As Othello minded his own business, Iago, a greedy selfish man, plotted .
Secretly behind his back because he wanted to be lieutenant instead of .
Cassio. This shows one of the most important themes of Othello. Jealousy is .
definitely shown clearly to be one of the greater issues held throughout the whole .
story of Othello. Iago's greed brought him to convince Othello to do wrong. .
Othello was not the bad man; Iago was. Othello was only a puppet, but still a .
good man. Whether or not he was a good man can be answered by the way it is .
asked, the was he treated people, and the strings he was attached to .
manipulating his every move.
"Is Othello a good man?" This question can be answered differently .
depending on different circumstances. If the question is asked as whether or not .
Othello did bad things? Yes, but then he did have proper reason behind his .
actions. In his mind was he doing bad things? No, to be a bad man, the man .
would have to do wrong on purpose, to enforce wrongdoing as right. However, .
Othello's behaviors were influenced by a man who was not a good man and.
convinced him that he was doing the right thing. The whole time, however, .
Othello had absolutely no idea he was being lied to. What he did in action to .
these lies was right to him. However, because the lies were wrong, it made his .
actions wrong too. Othello, however, had a good purpose. His ultimate goal was .
good. Therefore, Othello is a good man.
Some may argue that he is a bad man because of the way he treated .
people. He slapped Desdemona, he thinks too much of himself, some may even .
not like him for his race, which is another major issue in the story. He is referred .
to as a "moor" throughout the entire story. Because of the times this play was .
wrote, I personally feel that those actions are also not wrong. Othello may have .
killed his true love, but because it was not his intent to kill someone who loved .
him, he was not wrong. In his mind, he was doing the right thing, because he was .
