“She loved me for the dangers I had pass'd, and I loved her that she did pity them” (Othello, I.iii 166-167). William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello,” is pervaded by a dominant theme, one of love. Othello, the Moor of Venice falls madly in love with a woman named Desdemona. They marry and are very happy together. Othello and Desdemona face many trials during the course of their nine-month marriage. The most notable one occurs …showed first 75 words of 777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 777 total…-143.) The pain Olivia is obviously feeling balances the ironic high comedy. In the end, everything works out and Orsino marries Viola. Throughout his works, Shakespeare portrays love in many ways. The dark love of “Othello” ends in death and tragedy, and the light love of “Twelfth Night” ends in laughter and merrymaking. No one portrayal is correct. By depicting love so differently, Shakespeare is showing us that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.