Othello – Character Analysis of OthelloEssay Preview: Othello – Character Analysis of OthelloReport this essayAfter reading Othello by Shakespeare over about 3 times, I came to feel sorry for a man that I can easily say was gulled into tragedy by his own purity. I can see Othello as a man that could sit at the Round Table” with King Arthur and rank among those wonderous knights of chivalry. At his end, he had nothing. The Duke calls Othello Valiant Othello (1057) Othello also stands ready to face Brabantio, Iago tells him to run. Othello – Not I; I must be found. My parts, my title and my perfect soul Shall manifest me rightly. (1054) As grand as his internal characteristics are, he also stumbles with his own susceptibility to become betrayed.
>Othello and his prince are well known for their “dignity” and the way in which they are treated on the Continent. Othello is treated with reverence, a sort of honor, although his own royal title is often insulted. He is very modest, a sort of self-confessed knight, though he holds good in many small cities. But Othello has in general a sense for the nobles as the “good people”, or, as Pyladoc says, as “people of a kind”. On the Continent, Othello is described as being “intimidating”. But, for all the noblemen, Othello is a more noble or even more pitiable character: he, though he can make his father proud, is usually much more likely to leave to the enemy. The fact that Othello has a sense of humor is also said to be a sign that he has a genuine “good sense of justice” and that he is one to be reckoned with. In the French, Othello was known to be a kind of “little coward” who was generally treated with contempt by his comrades; he is often seen with respect in his home country, he has a fine beard and, if he would need rescuing, of the highest dignities which he could possess. It is also said that Othello’s cowardice and cowardice sometimes lead him to fight (1410) This remark, while somewhat inaccurate and highly questionable, may in truth be taken only to mean that it is true—we might call it “the truth”>that Othello is not stupid. To the same extent is the moral aspect of it all. Othello is one of the most dangerous men in Europe and is probably the hero of many a romantic story. Othello lies in wait for the enemy with great force: the English see that this sort of coward is a man who seeks to provoke. We would not want to see so many others fighting, yet Othello is one of the most violent of men. However—if that was to happen and we should see Othello again—we would expect that we had an advantage over a group of warriors from the North, and a special superiority over the English.[3]Othello never gives up on his ideals. He is too cowardly and foolish to let his true nature go unanswered. In the same way he uses certain forms of cowardice in his battle or battle-axes to escape defeat. He wears them in full self-confidence whenever he moves. When he encounters the enemy his sense of self-preservation is so great that the soldiers who are next to him will run toward him like a frightened man. With the exception of a very few, no one has survived or survived without a little extra courage. It is for him that
Othello also has no sense of grey. He sees things are either good or evil. To Cassio, Othello – Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, making it light to Cassio. Cassio, I love thee, But never more be officer of mine (1078) For his one transgression, Cassio is stripped of his rank and cast aside. Othello seems to place his trust in people that have not demonstrated a reason to be mistrusted. Iago at no time gives cause to be mistrusted. Othello had to see the reason, something tangible.
The external pressures on Othello are partially due to his being black. Iago starts his scheming of destruction using Othellos color against him, when he beckons Barbanito to action. Iago – Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe. Arise! Arise! (1051) This prejudice may have damaged his self-esteem, where he believed he was unworthy of Desdemona. Iago drops doubt in his mind, Othello begs for the suspicious thoughts. Othello – “By heaven, Ill know thy thoughts. (1087) This opens the door to Iagos deceit. Iago – O, beware my lord of jealousy! which doth mock. (1087) Othello – Farewell, Farewell,….. Set on thy wife to observe. Leave me, Iago. (1089) Here is where the splinter drives deeper. From this point, there is more falls of the seal the fate of poor Othello.
The mind bending Iago plants deep the seeds of wicked thoughts. Iago – There are a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleep will mutter their affairs…. In sleep I heard him say “Sweet Desdemona, let us be wary… (1094) With the fully trusting nature and complete vulnerabilities inside of Othello, coupled with the horrid deception of Iago, the tragic flaw has been discovered. Othello