“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster.” Just as Iago noted in Act three, scene three, lines one hundred and ninety-five to one hundred and ninety-six, jealousy would be Othello’s demise. This jealousy, fed by the deception and dishonesty of Iago, manifested a new “view” of Othello’s wife, Desdemona. Stricken with this disease, Othello goes as far as taking the life of his wife, along with his own. Although Othello’s inability to fight off jealousy brought him down, his trustworthiness and frankness also led to his collapse. Othello never questioned Iago, and as honest as he may have appeared, anyone else would have needed more, not just one source for a charge such as the one Iago placed on Desdemona. Othello simply thought to highly of Iago, and never pondered whether he was truly honest.

Iago, with his keen ability to manipulate and create fallacies, placed jealousy upon the head of Othello. From th

Othello’s death cannot be all attributed to his jealousy, however. For Iago was truly the “green-eyed monster.” Honest Iago, the man Othello trusted far beyond a normal realm of trust, pushed Othello into the death trap of suspicion. Was Iago then his downfall? No, Othello is still to blame, for he never heard the saying “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Maybe if he had Othello would have seen the plan Iago had in mind, and why he kept “closer” to Othello. Even when Iago first brought up the suspicion of Cassio, Othello still proclaims that “this fellow’s of exceeding honesty.” Never once does Othello assume any of Iago’s fallacies nor does he spot the growing number of vicious images that indeed never occurred. Othello is too jaded by this horrible “view” of Desdemona, that he doesn’t try to gather evidence, nor does he ask if anyone else has noticed anything suspicious. When he confronts Emilia about it, she denies any such affair, and yet he calls her the liar. Othello puts too much trust in Iago, and in turn, kills his obedient wife for no reason. It seems as though Othello relied heavily on Iago’s words, danced from one lie to another, feeding his rage and jealousy. Othello came to Iago for more answers, for solid “proof,” for the evidence he

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