Honour, along with envy, is probably the most important theme of Othello. It is present or non-existent in each character of the work. Additionally, honor versus reputation is also an important theme. Honor is having personal values ​​and morals. Furthermore, it means doing what is right, regardless of the circumstances. Reputation is simply what others think of you. What others think of you is not necessarily always true. Iago is a perfect example that the difference between reputation and honor is like the difference between appearance and reality. Iago has a wonderful reputation, but no real honor. He's a monster who really couldn't care about his honor. In Act II, Othello says “Iago is the most honest” (2.3, p. 41, line 7). Also in that same scene Cassio calls Iago "honest Iago" (2.3, p. 52, line 335). These two quotes show that Iago's reputation is quite good. The other characters in the play think highly of him. Both Cassio and Othellogo turn to Iago for advice and help because they find him to be a very honest man. However, they are deceived because by doing so, they are only helping Iago with his treacherous plan. It is very ironic that they trust him so much while all Iago is doing is trying his best to deceive them. Iago is one of the characters who has absolutely no honor. Unlike Cassio and Othello, Iago's honor cannot be contested. It just doesn't exist within him. He really is the bad guy. For the other characters in the play, especially Othello, it is more difficult to distinguish between honor and reputation. Cassius is another character where it's hard to decide if he's truly honorable or if it's just his reputation. He is personified as a loyal man and an "honorable lieutenant" but, as I said before, these things are not necessarily true. In my opinion, I find Cassio to be an honorable man. Yes, he mistreats Bianca and uses her for his own purposes, but that's the only thing I find dishonorable about him. Now, I don't know if this makes it dishonorable overall, but I feel like it shouldn't. He never wronged Othello, Desdemona, or Iago. It is true that Cassiod attached much importance to reputation, as is said in Act II, scene iii. says Cassius