Othello Love Essay
Kevin Tran
English 1AA3
November 14, 2013
Sean Ngo
Othello: True love in Othello Love between two people is based on mutual attraction and trust. Trust is one of the most important qualities in any relationship and it makes or breaks that bond. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the relationship between Desdemona and Othello is convoluted and it can be seen in different ways. It is clear that after his corruption by Iago, Othello’s trust in Desdemona is broken resulting in both their deaths. However it can be seen in the beginning acts of the play that Othello internalizes the prejudices against himself and becomes self-hating. A result of Othello’s racist environment it causes him to force an idealistic image of a perfect marriage in order to …show more content…
In the following scene Shakespeare cleverly tears the character of Othello into two halves. One half is the perceived savage beast that is described in the earlier scenes of the play, being searched for by the kinsmen of Barbantio to answer for his crimes of defiling his white daughter, “thou hast practised on her with foul charms (I.II.73). The other half is the great and honourable general being called to duty to protect the interests of the state, “Valiant Othello, we must straight employ you against the general enemy Ottoman” (I.III.49). Othello at this point already begins to fall under the racial pressure of his peers, “Rude am I in my speech” (I.III.81), because in fact Othello’s dialogue is not only rich, but overly respectful of his masters, “Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors/My very noble and approv’d good masters” (I.III.87-88). The subtle hints of ownership is seen in this line, further emphasized by the repetition of adjectives to elevate the social level of Othello’s masters. This clearly shows how Othello’s racist environment causes himself to believe he is less than what he actually
English 1AA3
November 14, 2013
Sean Ngo
Othello: True love in Othello Love between two people is based on mutual attraction and trust. Trust is one of the most important qualities in any relationship and it makes or breaks that bond. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the relationship between Desdemona and Othello is convoluted and it can be seen in different ways. It is clear that after his corruption by Iago, Othello’s trust in Desdemona is broken resulting in both their deaths. However it can be seen in the beginning acts of the play that Othello internalizes the prejudices against himself and becomes self-hating. A result of Othello’s racist environment it causes him to force an idealistic image of a perfect marriage in order to …show more content…
In the following scene Shakespeare cleverly tears the character of Othello into two halves. One half is the perceived savage beast that is described in the earlier scenes of the play, being searched for by the kinsmen of Barbantio to answer for his crimes of defiling his white daughter, “thou hast practised on her with foul charms (I.II.73). The other half is the great and honourable general being called to duty to protect the interests of the state, “Valiant Othello, we must straight employ you against the general enemy Ottoman” (I.III.49). Othello at this point already begins to fall under the racial pressure of his peers, “Rude am I in my speech” (I.III.81), because in fact Othello’s dialogue is not only rich, but overly respectful of his masters, “Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors/My very noble and approv’d good masters” (I.III.87-88). The subtle hints of ownership is seen in this line, further emphasized by the repetition of adjectives to elevate the social level of Othello’s masters. This clearly shows how Othello’s racist environment causes himself to believe he is less than what he actually