Othello
In about the year 1604, Shakespeare wrote a tragedy named “The Tragedy of Othello.” This is a story that was based off of Giraldi Cinthio’s “Hecatommithi,” written in 1565. (Shakespeare 2825). In both of these stories, a moor is married to a young woman named Desdemona. Desdemona is later accurse of cheating on the moor (Othello in Shakespeare’s work), and because of this, the moor goes through many different emotions and feelings. The story begins and Othello proclaims his love for Desdemona to her father and everyone else around him at the time, but once Desdemona is accused of cheating on Othello with another man named Cassio, Othello starts to believe the rumor and starts to feel jealous and very territorial. Slowly, Othello’s resentment toward his new wife gets so extreme that Othello performs the most horrendous act of betrayal and smothers his wife as she lies in bed. This shows just how much Othello cares about honor and how his wife feels and acts towards him. All of these emotions show how human Othello really is, even if it sees to others his isn’t human at times. …show more content…
For example, when Othello says, “How shall I murder him Iago?” (Shakespeare 2972). Othello is speaking about Cassio, not only a man Othello believes is aiding his wife in cheating, but Cassio, a man this is also Othello’s lieutenant, someone Othello is supposed to be able to trust and keep around so he can help him in battles of even wars. Not long after that statement, in fact in the same conversation, Othello also says, “I will chop her into messes.” (Shakespeare 2972). This time Othello is talking about his wife, a woman he is supposed to cherish for all his life until death do they part. This tells us Othello is willing to betray those he cares for the most out of rage and
In about the year 1604, Shakespeare wrote a tragedy named “The Tragedy of Othello.” This is a story that was based off of Giraldi Cinthio’s “Hecatommithi,” written in 1565. (Shakespeare 2825). In both of these stories, a moor is married to a young woman named Desdemona. Desdemona is later accurse of cheating on the moor (Othello in Shakespeare’s work), and because of this, the moor goes through many different emotions and feelings. The story begins and Othello proclaims his love for Desdemona to her father and everyone else around him at the time, but once Desdemona is accused of cheating on Othello with another man named Cassio, Othello starts to believe the rumor and starts to feel jealous and very territorial. Slowly, Othello’s resentment toward his new wife gets so extreme that Othello performs the most horrendous act of betrayal and smothers his wife as she lies in bed. This shows just how much Othello cares about honor and how his wife feels and acts towards him. All of these emotions show how human Othello really is, even if it sees to others his isn’t human at times. …show more content…
For example, when Othello says, “How shall I murder him Iago?” (Shakespeare 2972). Othello is speaking about Cassio, not only a man Othello believes is aiding his wife in cheating, but Cassio, a man this is also Othello’s lieutenant, someone Othello is supposed to be able to trust and keep around so he can help him in battles of even wars. Not long after that statement, in fact in the same conversation, Othello also says, “I will chop her into messes.” (Shakespeare 2972). This time Othello is talking about his wife, a woman he is supposed to cherish for all his life until death do they part. This tells us Othello is willing to betray those he cares for the most out of rage and