As an audience, we are not prepared to see a character with such reputation as Othello’s fall into such a ‘trap’ as Iago’s; his refusal to question the placement of the handkerchief or even confront Desdemona is surprising and we realise that he has been completely drawn under Iago’s pretence. He fully trusts Iago, enough to stop him from making his own judgement of the situation, which we know if he did he would realise and overcome the trap set up for him. He becomes too reliant on Iago after his dismissal of Cassio and we can see how over the course of
As an audience, we are not prepared to see a character with such reputation as Othello’s fall into such a ‘trap’ as Iago’s; his refusal to question the placement of the handkerchief or even confront Desdemona is surprising and we realise that he has been completely drawn under Iago’s pretence. He fully trusts Iago, enough to stop him from making his own judgement of the situation, which we know if he did he would realise and overcome the trap set up for him. He becomes too reliant on Iago after his dismissal of Cassio and we can see how over the course of