The play Othello was littered with accusations and mistakes from many people. Some hurt each other for their own gain, some did it out of revenge, but some were just plain stupid. No one stood up for themselves like normal humans should in times of need, instead they just sat back and accepted it, letting the antagonist win the battles and eventually the war. All of this is true, but the main example of stupidity in this book is the main character, Othello. Othello is easily the dumbest character in the book, clearly not having the ability to use his head and get the facts straight in any shape or form. He is solely responsible for his actions in the book because he lets Iago control his beliefs, he is overwhelmed by jealousy, his love for Desdemona and his goodness towards people. One of the reasons Othello is responsible for his own actions is because he lets Iago control his thoughts and actions. Iago takes advantage of Othello by using Othello's trust and goodness against him. Othello, just by trusting Iago, has already implanted the virus in his brain without knowing it. Iago has decided to destroy Othello for his own good and plans to ruin his relationships, not only with his wife, but also with his friends and everyone else. This cruel, yet effective, method used by Iago begins to spread that virus like wildfire, slowly crippling Othello's state of security and taking over his conscience. This is when he begins to believe Iago's words, and Othello begins to turn against his wife and everyone else who is close to him. He starts to hate his wife and starts treating her like crap. His friend Cassio begins to participate in an attack plot from these repercussions, because Othello wants to kill him for “ch...... middle of paper…… Iago has bribed them and in turn has lost the game for everyone. He had won. Yet it seems that, with some concrete reasoning from Othello, none of this should have spiraled out of control the way it did. Othello had the right idea about many things in his life, but if you have tragic flaws like him, he was doomed. from the beginning. Iago may have had the last laugh and orchestrated the madness, but in all honesty Othello was really to blame because he was weak, controlled by jealousy, was an easy target and ultimately let Iago have complete control over him. Common sense should have saved the day, but Othello seemed critically lacking. All in all, Othello was indeed responsible for his own demise, his own destruction. He caused his own death and, well, now he's not coming back. This is a great example of “Think before you act”. Use your brain or your brain will use you.