s very poetic in the way that he speaks.
             "I kissed thee ere I killed thee.
             No way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss" (5,2,355).
             I additionally agree with Bradley when he says, 'He is totally ignorant of the thoughts and the customary morality of Venetian women'. This emphasises how Othello could never be part of Venetian society.
             I think it is Othello's passion (with Venetian society, not Desdemona) that turns him into the jealous, shallow and obsessed man he becomes.
             "Ay, let her rot, and perish, and be damned tonight;
             For she shall not live. No my heart is turned to stone" (4,1,181).
             Although Othello loved Desdemona, she was also to him certification that he is part of Venetian society. He believes that because he has married a Venetian woman that he is now part of their society. Othello could not have truly loved Desdemona, because if he did, he wouldn't have murdered her, he was just thinking about himself and his reputation.
             Before Othello is about to murder Desdemona, Othello says,
             "Yet I'll not shed her blood,
             Not scar that whiter skin of hers than snow" (5,2,3).
             Othello didn't really want to kill Desdemona. Iago made him feel like he had to kill her. This is where Othello's naiveté is shown.
             Both Bradley and O'Toole agree on the subject of Othello's naiveté. O'Toole states that 'Othello for all his facility with words is not, very bright'. Bradley also considers Othello to be naive 'His nature tends outward. He is quite free from introspection, and not given to reflection.' Although this is not to state that introspection equals naivity.
             There is plenty of evidence throughout the play to support the view that Othello is naive.
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