Fat + random brain dump on Othello's behavior
In Will Shakey’s Othello , once Iago lies to Othello about Desdemona and Cassio having an affair, he completely changes his views and lets his suspicion drive him to treat Desdemona poorly without allowing her to speak her truth. In no way do I support Othello’s behavior, but in a much less extreme sense, I have felt a few things similar to how Othello feels about Desdemona. Where Othello felt jealousy, I felt anxiety. Othello never allows Desdemona to speak her truth; any time she does, he denies her. When I was at a time when I was incredibly insecure about everything about myself and was also in a relationship (those two do not go well together for your mental health lol), I would always question why the other person stayed. Although I knew they were incredibly loyal, I feared they would one day cheat on me, lose interest, or abruptly leave. As a result, I always lived in anxiety and doubt, which constantly clouded my head even though, in the ba...