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He was emotionally overwrought and had every reason to doubt his wife. If her were being defended in court today, he could no doubt get off by reason of temporary insanity. He was pushed to the edge by a very conniving man and simply lost control of his emotions. This is certainly seen at the end of the play when he realizes what he has done and decides to take his own life. Othello can only be responsible for loving too much. The sin committed against him does not excuse his actions but they help us understand Othello more clearly. He is not...
He is not Iago. He illustrates every man in the sense that any man can be pushed to an extreme. Again, Othello does commit a crime but he cannot and should not be held in the same light as Iago. Their crimes are different from the perspective of intent. Othello might have killed Desdemona but he did not plot to destroy lives and he did not hatch an elaborate scheme that involved many innocent people.
Work Cited
Shakespeare, William. Othello. Kenneth Muir, ed. New York: Penguin Books. 1968.
Work Cited
Shakespeare, William. Othello. Kenneth Muir, ed. New York: Penguin Books. 1968.
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