Analyzing the conflicts occurring in Othello by William Shakespeare

I am going to elaborate the conflicts which happen to Othello as the main character of the play, and the supporting character will not be explain.

Moral conflict

Othello never thought if Desdemona’s father will not accept Othello to be the husband of Desdemona, and the midnight whiles all the people in Venice were sleeping the wedding of Othello and Desdemona held. After the ceremony in a church with the witness of a pries they are married.

Psychological conflict

Othello obviously surprise when Desdemona’s father bring him to the court where in the court there meeting to prepare attack to Turk. And the servant of the Duke is inviting Othello to make the attacking plan to Turk. In the court, Desdemona’s father begs to the duke to punish Othello whose steal his daughter. But, the duke can’t give punishment to Othello, because the fact that the marriage is because they are love each other.

The beginning of the conflict that happen to Othello is while the family of his wife is refuse to give their daughter to marry Othello. Her father insists that Othello use magic to marry his daughter, but it can’t be proof in the court and Othello win Desdemona as his wife. But in giving his congratulate to Othello, Desdemona’s father talk to Othello” Now she is betraying me as her father, remember someday you will be betrayed by her” and Othello said” my life in on his honest and believe to me”

Rising of the conflict happen when Othello success in leading Venice soldier to destroy the Turk, Othello and his wife move to Cyprus the city where the news of the winning battle is inform by Othello. 

I hope this little article may help the literary student in finding the conflict happen in a literary work.