When Othello gets the letter from Lodovico and he reads it, I think Lodovico assumes that Othello is distracted because of the contents of the letter because he has to return back to Venice, when actually it is about Cassio and Desdemona who are about to betray Othello. When we see Othello getting angry and he yells at Desdemona, by saying “Fire and brimstone!” We the audience show no respect for Othello because how he treats her and we feel sympathetic for Desdemona for being innocent and truthful. In my opinion when Othello is yelling at her, I think he is starting not to trust Desdemona because she may only bring bad luck and that if he stays with her, then he will never be happy because he would be betrayed all the time due to the relationship with Cassio. When Desdemona, reveals her true emotions about Cassio, Othello starts loathing her and he believes Iago, about the relationship. I think that Othello is gullible, because he believes everything Iago says, he is not being very perceptive and this shows the lack of trust he has for his comrade and his wife.
When Othello slaps her, firstly, I think that, the strike was something that would put Othello to shame and how the public won’t trust him at all. Secondly, Lodovico starts arguing back, and I think Lodovico, knows the difference between right and wrong, and how you should treat someone who loves him. Because he says “Tis very much” Which means this is outrageous, hurting a superior, due to Desdemona is the cousin of Lodovico and he is a senator, also in public, which would humiliate her. When Othello says her “tears” are like “crocodiles” because they use it to bring their preys to them, in her case, she is using it to deceive Othello and everyone else, that she isn’t with Cassio and that she is going to betray him. However, Lodovico stands up to Othello, because Lodovico says “ An obedient lady… call her back” Showing how much authority he is using to make Othello show love and care towards Desdemona. I think Lodovico, is right for doing this because he is trying to show Othello that, she is not corrupt, that she is pure and honest, and that she will not betray him in anyway or anyhow.
Next, When Othello calls her back, he mentions that she “turns… weeps” This shows that she will use anything to gain sexual connotation. Subsequently, she is “obedient”, which shows that she will do whatever you want in exchange for sexual connotation. Also how clever she is hiding her emotions and tells her to get away! Because he thinks that she is corrupted and impure, also has a malevolent heart. Later on, he starts to descent in madness, because he mentions “goats and monkeys” In my opinion, I am scared of his behaviour, because he is turning insane and he is being controlled by an unknown phenomena which is a dark emotion which is locked up and now that is released.
When Othello leaves, Lodovico wonders “Are his wits safe…brains?” This tells us that he thinks that the madness has happened and that Othello is not what he used to be and he has changed, into a beast, because he shows no love towards Desdemona and he is losing his sanity. I think Lodovico, does care for Desdemona, and he is losing respect for Othello. When Iago makes it worse, Lodovico is worried for her safety due to him saying “Is it his use?” In the final part of the play, Lodovico has lost complete faith in Othello, because he finally says, “I am sorry that I am deceived in him.” I can agree with Lodovico, because if I saw all this happening straight away, I would lose trust in Othello.
In my conclusion, I think Othello is a man who has lost his honour and pride to insanity when he thinks he hasn’t yet. In addition, he shows gullibility, which makes it worse, because he believed everything that Iago, said without taking asking Cassio or Desdemona about himself which makes us not think Othello is a good friend but a traitor to himself and his friend also wife. Finally I think Lodovico, is a trustworthy man, because he has seen this and is frustrated due to the strike to one of his family members, so we understand how he feels. If he had done that in Venice, he would be punished severely, for treating one of the senator’s family’s like that. Also Venice might not trade with Cyprus anymore.