Honest Betrayal in Othello
Iago's honest betrayal has left Othello pondering over Desdemona's faithfulness. Believing the words of his most honest ancient, Othello gullibly succumbs to his insinuations of his wife, Desdemona, as being unfaithful. Through Othello's soliloquy, he is not the self-confident General formerly portrayed as. Instead, his indecision over his wife's infidelity has caused him to explore his flaws as a human being, showing signs of appearance versus reality.
Othello Citation:
This fellow's of exceeding honesty,
And knows all qualities, with a learned spirit,
Of human dealings. If I do prove her haggard,
Though that her jesses were my dear heart-strings,
I'd whistle her off, and let her down the wind
To prey at fortune. Haply for I am black
And have not those soft parts of conversation
That chamberers have; or for I am declined
Into the vale of years-yet that's not much-
She's gone: I am abused, and my relief
Must be to loathe her. O curse of marriage,
That we can call these delicate creatures ours
And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad
And live upon the vapour of a dungeon
Than keep a corner in the thing I love
For others' uses. Yet 'tis the plague of great ones;
Prerogatived are they less than the base.
'Tis destiny unshunnable, like death:
Even this forked plague is fated to us
When we do quicken. Desdemona comes!
If she be false, O then heaven mocks itself!
I'll not believe't. (III.ii.255-276)
The conniving Iago has unquestionably caused Othello to be suspicious of Desdemona's fidelity. Othello, like every one of the other characters, is duped by this 'honest' ancient whom he kno...
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...As Othello becomes firmly believing in Iago's insinuations, his tone accentuates by his anger. Metaphorically he states when a man is cuckolded, forked horns will grow on his head, which could be seen by all except himself.
Iago's subtle machinations has intoxicated Othello's mind against Desdemona's betrayal. Jealousy has made Othello believe that Desdemona, the most beautiful lady in Venice, might be unfaithful to him. If that is true, Othello blames heaven for the course of the problem:
If she be false, O then heaven mocks itself!
I'll not believe't. (III.ii.275-278)
The once honourably proud General has been degenerated through his pride and self esteem by believing he has been cuckolded. Obviously, his fatal trust in the villainous Iago, and his obsessive jealousy leads Othello's honest betrayal and tragic downfall.
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Iago wanted Othello’s position and used others to shame Othello and gain stature. Iago dressed himself up a trustworthy man and worked his way into Othello’s trust with tricks and lies. He wore a very convincing mask; often temporarily defending the person he was trying to ruin to further his honest visage. He says to Othello, “Men should be what they seem…” (3.3.127) through these methods, Iago convinces Othello that Cassio, an officer, was having an affair with Othello’s beautiful wife Desdemona. As a vicious result, Othello is driven mad with anger and sadness and throttles Desdemona in their bed. The death and want left by Iago’s deception is vast hurting everyone involved most frequently on a mortal level. When the truth finally comes out, Othello, in his grief and remorse, ends up stabbing himself with a dagger. In the end, many die due to Iago’s deception, through villainy or despair, and none gain what they truly want because of it. This just goes to show that the mask of deception that a man wears can cause an unbelievable amount of harm, bodily and worse,
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