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How Does Othello Love Desdemona

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The plot of Othello play revolves around the main character Othello and his passionate marriage and love with Desdemona. Desdemona is the daughter of Senator Venetian. Othello who is also referred to as a valiant general of the army and a Moor has however proven the exceptional military abilities and capabilities according to the service of the power maritime of Venice (Harold, 26). Othello's life faces ruin and challenges because he was once caught up with the conniving tricks and his ensign, Iago who made him be angered because he was not given the promotion in the military service he had anticipated before. In this case, shrewd, warfare, and calculated deceit arises between the two characters as a result of the marriage relationship between …show more content…

It is derail-able and eternal which provides Othello with intensity and not direction that gives Desdemona an access to his heart and not his own mind. Different types of love give various meanings between the different characters (Joan, 29). In this scenario, Othello finds that in marriage, love is as a result of building trust and recognition which when not taken into consideration might lead to warfare among the partners in a relationship. The immediate relationship and attraction between Othello and Desdemona work upon passion and his wife build a steadfast passion which is devoted to strength and speed which her husband, Othello cannot in equal. As a result, Iago falsely often professes love relationship and friendship between Cassio and Roderigo and in turn, betrays them all. In the case of Iago, he considers love as a leverage. On the other hand, the love of Desdemona and real friendship for Casio is in reality but may be misinterpreted by the jealousy of Othello as love …show more content…

For the case of Othello, he sees and believes in the proof of the sense that truth is visual in a particular relationship. Othello argues that to prove something involves the investigation of that particular point in question, as well as its true nature, must be revealed (Harold, 51). Othello demanded Iago to prove his love for the woman hence it leads to a conflict of interest between them. In a sense, it shows that this conflict of interest and war informs the reader and other audience that these two characters have the affection of love to Desdemona. However, Iago gives Othello an assurance of the imaginary pictures of Desdemona and Cassio to feed his own jealousy and hatred. In this way, Othello loses control of his mind because of the imaginary pictures which dominated his thoughts (Harold, 63). Othello looks at Desdemona’s whiteness and appearance which is swept up according to the traditional symbolism of black for evil and white for purity. When the narrator of the play feels in doubt, that particular symbolism may return to despise and haunt him despite his own experience which may not help him out of the situation but can believe

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