On Tuesday, we talked a lot about reputation in Othello. The question was raised if what you see is what you get, or if what you see is not what you get. In regards to Iago and his theory on reputation, that people only see what you say you are, I agree. Pertaining to today's world, I think that people do sensor themselves and show the characteristics they want to show. In class we also talked about the messages we send may be misconstrued or taken a different way by others. However we truly have no control over people's reactions, we do have control over what we show them. An example of this is Iago, in that he shows his 'different colors' depending on what characters he is with in the play. When he is with Othello, he is the loyal and trustworthy friend (characteristics he wants Othello to see in him), and when Iago is in aside, he shows the audience different characteristics.
Based on Iago's theory of reputation, I believe that people do indeed have the ability to sensor certain characteristics, and that what you see is not always what you get.
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I agree, i think we change depending on what type of situation we are in- we are different in class, at parties, with family and so on. We control the way we act and characteristics we want to show. I also agree that we are unable to control how other people percieve us. While we think we are being shy or quiet someone else may see us as rude or unfriendly.
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