How Past And Events Affect The Future Of Othello

The play Othello teaches us how past actions and events affect future actions based upon the the characters, Iago, Emilia and Othello.

Iago is a very well known character and at the same time very mysterious, people often argue over why Iago does what he does but if you pay close attention to the play a very supported reason stands out that helps explain the nature of Iago. Multiple times in literature characters are evil simply because they are and maybe to someone who does not pay attention, Iago is one of those people with the multiple times he screws over Othello and Desdemona but in reading the play with open eyes and ears you can see the little bits of evidence scattered throughout the play. It is evident when Iago talks to Othello
There is a lot of talk and past tales about how Othello is so physically strong and unstoppable. Well the stories of Othello’s past may have won over Desdemona his wife but there is no stories of Othello’s mental state, they all explain how physically strong and confident he is but not how strong and confident he is mentally why? That would be because strong Othello over there truly is not that strong yes in war he can kill everyone alone and not worry about it clearly explained by the stories he tells Barbantio. After Othello and Desdemona get married and are headed for Cyprus Barbantio drops a line that sticks with Othello subcutaneously throughout the entire play, he goes on to tell Othello to beware his daughter, Desdemona because she has once deceived her father so she could deceive him one day. This line is important because Othello as we can see just blows it off but it also plants the roots for Iago to step in and create all the false thoughts in his head. Evidence of this is seen when Iago deceives Othello simply by stating he does not like cassio near Othello’s wife, now any simple person would think nothing of that but in Othello’s head all this does is water those seeds Desdemona's father planted before they sailed. Iago continues to water this plant in Othello’s mind by providing fake evidence which Othello takes to
Her actions cause her to be the strongest, her actions cause her to be the smartest. Throughout the play Emilia says little but her words and Iago's help readers see what Emilia's past has been like when Iago talks about the green eyed monster you can tell he relates to it which we know then that Emilia has had experience with jealousy if her husband was once jealous. We also know from Emilia's talks with Desdemona that she has experienced jealousy. There is evidence in the play showing how Iago and Emilia’s marriage may not be the best, the way Iago treats her when they are in bed and Emilia has the handkerchief for him. We can see that Emilia’s marriage was possibly abusive in past due to the way she talks about jealous husbands with Desdemona. All the past stuff she has suffered through with Iago makes her see and understand what is happening when Iago deceives Othello into killing his wife. She is the only one that sees and realizes what has happened because she has the experience with it. Emilias past also helps her stand up for herself in the end of the play she is sick of being mistreated and ignoring things that are wrong so she stands up for herself and just schools othello and Iago, her past helps her be the one and only character that actually stands up for herself. It is because of her actions and past that she is the strongest and