Flaws In Othello's Flaw

Othello’s love for Desdemona was so deep he could not bear the thought of another being with her; “If she be false, O! Then heaven mocks itself. I’ll not believe’t.” Iago uses the characters of Cassio and the obsessive Roderigo as his weapons in his cunning plan. Iago drives the idea into Othello’s mind that Desdemona has been unfaithful, inciting him into a state of jealousy. “Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul, but I do love thee; and when I love thee not, chaos is come again.” Othello growing insecurities about his wife’s faithfulness only adds to his psychological suffering which in turn acts as a catalyst towards the suffering of other characters involved in the play.Iago tells these lies with the intention of driving Othello insane as well as establish his dominance and influence the situations of those characters close to Othello. Evidence of this comes in one of Iago’s soliloquies from act two, scene one; “That Cassio loves her, I do well Believe’t: That she loves him, ‘tis apt and of great credit.” This section shows that he is trying to convince himself that his own manipulative lies are true and is trying to reassure his motives by justifying his own actions. By convincing Othello

Othello’s tragic flaws are that he is gullible and too trusting. Othello was easily tricked by Iago into believing Desdemona was cheating on him. He never asked Desdemona or looked into if Desdemona was actually cheating on him. He simply believed Iago because Iago had never given him a reason not to trust him. Othello’s less obvious flaw is that he is rash.

Iago is evil and he doesn 't care who he hurts; he enjoys it. Although Iago is evil he does display grit and mindset. Iago persuades Cassio into drinking a lot then has Roderigo provoke him into a fight. When Montano tries to break it up Cassio hurts him. This made Othello intervene and stop the fight. Iago planned the whole thing out but he plays it off like he 's shocked about what happened. Othello ends up firing Cassio. Iago tries to persuade Cassio into thinking that he can get Desdemona to talk Othello into giving him his job back. This is all apart of Iago 's evil plan. After firing Cassio Desdemona tries to stick up for Cassio. To get Othello even more upset Iago tells Othello that it 's lust that makes Desdemona speak up for Cassio. Iago believes it 's an excellent plan to bring down Othello. He says, "So will I turn her virtue into pitch, And out of her own goodness make the net That shall enmesh them all" (360-362). Iago plans to use Desdemona as a way to get under Othello 's skin. This shows grit in Iago because he is determined to ruin Othello and anyone in his way. He tries anything he can to achieve this goal. In order to destroy Othello, he must also destroy Roderigo, Emilia, Desdemona, and eventually himself. Iago is a hard character to place under a specific mindset. Reviewing Iago 's actions he shows he has a growth mindset. Having a growth mindset

In William Shakespeare's play, Othello, he teaches the audience a valuable lesson and gives insight to how flaws in our character can be used to bring about our downfall. He uses clever characterization methods to teach that a human's inner turmoils and characters flaws can be used against them and lead to their downfall. His use of characters such as Othello, the tragic hero, and Iago, the villain, work together to create the overarching theme and lesson of this piece.

Firstly, Othello’s fatal flaw begins and ends with people expoliting his own mind, as his jealousy destroyes everyone he loves until it comes full circle and tears him apart. This is demonstrated in the following quote: “If she be false, oh then Heaven mocks itself; the feeling, O Iago, the pity of it, Iago, the feeling. But there where I have garner'd up my heart, where either I must live, or bear no life,” (Shakespeare ) This is mainly Othello explaining that if Desdemona were to be lying to him, he would be consumed by it and feel so much pain that he feels he could not bear to live with it (foreshadowing). There are also references to Othello’s inner demons, and Iago alludes to how he uses Othello’s jealousy to mock him and twist the people he loves into something they’re not.

     Iago told Othello that he would discuss Desdemona with Cassio, and that he would talk about the affair. Iago does not do this, and instead he talks about Bianca with Cassio, and Cassio laughs at things Iago says. Othello sees Cassio laughing and just assumes he is laughing at Desdemona, which in return upsets him very much. Iago used several tactics to set up Othello for deception in this case.

