All of the points that Foster makes about Othello are valid, but in my opinion, I can not see him as anything other than "stupid beyond redemption". Yes, he was manipulated, yes he was extremely emotional. But, come on, this play was outrageously dramatic to the point where it was not believable.
Othello was so stupid that he believed whatever Iago told him; he never thought for himself logically or used common sense. He was driven by an overload of emotions that his though process was so severely impaired that he became stupid to the point where he murdered the love of his life.
In fact this is beyond idiotic, he could be considered mentally impaired! I just can not believe anything in this play. It was all so fake that I could not take the story line seriously.
I firmly believe that this might be one of Shakespeare's worst plays ever.
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