Free Will is the power to make a choice on our own that is not constrained by other circumstances. Othello and Desdemona’s marriage is an example of free will. They were in love and decided to get married, without Desdemona’s father’s approval. They had the power to make that choice and were not held back by someone else’s will.
Determinism is the theory that everything is based upon consequences and is independent of the human will. Iago’s actions are all examples of determinism. He plotted many things, for example telling Othello that Cassio was sleeping with Desdemona, and they ended up leading to other consequences and eventually ended in death. All of Iago’s wrong doings had consequences that were bound to follow.
