Othello Test-Tragic vision

The characters are affected by Othello's actions because they are too trusting of their hero and of the world. Their downfall is not because of Othello's actions but rather because of their own trusting and loving nature. Cassio, Desdemona, and Othello himself are true and noble which is used against them by Iago. Ironically, their goodness and trust lead to the spiral of their own destruction.

Poor Cassio succumbs, like a "fool", to peer pressure. Iago urges Cassio to drink and Cassio listens to this advice most unwisely. His trusting nature of others blinds him to the real truth of what Iago is doing.

The problems began when Othello believed Iago's story instead of listening to the truth inside himself. Othello could not open his eyes to the real truth of Desdemona's loyalty because he put too much trust in someone completely fake. Othello's fears take hold of him and he lets loose on Desdemona. Desdemona's character trusts Othello so much that she doesn't see how unfair he's treating her. At the end of the play, her last words to Emilia were "I myself" was the killer. This demonstrates the blind love she feels for Othello.

The real evil of this tragedy was the overly angel-like qualities of the victims. The innocence and ignorance of the victims makes this play a tragedy.