| Although it was produced in 1604, William | | | | feels overlooked for the position, Iago convinces |
| Shakespeare's play Othello still relates to the | | | | Othello that his wife Desdemona has cheated on |
| everyday situations of certain people. In the play, | | | | him with Cassio to ruin the trust Othello and |
| Shakespeare gives the reader situations of | | | | Cassio have for each other. This has also |
| misguided trust, wrongful mistrust, and | | | | happened in my life; when I was dating my last |
| overpowering love. All of which are still around in | | | | girlfriend, a guy at school, or my so called Iago, |
| modern lives, especially that of my own. | | | | tried his hardest to become my friend and |
| Today it often occurs that people tend to keep | | | | convince me that my girlfriend was cheating on |
| their enemies closer than their friends. This is | | | | me with my best friend. The situation even got |
| done in hopes that the person can undermine his | | | | to the point where he had tried to plant evidence |
| enemy with friendly persuasion to participate in a | | | | to prove his accusations. |
| wrong doing rather than using brute force. In the | | | | As a result of the false friendships, there was |
| story, Iago befriends Othello in hopes of one day | | | | also an added mistrust towards the women of |
| gaining Cassio's position of Lieutenant. Because he | | | | both Othello's and my own lives. |