This also allows Iago to gain trust and manipulate other people misrepresentation means that Iago is able to appear to be 'honest,' in order to deceive and misdirect people.Most of them, unfortunately, trust in Iago's honesty this leads to the downfall of many characters, as this trust in Iago's 'honesty' became a crucial contributor to their undoing. Although the word 'honest' is usually used in an ironic way throughout the text, most characters in the play go through a crisis of learning who and who not to trust.Once Iago inflames Othello's jealousy and gets the darker aspects of Othello's nature into action, there is nothing Othello can do to stop it, since he cannot even admit that he has these darker traits. Othello's lack of self-knowledge makes him easy prey for Iago.This chaos rushes him into tragedy, and once Othello has sunk into it, he is unable to stop his fate from taking him over. His world begins to be ruled by chaotic emotions and very shady allegations, with order pushed to one side. As Othello begins to abandon reason and language, chaos takes over.Magic also reappears when Desdemona's handkerchief cannot be found Othello has too much trust in the symbolism and charm of the handkerchief, which is why the object is so significant to him. Othello is charged with using magic to woo Desdemona, merely because he is black, and therefore, 'pagan.' Yet, Othello does have real magic, in the words he uses and the stories he tells. Usually has something to do with Othello's heritage.The allegations of Desdemona's affair hurt his pride even more than they inflame his vanity and jealousy he wants to appear powerful, accomplished, and moral at every possible instance, and when this is almost denied to him, his wounded pride becomes especially powerful. Especially important with regards to Othello Othello is defensively proud of himself and his achievements, and especially proud of the honorable appearance he presents.Othello's race sets him apart, and makes him very self-conscious it makes him work hard and look carefully after his reputation, so he is regarded as equal to the white people that surround him. Race also determines how Othello perceives himself as a rough outsider, though he is nothing of the sort. Race is an extremely important theme it has a great amount of influence on how people regard Othello for those who distrust black people merely on looks never like Othello, like Iago.

Also applies to Desdemona, as Othello believes that she is deceitful and impure, although she is really blameless and innocent. Especially relevant to the issue of Iago's character for although he is called 'honest' by almost everyone in the play, he is treacherous, deceitful, and manipulative.

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