Othello's Jealousy

Shakespeare often has common themes throughout all of his poems which include love, death, and betrayal. When talking about Othello, all of these major themes are presented. Although, the major theme is jealousy. Throughout the play, jealousy is shown in each character in some way and drives the decisions that they make. The beginning starts with Rodrigo being covetous of Othello for being with Desdemona, and at the end where Othello is envious because he believes Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Iago is an important character throughout all of this because he makes up lies and misleads characters into believing things that are untrue. From the beginning, he is envious of Cassio and has hatred towards Othello because Othello

In the play, Othello, jealousy and envy are prominent themes from the beginning to the end. As the play starts to unwind, you can see jealousy is the major cause of all the drama in the play. Jealousy or envy is a feeling of discontented or resentful longing by someone else’s possessions , qualities or luck. Iago becomes engulfed by jealousy and it causes him to corrupt Othello. They are two men that cause similar crimes but we sympathize for Othello and hate Iago because they have different attitudes towards their crime.

There are many different emotions like sadness, happiness, and joyfulness just to name a few that people can experience. One of the most powerful and sometimes dangerous emotions is Jealousy. Jealousy is a powerful emotion that most people experience at some point in their life. However, not everyone is affected in the same way. Some people are filled with insecurity. While others are filled with fear. Most people experience anger. In William Shakespeare’s Othello the audience learns through the characterization of Othello and Iago, the symbolism of the handkerchief, and through Othello denying that he is jealous we learn that jealousy can make people behave irrationally in certain circumstances.

Shakespeare’s Othello is a play consistently based on jealously and the way it can destroy lives. One is quick to think this jealously is based on Othello’s lack of belief in Desdemona’s faithfulness to him or his suspensions over Desdemona’s affair with Cassio, Othello’s honorable lieutenant. Upon closer inspection of the jealously that exists throughout the play it becomes clear that his jealously is not the sole start and reason for all of the destruction that occurs. Iago, a good friend of Othello, is not who he appears to be. Iago’s own jealously of those around him pushes him over the edge. He begins to deceive all those who believe he is a true, honorable, and faithful man. Throughout Othello, Iago incites his own jealously in

Iago does this because he not only hates Othello but he is jealous of him. He tells him that his wife is unfaithful to him. Othello is in the early stages of his relationship so he believes Iago. Iago makes it seem as if Desdemona is cheating on Othello with someone else. Othello does not even check to see if these things are true. Iago had pushed him so far that he was past all reason and logic. He rages and kills his wife and the man she is allegedly having an affair with.

Jealousy is a powerful drug. When someone is jealous, one can only imagine how far someone would go because of it. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, there were several characters that went through different ways of processing their jealousy. Iago’s jealousy provokes his idea to get back at the people he felt was not deserving enough of the things they had or their happiness. His plans succeeds but by the end, no one wins. Iago’s jealousy forms at the beginning of the play which causes Othello’s jealousy towards the end and because of it, it results in people hurt mentally and physically.

Othello did not wake up one day and say that he was going to be jealous; he was corrupted and persuaded into it. Iago is the one main character of many characters that persuades Othello into the nasty trait of jealousy. Othello represents how jealousy is one of the most corrupting and destructive of emotions (“Theme”). This destructive emotion eventually leads Othello to do things he does not want to do. Iago is the main character that makes Othello do these things and one of the main characters that lies to Othello to make him jealous of everyone.

Shakespeare uses themes in many of his works such as love, betrayal and others. Many of these themes are present in the play Othello, another one of Shakespeare's works. Most obvious in the play Othello, is jealousy. Jealousy controls the characters in Othello from the beginning of the play to the end Some characters’ jealousy is caused by other characters, like Iago. He creates lies which cause other characters to act differently.

Throughout the play, Othello, many characters experience jealousy. This emotion runs some of the characters’ lives. Some of the characters’ emotions are triggered by other characters. Because of the jealousy they experience, they make irrational decisions. In the play Iago, Roderigo, and Othello all experience jealousy which leads them to destruction.

In Act III, Scene iii of William Shakespeare's Othello, Othello initially appears to be firm in his judgment; however, as the scene progresses, Othello's vulnerabilities are exposed and Iago is able to take advantage of his racial insecurities. Iago uses jealousy to sway Othello into his scheme by making it seem as though Desdemona is to blame, which further decreases Othello's self-assurance. Although Othello initially seems strong willed in his disbelief of Desdemona's disloyalty, his lack of self confidence and decision to trust Iago eventually lead to the detriment of his reasonability. When Othello is first presented with the idea of his wife cheating on him, he chooses to stay firm in his judgment. For example: "No, not much moved.

Othello had so many heartaches and heartbreaks throughout the whole thing. It did not matter whether if it was betrayal, mistakes, love, and murders. It was one of the most crucial Shakespeare plays. Shakespeare has an ability to compose plays of deceit, trickery, love, revenge, and jealousy. In Othello, one of his most recognized tragedies was evolving around the central theme of jealousy. The theme of jealousy goes with love as it is with real life. Love consumes all those who take part in it and in Othello’s case; his love for Desdemona has blinded him. And it gave Iago a chance to corrupt him so easily. The wicked emotion of jealousy, not only resulted in the deaths of three of Othello's main characters, it caused the sudden deaths of innocent

In Othello the main issues are the transformation of the noble and romatinc protagonist Othello, whose jealousy over his beloved Desdemona, destroys him. And Iago, the antagonist, who plants the distrust and jealousy in Othello; Iago- the manipulator who know when to say the right things to people, who he wants to mislead and to get the reaction he wants out of them. According to Alexander W. Crawford “In the matter of Othello and Iago, it cannot fairly be maintained that Iago was the sole cause of the calamities that befell Othello”. One of the reasons we can not blame only Iago is that Othello chooses Cassio for the position of lieutenant over Iago. So he is containing his hatred until he finds the right moment to take revenge.

In the story of Othello, all of the conflict, violence, and harm that occured was a result of jealousy. Iago, one of the victims of jealousy, made a hypocritical statement to Othello where he called jealousy a green-eyed monster. This monster known as jealousy not only consumes the people that it hates, but also consumes the person itself. Jealousy is the culprit for any character that had died in the story. Jealousy fueled each scene to the next in Othello and the more that is added, the more damage it does as seen with its effects on Roderigo, Iago, and Othello.

Jealousy is the sensation to envy someone and have the desire to avenge someone. The infamous play Othello portrays the consequences of jealousy. Throughout the play, Othello tragic flaw is his own jealousy. Othello jealousy causes a transition of character. Othello was once the charming noble gentleman and it is now turned into a vicious callous monster. Othello’s jealousy was his downfall that cost the deaths of multiple lives.

The play Othello by William Shakespeare was published during the 16th century, it is one of Shakespeare’s popular and controversial plays. Shakespeare depicts Othello’s race as placing him apart in some respects from the predominantly white European society in which he lives. Jealousy is another of the main themes in Othello. Iago is the first character to start the sparks of jealousy in Othello, and in the end, causes the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. In the end, racism and jealousy are the causes of the tragedy in Othello.