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Essay / The importance of love in Othello by William Shakespeare
This is why this play is still so relevant today, because any reader in the world can have their heart open to a story of tragic love. It simply was and remains one of the most widespread and successful screenplays in the history of writing. The love observed between Othello and Desdemona is rare. At the beginning of their marriage, they are still happy and it can be said that they respect and love each other deeply. In fact, they love each other so deeply that literature honestly shows that they would never do anything to harm the other. But this deep, never-ending love is exactly what separates them. Othello was so easily manipulated by Iago because of the sincerity of his love for Desdemona. He was so afraid of losing her to someone else that he was ready to remove her from the picture completely. An amazing aspect of this play that serves as an inspiration to people of all generations is the fact that Othello and Desdemona still loved each other with everything they had, even when their relationship was at its lowest. Othello repeatedly declares his love for Desdemona and the fact that she is probably the only person in the world who could tear him down like this. Even in the moment when Othello kills her, you can sense how upset he is by the situation. He doesn't want to kill her because of his love for her, but he does it because he