The thought of Desdemona admiring another man makes Othello paranoid. He effortlessly accepted the fact that his wife is permanently gone, introducing another fatal; weakness. Othello mentions, “I had rather be a toad, and live upon the vapour of a dungeon, than keep a corner in the thing I love for others’ uses” (III.III.131). Shakespeare’s use of animal imagery compares the ever so strong Othello to a horrid, abandoned toad. It reveals how powerless Othello is and how much of a fighter he is, making him a quitter. The comparison of the toad gives him a different reputation than the one people know him for. Othello admits to himself that being cheated on is equivalent or worse than death. Othello shouts, “‘Tis destiny unshunnable, like death: even then this forked plague is fated to us when we do quicken” (III.III.131). Shakespeare’s use of personification reveals that Othello’s thoughts can completely destroy and control him instantly, making him a stubborn and negative person. The plague is described as an unavoidable fate, one that he easily
The thought of Desdemona admiring another man makes Othello paranoid. He effortlessly accepted the fact that his wife is permanently gone, introducing another fatal; weakness. Othello mentions, “I had rather be a toad, and live upon the vapour of a dungeon, than keep a corner in the thing I love for others’ uses” (III.III.131). Shakespeare’s use of animal imagery compares the ever so strong Othello to a horrid, abandoned toad. It reveals how powerless Othello is and how much of a fighter he is, making him a quitter. The comparison of the toad gives him a different reputation than the one people know him for. Othello admits to himself that being cheated on is equivalent or worse than death. Othello shouts, “‘Tis destiny unshunnable, like death: even then this forked plague is fated to us when we do quicken” (III.III.131). Shakespeare’s use of personification reveals that Othello’s thoughts can completely destroy and control him instantly, making him a stubborn and negative person. The plague is described as an unavoidable fate, one that he easily