Othello's Jealousy

Jealousy take over a big role during the play, Othello. People killed other people because of how jealous they were. They would do anything to get where they wanted, but sometimes things didn’t end up the way they wanted them too. Iago stabbed so many people in the back to get what he wanted, but his plans didn’t go the way he wanted them to. He manipulate Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello to get wanted he wanted, but ended up a little short in the end. During the play Iago manipulated his “friend”, Roderigo, to fight Cassio because he wanted to get Cassio fired. Cassio was the lieutenant and Iago wanted that position so he wanted to get Cassio out of there. Iago manipulated Cassio to get him drunk so he would be willing to fight Roderigo. Iago wouldn’t fight Cassio himself because he knew that if he got into a fight he would also not get that job. Iago says to Roderigo, “Do you find some occasion to anger/Cassio…” (2.1.267-268). This quote talks about how Iago wants Roderigo to find a way to make Cassio mad so they he will be willing to fight. Iago manipulated Cassio by acting as his friend when he really wasn’t. Iago wanted Cassio fired so he came up with a plan. Iago would get Cassio drunk and then Cassio would get into a fight with Roderigo causing Cassio to get fired. Iago knows that …show more content…
Iago starts to get the idea that Othello is sleeping with his wife, this is when his hatred for Othello strengthens, “by the third scene, the audience knows that Iago’s hatred is rooted in his suspicion that Othello has slept with Iago’s wife,” (Dramatic Irony). From Iago thinking that Othello is sleeping with his wife, this makes him hate him even more. Iago tells Othello that Desdemona is sleeping with Cassio. Othello gets jealous and angry, then he kills Desdemona. After killing Desdemona, Othello feels bad because he finds out that Desdemona actually wasn’t having an affair, so Othello kills