Othello was Insane :: Othello essays

Othello was Insane           Shakespeares Othello is a prime example of a sprucely crafted tragedy. Othello himself has all the elements of a tragic hero the personal grievance involving a friend and lovemakingd 1, the tragic flaw (gullibility), the sacrifice of suicide. Othellos strong love for his wife and the love that Desdemona shows him by betraying her father shows the bond between the ii of them.  As a serviceman Othello was honorable and noted with high need around Venice, also a strong and bang-up attracter.  Every swell leader has much stress on him no matter how great the leader.  The stress of strife, the green-eyed monster, and the loss of honor are what drove Othello insane and this is wherefore he hath killed his wife.           Although the stress of struggle was not mentioned in the play one could imagine the stresses put on a man with such stories of battle that Othello himself told Brabantio.  Her father loved me, oft invited me /Still questioned me the story of my manners/From year to year- the battles sieges, fortunes/That I have passed.(I, iii, 128-131) The numerous battles and the hardships of war wear a man down.  The stresses of everyday things at work get to us but the stresses of battle must be and uncountable times worse.  Othello seemed to be and was mentioned as a untroubled leader with the respect of the Duke.  The stresses of being a black man wind an army of white soldiers that might respect you as a leader but might not respect you as a human being would affect you also.           Othello seemed to handle the stresses of war just fine but with the jealousy added into his life by the most evil Iagos plot against him and Cassio was something that Othello had trouble managing.  Othello was immature to the married life and did not want to leave his wife fanny so he left her in the hands of the honest Iago.  My life upon her faith - Honest Iago, /My Desdemona must I leave to thee(I, iii, 294-295).  Iago caused the jealousy in Othellos heart and made it burn with such passion and with some glum proof caused Othello to begin his break from reality.           The honor lost by the story of a cheating wife was the straw that