Perception And Deception In Shakespeare's Othello

“Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love and refuse to admit it openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worse, return. The one thing about humans beings that puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.” -Sigmund Freud Othello and Iago’s relationship revolves around preconception and deception. Othello does not question Iago’s motive when questioning Desdemona’s faithfulness. In the play Othello, Shakespeare is able to demonstrate perception and betrayal, by using literary elements like irony, imagery, and metaphor. In Shakespeare's Othello, perception is demonstrated through imagery. Othello is betrayed not only as a black Moor, but as a beast, described by Ilago through his rage for Othello. Iago tells Brabantio, "Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe" (1.1.97). “I am one, sir, that

Iago, the antagonist in the play, used metaphors to plot against Othello. “Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.” (3.3.166-168) Iago talks about how jealousy, “the green-eyed monster," can consume ones [being]”. Is the warning of jealous that leads to more pain as it eats you alive? He plants the seed so that Othello drowns in jealousy and deviousness, that causes him to go mad. Throughout the play, Othello becomes more enraged with the idea that his beloved Desdemona, his lover, lays with another man. “Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners,” (1.2.313-314) Iago describes the body as a garden and the will has more power than emotions and can be manipulated. Weak Othello succumbed to his whims and feelings, not seeing the