Shakespeares Othello - The Downfall of Othello and Cassio Essay

The Downfall of Othello and Cassio            In Shakespe bes Othello, the characters of Othello and Cassio greatly contri onlye to their own downfalls. Iago sets up a treacherous immobilize and they fall into it. Both are innocent characters, guilty only of organism too trusting of Iago. Othello and Cassio elicit sympathy from the readers. However, our sympathy for them wanes at times, because they are so gullible. Yet, it is always restored. Iago longs to hurt Othello. He is Othellos footsoldier, an ancient, his right-hand humankind, and long-time friend. Iago was enraged when Othello did not promote him to lieutenant, choosing instead the handsome, young, affluent, Cassio. Iago felt that he was more entitled to the aspect than Cassio. Cassio was a brillant strategist, but had very little experience on the battlefield. Iago, on the other hand, had an abundance of battle experience and felt that he was passed over only for appearances s ake. This idea may very well be true. Othello necessitate someone who would make him look better in the eyes of burning(prenominal) subject officials and people of high standing in the community. The Moor was a black man, a fact that is often referred to in the play and which in addition causes Othello much insecurity. He saw his race as a drawback and something that could keep back him from gaining further success. So Michael Cassio was the perfect face to bring along to state functions the perfect white face. He was a very presentable, educated, good-looking man from a middle-class background. To get back at the Moor, Iago decides to poison his head teacher against his wife and against Michael Cassio, by conjuring up images of an illicit sexual passage of arms between the two. In Sha... ... by no means the tragic hero, he is definitely not Othellos villain. Iago chooses Cassio as his prey because he is the one that benefitted from Othellos miss of Iago. Who better to brin g down? Cassio gained the position that Iago wanted, felt entitled to. Cassio was likewise everything that Iago was not. Cassio came from a financially comfortable background, Iago did not. Cassipo received a good education, Iago did not. Cassios promotional material to the lieutenancy was the straw that broke the camels back. The flaws of Othello and Cassio, naivete and gullibility, led to their downfalls. Both characters were innocent of villiany, but guilty of choosing to put their trust in the wrong person. Had they attempted to pass on with the people they should have, Othello with Desdemona, and Cassio with Othello, Othello would not have been a Shakespearean tragedy.