This book deals with the character Othello, who becomes mad in William Shakespeare's "Othello", and endeavours to reveal the ins and outs behind his destruction by Iago. General Othello's trustworthy companion and advisor Iago causes the ruin of quite a few characters in the play because of his uncontrollable jealousy and a feeling of revenge. He becomes successful in making Othello doubt and murder his chaste wife Desdemona. Iago takes the help of his ally named Roderigo in order to translate his own destructive dreams into reality. Once Othello is in Cyprus, Iago decides to work on his central plan. He wants to make Othello believe that his wife is in an adulterous relationship with the new lieutenant, Michael Cassio. Hence, Iago tries to poison Othello's mind by providing false information about Desdemona. For instance, the plot of the handkerchief and his reference about Cassio that he had a dream where he talked of his emotions for Desdemona. Unfortunately, Othello somewhat believes Iago's words. Iago keeps on playing with Othello's mind through the process of having Othello listen to Cassio speak generously about his mistress, Bianca, even as Othello thinks that the mistress must be Desdemona. Othello blindly sees coincidences as evidences. It is true that the fire of jealousy in Othello's heart and his unjust trust in Iago lead to his ultimate tragedy where we find him murdering Desdemona and committing suicide later. Nonetheless, it must also be stated that Iago is the one who is entirely responsible for igniting the spark of jealousy in Othello's mind. The Moor would not lose his sanity and commit such a heinous crime and take his own life away if Iago did not deceive him so cunningly. As Iago can be regarded as the primary cause of Othello's downfall, he can also be called a 'murderer' because Othello and Desdemona are led towards the valley of destruction only by Iago himself!
About the Author: Md. Ziaul Haque is originally from Zakiganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh. He is an award-winning poet, writer, actor, director, novelist, lyricist, dramatist, translator, literary critique, academic, songwriter, short story writer, rhymer, reviewer, columnist, philosopher, essayist, researcher and scholar. He completed his B.A (Hon's) and Master's in English Language and Literature from Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet. He is the author of many books that were published in Bangladesh and abroad. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in literary journals, newspapers and magazines, such as, Olympia Publishers, Muse India, The Daily Star, The Hans India, The Observer, The Literary Herald, The Bangalore Review, The New Nation, Nuances, Poetry Anthology Project, Pratilipi Bengali, Kahaniya among others. His pen name is 'Shobdoraj' in Bangla which in English means 'King of Words'. He is honorably called the 'Poet of Creativity' by the readers and followers. He has invented some words, terms and literary forms, such as "Poetenry" (poems of ten lines), "Kurine" (poems of twenty lines), "Poestory" (blending Poetry and Story), "Haqueian Verse" (A new form of poetry, which starts with a single word; it has five lines that contain ten words in total and the poem ends with a single word that rhymes with the first word) etc. At present, he is teaching English Language and Literature at Sylhet International University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.