Importance Of Reputation In Othello

How important is reputation?How does it affect men’s outlook on life?. In the play Othello, by William Shakespeare, reputation is a key idea because Iago plans to destroy both Cassio and Othello’s reputation. Due to Cassio’s position of being lieutenant has caused Iago to be jealous. Iago plan is to destroy Othello and Cassio’s reputation so Iago could build his reputation. Iago is jealous of Othello because Othello was the person who recommended Cassio to be the lieutenant.Iago believes to be cuckold by Othello so he needs to get revenge.The most important theme in Othello is that men are more concerned about how they are perceived than their character. Reputation is important in the play “Othello” because the characters in the play were