The Disintegration of Othello Shakespeare's Othello is a play with unique characters. One of these characters is the one Shakespeare names his work after. In the play, Othello disintegrates from a confident leader into a murderous killer. The linguistic changes throughout the work attest to this theory. In the opening scenes, Shakespeare portrays Othello as a noble character. When Brabantio seeks revenge (for "stealing" his daughter) on Othello, Othello expresses that his actions will "express his [Brabantio's] grievances" (1.2.21). Thus he shows his calmness against Brabantio's verbal slanders. Throughout this scene, Othello remains calm and confident. He also humbly tells the story of his relationship with Desdemona. He doesn't flaunt the situation about Brabantio but speaks modestly. In the next act, Othello maintains his calm demeanor. He speaks poetically of seeing his "beautiful warrior" Desdemona (2.1.210). Later in the scene, Cassius fails in his military duties. Even though this hurts Othello deeply, he remains calm. He loves...