William Chiu

The Shakespearean play Othello was a slight nuisance to read because of the language used to tell the story. However despite the time needed to comprehend the plot, I found the story to be interesting because of the cunning antagonist Iago. Although he clearly establishes a resentful relationship with the reader from his trickery, I found his actions and thought process almost inspiring. Instead of using his skillful comprehension of communication and observation to create conflict within Othello's community he could have served a much better purpose and perhaps even rise in the ranks to be lieutenant without deceitfulness to overthrow Cassio. I was drawn into the story because i was fascinated by the manipulative abilities that one man could utilize. He was able to spin a web of lies under the scope of all those around him while remaining trustful in the eyes of Othello, the object of his actions. Although Othello is the protagonist of this story and the reader should feel the need to take Othello's side based on mood created by the author. I found that Othello should have been aware of the trickery occurring. Othello described as a great and noble warrior however he cannot see the situation created by one man.