There is an inherent inability among the male characters to understand Desdemona's love for Othello, which ironically includes Othello himself. ... Othello's easy transformation from a loving partner to a murderous husband is not caused wholly by Iago's manipulation but also by being in "a society which sees Othello and Desdemona as gross and dis-natured. ... Emilia is able to sense Othello's ravenous jealousy while Desdemona blindly believes that Othello is dispossessed of such "humors"" [3.4.31]. ... Even though the tragedy begins to revolve around its physical presence a...

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