Jealousy In Shakespeare's Othello

Over the weekend, I had a lot of free time. It just so happened that an old (very old) friend of mine did as well. He goes by the name William Shakespeare, you might have heard of him before. When talking to Shakespeare, I realized that in the modern day high school, there are many similarities that compare well to his play, Othello. We found a common situation that occurs in the present day. This situation involves jealousy. On the quad, a common place for spending time and relaxing in-between passing periods, a boy named John sees another boy kissing a girl that John likes. John feels jealousy towards this boy, due affection he feels for the girl. A scene similar to this one can be seen in the play, Othello, when Rodrigo sees Desdemona kissing her husband Othello (Putnam, Jennifer). Rodrigo feels jealousy just as John felt jealousy when seeing the two kiss. These scenes demonstrate jealousy, a component …show more content…
In our current day and age, society, specifically for adolescents, plays a very large role in their lives. Society has the power to influence our decisions, how we react, and how we feel within ourselves. When it comes to jealousy, the adolescents of our time are greatly affected by societal values when it comes to this issue. The social settings that our young minds immerse themselves in greatly affect both how and why they perceive each other and form jealousy. Sara E. Goldstien states“ In the current age of technology and the large social settings of which our young minds operate; adolescents are greatly prone to jealousy and other emotional reactions due to their environment.” This goes to show that adolescent minds are more likely to feel jealousy and react to situations with this emotion ready to burst