In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, I found the character of Othello highly captivating as I saw how easily a man can change to become jealous and bitter. At the beginning of the play he is a General and an honoured and trustworthy man. But as the play progresses we see his one fatal flaw when he allows his ensign's diabolical nature to corrupt him and make him believe that his wife is unfaithful. Shakespeare dramatises through the character of Othello, the tragedy of a man whose insecurities about himself weakens his defenses and allow all his worst instincts to take over.
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