The Sinister Soliloquy an Indepth Look at Othello...

An indepth look at â€Å"Othello† Act 2. sc. 1. Lines 308-314 IAGO That Cassio Loves Her, I do well believe’t. That she loves hom, ‘tis apt and of great credit. The Moor, howbeit that I endure him not, Is of constant, loving, noble nature, And I dare think he’ll prove to Desdemona A most dear husband. Now, I do love her too, Not out of absolute lust (though preadventure I stand accountant for as great a sin) But partly led to diet my revenge For that i do suspect the lusty Moor Hath leaped into my seat - the thought whereof Doth, like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards, And nothing canvor shall content my soul Till I am evened with him, wife for wife, Or, failing so, yet I put the Moor At least into jealousy so strong†¦show more content†¦He is not the great mastermind that he shows to the world, he is simply a man who feels he has been wronged. Although he admits it in this passage, his â€Å"plain face† is not seen until â€Å"it is used,† or he takes action. On page 253, when Iago is cornered by h is wife in front of the Othello, he resorts to screaming, â€Å"Filth† and â€Å"Thou liest,† and ultimately kills her. For even when he killed Roderigo, he could disguise the murder as a protecting Cassio, but to outright kill a woman creates a void in his character that destroys any illusion of grandeur that the audience has created around him. What Shakespeare does here as well is give validity to McDonald’s arguement about assigning the tragic flaw. â€Å"In Shakespeare’s particular treatment of the mode, the poignancy of the action derives from the dramatic irony: it’s the tragic figure’s talent that leads to destruction.† (86) Othello’s progency as a military commander has been stated throughout the text and indeed it is inherent that a man who fights constantly for territory would indeed make him prone to jealousy. A fact which Iago plans to exploit in this passage; â€Å"Or failing to do so, yet that I put the Moor at least into a jealousy so strong that judgement cannot cure.† (79) Something that sticks out about the sentence structure within this text is the sheer length of the sentences. Indeed, most of the text lies in two sentences, one ten lines long and one twelve. The sentences show a