Othello by William Shakespeare (Journal Entry 5)
The character of Othello is the main character of the play by far. In the play he is unknowingly the victim of a plan of Iago’s. Aside from his epilepsy, he is fully capable of understanding the situation that unfolds before him. In a string of jealous acts towards the end of the play, we see that Othello has a dark side to him. It also shows how easily he could be tricked into a kind of steadfast emotion that had him kill his wife. He seems to be a protagonist that had been overcome by the plans of the antagonist. When the protagonist realizes that he/she has been tricked, death is usually near. Apparently, this is the case in the play when it takes a bystander in one of the last scenes to make him realize his costly mistake. From thereon, he makes a permanent fix to a temporary problem by exterminating himself.
Nice work, your thought's have been expressed very clearly. I am curious as to why Othello is so quick to buy what Iago says, but in turn does not trust his wife at all.
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