Throughout human history, pride has been recognized as a precursor to destruction. We find in the Bible numerous references to pride as the downfall of man. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Men who choose to be proud are often doomed to great suffering. The famous author C.S. Lewis states in his book Mere Christianity that “the essential vice, the supreme evil, is pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness and all the rest are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through pride that the devil became the devil: pride leads to every other vice . (insert bib number). He also says that “it is pride that is the main cause of misery in every nation and every family as Othello is a dark-haired and an outsider who earns acceptance by being a brave soldier. He is also a great commander and this leads to his nobility. There are many underlying themes in “Othello” such as envy and betrayal; all of this can be attributed to pride. Othello loves Desdemona deeply, but soon lets his pride get in the way and causes him to lose all self-control and reason. Once Iago plants the seed of doubt that Desdemona may be involved with Cassio, his world begins to fall apart. Othello is too proud to see that Iago is deceiving him. As Iago pushes doubt and fear into Othello in Act 3, he says this: “My name, which was fresh / Like Dian's face, is now dirty and black (1059 384-385).” This makes us think that perhaps his greatest fear is not whether Desdemona loves him, but that his pride is more concerned with what other men think of him, a worry that his name will be tarnished that Othello had to work very hard for hard as an outsider to be respected and honored and cannot bear to lose the good name he has earned. When Othello goes to Desdemona and confronts her, she denies ever being unfaithful, but Othello is too proud to listen to the women he loves and feel her side. The story has made up its mind before giving it a chance, as we see in Act 5, scene 2: "Therefore confess thyself that thou hast sinned / Why deny every article with oath / Cannot remove nor stifle the strong conception /. And for this I groan.(1088) Then, Othello proceeds to kill his loving wife who defended herself until her last breath Othello then finally discovers the truth about Desdemona's innocence and takes full responsibility for the crime, but the price is too high one's life