Othello
act 4 scene 1
how do othellos reactions show his concern more for reputation and justice than for love and harmony?
how do othellos reactions show his concern more for reputation and justice than for love and harmony?
Although one of his greatest fears regarding Desdemona's alleged infidelity was that it would blacken his name and reputation, the irony is that Othello is doing that himself; in striking Desdemona out of unreasonable cruelty, he besmirches his own good name. His civility ebbs, as he continues to become the cruel, jealous, passion-spurred "savage" that Brabantio accused him of being. He is beginning to become a stereotype by his own doing, as he falls farther and farther from himself.
Othello