Othello And Death Of Willy Loman

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Pariya Chanchaisri Period 6, AP English Literature Dr. Clark June 10th, 2010 Death of a Moor It is pretty clear that Othello from Othello, the Moor of Venice, is considered as the tragic hero of the play. He dismisses Cassio from his position as his lieutenant; he has an extremely weak mind when it comes to being influenced. He ends up killing himself. More importantly, he had committed his sin by putting Desdemona, his most loyal wife, on a situation where she “were best” to remain silent. But do you ever wonder the true cause for Othello to murder his most loyal and faithful wife? Well, Desdemona, as faithful as ever, believes that Othello didn't kill her, but believes that she kills herself. On the other hand, many scholars believe that the true cause of Othello's rage to kill his own wife is the fact that “he cannot reconcile his idealized image of Desdemona with her sexuality.” As for me... I am nothing but an average teenager who has neither the capable ability to think like these scholars nor the strong mind that Desdemona possess to blame herself. However, I DO have some common sense. As an average, non-scholarly teenager, I would like to dissent against them and state that the only reason Othello murders his wife is none other than the fact that he was enraged about Desdemona’s infidelity. Now, what would be a reasonable explanation to kill your wife? Well, Othello killed his own wife because of her carnality for him of course! Or so what R. N Hallstead suggests in his literary criticism Idolatrous Love: A New Approach to Othello. Hallstead suggests that Othello has a sensuality that “has led him to a madly excessive love for Desdemona” (Hallstead). In other words, Othello's love for her became idolatry. He looks up to Desdemona as his “fair warrior”, “the light”, more of a “Goddess” to be exact. Othello looked at her as someone who has a pure
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