Does Iago Believe In Othello

In the short but intense story “Othello”, by William Shakespeare takes place in Venice during 1601-1604 after years of war. The play is about Othello and his wife Desdemona. It’s a story about love, trust issues, and jealousy that ends badly. Othello was helpless in a way that he believes that people spoke the truth and honest, Due to Othello’s nature and how he believe what people told him which is how Iago was able to do into believing his wife was cheating on him. The flawless voice of Iago easily dupes the main character, Othello, because Othello believes that Iago is a truthful person, Othello trust Iago too much, and Othello didn’t really love Desdemona.

First, trust is part of the concept in this play. Othello truly believes that Iago is a truthful person, because of his nature and how he believe …show more content…
In the beginning of the play, Othello seems to have trust in Desdemona. He fake to believe that Desdemona truly loves him and support him. Then Iago starts to brainwashing Othello mind. Iago accuses Desdemona of having an affair with Cassio. In the end of the play, Othello kills his own wife that he so badly love with because Iago claims that she is cheating on him with Cassio. The handkerchief in Cassio’s hand is not enough to show that Desdemona is sleeping with Cassio. Othello didn’t confirm anything about Cassio. Like what I said before Othello trust Iago more than everyone else around him. Othello shows no mercy at all to Desdemona when he is committing the crime. Desdemona said “ And you have mercy too, I never did offend you in my life, never loved Cassio but with such general warranty of heaven as I might love. I never gave him token (5.2.73-76)” Desdemona is begging Othello that he doesn’t kill her. She confesses that she didn’t give Cassio her love token that Othello had given her. Othello has no trust in Desdemona even though Iago has no evidence of Desdemona cheating on Othello, he still believes