Othello, written around 1603, is one of William Shakespeares most well regarded plays. ... Iago understands more than any other central character of the play that although Othello and Desdemonas marriage is completely reliant on the faith of both sides, such trust is also dangerously fragile and when broken, there would be no stable base to protect the marriage. Othello himself knows this, as he says he garnered up his very heart in Desdemonas love, and it is from there that his current runs, or else dries up, suggesting there is no middle phase in their marriage. ... Othello has often been co...

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