Many would be very quick to say that Iago is all to blame for the tragedy that surrounded the main characters of Shakespeare’s Othello, but I believe Othello’s was too self-absorbed and that led to his demise.
The dictionary definition of self-absorption is being preoccupied with one's own emotions, interests, or situation. And in fact this was othello's strength and also daunting weakness. Unlike any other characters in play Othello harbored dual status. One being the Status of an outsider. This side played a bigger role than the insider Status because it set a path for his journey. As seen from the play he’s a black man from Northern Africa, who’s fortunate enough to have traveled the world and escaped slavery, then worked up the ranks
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The opposing characters attack his skin color ( black and white imagery). His ethnicity being of outside not from Venice, and a warrior rather than a politician. Othello self absorbed in improving his sole called flaws””, doesn’t fully take time to understand that’s he was indeed different and that was good. As the play first opens Shakespeare’s makes good use of othello's name. As he introduces othello through dialogue between Iago and rodrigo which he’s vaguely referred to as just “he”; or “him”. For example Rodrigo in dissatisfaction with othello's charms of winning Desdemona claims “Thou toldst me thou didst hold him in thy hate.” This alludes to the fact that he’s not respected enough to be called by his name. In a society that he sole hardly chooses to protect and impress, the people don’t even bother to say his name but wallow in his great achievements. His name isn’t actually spoken until act one scene three arrives. Shakespeare’s showcased othello to the viewer with a sense of incoherence, because he didn’t fit his eras stigmas. Instead othello was noble, straightforward, and above all honest completely shattering the audiences mold of him at the