III.iii in the play Othello by William Shakespeare is very significant because it shows Othello giving up on his language; before in the play Othello has spoken with convincing rhetoric and beautiful images. This scene may be referred to as the "temptation scene". Iago carefully plant the seeds of jealousy and suspicion, which leads to the tragic events of the play.
In III.iii Iago has a strong effect on Othello. He begins his deception by saying Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. However, he doesn't say much; "I cannot think it that he would steal away so guilty-like" (III.iii.37). Iago is constantly planting seeds of doubt while making himself look innocent. Iago airs his suspicions and then argues that they cannot …show more content…
"Haply, for I am black, and have not those soft parts of conversation, that chamberers have, or for I am declined Into the vale of years" (III.iii.268-270). Othello speaks on the color of his skin, making it into a symbol for how unattractive and poorly spoken he is. He doubts that Desdemona could love him; how he sees himself influences how he views Desdemona's love. The handkerchief, the most important symbol in the play; it symbolizes Othello's love, to Desdemona because it was his first gift to her. Othello thinks that the handkerchief is Desdemona's love and when she lost it she has lost his love. The handkerchief becomes "ocular proof" of Desdemona's dishonesty. "Proof" is the keyword, so Othello tells Iago to prove Desdemona unfaithful through clear visual evidence. But clever Iago manages to work around this by mentioning Cassio and the handkerchief, which makes Othello angry. This distracts him from the fact that Iago has no evidence at all; shows the evidence vs. Emotion can have effect. From now on Othello's use of his figure of speech becomes less and less frequent, and he begins to rely upon Iago for explanation. His own jealousy and Iago are reducing him to minimum speech such as "O!” Othello is losing power over both himself and others; losing his beautiful language makes a huge shift between the power Othello and Iago, Iago becomes more powerful in the relationship and
In III.iii Iago has a strong effect on Othello. He begins his deception by saying Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. However, he doesn't say much; "I cannot think it that he would steal away so guilty-like" (III.iii.37). Iago is constantly planting seeds of doubt while making himself look innocent. Iago airs his suspicions and then argues that they cannot …show more content…
"Haply, for I am black, and have not those soft parts of conversation, that chamberers have, or for I am declined Into the vale of years" (III.iii.268-270). Othello speaks on the color of his skin, making it into a symbol for how unattractive and poorly spoken he is. He doubts that Desdemona could love him; how he sees himself influences how he views Desdemona's love. The handkerchief, the most important symbol in the play; it symbolizes Othello's love, to Desdemona because it was his first gift to her. Othello thinks that the handkerchief is Desdemona's love and when she lost it she has lost his love. The handkerchief becomes "ocular proof" of Desdemona's dishonesty. "Proof" is the keyword, so Othello tells Iago to prove Desdemona unfaithful through clear visual evidence. But clever Iago manages to work around this by mentioning Cassio and the handkerchief, which makes Othello angry. This distracts him from the fact that Iago has no evidence at all; shows the evidence vs. Emotion can have effect. From now on Othello's use of his figure of speech becomes less and less frequent, and he begins to rely upon Iago for explanation. His own jealousy and Iago are reducing him to minimum speech such as "O!” Othello is losing power over both himself and others; losing his beautiful language makes a huge shift between the power Othello and Iago, Iago becomes more powerful in the relationship and