War is used metaphorically in Act 3, Scene 3 when Othello
becomes convinced that Desdemona is cheating on him:
. . .Ho, now
forever
Farewell the tranquil mind! Farewell
content!
Farewell the plumed troop and the big
wars
That make ambition virtue! Oh
farewell,
Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill
trump
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing
fife,
The royal banner, and all
quality,
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious
war!
The quotation shows that
once Othello believes he has lost Desdemona, he feels that everything that has given his
life meaning is also gone:
Othello's occupation's
gone!
We see that Othello is first and foremost a soldier,
and many of his decisions regarding Desdemona are based on that
background.
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