Trust is the backbone of any relationship; without it the couple will be miserable. Romeo and Juliet have an infinite amount of trust. They need it to be certain one will not spill the news of their love. There’s also trust in that their partner will not leave and break their heart. As a matter of fact they want to do the complete opposite. When Romeo got banned from his hometown Verona he wanted to risk his life to stay with Juliet forever. He would rather break the law than leave her. “I have more care to stay than will to go” 3:5:23 While George will not even let Lennie talk on his own. He is afraid Lennie will mess up and ruin his chance of getting a job. George goes as far as taking away Lennie’s right to tend a couple of fluffy bunnies.…
The theme of trust is explored by Shakespeare in the Iago/Othello relationship, showing the antithetical behaviour of the protagonist and antagonist. For example, Iagousing Cassio and Desdemona's friendship to poison Othello's mind. He is an opportunist who turns their innocent friendship to his advantage. Ironically, Iago falsley warns Othello of the "green-eyed monster" when he is the one that plants the seeds of jealousy in Othello's mind. Othello allows Iago to overcome him with emotion as he naively trusts him "And i know you're full of love and honesty, and you think carefully before you speak". (act 3, scene 3)…
Manipulation easily plays the biggest role in this play in ruining Othello for good. We should always be cautious of whom we allow into our personal lives, for not everyone is trustworthy. One can not kill the devil, which means one can’t get rid of evil (Insider’s). Not only should we be careful of whom to let in, but we should also be able to trust someone completely if we plan to spend the rest of our lives with them. Ernest Hemingway once said, “The best way to find out if you can trust someone, is to first trust them”…
the character in which Othello trusts the most, Iago must convince him that he is in fact…
Othello’s tragic flaw comes from trusting people too much. Iago is talking to himself to figure out a plan on how to ruin Othello life to which he reminds himself that Othello is “free and open nature” (Shakespeare1.3. 382). Othello will trust anyone, so Iago uses this in order to give Othello lies about his wife which will fuel Othello’ jealousy. Othello’s downfall all started from trusting Iago. When Vince was getting ready for war against the Turks, Othello ask Iago “A man he is of honesty and trust” to watch over his wife during the travels to Cyprus.…
Trust is the belief that someone is truthful, reliable, and honest. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, the character Othello shows a great amount of trust, which when manipulated, ultimately leads to his downfall. Trust is an honourable trait but in excess can be detrimental.…
The theme of deception is one of the central themes that is shown through-out the play of "Othello" written by William Shakespeare. The idea of deception and decieving is surrounded by the character of Iago, the master mind behind all the deception. It is through the character of Iago that the readers are able to visualise just how badly the doing's of deception can effect and ruin those whom are being decieved. Through this essay i will explore how Iago effects the other characters through-out the play as well as showing the concequences it had on them due to their flaws.…
Othello is undoubtedly the main character in the play. Othello is probably what Shakespeare wanted to be. He is a very proud man, cunning, intelligent and too trusting which, ultimately ends up being one of his best traits as well as his biggest flaw. He holds himself in at least as much esteem as other people do. He is first seen in the film with Desdemona, and is quickly sought after to give a very fast, very good account of his actions in a situation where the fastest and easiest way out would be a big challenge. However he negotiates his way out of a seeming death sentence without any bloodshed and ends up walking away married, proving against the odds that he is a man of integrity and honor. His use of exotic, almost flowery language sets him apart from the rest of the cast as a foreigner, but not in any way a bad sense.…
Another culprit of deceiving people was Iago. Shakespeare showed how deception is far different than its definition, when the very evil and persuasive Iago deceives many characters. In his revenge for his hatred for Othello; Iago bother Othello and Rodrigo. In Act 1 Iago prays on Rodrigo’s feeling about the newlyweds Othello and Desdemona. Rodrigo was one of Desdemona suitors and was will to do anything for her love and affection. “Awake! What ho, Brabantio! Thieves, thieves! Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags!” Iago and Roderigo warning Brabantio father of Desdemona showed the betrayal Iago shown Othello. Also Iago has double-crossing mentalities. If Roderigo did a selfless act and approached Brabantio himse-lf the outcome of this situation would have been completely. The reason this situation manifested like it did was because a person who was bad intentions in deceiving others will all make a situation worse.…
This explains the soldierly camaraderie between Iago and Othello, which makes Othello trust Iago as much as he does. As Iago states in Act 1 Scene 1 Othello and Iago were together “At Rhodes, at Cyprus”, showing a bond which may not be between Desdemona and Othello; after all, Othello believes Iago’s truth above Desdemona’s which leads to the tragedy. Othello uses the epithet of “honest” to refer to Iago which is in fact an oxymoron; he however holds this trust from all these years in the army together with Iago as Othello’s ensign. If it weren’t for this overpowering trust, Iago would not be able to act out his duplicitousness with such ease and success. This therefore shows how soldierly values add the plays drama and…
Today I am questioned with why Othello not only believes Iago's lies, but succumbs to them and acts out upon them. The reasons behind this inculde the theme of honesty and trust, as seen in Iago's character.…
* In Othello, characters not only deceive others, but deceive themselves. They lack self-awareness in that they fail to see or acknowledge their own flaws and weaknesses, and they never see themselves as completely as others perceive them. The truth is likely to destroy either their contentment or their perceptions of themselves…
In this image, Othello and Desdemona are sharing a passionate moment of love after being re-united in Cyprus. Both are wearing white garments; a symbol of purity, and framed in a black background. Othello’s white uniform contrasts with the colour of his skin accentuating his smiling feature, strength and regal stature. In the darkness behind them is the watching figure of Iago who is smirking.…
Love can still exist even when there is a lack of trust between two people, which is evident in William Shakespeare’s Othello. Despite Othello’s suspicions of Desdemona’s innocence and faithfulness, he still truly loves her.…
Things are not always as they appear; reality and perception are two different ways of looking at any scenario. For example in Shakespeare’s Othello one could look at the plot of this story and perceive Iago as honest, helpful and as a trust worthy person. Othello believes Iago to be a trust worthy person. He has to go away for battle and wants Iago to look after his wife Desdemona.” My life upon her faith! Honest Iago”. (Shakespeare 964). Roderigo thought Iago to be a very helpful and honest person. He was paying Iago to help gain Desdemona’s love. He thought that Iago was being honest with him when he said that he was working on this. “That thou, Iago, who has had my purse.”(Shakespeare page 948). This quote explains how Iago has been getting money from Roderigo.…