Othello

A detailed Summary of Othello

Reputation plays a very important role in the play Othello. The character of Iago uses his reputation as an honest man to deceive Othello and other characters in the play. Although, the bond that was erected with Othello, was most important to the tragic end of the Moor and the plot of Shakespeare's play.

To Cassio, reputation meant everything. Othello's reputation played an important role in the play. Iago's reputation played a very key role in the play. Everyone thought of Iago as an honest man. "A man he is of honesty and trust", "...Honest Iago, My Desdemona must I leave to thee..." (ACT I, Scene III, Lines 283, 291-3) Iago has everyone fooled into believing that he is a noble honest man. Without this reputation of being honest, he could never get Othello to believe that Desdemona was cheating on him. Othello would have probably killed him if it weren't for the trusted bond he had with Iago. Iago knew that an important man like Othello couldn't ignore the possibility that his wife was cheating on him. Nobody suspects that Iago is a deceitful operative and would plot and plan to destroy Othello, Cassio and Desdemona in such a cunning way. Iago used his reputation, and the insecurities of Othello being a Moor, and married t

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Honesty played a huge role in the position of Iago in the play. Honesty can be a way of life for many people. For some it can define all that they really are and for others it can define how they view all of their peers, friends, and family. But whichever way you cut it, honesty can affect you greatly and every solitary day.

him? To an end that leaves the audience asking, "why?" When Othello, after murdering his ever faithful wife Desdemona, demands Iago give his reasons Iago declares he will take his reasons with him to the grave, and though we might all feel we have an idea as to his motives only one person has ever really known. Shakespeare himself, and he as well took the secret to the grave. To Iago, his perceptions were all that mattered really, and honesty was a thing to be twisted to his own desires. Othello had the reputation of a military man, an honest man, and a courageous leader. With Iago constantly putting these ideas in his head, Othello's trust was eaten away until, in his own mind, the killing of Desdemona was justifiable and true. His intentions had always been good and "valiant" until the intervention of "honest Iago". The fair and beautiful Desdemona: the woman in which many a male character of Othello would have given anything to make theirs. This alone could give some men r!

Because Iago had the reputation of being an honest man, Othello couldn't ignore his insinuations about Desdemona. Othello wondered if Desdemona really loved him, or if she was just using him to rebel against her father. With Iago constantly putting these ideas in his head, Othello was convinced to kill his wife. Cassio was known to be a good soldier, and is proud of that reputation. After Iago gets him drunk, and he gets in a fight, he ruins his report with

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Approximate Word count = 1245
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

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