William Shakespeare Othello was a brilliant tragedy of a man’s fall from grace and another man’s jealousy. Othello was a victim of Iago’s deceit, his own insecurities, and his own trusting nature. Othello was aware of the disapproval of Desdemona and himself getting married, which is why he and Desdemona decided to elope privately and discreetly. According to the play “Othello trusts Iago because he has a noble spirit and assumes that other people are like himself (Othello). Due to Othello’s trusting nature, it is easy for Othello to be manipulated by Iago and Iago knew this when He compares Othello to an “ass which can easily be led by the nose” (Othello). Othello thought, Iago was a man he could trust and had Othello’s best interest at heart.
