Othello

                     Othello is such a dramatic and suspenseful story that it makes me feel like I'm watching a soap opera. Not only does it have drama, but it also has elements of comedy (at least in my perspective). Which I think makes the story more likable than other tragedies. The tragic hero, Othello is a Moor in Italy. He is brave, noble and kind, but he is also very gullible. He trusts Iago so much that he believes that his own wife is cheating on him, based on hearsay. Sadly this happens very much in reality and I like that this is featured in the play. It makes the play and Othello more relatable. As Othello listens to more and more of Iago's lies he becomes more enraged and threatens to kill Desdemona. This shows the quick temperedness of men. I think Othello will actually kill Desdemona because this is a tragedy, someone has to die. Though if I had it my way it would be Iago who dies. I don't get why he has this obsession for Othello. Personally I think his excuses to hate Othello, such as him getting the job that Cassio supposedly deserved, highly unlikely adultery with his wife, or the fact that Othello is a Moor, are not adequate reasons to hate Othello. Iago is borderline sadistic and psychotic. I know he's a fictional character and instrumental to the plot but his hate for Othello is unnerving. The lengths he'd go to cause the fall of Othello. Making his wife his cronies (by the way he doesn't even seem to like her, so why is he so worked up if she cheated on him?) and double-crossing all his friends (Roderigo and Cassio). Does that not seem odd to anyone? I'm searching for some deep psychological motive and I can only come up with one (and please don't think I'm stupid or totally off on left field): that Iago is gay. That's all I have. Also there's some racial angst, almost all the characters refer to Othello not by his name but as "The Moor". All the other characters are called by their names but Othello is not. He’s known as his race or ethnicity like something sub-human. You don't see Othello calling everyone The Italian".