The solution to the problem of the play is simple -- communication. Communication could have saved everyone. It’s so simple yet so pivotal to possibly bringing out a different outcome in the play if all the characters would have just seeked out the truth from one another. Instead, everyone decided to follow along with what they were told (which was mostly false rumors) and in the end it affected all of them. Everyone is at some sort of fault for not communicating or actually finding out the truth, but to go through each character's faults in the play would take too long and I don’t want to bore you...your welcome. Just for the sake of time I will only explain the two characters that are most at fault for the miscommunication of the play, Othello and Desdemona.
Othello
It is disappointing to see such a smart, strong, and fearless man self-destruct, and that is what happened to Othello. He turned out to be his own worst enemy. Othello allowed Iago to get inside his head and believed Iago when Iago would talk of Desdemona cheating on him with Cassio. For Othello being such a smart man, wouldn’t you think he would have the conscience to discuss this personal issue with his wife just like any ordinary man would? Wouldn’t he want to sit down and hammer out this apparent threat of his marriage with the women he loves and cares the most? Nope. Othello allowed his ego to get in the way because he thought he had it all figured out. Othello believed the rumor he was told like how a teenage girl believes everything she reads on social media. When Othello does interact with Desdemona in the play, it’s with immaturity such as a child that is mad at a friend because he just ignores her and then talks poorly about her behind her back. For example, Othello accuses Desdemona of being a whore, but when Desdemona asks for why he calls her such a thing Othello responds, “Ah, Desdemona, away, away, away!” (4.2.50). Not once does he give her a reason for why he pushes her away or why he is so angry with her. If Othello would have just communicated with Desdemona, he would have eventually come to the conclusion that she has been loyal to him this entire time.
Desdemona
Not once in the play is the reader given the impression that Desdemona is the “whore” type even though she was tagged as one by Othello for most of the play. She is kind and quiet and that is what makes her innocent; these traits are also the things that make her weak. She is weak because she doesn’t stand up for herself, and she doesn’t approach Othello to let him know she has never cheated nor thought about cheating on him ever in her life. In act 4 Desdemona even reveals that she doesn’t believe women there are women that do cheat because she asks Emilia if, “there be such women that abuse their husbands in such gross kind?” (4. 3. 67-69). The fact that Desdemona is even oblivious to the fact that women are just as capable of cheating as men are makes her seem that much more dainty. When there is an argument or issue in an intimate relationship such as a marriage both sides are responsible for communicating to one another to solve the problem. Desdemona is just as much at fault for the lack of communication because even though Othello pushed her away with hatred...she let him.
Othello
It is disappointing to see such a smart, strong, and fearless man self-destruct, and that is what happened to Othello. He turned out to be his own worst enemy. Othello allowed Iago to get inside his head and believed Iago when Iago would talk of Desdemona cheating on him with Cassio. For Othello being such a smart man, wouldn’t you think he would have the conscience to discuss this personal issue with his wife just like any ordinary man would? Wouldn’t he want to sit down and hammer out this apparent threat of his marriage with the women he loves and cares the most? Nope. Othello allowed his ego to get in the way because he thought he had it all figured out. Othello believed the rumor he was told like how a teenage girl believes everything she reads on social media. When Othello does interact with Desdemona in the play, it’s with immaturity such as a child that is mad at a friend because he just ignores her and then talks poorly about her behind her back. For example, Othello accuses Desdemona of being a whore, but when Desdemona asks for why he calls her such a thing Othello responds, “Ah, Desdemona, away, away, away!” (4.2.50). Not once does he give her a reason for why he pushes her away or why he is so angry with her. If Othello would have just communicated with Desdemona, he would have eventually come to the conclusion that she has been loyal to him this entire time.
Desdemona
Not once in the play is the reader given the impression that Desdemona is the “whore” type even though she was tagged as one by Othello for most of the play. She is kind and quiet and that is what makes her innocent; these traits are also the things that make her weak. She is weak because she doesn’t stand up for herself, and she doesn’t approach Othello to let him know she has never cheated nor thought about cheating on him ever in her life. In act 4 Desdemona even reveals that she doesn’t believe women there are women that do cheat because she asks Emilia if, “there be such women that abuse their husbands in such gross kind?” (4. 3. 67-69). The fact that Desdemona is even oblivious to the fact that women are just as capable of cheating as men are makes her seem that much more dainty. When there is an argument or issue in an intimate relationship such as a marriage both sides are responsible for communicating to one another to solve the problem. Desdemona is just as much at fault for the lack of communication because even though Othello pushed her away with hatred...she let him.