Othello's Mistake

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This paper examines how in the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare, the main character Othello starts the play as being the most powerful of all the characters and how this soon ends when he makes the mistake of trusting his 'friend' Iago. It analyzes how Iago deceives Othello causing Othello's downfall and how Iago becomes more powerful. It also looks at how this mistake leads to another as Othello dramatically ends the play by killing his innocent wife.

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"Iago intends to use Othello's positive qualities against him. What Iago means by "serve my turn upon him" is that he is going to make Othello believe that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him. The word "serve" has connotations of a prison sentence or punishment showing that Iago believes Othello deserves this cruel punishment. It also shows that Iago doesn't like him so much that he wants to personally inflict such punishment upon him even though he will personally put himself at risk he is willing to take this chance as he really doesn't like Othello. This quote is also showing that as Othello believes Iago then he does not believe in himself. He does not think that he is good enough for Desdemona as he feels that she will leave him for someone else easily."

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