Othello Theme- Appearance and Reality

Othello Theme- Appearance and Reality

1. Othello thinks Desdemona is being unfaithful

   • With Cassio
   • But she is only trying to help Cassio get his job back
   • Iago makes it seem like Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair
     • Othello falls for the trick
       • He believes what he thinks he sees
   • "impudent strumpet!"

2. The other characters think Iago is Honest

   • "Honest Iago"
   • but he is actually the villian
   • Iago uses how people think about him to his advantage
     • People trust him
       • BIG MISTAKE

3. Emillia

   • Is she honest?
     • Seems to work everything out
       • Smartest person in the play
   • Or a villain like her husband?
     • Gives him the handkerchief
       • Does she know more than she makes out?
   • Trust about her not revealed- for each reader to make their own judgment