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A 5 page paper which examines how Shakespeare develops this theme in one of his most compelling tragedies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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compelling tragedies, Othello. It considers how even the most seemingly rational of professional people, like the esteemed Moorish military commander Othello, can be rendered completely irrational when powerful feelings
overtake them. For Othello, his undoing comes in the form of betrayal, or at least perceived betrayal. Before considering how Shakespeare employed the theme of betrayal in this
tragedy, it is recommended that the student who is writing about this topic first consider why a man seemingly exuding self-confidence like Othello would be so susceptible to feeling betrayed.
First, while he is a most successful warrior, his dark skin color has rendered him an outcast in the Caucasian aristocracy of Venice. He exists only on the
periphery of society, always on the outside looking in. This instills Othello with a deep-seated insecurity that is important in that it leaves him especially vulnerable to betrayal.
He does not love or trust easily, and when he does, he does so completely. Professor Norman Rabkin observed in his literary criticism, "Either Othello loves, giving himself totally,
or he does not. There is no middle alternative" (66). When the middle-aged Othello falls in love with the young and na?ve Desdemona, he marries her without hesitation or
reservation because he believes he has finally found someone with whom he can completely share his heart and soul. Othello remarks of Desdemona, "She lovd me for the dangers
I had passd, / And I lovd her that she did pity them" (I.iii.182-183). Despite the objections of her father, the politically powerful Senator Brabantio, Desdemona elopes with Othello,
which assures him of her total commitment to him and their marriage. However, Brabantio warns Othello, "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; / She has
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