Othello is about a man who wrongfully suspects his wife of infidelity, becomes consumed with jealousy, and murders her. what is most likely the significance of the lines in the passage to this plot? they foreshadow the horror of desdemona's death to come. they show us that the writer has a low opinion of love. they dramatize the greatness that othello eventually loses. they hint at a tragic flaw that will prove to be othello’s undoing.