1. Othello's Lack of Self-Confidence
... but he is able to get along with people and no one really knows what he is up to. At the same time, in reviewing the events of the play, one can distinguish what his true motivation really is. He is vengeful and wants a particular job he did not get. He feels dispossessed ... up dead, and one cannot discount Othello's role in that outcome. It is by his hand that she is killed. Some of course do at least in part blame Desdemona for some of what goes on. Hunt writes: "Unfortunately her interest in her own self-worth and marital influence over Othello supersedes her concern for ... Cassio"...
- Word Count: 745
- Approx Pages: 3
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School