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.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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.
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Thoughtful entry (and great picture!).
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