay between individuals change when perceptions of one
Iagos disingenuous actions entangled the Moors emotions causing Othello to change how he perceived Iago. Throughout the beginning and middle play, Othello sincerely believed Iago and what he was being told. There are numerous mentions in which Othello says, “ This fellow's of exceeding honesty, And knows all (qualities) with a learned spirit Of human dealings.” (Act 3, Scene 3, 299-301). The quotes shows the immense amount of trust that Othello has in Iago. This shows a sense of irony as throughout the whole play Iago is being deceiving and not honest towards the characters around him. From Iago’s deceiving talks, the Moor is starting to believe the lies put into his head. This causes Othello to start to doubt his wife just because of speculations he has been given. This reveals that how an individual perceives individuals closest to him/her can cause a big change in your actions as well as interactions between humans. However as the play continues, how Othello perceives Iago changes which results in the way Othello treats Iago to change as well. After The Moor finds out the actions of Iago, his attitude and actions towards him change. This is revealed when Othello says, “ I look down towards his feet; but that's fable.-- If that thou be’st a devil, I cannot kill thee.[He stabs Iago.]” (Act 5, Scene 2, 336-337). Othello’s perception of Iago has severely changes since the beginning of the play. As Iagos true nature is revealed. The Moor changes from calling him Honest Iago to looking at his feet like he was the devil. As well, when there was friendship and trust between them, Othello is friendly towards Iago and caring. However once he finds out the true nature of the villain that changes and he stabs to cause pain but not to kill. This shows how the interplay between individuals change when perceptions of one