Othello Act IV

William Shakespeare's Othello has several dynamic charaters, including Othello himself. The calm, mild-mannered Othello in Acts I and II is not the jealous murderer we see at the end of the play. However, there is one aspect of Othello that does nt change theoughout the play, his unconditional love for Desdemona. Now, this may seem untrue, because he ends up murdering her for her alledged unfaithfulness. However, despite his anger towards her, he still shows he cares about her. He even is angry on her behalf when he suspects Cassio is not fully devoted to Othello's wife! Iago makes it worse as always, stating "And see how he prizes the foolish woman your wife?" (Act IV,i, 164). The idea of someone disrespecting Desdemona, even the man she is alledgedly cheating on him with, angers Othello. This is a glimpse that the old Othello, the one that loves Desdemona, is not completely gone.