William Shakespeare’s Othello is a play in which changes in the development of characters directly correlates to the events of the play. The title character, Othello, begins the play as a respected hero of war. But after his marriage to Desdemona and the speculations of her infidelity, his actions cause him to lose both his honor and his dignity. When the military position Iago desires is given to Cassio, Iago’s malevolent nature takes over. His amoral, evil character leads him to do anything necessary to ruin those now above him. Through these events, the relationship between Othello and Iago also changes. Othello is still very trusting of Iago’s advice, even though Iago is trying to bring him down. Othello is a tragedy in which the protagonist’s tragic flaw of misjudging his confidant’s true nature leads to his eventual downfall from prominence.

Othello immediately assumes the role of a strong, powerful man to the reader in the first act of this play. He seems to be in control of every situation, and have the admiration and trust of all around him. He is an established military leader and warrior, which has produced his strong sense of pride and his natural

The relationship between Othello and Iago is one of two completely opposite characters. Othello is truly good at heart, but is not very clever, and cannot see through evil intentions around him. Iago is much smarter than Othello, and is jealous of Othello’s high standing. Iago’s racist nature is also jealous that a black Moor is ahead of him in rank. Othello puts his trust in Iago before even his wife Desdemona, who has loved him despite her father’s objection and has never deceived him. Iago uses Othello’s trust against him, which leads to the innocent death of Desdemona. Even after her death, when Othello realizes he wrongly punished her for a crime she did not commit, he is still unable to forgive himself. His pride, which still remains the only strong part of his character, forces him to kill himself for this wrong doing, which he feels is the only honorable thing left to do.

leadership qualities. Throughout the first act, he speaks with confidence, and those around him listen and obey. He accomplishes all this despite the fact that he is a Moor, which is looked down upon at this time in the predominately Christian Venice. Early on in the play, there are hardly any suggestion or hints towards a tragic flaw of his. He seems to be an all-around well-respected and honorable man.

Whom passion could not shake? whose solid virtue

Othello’s strong character and power had caught the eye of Desdemona. She had heard of his many great battles and adventures, and loved him for that. He, on the other hand, was glad that a woman truly appreciated all that he had done for his country. Othello states in Scene III of the First Act, lines 166-167, "She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them.” This relationship however, would be a disgrace to Desdemona’s father, the senator. He could not have his daughter married to a black man, even if he was as highly respected as Othello. Iago now makes his first significant appearance in the play, to inform the senator of his daughter’s actions. Upon hearing this, Desdemona’s father brings Othello into court, and the relationship is revealed to the public. This is the first sign in the play that Othello is not as respected as once assumed. The senate and aristocracy of Venice love O

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