Leadership theme in Othello

William Shakespeare is one of the most profound generators that ever existed his books consent touched(p) almost all aspects of life. I was drawn by Othello because of the natural skill and brilliance the author used. How Shakespeare builds lineament of the protagonists and obstructors is out of this world the sequence of scenes and vocabulary in use is also unparalleled.Not only in Othello but also in his other plays. Love and romance is one of the themes that his plays revolved on we fecal matter say he used it as device to attract more readers and learners, but if we look at it as a non marketing tool we can also say that he centered in it to confuse the authorities of England that were ruthless when it came to dealing with anti government policies, e.g colonialism. I solely deployed the review method acting of interrogation as it would give me the filtered thoughts of professionals on the matter.That said, neo-classic literature critics guard come to a truce that Othello is a play that lays bare the qualities of a true attracter and how the leadership can influence the political and frugal sector. These propertys can be laid bare if one deciphers the underlying message in the characters actions and words.All characters have different traits so I paid keen attention to the protagonist and antagonist Othello and Lago. Their smooth tuberosity and how ones opinions and suggestions could affect the other lays bare the desirable and undesirable traits in leadership. The main purpose of this review is to cause and lay down Shakespeares honorable audience that in that location is more to his plays than just love themes.Leadership theme in OthelloI will have to begin this introduction by a praise to the play master him self William Shakespeare. At the beginning of the play the writer portrays Othello as a very indecisive man and still unenviable lined to his shortcomings. Later on, the character takes a paradigm shift and he is able to be adored by the audience. This is made possible by his selfless actions capped with eloquent enticing skills.Lago who is the villain is manifestly attached to the main character, staying true to his malicious cause he leads to the memorable demise of Othello. How this two interact should be an eye opener for leaders to be cautious and very selective of the company they remark and how that company influences his thoughts and delivery when in and out of duty. At the onset of the play we might have a likable feeling towards Lago but when detailing on the triggers of his actions we will see that he was created to clearly show shortcomings of any leader and what happens to them if they pushed to the breaking point by wrong influences.Lagos treacherous act were driven by human desires he wanted Cassios post as a lieutenant and that was his reason for spreading the narration to his boss that his married woman was having a secret affair with his enemy. We must also marvel at how Lago pull the equ ation and fixed Brabantio in it as he knew how much he detested the affair Othello had with Desdemona. The open nonion that Lago had was that Othello would kill his competition.In contrast of notions and deeds, we see that Othello had positive thoughts and his dear fri give notice and he however defended when need arose. Their relation only proves how any person can be vulnerable to deceit and self destruction. It is sad that Othello let Lago control his thoughts and deeds. The sequence of the scenes and how Othello behaves in different surroundings also profiles him as a very direful person.The scenes shift between being tense, romantic and spiteful, despite this we realize that protagonist behaves benevolently in most of them until the point he felt that he could take it no more give thanks to Lago. When cruising through the scenes, we realize that Lago has somewhat become the central character as when he is not there, his spectre is seen in how Othello behaves. The level o f contact and communication between these two characters even surpasses how the protagonist relates to his own wife Desdemona.The underlying message here is that the theme of leadership is the one that is on emphasis. The post Othello holds in the federation and his racial back give also gives the dynamics how leadership selection and election should be. The cases presented to the senate show a leader should behave and how cases should be handled. I think the last scenes were scripted to intentionally lean on the romantic theme so that the audience attention doesnt waver or as had said before so that the authorities couldnt smell malice in the writing.Materials and methodsThe materials used were the play OTHELLO written by William Shakespeare and the online articles that supported the compendium that leadership theme was central in the play in question. To get a clear view of the topic I had to keenly analyze the scenes in the play, notice the mood how the protagonist and antagoni st behaved in them.I also used psychology scholarly articles to justify if the characters actions came out naturally or if there was a modicum of restraint and moderation despite the outward triggers to behave wildly. I gave an economic touch to this research by stating if the traits portrayed were beneficial or detrimental if possessed by leaders in organizations. Results obtainedThere was categorisation of both bad and good qualities when Othello was the man in question.Among the good traits he possessed that made an staggering leader and likable characters wereTaking responsibility, he proved this when Lago came to warn him about the vengeful search that Brabantio had launched on him. Brabantio had an obvious dislike for Othello as he thought that he had used charm and voodoo to hurt Desdemona, we can say that Brabantio used this claim on our protagonist as he was not from a white descent.Despite the warning and imminent threat of destruction that the latter lookingd, he stoo d firm to his ground as swore not to flee a matter which he fulfilled (pluckrose-2017). He was ready to face the consequences if need be because he believed that what he did was true. He showed respect to his foes and elders whenever he was addressing them, such a scenario were when he was presented to the senate to answer a case where Brabantio had accused him of charming his daughter.He praised the senators by referring to them as his very noble and approved masters. The word masters is emphasized cause it meant that despite his post, he still acknowledged that he fell under the laws of the land.He was a slumber maker this was evident when an infuriated Brabantio approached him with his swordsmen. Instead of reacting in panic, solicitude or anger, he diffused the tension with a joke and proved he was a peace maker.It is evident that he had skills in war and he would have opted to use them in that moment if he was a selfish and ruthless leader. He opted not to because he knew the re are civilized slipway of solving matters.His composed and eloquent character made him stand out in all the scenes, the writer made it appear like he was the most learned person in the whole play. He maintains his composure When being presented at the senate for heinous claims and still achieves a rhyme when speaking, he says signormasters..daughterand her in one sentence.We see some senators showing admiration to the protagonist.Jealousy and gullibility are some of the negative traits that Othello exhibits. He lets Lagos words get into his and hood his judgment. He tends to lay so much trust in the antagonist that he doesnt bother verifying the authenticity of the words a matter that culminated to his tragic demise.The jealous he feels for the rumored relationship between his wife and Cassio prove him emotionally weak, also a matter that leads to the tragic end of the play.He thought Self depreciation warranted him to depreciate Cassios abilities. He acknowledged his own weaknes ses and assumed that his love obstructer that was a much lesser man than him. This is a very worrying trait for a tune leader to posses as it doesnt lead to solving of a problem.He was overconfident in his doings and words. He used outrageous words to demean Cassio and filled his head with ideas that Cassio was lesser man hence could not compete with him in any way. It is by this assumptions that he starting plotting to kill his wife and her purported lover.He was emotionally weak. This trait was not evident at the beginning when he stayed to meet eye to eye with Brabantio but when he let Lago get into his head he lost his entire cool and behaved like an uncivilized dimwit by ending his own life.Discussion and conclusionFrom the above results we notice that all men can be vulnerable to bad influence, if only Othello had kept Lago a little bit far from him they he would have maintained his reputation as a perfect leader. The positive traits that have elaborated can do the manager s in decision making and situation handling in the corporate world (stein-2005). A leader must learn to be responsible and accountable for his own actions when he feels that what he did was right.Even if he is wrong, he must judge himself harshly as failure leads to experience. From Othellos descent we learn that race does not determine ones traits, Othello was not a pure white man but he proved to be wiser and more composed than Lago. With inference from the original text and the examples I used, we reach a conclusion that leadership is truly the main theme in the play and that love is only used as manner to attract the audience and capture its attention.ReferencesAn online article written by Helen Pluckrose on 19th January 2017Evolution psychology in the humanities Shakespeares Othellohttps//areomagazine.com/2017/01/19/evolution-psychology-in-the-humanities-shakespeare-othello/Scholarly journal by M Stein written in 2005The Othello puzzle the inner contagion of leadershiphttps// journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0170840605055339