nstead he allows himself to be influenced by her sadistic plot. While Othello may not be so much influenced as deceived, he still makes the mistake of allowing himself to believe the unbelievable. It is undeniable that the vengeful Iago influences Othello, and it is his somewhat gullible nature that gets him into trouble. In Act III, Iago carefully leads Othello down a treacherous path, which leads to his future decision. Othello takes every word to heart and blindly follows Iagos every move until he is totally submerged with blind jealousy. Iagos reputation for complete honesty is what troubles Othello. He fears that with a person such as Iago being worried for a reason he will not divulge, then trouble must be around the corner. Othello knows that Iago is not a false disloyal knave(III, iii, 121). This is why he is troubled by the fact that Iago knows something and will not tell him. Iago is steadily leading Othello down a road from which he cannot return.The thought of murder is enough to make anyone sorrowful. Macbeth suffers greater than most; however, for it is he who has committed the murder. Throughout the play, Macbeth has a conscience that plagues him and prohibits him from forgetting all that he has done. He is not sufficiently cultivated in good or evil to gather poise for all occasions. He experiences difficulty sleeping. He uses rhetoric inadequately in the presence of others when disturbed, and even resorts to improbability. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeths guilt and regret is evident. This is shown when Macbeth states, To know my deed, twere best not know myself. / Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst! (Act II, ii, 73-74).Othello owns the same regret and guilt as Macbeth. While Macbeth kills a friend, Othello kills more. He murders a lamb, pure and innocent and his one true love. In his initial self-loathing and remorse at realizing the truth of Desdemonas innocence, Othello is genu...
