Examples Of Arrogance In Othello

What if I told you that we are not our own? That Personal hubris is infectious and even the purest of hearts succumb to it. You might say that everything you do, you do it with a good intention, but is that truly the case; Aren’t we all born with a yin yang of judgment? Good, bad, love, hate, fateful, and treacherous we all live by these ideals and more importantly we all die by these ideals. Thankfully, however, we are never alone in our human emotion and misjudgment. It's even some of the characters that you might have read before. Caesar, Antigone, Oedipus, Othello, Macbeth, Brutus, Hamlet, Darth Vader, and Twoface; the overarching glue of human emotion makes us all Othello. “Then must you speak/Of one that loved not wisely but too well,/Of

Iago, the antagonist of the play, tries to convince Othello about a nonexistent affair between Cassio and Desdemona. Othello falls for this and it destroys his credibility, point of view, and mind. A man of such stature and strong morals should not be able to bend so quickly, even to his most trusted friends. However, we are always victims to our hubris and Othello is no exception to the common jealousy we see everyday. Many strong heroes have fallen for much less and have suffered greater falls. “And on the proof there is no more but this; Away at once with love and jealousy” These wise words by Othello are useful but ignored even by him. Jealousy continues and end with the end of lovers’ hearts and their lives. Many things lead to this tragic end and jealousy was only one of them. A man like Othello is very wise, and quick; to be in his position one has to be smart and learn when to attack as well as when to stand down and live to fight another day. However, this specific general like many others have flaws and is at times

Although the affair didn’t have any concrete evidence, Othello, blinded by love, saw only what he wanted to see. Therefore making him a tragic hero for letting his feelings blind his decisions and views on love and government. In the process of Othello taking hold of his views, Iago repeatedly misconstrued information in order for him to realize his hate is stronger than his love for Desdemona. Othello's new found hate, being more prominent and fresh than his love, takes over his world and makes him see red. “Tis a monster begot upon itself, born on itself” This quote shows that jealousy, however easily assumed, can only be used for those who look for a reason to be jealous. Therefore, jealousy is never alone, it seeks recognition and pride. Hubris would be an appropriate word to describe the main character Othello's excess of Pride. If Othello hadn't been so proud, he might have been able to talk to Desdemona about the issue of her faith and resolve it. “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.” Othello wants Venice to remember him as honorable in spite of his actions. Like Cassio, Othello believes a man's reputation is "immortal", and he hopes his name will not be sullied by this final chapter of