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How is Othello too trusting?
Othello’s main flaw was that he trusted people too much which led him to believe things that never happened. Apart from Othello trusting people he is an outsider he is a black general who is also referred to as Moor which is a racial term because of his skin color.
Is Othello trusting?
He is so trusting that he fails to see the complexities that exist within human beings. Othello’s trusting nature can be seen in his final words when he claims to be one “that lov’d not wisely but too well.” This helps to solidify his trusting nature, one that dooms him to pain.
What is a famous quote from Othello?
Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, All, all, cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak. I kissed thee ere I killed thee: no way but this, Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.
Why does Othello trust Iago more than he trusts Desdemona?
Othello is impelled to act to save the situation and he believes that Iago is the only one who is acting in his best interests. Therefore, he trusts Iago more than his wife. Another contributing factor is Othello’s lack of judgement.
What does Othello trust Iago about Desdemona?
Like many others characters in the play, Othello is unable to see past the “Janus” of Iago’s character, referring to him as “good Iago” and holding great faith in “thy (Iago’s) honesty and love” trusting his prized jewel, Desdemona to him. “I assign my wife to thee”.
How is Othello manipulated?
Iago skilfully exploits Othello through his dexterous use of words. While early in the action, Othello refuses to believe Iago’s claims about Desdemona and Cassio, Iago manages to overpower Othello and deceive him. Iago’s manipulation of Othello is effective through his expression of his words.
Who said this quote in Othello?
Iago
Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter. (2.3.) Othello speaks this quote to Iago after Iago has explained to him about Cassio’s involvement in a drunken brawl.
What famous line does Othello say before he dies?
Othello’s suicide serves as a kind of trial in which he decides on and enacts a punishment for his crime of killing Desdemona. In his final speech, he explains how he hopes to be remembered, saying “When you shall these unlucky deed relate / Speak of me as I am” (5.2.).
Did Othello trust Iago?
Othello trusts Iago because he has a noble spirit and assumes that other people are like himself. He is like many other Shakespearean characters who become disillusioned with humanity when they learn the truth about human nature. Iago is an exceptionally cunning man and is capable of fooling almost anybody.
Who does Othello trust?
Othello – Iago At the end of Act 1, when he sets off to fight the Turks, he entrusts his new wife to Iago’s care: ‘Honest Iago / My Desdemona must I leave to thee’ (1:3). In Act 2, Othello trusts that Iago is loyal both to him and to Cassio and has no idea Iago caused the fight Cassio gets into with Montano.
Who is manipulated in Othello?
In the book Othello, Iago is a very manipulating man, throughout the book he manages to manipulate three main people, Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello. He uses all their weaknesses to bring them down.
How is Othello being manipulated by Iago?
Iago skilfully exploits Othello through his dexterous use of words. While early in the action, Othello refuses to believe Iago’s claims about Desdemona and Cassio, Iago manages to overpower Othello and deceive him. Iago’s manipulation of Othello is effective through his expression of his words. Iago exclaims, “Ha!