Desdemona Is Guilty In William Shakespeare's Othello

“I am glad of this, for now I shall have reason to show the love and duty that I bear you with franker spirit. Therefore, as I am bound, receive it from me. I speak not yet of proof. Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio. Wear your eyes thus, not jealous nor secure. I would not have your free and noble nature out of self-bounty be abused. Look to ’t. I know our country disposition well. In Venice they do let God see the pranks they dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience is not to leave ’t undone, but keep’t unknown” (Shakespeare, A3/S3/ P9) With this quote, Iago is trying to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. In the story, Othello is going to have a lot of emotion in the way of his reasoning
A lot of people know that one person who is just nothing but trouble. If someone were to bring that person back to Shakespeare’s time Iago would be that character to fit them. Iago will do whatever he has to do to get his way with things. He is very despicable. “Why, there’s no remedy. 'Tis the curse of service. Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old gradation, where each second stood heir to th' first. Now sir, be judge yourself, whether I in any just term am affined to love the Moor.” (Shakespeare, A1/S1/P2) This quote is saying how Iago is angry that Cassio got the promotion and not himself. Now he will try to get revenge by ruining Othello’s life. In the story, Iago is also a compulsive liar. “What if I had said I had seen him do you wrong? Or heard him say—as knaves be such abroad, who having, by their own importunate suit, or voluntary dotage of some mistress, convincèd or supplied them, cannot choose but they must blab—“ (Shakespeare, A4/S1/P2) Iago is telling Othello that Cassio was telling him about having sex with Desdemona even though it never happened. Iago just wants Othello to think that his wife is cheating on him. Even though friends stay with you through thick and thin Shakespeare is trying to tell the reader to watch out for your surroundings because some people are not always what you
Othello is a very gullible person who believes everything Iago says. “Oh really? Yes, really. Do you see something wrong with that? Isn’t he an honest man?” (Shakespeare, A3/S3/P5) Othello is curious about Iago’s views on Desdemona and Cassio. It does not take long for Othello to believe she is cheating on him. Othello is not the violent type so when he strikes a sword at somebody then he is very angry and very destined to do something. “Are there no stones in heaven but what serves the thunder? –Precious villain!” (Shakespeare, A5/S2/P13) Othello finds out Iago has been lying to him the whole time after he kills Desdemona. He ends up killing himself from all the grief and misunderstanding. Shakespeare is showing you how things can really mess up when you don’t choose your friends wisely. Iago is defiantly not the type of person anyone should even be