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Othello's Honor
Title: Othello's Honor
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 598 | Pages: 2.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Othello's Honor
The play Othello exemplifies the themes of jealousy and chicanery. The play begins when Othello, a general in the Venetian army has angered Iago (a member of the army) by appointing Cassio (another army officer) to the lieutenant position. Iago feels that he is more deserving of the promotion than Cassio and decides that he will stop at nothing to get back at both Othello and Cassio. Iago decides that he will get revenge on …showed first 75 words of 598 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 598 total…respect the reputation of others. If Othello had respected Desdemona for her honesty he would have disregarded Iago and never have murdered Desdemona. He should have realized that Iago has every motive to lie to him. Instead Othello believes Iago because he is afraid of anything that could possibly tarnish his reputation. The consequences for Othello’s actions are Desdemona’s death, the emotional ruin caused by her death which leads to his own death.
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