Because of these messages, 'Othello' remains relevant to readers through time and age. ... Iago's paradoxical aside 'I am not what I am' immediately discloses his duplicitous nature yet the dramatic irony in Othello addressing him as 'Honest Iago' portrays how the antagonist's deception victimises Othello's naivety. ... In Othello, Shakespeare demonstrates how a loss of pride develops jealousy which impedes reason and rationality. ... However, Othello, who as critic A.C. ... It is these universal messages which allow 'Othello' to rem...

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