ingenuity, it also reveals his poor moral judgement. Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ is a fascinating study of the weakness of human judgement. The inability of characters to understand others and their misplaced trust leads to their undoing. Equally destructive is the lack of moral judgement displayed by Iago. At the play’s close what resonates with the audience is pity for the characters’ flawed humanity and fear for their own potentially weak judgement.
