Theme Of Jealousy In Othello

Jealousy of power is first displayed through Iago, a solider under Othello’s command. ”One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, a fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife, that never set a squadron in the field”(Act 1, Scene 1). Iago is consumed by jealousy of Cassio, which he masks with hatred of Othello, because Othello took up Cassio as lieutenant and not Iago. In this same scene, we are also introduced to Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian, who is desperately in love with Desdemona, Othello’s wife. This scene is significant because it crafts Iago as the perfect villain. He plans on exploiting Othello’s insecurities in exchange for his own vengeful agenda.

Othello was jealous that he was told his wife was cheating on him because he was older and not as attractive as some of the men interested in her. O.J. was jealous because Nicole, someone he was married to for seventeen years, was partying with different guys. Both of the men’s jealous were caused by insecurities. Othello was insecure because Desdemona had the option to find a younger, handsomer man if she wanted to. Othello’s jealousy turned abnormal after Iago brought him “proof” that his wife was cheating on him and he then planned to kill her.

Othello's Jealousy is mostly a figure of his imagination made from all of iago's lies and being mislead. The ironic part about that is that iago said to othello”beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock, The meat it feeds on”(III,iii,195-198). Iago is warning Othell that nothing good can come from jealousy.Then Iago starts to question desdemona's loyalty but othello gets mad and says”No, Iago; I'll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; And on the proof, there is no more”(III,iii,220-223). Othello wants evidence of his claims before he finally decides if she was cheating on him with Cassio.

Jealousy plays a major role in Othello as it is the driving force which leads to the plays events being carried out. The theme of jealousy is prevalent through characterization and the dishonoring of the values of trust and loyalty. The character if Iago is the main who endures jealousy and dishonours trust and loyalty which in the end he uses as a method to lead Othello to his downfall. Iago dishonours Othello’s trust by stating “My lord, you know I love you” but this contrasts with Iago line “I follow him to serve my turn upon him”.

“Othello” by William Shakespeare portrays the dangers associated with jealousy among people. At the center of the play, it explores the development of jealousy based on presumption rather than facts. In the play, both Othello and Iago succumb to jealousy, and they proceed to act on this emotion. Jealousy first develops in the play after Iago discovers that Cassio received the appointment as lieutenant instead of himself. In the end, jealousy consumes Othello and causes him to murder both himself and his wife.

Jealousy is something every individual experiences some point in their life. It could either be something that someone else has, or something that you should of earned. Othello shows Jealousy towards Cassio’s looks right from the very beginning. Once Iago puts into Othello’s mind Desdemona has been cheating on him with Cassio, Othello’s jealousy increases drastically. Due to Othello being a “moor”, he feels though as if he does not fit in with the others. He begins to notice how well Cassio fits in with everyone because he is a Venetian. “He hath a daily beauty in his life” (Act 5, Scene 1, line 19). This show the jealousy Othello holds for Cassio because it states that Cassio is a well known, attractive individual. Not only is he jealous of his looks, but wanting to be who Cassio is, so Barbantio would not be so furious about him and Desdamona’s relationship. Othello’s jealousy has a big part with the handkerchief that plays a key part in the novel. “That is a fault. That the handkerchief did and egyptian to my mother give. She was a charmer, and could almost read the thoughts of people. She told her, while she kept it, ‘Twould make her admirable and subdue my father, entirely to love her. But if she lost it.” (Act 3, Scene 4, lines 49-55). Othello’s anger beings to build up more when Desdemona begins to change the topic of Cassio, though this anger does show he loves Dedemona, he was hoping Iago was wrong about the affair between the two. In comparison, Gatsby also portrays a lot of jealousy towards Tom’s relationship with the love of his life, Daisy. Gatsby has alway dreamed of being with Daisy, before he went to the war, and 5 years after, though she was a married woman. Gatsby holds great denial that Tom and Daisy would never have an intimate relationship, that would resemble to anything like Gatsby and Daisy’s. “I did love him once, but I loved you too.” (Fitzgerald 126). This is when the jealousy comes to life

Jealously is one of the main central ideas and is shown through many character but mainly Iago and Hugo and Othello and O. In act 4, scene 5 Othello

The play “Othello” by William Shakespeare was written in 1604 during the Elizabeth era. Othello is one of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespeare’s dramas. He enjoyed unheralded success in the combat zone, which gave him the reputation as one of Venice’s most competent generals. Even though he has great success in the battlefield, he has a dramatic flaw that causes a downfall in his life. The dramatic flaw that causes his downfall is jealousy. This was brought on by a simple persuasion of Iago, the evil character in the play. Even though Iago used extreme manipulation to get Othello to be jealous, Iago did not really have to try very hard to get Othello in a jealous state of mind. Othello was blinded by his jealousy which

Jealousy is a powerful emotion that can blind oneself from identifying the truth. Shakespeare heavily emphasizes this theme throughout the drama Othello, especially through the actions of characters. In the play the heinous antagonist, Iago, uses each character’s jealousy to deceive that person and manipulate the truth. His false promises and deceitfulness bring to the demise of many of the main characters in the play, including the protagonist, Othello. Othello could not have been deceived if it were not for his powerful jealousy. Therefore, Shakespeare is telling us that jealousy is an ugly trait that can hide the truth, which in turn causes many problems between characters in the play.

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.

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.

In the play Othello, jealousy is shown to be very evident through the actions of the characters. Jealousy is an emotion that everyone shares, and it is ultimately responsible for the tragic ending of the play. Everyone feels jealous at certain times of their lives, and this feeling can cause people to do irrational things. This human emotion also shows people to be weak in the sense that they are never happy with what they have. Shakespeare shows through Othello, Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio that jealousy is the most corrupt and destructive emotion.

Iago is a jealous beast and he knows the true power and control jealousy holds on a man, Iago knows the danger it holds and uses it in his favor against Othello. In Act 3 scene 3 Iago says “Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. /Which at the first are scarce found to distaste, /But with a little act upon the blood. /Burn like the mines of Sulphur. I did say so:/Look,

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.

Jealousy is described as someone who is feeling or showing envy of someone because of their achievements and advantages. Jealousy plays a major role in Shakespeare’s play Othello. There are many instances throughout the play that show jealousy between the characters. Throughout the play, jealousy is used for destructive purposes only. I believe that Iago longed to get revenge on Othello for previous issues. This only results in a long line of accusations and disputes between the characters in Othello.