Importance Of Reputation In Othello

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In a society reputation symbolizes who we are and what we stand for, a person's reputation can be seen as bad or good based on their behaviour and how they treat others. In the play Othello, reputation is a strong component that shapes how some of the characters base their decisions and respond to events that occur. There are many people in the world that have a good reputation but have created a plastic image of themselves that doesn't represent who they are as a person, the importance of social status has become such a key role in how people act and motivate them to work so hard just to have people think highly of them. In Othello, William Shakespeare demonstrates how one's reputation may not be how it appears, the character Iago appears …show more content…

“ We only ever have influence over our reputation- never control” (Lickerman,The Value Of A Good Reputation). Reputations can be quite simple but also very complex, you may deal with them day to day in highschool or in the business world. Teenagers have a high tendency to have low self esteems which can trigger them to create a false image of themselves which provides them with the comfort of people liking them. A good reputation should come naturally and not require one to promote false information about themselves or others just to maintain good status in society, if you truly have a kind heart and good intentions people will see you that way and will look up to your inspiring reputation. “Find their sense of value vulnerable to the opinions of others” ( Lickerman,The Value Of A Good Reputation). The article, The value of a good reputation by Alex Lickerman contributes that reputations are based off how one's actions are perceived in society, reputations can motivate a person to act accordingly to what others value and see important. “ It's harder to build than to destroy.” (Lickerman, The Value Of A Good Reputation) Shakespeare displays this idea in Othello, if you're creating a false image of yourself it will be much harder to maintain that

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