Othello

     In Act IV of Othello by William Shakespeare the theme of hatred becomes more obvious.  Othello is past the point of even thinking that Desdemona could be telling the truth.  He even becomes so angry that he ends up hitting her calling her the "Devil!" (IV.i.224).  Iago has been able to get so into Othello's head that Othello hates Desdemona more than ever.  He does not even think she is telling the truth when she says she is. Even when Emilia tries to tell Othello that Desdemona is honest, he does not believe it. He hates her so much that he does not even think of her as the same person.  It is like he has fallen out of love with her, and she is a stranger to him.  All of this results in a huge mistake of him killing Desdemona.  He was manipulated into hating his wife and ultimately killing both of them.