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Felicia Escandon
AP English
3/10/2015

Othello: His Own Fault
William Shakespeare’s Othello is a play centered on hatred, betrayal, and jealousy
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This is ironic since the villain usually should possess these
negative traits, yet in Othello, both the hero and the villain are consumed with sheer abhorrence
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After Act Three, Othello radically changes from a protagonist to
an antagonist; his rapid descent into barbaric, ignorant behavior makes him the culprit of his own
demise
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Though he is an outsider and frequently travels, his inexperience with a
cosmopolitan society should not be excused
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Othello also falls mercilessly to
Iago; without purpose, Othello questioned his identity and became vulnerable
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Nonetheless,
Othello is manipulated by Iago, yet Othello is the one to manufacture fictitious troubles in his
marriage to Desdemona
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Not only does
his mind master his heart in this case, but his desperate need for “ocular proof” is easily satisfied
by rumors rather than tangible evidence
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Though, when he does talk to Desdemona, his heart is hardened by the thought of the
matter; he never opens his mind to the possibility of true companionship
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Arguably, Othello’s downfall could chalk up to
be a lack of trust or jealousy; but in any case, he began his own descent from noble Moor to
savage murder
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Unlike how victims are perceived,
Othello has choices and is not manipulated to the point where he is forced to do anything
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In the end, Othello could not point a finger at Iago because he himself did not prevent
the situation; his relationship with Desdemona was on a whim, with a lack of communication and
trust to build a partnership on
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