Desdemona is aware of racial prejudice but she is in true love with Othello and marries him.
We can guess from the view of Brabantio when he says, a Moor (Othello) cannot win a heart of a girl like Desdemona (a Venetian girl) but she was seduced by witchcraft that shows Venetian society has racial prejudice. Racial prejudice plays an important role in the play and one of the major themes in Othello. Iago avails every chance to raise his jealousy by adding more lies and manipulating those lies into reality for him and he was not aware about motives of his so-called Honest Iago. Jealousy drives him so mad that he cannot stop himself to kill his own beloved wife. The peak of jealousy was only based on one idea, the idea that his wife, Desdemona, has betrayed him with Cassio, that no other explanation or assurance can penetrate. Othello’s jealousy was like a furious storm from where escape was not possible. Iago was not aware that his seed of jealousy grown in mind of Othello would grow into very poisonous oaks.
Iago thinks he knows about jealousy, but his jealousy is not strong as compared to the storm of jealousy he stirs up in Othello. What Iago reveals about the jealousy is, “O beware jealousy / It is the green ey’d monster, which doth mock / That meat it feeds on” (Act III. The demise of the Othello is based on Jealousy that results what Iago wants. Iago even says he loves Desdemona but his intentions were different from others, he could feel some sexual attraction for her. Iago uses the word “love” in a wider and falser manner than the others. She stood up to witness for the honor of her dead mistress against her own lying husband, Iago, and was killed for her love for her mistress. We witness Emilia’s true love in friendship for Desdemona. It was only due to his wrong judgment and believing Iago without any confirmation.ĭesdemona’s love in friendship for Cassio is real because she knows that Cassio and Othello are best friends from a long period but the jealous Othello interprets it as adulterous love. His enemy, Iago, spoiled his love and he became an easy prey for Iago. He has achieved many victories in the battlefield but in his own home, he loses the battle of love. Initially Othello believes that he is devoted to love but he is defeated in love at the end. The marriage of Othello and Desdemona was based on true love but Othello fails to recognize love of her wife, Desdemona, shortly. We can see different types of love in the play: Desdemona’s love for Othello, Othello’s love for Desdemona, Emilia’s love for her mistress, Desdemona’s love for her maid, Desdemona’s affections for Cassio, Iago’s love for money, Roderigo’s love for Desdemona, are the few examples of the love in the play. Love is the main driving force of the play surrounded by other themes. Love is the main theme of the play but unluckily the web of intrigues spoils it very badly.
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