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Why does Othello choose to trust Iago rather than Desdemona?
Title: Why does Othello choose to trust Iago rather than Desdemona?
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1057 | Pages: 4.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Why does Othello choose to trust Iago rather than Desdemona?
In Shakespeare’s Othello, the tragic hero, Othello falls prey to the ingenious Lucifer, Iago and willingly chooses to trust him rather than his wife, Desdemona, eventually working together to plot her death. This is mainly attributed to Othello’s high regard of Iago as a friend, as well as Iago’s manipulation of Othello’s insecurities involving both his place in Venetian society and within his marriage. His didactic view of women also place …showed first 75 words of 1057 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1057 total…place in Venetian society and within his marriage and the fact that Othello’s relationship with Iago holds a stronger foundation than that with Desdemona. Shakespeare is questioning such patriarchal societies and the fate of women under them. Once he is presented with what appears to be “ocular proof” from Iago that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, he holds explicit trust for Iago, despite Desdemona’s declaration of innocence prior to her death.
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