In Othello, by William Shakespeare, a common theme is jealousy which drives Othello to do reprehensible things like kill his love desdemona. Iago tries to convince Othello that being jealous is not the key, that it will destroy the man that he is. Iago says “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock. The meat it feeds on (195-197). This also relates to real life in society how if one person gets jealous over another it could destroy a person’s character and make them to be something they’re not. Even though Othello tries to victimize Desdemona in this play, Othello is also a victim of jealousy. As soon as Iago tells him about Desdemona being unloyal and unfaithful to him jealousy sets in. After Iago telling
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Iago’s jealousy leads to the death of Desdemona and other characters. Iago overtime develops a complex idea that will bring Othello down and complete the determination of revenge, all this because Othello gave a promotion over to someone else. Iago is so determined to bring Othello and other innocent people down just so he can succeed in getting his revenge for Othello. This shows how far people will go just to get/accomplish what they want. Iago and Roderigo tell Desdemona’s dad that Othello and Desdemona had gotten married without anyone knowing. Iago says, “Call up her father, Rouse him. Make after him, poison has delight” (68). He eventually has another plan to bring Othello down by approaching Othello and saying that Cassio and Desdemona has been hooking up and that she is cheating on him. This is when Iago’s revenge starts taking effect. Iago secretly sets Desdemona’s handkerchief in Cassio’s house so that Othello would find it and come to realize that Iago was telling the truth about her cheating on him. actually is cheating on him. This only gives Othello more reason to kill Desdemona and get jealous. Iago and Othello are kind of similar, they both are jealous of something in life that makes them do irrational things, no matter what the cost is. As a result of the whole play, we can see that jealousy can really affect a person and make them to be something/someone they are not. Jealousy can make a person do crazy and inhuman things that can lead to people getting hurt or even
Iago’s jealousy leads to the death of Desdemona and other characters. Iago overtime develops a complex idea that will bring Othello down and complete the determination of revenge, all this because Othello gave a promotion over to someone else. Iago is so determined to bring Othello and other innocent people down just so he can succeed in getting his revenge for Othello. This shows how far people will go just to get/accomplish what they want. Iago and Roderigo tell Desdemona’s dad that Othello and Desdemona had gotten married without anyone knowing. Iago says, “Call up her father, Rouse him. Make after him, poison has delight” (68). He eventually has another plan to bring Othello down by approaching Othello and saying that Cassio and Desdemona has been hooking up and that she is cheating on him. This is when Iago’s revenge starts taking effect. Iago secretly sets Desdemona’s handkerchief in Cassio’s house so that Othello would find it and come to realize that Iago was telling the truth about her cheating on him. actually is cheating on him. This only gives Othello more reason to kill Desdemona and get jealous. Iago and Othello are kind of similar, they both are jealous of something in life that makes them do irrational things, no matter what the cost is. As a result of the whole play, we can see that jealousy can really affect a person and make them to be something/someone they are not. Jealousy can make a person do crazy and inhuman things that can lead to people getting hurt or even