The analogy of a person shooting (killing with a gun) another person, clearly describes who held the responsibility of Othello's downfall in the play Othello by William Shakespeare. In this situation, there is no doubt, as to who is responsible for the death - the person who pulled the trigger, or the person who was shot. No matter how foolishly the victim acts, the trigger, in the end is pulled by the murderer. Similarly, despite …showed first 75 words of 1060 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1060 total…things in a biased light - do not make him more responsible for his own downfall than Iago, as Iago was the cause of these - blinding Othello totally with jealousy. So it is clear that although Othello was partially to blame for his own downfall, Iago was far more responsible for Othello's downfall, as it is was his plans and words that put suspicious thoughts into Othello's mind, which eventually led to his downfall.