Jealousy Is Evil In Othello

“Any friend that turned into an enemy has been hating since day one,” said by unknown person. Jealousy is an emotion that can be a big downfall of others and oneself for it has the power to make people act in an irrational way. Jealousy is most common in the world of love and envy, most times they all come in one. In this play Othello written by Shakespeare, the Commander Othello is betrayed by his ‘close friend’ named Iago out of anger due to not being picked for the position under Othello. “Research shows that jealousy is natural in a relationship….” Shakespeare conveyed a theme through this play saying jealousy is a motivating factor in mankind’s downfall by including three dramatic elements, soliloquy, verbal irony, and tragic flaw. Shakespeare conveyed a theme through this play saying jealousy is a motivating factor in mankind’s downfall by including the dramatic element of soliloquy. The definition of soliloquy is a speech given by character alone on stage to let the audience know …show more content…
The definition of verbal irony is a person who says or writes one thing and means another. Coming back to Iago for this dramatic element, verbal irony was written into his character by Shakespeare to further convey the intentions of Iago. In Act III Scene III, Iago presented the perfect example of verbal irony by saying, “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on…” This line shows verbal irony because since Iago is the one saying it but he is the green-eyed monster Othello needs to watch out for. Iago, the green-eyed monster, is leading Othello into his trap while he acts as a loyal friend to make sure his cover is not blown. With verbal irony included into this play by Shakespeare, Iago is able let his green-eyed monster loose and ruin others who are in his