We all go through life and at some point wonder what is real and what is fake. Gossip and tabloids are our two biggest sources for illusion v. reality and can lead to misunderstandings, more lies and gossip, and even just a bit of insanity. While Othello may have had it all together, his life and attitude change when he couldn’t tell the difference between illusion v. reality. We see the story of Othello start off with Iago going on about how upset he is with Othello because he was not chosen for the position of lieutenant. Iago plan’s to then ultimately ruin Othello’s life because of this. But, when Othello and Iago are together, Iago puts on an act so that Othello won’t be suspicious of Iago’s plan (1.2.75). So as you can see, even within
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And how is he doing this? Why through the perception of illusion v. reality. Othello sees Cassio and Desdemona talking. While at first Othello barely even notices, once Iago starts to make Othello think there is something going on between the two of them, Othello gets suspicious. Iago starts to say how he doesn't “like that” or how he can’t think of any reason why Cassio would leave looking guilty when he saw Othello (3.3.37-43). He does this to twist the reality of what’s actually happening. We even notice that Othello’s wife is lost in what an illusion and what is reality. By the end of act three, Othello is clearly a jealous mess but according to Desdemona “my noble moor is true of mind and made of no such baseness as jealous creatures are” (3.4.26-28). While everyone can see Othello is jealous, Desdemona is obviously letting the illusion of her jealous-free husband fool her. Lastly, in the end of the book, because Othello has believed the illusion that Desdemona has cheated on him, he thinks he needs to kill her (5.2.40). Othello’s illusion v reality is so messed up and skewed that murder is what everything has come down to. At the beginning of the book, Othello had everything. Power, wealth, and the perfect women. But once he beliefs on what was real and what was fake became twisted, his whole life turned upside down. In our world today we have so much new technology, that
And how is he doing this? Why through the perception of illusion v. reality. Othello sees Cassio and Desdemona talking. While at first Othello barely even notices, once Iago starts to make Othello think there is something going on between the two of them, Othello gets suspicious. Iago starts to say how he doesn't “like that” or how he can’t think of any reason why Cassio would leave looking guilty when he saw Othello (3.3.37-43). He does this to twist the reality of what’s actually happening. We even notice that Othello’s wife is lost in what an illusion and what is reality. By the end of act three, Othello is clearly a jealous mess but according to Desdemona “my noble moor is true of mind and made of no such baseness as jealous creatures are” (3.4.26-28). While everyone can see Othello is jealous, Desdemona is obviously letting the illusion of her jealous-free husband fool her. Lastly, in the end of the book, because Othello has believed the illusion that Desdemona has cheated on him, he thinks he needs to kill her (5.2.40). Othello’s illusion v reality is so messed up and skewed that murder is what everything has come down to. At the beginning of the book, Othello had everything. Power, wealth, and the perfect women. But once he beliefs on what was real and what was fake became twisted, his whole life turned upside down. In our world today we have so much new technology, that