In William Shakespeare’s Othello, he is able to focus on the idea of reputation. He is able to demonstrate how even the people who appear to not care about it can take drastic measures to ensure they have a good one. Shakespeare is able to develop characters throughout the play and uses them to show changes based on different events. In Othello’s final speech in the play, more of his traits are revealed to the audience, such as his caring about how others view him, his dedication to Desdemona, and his guilt, which ultimately shows how Othello’s tragic flaw of wanting to appease the people around him led to Desdemona’s death and his.
The people of Venice never really accepted Othello because he was a Moor; he is considered an outsider. In the
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He tells the Venetians that he loved his wife, and his dedication created his destructive behavior. In doing so, he admits that he “loved not wisely but too well; Of one not easily jealous” (Lines 7-8). He partially takes accountability for his actions, implying he reacted the way he did to preserve his love for her. Othello now sees that he has killed Desdemona based on false accusations that Iago created. It shows the audience that he was susceptible to Iago’s lies, which ultimately reveals Othello’s insecurities and flaws. Again we see how Othello attempts to protect his reputation. He doesn’t admit that he was jealous of the thought of Desdemona and Cassio but rather attempts to defend himself by revealing that he loved her “too well.” This is done to show the audience that Othello believes he isn’t in the wrong for Desdemona’s death but that he should be seen as a man who was in love and willing to sacrifice Desdemona to keep her honor. Despite this, the reader understands that this, once again, is one of Othello’s attempts to preserve his reputation. If someone were to discover she cheated on him with Cassio, Othello would’ve been frowned