How Does Othello Cause His Own Downfall

The titular character in Othello, was a villain who caused his own downfall because of his personality and actions. Othello proved his own villainous ways through his actions, which becomes apparent to the audience and other characters within the play. While many people would be quick to call Othello a good person who was manipulated by Iago, Othello was in actuality, an evil person with darkness clouding his heart because of his actions and decisions that he made.

Othello made many poor decisions throughout the play that not only affected himself, but also affect the people who are around him. Othello was domestically abusive to his wife, Desdemona in front of everyone else. In a rage of fury, Othello outlashed at Desdemona, calling her a devious whore, and slapped her in the presence of company. Othello was shown to be extremely aggressive and abusive towards his lady, just because of his false beliefs and accusations that Iago had implanted within his mind. During act five scene three of Othello, The moor strangled and killed …show more content…
Othello quickly became jealous and furious when the thought of Desdemona sleeping with Cassio was presented to him by Iago. Othello was blind to the truth because his mind was filled with jealousy and rage. During Act three scene four, Othello asks desdemona about the handkerchief that he gave her. Othello became increasingly angry with her when he thought she had lost the object in question. Othello came to the conclusion that Desdemona did not have the handkerchief because she gave in to Cassio when she was having an affair. In actuality, Iago’s wife, Emilia, stole the handkerchief from Desdemona when she accidentally dropped it on the floor. Othello was corrupted by his feelings of rage that he tried to find correlations with Desdemona’s actions to prove that his assumptions were valid. Othello let his emotions stand in the way of logical thought and