1. Name, Honor, and Reputation
... . Some of them stand for a little part of his plays, and others can almost be called the play themselves. In Othello, reputation is one of the play's most under-riding themes. Iago, well-known as an "honest" man, gains all the trust from the good reputation that he masks himself with. Cassio, who realizes the value of his name, struggles to ... very person who Iago pretends to befriend yet destroys, can be the most closely associated with reputation in the play. Though clearly a good person from the heart, because of Cassio's persuasion of reputation and honor, he is undone by his own fl...
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- Grade Level: High School