othello and his fatal flaws

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Character Analysis of Othello In the play Othello, the character of Othello has certain traits which make him seem naive and unsophisticated compared to many other people. This is why Iago, to get his just rewards uses him as a scapegoat. Iago told Roderigo, " O,sir, content you. I follow him [Othello] to serve my turn upon him "(I, i lines 38-9). Iago is saying, he only follows Othello to a point, and upon reaching it he will not follow him any longer. Iago has opened my eyes to see the real meaning of deceit. No matter what, Iago will try to take advantage of Othello any time and he will be easily lead to believe the lies of Iago.

The Moor, as many Venetians call him, is of strong character. He is very proud and in control of every move throughout the play. The control is not only of power but of the sense of his being who he is, a great warrior. In Act I, Othello has a scuffle with Brabantio, who has come to kill him, but before anything could happen Othello said, "Hold your hands, both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it without a prompter" (I, ii, lines 80-3).

The power shown here is quite astounding. The nature of Othello"s character is of a

Othello has a trusting nature in which he gives it all. He put all his trust in Iago during times of war and during Othello"s marriage to Desdemona. This wasn"t very bright of Othello, even if he wasn"t trusting or more corrupt he still wouldn"t realize Iago was lying. Everyone considered Iago as honest, and would be out of character for Othello to believe any different. For example, Othello had told the Duke, "So please your grace, my ancient; A man he is of honesty and trust. To his conveyance I assign my wife, With what else needful your good grace shall think, To be sent after me" (I, iii, lines 284-8). The control over any situation is one Othello"s strong characteristics. Through the whole first act you can picture a man so much power and natural leadership and when he changes you cannot believe it.

Othello had no alternative but to believe him. If any man was brought news of this type they would surely go off the deep end. Iago not only told him but he told him in a way that it was hard not to believe. He didn"t tell a couple who have been married for years, and who would know the likes and dislikes of one another, but he told a newly wed couple. Othello didn"t really know Desdemona before they were married. Othello said, "She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them"(I,iii, lines 166-7). This man had really fallen in love with someone whose life was boring and needed adventure. Othello"s origin also inhibited him from understanding European women. He did see for himself the deception of Desdemona toward her father and remembered the words he had said to him: "Look to her, Moor, if thou has eyes to see: She has deceived her father, and may thee" (I, iii, lines 286-7).

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When Othello has been given information from Iago in Act III scene iii, he

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