Othello Crumbles
Love is the root of jealousy; if one has no feelings for someone, then one is not saddened at its loss. Before there is jealousy, there has to be love. Shakespeare's Othello, depicts the fall of a valiant soldier, who proves to those who know him his strength and nobility both on and away from the field of battle. Othello is by far, the most romantic figure among Shakespeare's heroes, and he is so partly from the strange life of war and adventure. The villain, Iago, facilitates the fall of Othello through his deceptions and masterful manipulations, but one aspect of Iago's insidious assault on Othello seems more inventive than the rest: his choice of Desdemona as the means by which he engineers Othello's destruction. Othello's relationship with Desdemona provides him with a security and serenity, which now serves as the foundation upon where his strength is built. By attacking the foundation of Othello and Desdemona's relationship, allows Iago the means to destroy him by un!Just as the strongest fortress will fall if its foundation crumbles, so too does Othello when the foundation of his very being is attacked and corrupted by Iago's scheming. Othello succumbs to Iago's plot because Iago attacks beneath
Iago's mastermind plan begins to develop and unravel as Othello's love and strength is prominently displayed more and more for Desdemona. Desdemona comprises the core of his strength and serenity, and when her loyalty is questioned, threatening Othello with betrayal, he has no firm ground to stand upon to repel the attack. One main flaw is his trusting nature, yet another would be is vulnerable state of infatuation and love. Unfortunately for the Moor, Brabantio utters these lines in the presence of Iago. his armor, at the very essence of his armor-his new bride, Desdemona. He finds solace, comfort, and solidity in her presence, "O my soul's joy! If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow till they have wakened death. His base has crumbled, leaving him completely open to manipulation like a piece of play-doh to a six year old. Clearly, the! boldness of this offer springs from the well of his faith in her, but it seems that Othello finds more than merely a devoted lover in Desdemona. Indeed, as Iago says to Lodovico, "He is much changed" (IV. No doubt the thought of another man's possessing the woman he loves is intolerable to him; no doubt the sense of insult and the impulse of revenge are at times most violent; and these are the feelings of jealousy. 182-184) These lines describe Othello's overwhelming joy over his new bride's safe arrive at Cyprus. Yet, on the other she is white and he is black, which by society during that time period, means that she has the higher status.
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