Character Similarities

This picture resonates with Othello because it shows Thor who is similar to Othello in that they both get tricked by someone who they trust. Othello is depicted as gullible by Iago when he says “The Moor is of a free and open nature / That thinks men honest but seem to be so / And will as tenderly be led by th’ nose / As asses are”(1.3.442-445) Iago describes Othello as a trusting person and that he can be easily led astray. This shows similarity to the characters in the picture because Thor trusts Loki so much that his betrayal catches him completely off guard even after he is tricked multiple times before. Othello and Thor are very similar in their trusting nature and they both are leaders in war. Othello is so blind to the plots of others that he is easily ensnared by Iago. Iago is able to manipulate Othello by slowly planting ideas in his head about his wife and Cassio. The relationship between Othello and Iago reminded me of the relationship between Thor and Loki as shown in the top picture. The two are close for a large part of their stories but then nearing the end the villainy of Loki and Iago are revealed to the protagonists of their respective stories. This picture also shows similarities to the picture of Othello and Iago as shown on the bottom picture. Both Othello and Thor look angry while Iago and Loki appear to be suspicious and plotting. These characters are very similar but their end results are quite different. In Thor, none of the main characters die in the end, while in Othello, pretty much everyone dies. Iago’s form of deceit took the form of mostly manipulating others around Othello, while Loki directly manipulated Thor. These pictures seem very similar, which leads me to wonder if the director for Thor planned to make it look the same.