Despite his rivalry with Brabantio
Othello is an important leader in the way he composed himself when addressing the senators who had assembled. He can also be seen as an incompetent leader because he does not go into detail about the confusion that led to Cassion's behavior and only blames his close ally for the issue. As a result, the protagonist fulfills the requirement of being both an efficient and unsuccessful leader.
Othello is conscious of race
He is a black man who has faced racial injustice. He, on the other hand, feels he should do this to describe his relationships with others. For example, when he realizes that he needs to wake Brabantio of the relations he has with his daughter, he resorts to racism by referring to Brabantio as a "white ewe." He is thus geared at manipulating Brabantio's fear and being racism (Shakespeare 1).
Tragic flaw is apparent from the manner
in which Othello confesses his love for Desdemona. By being open to the Duke, the Venetian council and Brabantio, Othello demonstrates the desire to impress the world. However, he cannot manage to address his wife on the same scale which meant that he was bound to fail in the desire to develop his intimate relations. Overall, this would lead to his ultimate failure as a leader and husband.
Othello's view of love seems to be defined by power
and the ability to manipulate feelings. The element of power makes him believe that he has an advantage over Roderigo and he proceeds to take advantage him when he was addressing the senators at the Duke's residence. In fact, it is upon this basis that he explains that he convinced Desdemona from the sad stories he told him himself. Later, it all changes as he perceived love as an element of power.
Othello is unable to trust other characters
and this aspect is among the major issues that cause his downfall because he ends up being manipulated easily. He trusts Cassio too much and when Iago realizes this, he decided to make Cassio drunk and Othello ends up thinking that Cassio was in the wrong. In the end, it builds up to a level that he thinks Cassio is in a relationship with Desdemona and suggests for both to be killed unaware that it was Iago's plot.
Reputation is a central basis
that defines Othello's perception of his world and it is the basis that he thinks that he deserves Desdemona. It is also significant in the minds of the others in the Venetian state because Brabantio feels that the suited person to take his daughter is Roderigo who was a dissolute Venetian.
Obedience in Othello is a central feature
that defines the relations that proceed in the book and is an element of identity. Othello is a leader and as such he feels that he should be obeyed by the people he is leading to be identified. Similarly, Desdemona's father expects his daughter to be obedient to him and follow the idea of marrying the preferred suitor Roderigo. In the end, both feel that they have been betrayed by Desdemona and they both curse her to an extent that Othello wishes her dead as she destroyed his identity.
References
Shakespeare, William. Othello. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1996. Print.