What makes Othello "Great" is the characteristics that William Shakespeare gave to him. Othello is naturally presented as a human being, with flaws in his personality. Being both glorious externally and inferior internally, Othello gradually reveals his "two-faces" trait as Iago continuing to provoke him with his weaknesses. Same as Othello, Harvey Dent consists the same trait, which brings out his dark side of human nature when Joker agitates him. The greatness of Othello and Dent is not being courageous or standing up for justice.

Othello, not knowing that Cassio was in fact speaking with Desdemona in hopes of being reinstated as Lieutenant, mistakenly believes that the two are having an affair and that Desdemona has lost her chastity. Iago skillfully capitalizes on the situation by developing his attack further: "She did deceive her father, marrying you" (3.3.220). Othello begins to see Iago's reasoning: if she could deceive her father, she could just as easily deceive her new husband. Once Othello's bliss has been decimated, Iago concentrates on weakening Othello's perception of himself; Iago very carefully and very tactfully chooses words and metaphors that subconsciously pit Othello against the Venetians. Othello begins to perceive himself as an outsider in his own country, "a malignant and turbaned Turk" (5.2.365). A fruitful marriage with a Venetian woman becomes out of the question in Othello's mind. Iago's successful manipulation takes a self-confidant man and reduces him to one at ends with himself and with the woman he loved.

Perhaps the character flaw that is most evident is his inability to correctly read or perceive the intentions of those around him. This leads Othello to incorrectly read his wife’s and Iago’s behavior, resulting in Othello’s demise. Part of his misperception leads to his secondary emotion, jealousy, which he exhibits towards Desdemona. Both aspects of his personality shed light on the reason for Othello’s fall.

A tale of lies and deception usually ends in chaos and a path of cold blooded murder. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the flaws of the main character, Othello, leads to this path of cold blooded murder. Near the closing lines of the play Iago, who has lied to Othello and given him the false reason to kill his wife, is confronted by Othello once he is caught in this lie. Othello then kills Iago. However, because Othello has previously slayed his wife, the wounding of Iago proves to be one of Othello’s main flaw.

Oh the flaws that bind us. I will be looking at The Tragedy of Othello written by William Shakespeare. Othello's tragic flaws are not extraordinary, actually they're very common. But in my opinion the flaws that did him in were being too trusting and naive. I will examine the repercussions that were produced because of what many would call minor character flaws. The proceeding essay will dissect and look at some of the most glaring defects that Othello had which led to his and his wife's demise. This play truly makes you want to yell at Othello and say, "come on man, watch out"!

He has one major flaw that plays a hand in his demise. Othello’s tragic flaw throughout the play is insecurity because it makes him behave out of character and it makes him lose his trust in Desdemona which leads to jealousy. In the beginning Othello was extremely secure in who he was and did not care about what others thought about him. Othello said that “ My parts, my title and my perfect soul

Life is a challenge between the good and bad, virtuous and evil, white and black and even heaven and hell. People are normally categorized by these stereotypical titles based on various perspective. But in all honesty, there is no complete pure good in people but instead there is always some mixture of black in the human soul. Humans are filled with emotions, and those feelings are what creates faults. No one is a hundred percent pure because no one is perfect. In the book, Othello, by William Shakespeare, the faults of people is clearly shown through the protagonist, Othello. He is a black general for the Venetian army, who apparently is in love with Desdemona, a pure and noble lady. The antagonist known as “honest” Iago

Shakespeare is very well known for his inclusion of tragic flaws throughout the storylines of his novels. Hero’s, as courageous as they may seem, are just like any other person and go through flaws throughout their lifetime regardless of the extent of their situation. In Shakespeare’s novel Othello, with all the events twisting the readers mind from one side to another, there are many distinct qualities that portray Othello’s tragic flaw. Iago was portrayed as an honest character but with his careful deceptions jabbing in Othello’s mind, he is far from honest. Othello’s tragic flaw is that he trusts others opinions more than his own perceptions and Shakespeare develops this flaw by using convincing persuasive appeals and strong syntax throughout

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