Mindset In Othello

Damiya Perez
1/20/17
EES22QH-O2
Ms.Milliner
Final Paper

William Shakespeare's play of “Othello” is a tragic play that deals with a lot jealousy,sexuality and love. There are characters in this book that may display different mindsets and grit. Mindset and grit are very powerful words because throughout the play it can determine on how they can interpret and respond to situations. The word gritty means to pursue something with consistency of interest and effort. The word mindset mean is making a difference on achievement and success. A fixed mindset is when people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. A growth mindset is when people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed

Growth mindset is when you work on something as best as you can with a lot of effort and you learn from it. In my own words a fixed mindset means to believe in different abilities and qualities that show a fixed trait. In the text, Carol Dweck defines “growth mindset” because he describes how students try extra hard. In the text Dweck Carol claims,“There were many, many more like this, but I think you get the idea. Now, how would they cope? Directly. “ I’d start thinking about studying harder (or studying in a different way for my next test in that class, I’d pay the ticket, and I’d work things out with my best friend the next time we speak.” I’d look at what was wrong on my exam, resolve to do better, pay my parking ticket and call my friend to tell her I was upset the day before.”(pg 54). This quote shows how a student thinks about working extra harder and finding different ways to study because she wants to do better and wants to feel smarter. I can relate to this because when I get a low test grade I start to feel like a loser or an idiot when I could just have a growth mindset of having the abilities to work harder. Dweck Carol tells what fixed mindset is, “What would you think? What would you feel? What would you do?When I asked people with the fixed mindset, this is what they said: “I’d feel like a reject.”I'm a total failure”. “I'm an Idiot.” “I’m a

Othello shows fixed mindset because he feels insecure because he is black and he's jealous of Cassio and allow him to believe that Cassio has slept with Othello's wife Desdemona. This leads Othello to drive him crazy and confused and show actions of him treating Desdemona. The mindset of Othello was to hurt Desdemona he wanted to hurt her to make him feel better about himself his goal was not giving up on hurting her he was so devastated he calls her a whore and beats her around physically and mentally. In the scene he kills his own wife a wife that was so much in love with him. In the play Othello says, “Yes, right now. So confess your sin freely now. Even if you swear you’re innocent of every accusation, you won’t change my mind or remove the thought that’s tormenting me. You’re going to die”. ( Act 5,scene 3). This quote show that he’s not going to think Desdemona is telling the truth when she calls herself innocent, so he kills Desdemona not even thinking about what he’s doing or knowing that nothing is true about her and Cassio this shows