The many themes and symbols found in Shakespeare's books are numerous and very deep. 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 ... together and make Othello jealous (Shakespeare 2.3.332-41). Throughout the play, Cassio came to be known as a man whose main interests were duty, responsibility, and propriety. N...

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