Big question 3

1. How does this scene relate to Othello and hubris (excessive pride - part of the tragic elements)? How might Othello's pride mean he is more concerned by Iago's suggestions about his wife's possible infidelity? 

Act 3 scene 3 in the play Othello, sometimes known as the temptation scene, is when  Iago plants a seed of doubt in Othello's mind. Iago leaves out certain details on purpose in order to get Othello to think things that aren't actually true. When Iago leaves he thinks about the future between himself and his wife Desdemona. We can see that his pride is extremely important to him because he mentions that 'he'd whistle her off and let her down the wind to play at fortune' in other words if she actually is cheating on him then he will have to send her away even though it will break his heart. The idea that Othello has hubris relates to this quote because he insinuates that his pride can't take the fact that Desdemona might have been disloyal. This supposed disloyalty of his wife might actually damage his own reputation because he is supposed to be a leader and take care of things, the other soldiers may think he's not fit to lead them into war if he can't even control his wife. This could also be the reason he is so upset because Desdemona is his property and he may think how dare she defy him, as his wife. Othello is obsessed with proving or disproving his wife's infidelity and therefore this shows that Othello is more concerned with about the suggestion of Desdemona's disloyalty rather than actually thinking about it for himself. in Act 1 scene 3, Othello states that 'these moors are changeable in their wills' agreeing with the racial stereotype about black people not being able to control their actions. The fact that Othello can't control his paranoia shows that his actions are being clouded by Iago's manipulation and lies.