Othello is the one to blame for all that has happened to him. He was too trusting and passionate. He could not keep a calm mind and reason things out. Othello reveals himself as a brash person when he says “‘Tis he! O brave Iago, honest and just, / That hast such noble sense of thy friend’s wrong! / Thou teachest me. — Minion, your dear lies dead, / And your unblest fate hies. Strumpet, I come” (5.1.34-37). Othello hears Cassio’s cries and praises Iago for exacting revenge. He then proceeds to go after his wife in a rage inspired by Iago’s actions. He was overly passionate in killing his supposed traitor of a wife. What could possibly stop him, a general, from killing his wife later in a more just manner. If he was justified in his attempts, he would not have to rush the murder of Desdemona. The fact that he rushed to kill his wife shows that it was his fault for Desdemona’s death. He completely trusted Iago and acted without confirming Cassio’s death nor Desdemona’s betrayal. He could have easily proven Desdemona’s innocence since she was a virgin. However in his zeal he decides to off his wife with no regard of the previous emotions and trust he felt for her. This action shows us that Othello is to blame for his tragedy. Sure, Iago has a large part in Othello’s actions, but normal people are not so rushed in their attempts to kill their newlywed wife. If Othello were a normal person, he would see that there is no way Desdemona would get bored of him so fast and cheat after leaving her entire world for him. Othello casts away what he knows about Desdemona’s innocence because of small suspicions and faulty evidence. Othello is not just a victim of the tragedy he is also, in part, the antagonist.
