Character - Othello

Character - Othello

1. Highly esteemed figure

   • noble, honourable and dignified
     • capable and accomplished (as general)
       • complosed, calm, self possessed person
     • affectionate, kind and considerate
     • Transformed by Iagos evil scheming: coarse, vulgar, cruel, heartless, degraded and debased.

2. The complete man - "all-in-all sufficient"

3. Military prowess and leadership " Valiant Othello" - Duke

4. Noble and composed, quiet authority - "keep up your bright sword for the dew will rust them. Good signor, you shall more command with years than with your weapons"

5. A man of fine personal qualities - "O My souls Joy" / " My noble moor is true of mind" - Desdemona

6. Othellos noble mind is debased and corrupted by iagos insinuations and lies

7. An open and trusting nature

8. Othellos degradation is reflected in the coarsening of his language. " a subtle whore" "O Devil!" " Impudent strumpet"

   • Transformed into a cruel monster, " Yet she must die, else shell betray more men"/ " O blood blood blood!"
     • At the close of the play othello regains some of his former nobility - " I have don the state some service"
       • He admits his own tragic flaw " One not easily jealous but, being wrought, perplexed in the extreme"
         • He redeems his honor by taking his own life.