Reputation is a concept that can make or break a man. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the damage that can be caused by reputation, or the lack of it, is very severe and is evident through the characterisation of Michael Cassio. Shakespeare portrays emotional damage that can be caused by the lack of reputation through dialogue “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation! ”(2.3.242-244), this statement by Cassio conveys that his reputation is an embodiment of his character and how he identifies himself. Hence, without it, he is truly lost as a person and does not know what is to become of him. The line “I have lost the immortal
