Being an outsider can always be a flaw that people can take advantage of. An example I can come up with is the entirety of the play made by William Shakespeare, Othello. My reasoning is that Othello, the main character, would be my best example. Othello is someone who doesn’t come from Venice or Cyprus, where everyone else in the play are from, and where it takes place. Othello is a Moor, African, and that means that Othello is not of Venice’s bloodline, wealth, skin color, religion, etc. That makes Othello the outsider in every situation he’s in. In Act II Scene I, When Iago and Roderigo went to Barbantio’s doorstep to tell him about his daughter’s secret marriage, they say very racist things and other things that dehumanize Othello.Things like, “An old black ram is tupping your white ewe.”

 Being an outsider from everyone else could mean everybody and everything looks down on you, says bad things about you, and that pressure could get to your head. That pressure makes you vulnerable, and anybody could just swoop in and take advantage of it. 

The manipulation Iago uses on Othello is something that grew from the seed of doubt because of his skin color. There are stereotypes that are commonly known, and some people acknowledge that the stereotype is about them. But, when something bad happens to you or you’re treated unfairly or wrongly, people automatically assume it’s because of the way they look. Like how Iago tells Othello that having multiple mistresses is normal in Venetian Culture, and he believes it because he’s not from there.

Another example is that back then, women were also considered less than everyone else. Women were considered to be simply just objects, helping their husbands gain fame. Women were highly discriminated against because they were deemed as inferior and weaker to men. Countless times that can be taken advantage of  as a tool for manipulation.