Why Is Othello The Moor Of The Venice
A Shakespearean play “Othello the Moor of the Venice” by William Shakespeare, sets in a castle in Venice, a famous Italian city. We get introduced to Iago and Othello. Iago was considered an honest and truthful man when in reality he is the most hateful and inconsiderate person in this play. Othello, on the other hand, is a very social veteran and is respected by those around him. Later in the play we see a change in Othello’s personality when it comes to his wife Desdemona, because in the end there is a tragedy. In act three, we start to get a better understanding of the sub themes in the play of jealousy and irrational belief between Iago and Othello and a true meaning of the handkerchief in the play. The handkerchief was the one of the
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Iago showed a lot of jealousy when it came to Othello. Iago: “ I hate the Moor. My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him” (1.3.346-347). The only reason why Iago is jealous of Othello is because Othello over passed him for a lieutenant position. Iago then had an irrational belief that Othello has slept with his wife Emilia which made him hate Othello even more. Iago: “ I hate the Moor; And it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets he’s done my office. I know not if’t be true; But I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety” (1.3.363-367). Iago makes up a reason that Othello slept with his wife Emilia, because it will give him a better reason why to get even more revenge on him. Furthermore, Othello is also jealous and has an unreasonable belief why he killed Desdemona. Othello first became jealous when Iago told him about Cassio talking in his sleep about Desdemona, but what made him go insane was when Desdemona started to weep and cry when he mentions to her that Cassio could not be able to explain himself on what really happened because he was “dead”. Desdemona: “ O, my fear interprets. What is he dead? Othello: “ Had all his hairs been lives, my great revenge had stomach for them all” [she weeps] (5.2.77-80). This is what made Othello go insane and smother his wife because Desdemona started to cry for Cassio and
Iago showed a lot of jealousy when it came to Othello. Iago: “ I hate the Moor. My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him” (1.3.346-347). The only reason why Iago is jealous of Othello is because Othello over passed him for a lieutenant position. Iago then had an irrational belief that Othello has slept with his wife Emilia which made him hate Othello even more. Iago: “ I hate the Moor; And it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets he’s done my office. I know not if’t be true; But I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety” (1.3.363-367). Iago makes up a reason that Othello slept with his wife Emilia, because it will give him a better reason why to get even more revenge on him. Furthermore, Othello is also jealous and has an unreasonable belief why he killed Desdemona. Othello first became jealous when Iago told him about Cassio talking in his sleep about Desdemona, but what made him go insane was when Desdemona started to weep and cry when he mentions to her that Cassio could not be able to explain himself on what really happened because he was “dead”. Desdemona: “ O, my fear interprets. What is he dead? Othello: “ Had all his hairs been lives, my great revenge had stomach for them all” [she weeps] (5.2.77-80). This is what made Othello go insane and smother his wife because Desdemona started to cry for Cassio and