Conflict

Suspicion is the state of mental uncertainty or suspecting something that may be wrong. Iago was in suspicion that Othello had slept with his wife, Emilia, which he wasn't sure of. This suspicion is one of the reasons Iago disliked Othello and wanted to sabotage his life.

Deceit is the act of misleading others or having them believe something of a false sense. In opinion, Iago was the most deceitful character throughout the play. First he deceived Othello by having him believe he was very loyal and honest. Othello believed Iago was incapable of telling a lie when all along Iago lied about him being loyal and honest to Othello.

Iago feels as if all women are the same and have no self worth. He talks down about women and his own wife in front of her to Desdemona. He believes that the only thing that women are good for is sex.

Love is deep and affectionate feelings for someone and can be felt in many different ways. Many conflicts in the play branches off of love. Othello loved Iago to the fact that he believed any and everything he said. Othello's love for Iago blinded him of the lies and trickery he did. Brabantio's love for Desdemona perceived him as racist toward Othello, because he thought that Desdemona could do better. Othello's love for Desdemona made him more passionate as normal when lies were being told about her. Roderigo's love for Desdemona got him into a hole he could not get out of. Emilia's love for Iago made her betray Desdemona by stealing her handkerchief given to Desdemona by Othello, which stirred up more conflicts.

Jealousy is a feeling of insecurity, anxiety, and negative thoughts of something or someone. Roderigo is jealous of Othello, because Roderigo is in love with Desdemona, but she is in love and married to Othello. Iago is jealous of Cassio, because he has the position of Othello's lieutenant which Iago feels he deserves. Othello is also jealous of Cassio because he believes that Desdemona is having an affair with him.

Betrayal is violation of someone's trust. Iago and Roderigo were supposedly friends; Roderigo was sure that Iago would help him win over Desdemona, but instead he made him sell everything he had for his on selfish needs. In attempt to kill Cassio, Roderigo ended up getting killed by Iago. Emilia betrayed Desdemona by stealing her handkerchief and giving it to Iago.

Identity is a distinguishing personality. In the acts the characters have problems with their identity. Roderigo could not believe that Iago killed him at the end as he stated, ''. Emilia was surprised to find Iago was behind all of the trickery towards Othello. Othello was shocked to find out that Iago was lying to him the whole time, and Desdemona was really faithful, for he had killed her for no reason. Othello was remorseful for killing Desdemona for false accusations that he killed himself. Some characters were not cut out to be as they were insinuated.