Examples Of Greed In Othello

Perfect people does not exist in this world of lies, deceits, temptations and failures. In fact, every single person has their own strengths and weaknesses, and there is always the chance that someone will use this flaw against that man. Shakespeare’s play Othello shows a great example of how one can control others exploiting their weakness and flaw. The character Iago, cunning, envious, and manipulative, is the centre of all evil in the play, managing to deceit everybody under his own disguise.

For my project, I have decided to make a fish bowl illustrating how Iago has trapped Othello in a web of lies, blinding him from reality and the truth.The fish bowl itself represents all of Iago’s lies and deceits keeping Othello from ever escaping.
Because of his race, he is often discriminated against, decreasing his self confidence. As a result of society prejudice, Othello’s self esteem diminishes, allowing Iago to take advantage of his insecurities and evoke the feeling of jealousy in Othello. Othello is so consumed by jealousy, shown by the green paint dripping down his name, that he murders his one and only love, Desdemona, out of pure passion. His name is held up by a black stick representing how Iago is keeping him in the fishbowl, never letting Othello escape from this web of
It is written in black as black symbolizes evil and deceit. They’re painted in grey to show that they blind Othello of seeing the truth. The first one says “Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio”. Iago uses Othello’s insecurities against him, saying that Desdemona would much prefer someone of her own skin colour, age, and social class, a class that Othello will never belong. Using this logic, Iago claims that Desdemona would much rather be with Cassio, who is resembling her in race, age, and social standings, in contrast to Othello who is older, black and “unattractive” as Iago puts it. On the top of each lie, there is the truth written in white to represent purity. This is the truth that Othello cannot see because he is trapped in the fishbowl.

The second piece of paper says that “Iago is honest and truthful”. Othello, along with other characters, believes that Iago is a truthful and honest man, however in reality, Iago is anything