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Othello : Who Is the Real Othello?
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This second chapter on Othello focuses on Iago’s perception of an even deeper insecurity in Othello than his anxiety about the improbability of his marriage. Committed to a belief in his own solid integrity, Othello cannot endure the confusion about himself that his love for Desdemona induces in him. Does he love her honorably or sexually? Has he married her only to secure his standing in a white Venetian society that he knows will never truly accept him? Was Desdemona only ever attracted to a fantasy of him, which the reality of him will soon dispel? Rather than endure these uncertainties, Othello prefers to free himself from Desdemona by accepting Iago’s assurance that she has betrayed him.
Title: Othello : Who Is the Real Othello?
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This second chapter on Othello focuses on Iago’s perception of an even deeper insecurity in Othello than his anxiety about the improbability of his marriage.
Committed to a belief in his own solid integrity, Othello cannot endure the confusion about himself that his love for Desdemona induces in him.
Does he love her honorably or sexually? Has he married her only to secure his standing in a white Venetian society that he knows will never truly accept him? Was Desdemona only ever attracted to a fantasy of him, which the reality of him will soon dispel? Rather than endure these uncertainties, Othello prefers to free himself from Desdemona by accepting Iago’s assurance that she has betrayed him.
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