Othello's "Fit"

Othello's fit in Act 4 scene 1 is a big eye-opener and window into the characteristics of him. As a reader, i feel that Othello is now showing a side of him that we can't imagine him being because we see him as a calm and rational individual. I felt more sympathy for Othello because he is very hurt and angry from what he is starting to believe and it's making him act crazy. I also feel sorry for him because he's being played with by Iago. I also feel sympathy for Othello because he and Desdmona really love eachother. Othello's fit also shows how great a manipulator that Iago is because obviously this is part of the result of Iago getting into Othello's head and making him think that Desdmona is being unfaithful when infact she really is. Iago proved that he could bring out a side Othello that's really not in his character. In Othello's fit, he mentions the handkerchief a couple of times and about confessing "Handkerchief-confess handkerchief! to confess..." Othello's fit also did make him look childish and deeply insecure because he really didn't have any solid proof of knowing that he was being cheated on by Desdmona. Even though he felt that his relationship with Desdmona was totally normal, he still knew that he was different and that he was considred an outsider to a certain point. I think that was beginning to play into what Iago was telling him at the same time.

CLAUDIO: Genuinely Panintent or Shallow and Insincere?

In act 5 of Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio shows his anger towards the situation with Hero and this guy that was supposedly "at her window" at night. He expresses that he is sad and angry through his little performance that he put on at the wedding. It also showed how immature he is. I don't think that Claudio deserved another chance with Hero because he never really proved how much he loved her. When he found out that Hero was dead, he didn't seem likie he really cared. He showed no emotion, he didn't seem sad at all. All he cared about was that some other man took her virginity. When Leanarto came to challenge Claudio he took it as a joke and laughed at him and said he was too old for him to fight. That doesn't show much respect for a man who's daughter that u caused to die. Claudio was was clowning around with Don Pedro as if nothing had happened. If Claudio was really hurt by Hero's death he would have cried and mourned even if she did do what she was accused of, just like he did when he found out she was innocent. If you truley love someone you would show it no matter what the situation is, weather they did right or wrong.