othello

In the Shakespear’s play “Othello” it is clear to see that the relationship between him and Desdemona is a complicated one wrought with passion and confusion which leads to emotional trauma and physical abuse. At point and times in the story of “Othello” love was transmuted different. Othello was not as gentle and kind as Desdemona when it came to his lover he a times exhibited symptoms of insanity. He also at times exhibited lack of confidence that is found in the perceived unity of marriage. This was apparent that the two lover on loves battlefield were on two opposing sides, Desdemona was honest and faithful to Othello until their tragic end.

Othello is without a doubt obsessively in love with Desdemona that the preconcieved idea of her cheating on him will throw him into an uncontrollable fits of rage that could be seen as slight symptoms of excessive jealousy responses in the brain. As a soldier Othello is supposed to hold himself to a higher standard. However Iago has made it a point to mention Othello’s epileptic tantrums as “passion unfitting such a man” (Act IV,scene 1). Othello a man of such noble standard and solidarity is witnessed as revealing weakness and vulnerability by the uncertainty of marriage with Desdemona.

Othello's love is nowhere near as powerful as Desdemona's. This is due to the fact that he is easily fooled by Iagos factitious statements of Desdemona cheating on Othello with the likes of Cassio. Due to the fact that there was already a bond between Othello and Iago the seed of deception was easily accepted by Othello.

Because of their relationship Othello thought Iago had his better interest in mind Othello say Iago as trustworthy. In the story of Othello we can see this to be true because ...

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... o information on each others background yet they were so massively obsessed with each other shows that it was all superficial and destructive. Othello believed she fell in love with him due to his adventures and dangers he experienced he states in the story that she “loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her.” Othello was able to swoon Desdemona by his very believable stories and adventures through his travels and journeys as a soldier. Whether this is a factor as to why Desdemona is obsessed with Othello is proven later.

Desdemona is more in love with Othello than he is with her. She shows her love in the scene that involved him attempting to kill her then when he attempts to smother her. Even though she knows she is going to be killed by Othello she was serene with the thought about it, she knew he was deceived and she acknowledged and accepted it.