Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare
"Aye, let her rot, and perish, and be damned tonight, for she shall not live. No, my heart is turned to stone, I stike it and it hurts my hand" (Shakespeare, IV.i.169-171).
A dynamic character is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action. Othello exemplifies this in his transformation from Act I to Act IV. In the beginning of play, Othello stands up and ignores the harsh racial slurs directed toward him. He is characterized to be someone who does not easily react emotionally. When being called an animal, instead of getting mad, Othello disregarded the comment and was firm in his belief and love of Desdemona. As the actions unfold with Iago telling Othello the lie of Desdemona being unfaithful, Othello begins to change. By the middle of the play, Othello has began to respond with epileptic tendencies from Othello being told of Desdemona being unfaithful to him. In Act IV, Othello has nearly gone mad with anger for Desdemona being unfaithful to him. Instead of being a calm man, he is a man who wants revenge for his wife's unfaithfulness. Also, Othello has another seizure or epileptic episode because of the rage from inside. By this point, Othello wants blood specifically from Cassio.
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