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The Theme of LoveIn William Shakespeares Othello the Theme of Love is very important. The briny themes conveyed are Love can be utilize against you/ love can be manipulated, and love is blinding (unconditional love). The theme of love can be used against you is best shown in Othello and Desdemona, Cassio and Bianca, Roderigo and Desdemona, and Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio. The theme of love is blinding is best shown in Desdemona and Othello, Emilia and Iago, and Brabantio and Desdemona.Love can be used against you/ Love can be manipulated.Iago uses Othellos love for Desdemona against him. Iago hints to Othello that she deceived her father so she could deceive him."She did deceive her father, marrying you, and when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, She loved them most." (III,iii, 204-206)Like human nature is Othello goes through events which now have answers,"Shes gone I am abused, and my relief moldiness be loathe her. O curse of marriage,That we can call these delicate creatures oursAnd not their appetites I had rather be a toadAnd live upon the vapour of a dungeonThan keep a corner in the thing I loveFor others uses." (III,iii, 264 - 270)Othello is getting angry"Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whoreBe sure of it give me the ocular proof," (III, iii, 356-357)Othello hears Iagos predictions"All my fond love thus do I blow to heavenTis gone.Arise black vengeance, from the hollow hell" (III, iii, 442 - 443)Othello believing Iago"Damn her, lewd minx O damn her, damn her have it off go with me apart." (III, iii, 472 - 473)She then tells him she is a virgin."No, as I am a Christian.To preserve this vessel for my lordFrom any other foul unlawful touch,Be not to be a strumpet, I am none." (IV, ii, 82 - 84)Desdemona then turns to Iago."O good Iago,What shall I do to win my lord again? swell friend, go to him for, by this light of heaven,I know not how I lost him." (IV, ii, 148 - 150)Othello feels guilty because he found out she was innocent."Soft you a banter or two before you go.I have done the state some service and they know itNo more of that. I pray you in your lettersWhen you shall these unlucky deeds relateSpeak of me as I am nothing extenuate,Nor set down aught in malice. Then must you speakof one that loved not wisely, b... ...from the Moor./ My wayward husband hath a hundred times/ Wooed me to steal it ... Ill have the work taken out, / And givet Iago. / What he lead do with it, heaven knows, not I / I nothing, but to please his fantasy."(III, iii, 287 - 296)Emilias love blinds her from Iagos true nature. She disregards his vulgarness towards women. She also disregards how badly he treats her."A good biddy Give it me." (III, iii, 311)"You rise to play and go to bed to work." (II, i, 114)Brabantio is blinded by love for his daughter. He believes that she is an innocent child and would never marry the Moor/Othello of her own innocent(p) wi ll. He is so angered by the imagery that Iago gave him, he wants Othello killed."Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her./ For Ill refer me to all things of sense,/ If she in irons of magic were not bound .../ So opposite to marriage that she shunned/ the wealthy curled darlings of our nation, / Would over have .../ Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom? Of such a thing ... to fear not to delight." (I, ii, 63 - 71)"Lay hold upon him if he do resist,Subdue him, at his peril." (I, ii, 80 - 81)