Truth is a goal in a person's life in which a journey is undertaken to find the answer to one's question or an identity of herself or others. In Plato's allegory of the Cave The Republic VII, Plato discusses the steps one must take to find the true truth about oneself. These theories created by the world-renowned philosopher can be linked to many texts and lives on how truth is formed. Plato recounts the Seventh Republic to a cave and how a man must emerge from the darkness of the cave and its many obstacles to find the real truth. Plato's footsteps in the 7th Republic are part of William Shakespeare's Othello in which the main character, Othello, faces obstacles in discovering the truth about his wife and his friend's loyalty. These obstacles also include stereotypes which are addressed in “Don't let your stereotypes distort your judgment” by Robert Heilbroner, in which studies are presented on how stereotypes affect the image of others. In Othello to form the truth in which he follows the steps of Plato's cave allegory to find the truth which is manipulation, stereotyping, breaking the bonds of manipulation/stereotypes and realizing the real truth. The false truth is given by a manipulator and tries to keep the "prisoners" in the cave as part of the process of finding the real truth. Plato states very clearly that manipulators are those who control the shadows that reflect false truth. This manipulator can be yourself or someone who manipulates you from the outside. Plato refers to these manipulators as puppeteers through this statement: “Imagine that along this path a low wall was built, like the screen of the puppeteers above which they show their puppets. » (Plato). This is a part of the formation of truth as it is manipulated by...... middle of paper ...... who keep the prisoners in the cave of darkness or false truth. But there are also other self-created false truths. These stereotypes obscure a person's reality. This ties into the relationship between Othello and Iago, as Iago places many different manipulative ideas into Othello's mind. Works Cited Heilbroner, Robert L. “Don't let stereotypes distort your judgments. » Emerging Voices: Readings in the American Experience. Ed. Sara M. Blake and Janet Madden Orlando: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993. 436-442.Plato. “Republic VII”. Trans. GMA Grubé. Readings on ancient Greek philosophy From Thales to Aristotle. Comp. and ed. S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd and CDC Reeve. Indianapolis: Hackett, 1995. 370-374Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York; Washington Square Press, 1993.