Othello’s Image Essay

This affirmation by A. C. Bradley examines the Othello character in an interesting light that perhaps gives a false image of the p perplex. The first statement Bradley makes is that Othello is a man of mystery, exotism and terrific feeling These facts ring true. Othello is a mysterious foreigner who holds intense feeling for the struggles he has faced.The second statement Bradley makes however is lost on me. credulous, open, passionate but self-controlled Bradley believes Othello to be all these things when he clearly is a man who has many personal issues that are fully explored during the play. I al wizard disagreed with most of what Bradley stated about the character Othello. When he speaks of Othello being trustful I cannot help but think of the jealousy he was get over with when he thought Desdemona was having an affair with Michael Cassio. Othello never searched out the answers from Desdemona herself, instead Iago is the one sought out for answers.Othello fell into a trance upon hearing that they lay together and that Desdemona has given Cassio his treasured handkerchief. This does not seem like a trusting man but one who becomes highly jealous without discriminating the full story. Bradley was clearly not thinking straight when he came up with this analysis of Othello as a character and as a person. Othello too was not a self-controlled man as Bradley seems to believe he was. Othello was well taken over by rage and jealousy which would lead him to ugly things.In Act IV Scene I Othello strikes Desdemona after she mentions her get for Cassio, Othello misunderstands the love she has for Cassio and reacts irrationally. This highlights Othellos own inability to remain self-controlled. Another recitation is Act V Scene II when Othello kills Desdemona. Othello is so enraged by jealousy and has been manipulated by his dear friend Iago that he loses all self-control, putting to death Desdemona in her bed. This highlighted the weakness in character of Ot hello that he would kill an gratis(p) woman as she lay.