Jealousy is represented by various characters throughout the play. Iago’s jealousy is towards Michael Cassio. Michael Cassio was promoted even though Iago is older and has more experience than him. This makes Iago jealous and mad at Othello so he decides to make Othello think that Desdemona is having an affair with Michael Cassio. Othello’s jealousy is towards his wife because Iago made him think that Desdemona was having an affair with Michael Cassio. His jealousy was fuel by the fact that he felt in a disadvantage jus because of his race. This made him believe Iago’s lies and drove him to kill Desdemona at of jealousy without finding out for himself if the accusations were true.
The jealousy in this play is portrayed as unreasonable because
The jealousy in this play is portrayed as unreasonable because