It is a well known fact that the human personality cannot be changed at will. However, this statement does not prove to be true when a person is under the influence of cunning manipulation. William Shakespeare’s Othello is a story about such a situation, where the main character, Othello, goes through extreme changes to his persona while being lead to believe his wife is being unfaithful. Through varying sentence structure, and strong diction, Shakespeare reveals these drastic changes in Othello’s character, and steadily unravels the plot until the characters’ tragic end is met. The changes in Othello’s character is highlighted by the drastic change in sentence structure from his speeches in Act II scene 3 to Act IV scene 1. In the beginning of the play, Othello is characterized as a courageous war general, who values honor and civility. This is evidenced by his speech, where he states, “Are we turned Turks, and to ourselves do that Which heaven hath forbid the Ottomites?” (2.3.182-183). In this speech, Othello makes a show of lecturing Iago and the brawlers through long, descriptive sentences and rhetorical questions. This allows the audience to better understand how deeply Othello values respect, and how passionate he is about not being as cruel as his enemies. He expresses this as he declares, “For Christian shame, put by this barbarous brawl!” (2.3.184). Othello’s eloquence and mindfulness is not as apparent two acts later, as during Othello’s speech addressing